TOUR SPECIFICATIONS:
Total days: 8 (excluding arrival and departure day)
Riding days: 7 (Activities scheduled on non-riding day)
Tour distance approx: 2000 km
Tour start & end: Medellin, Colombia
Tour cost rider BMW G650GS: $2,800 US
Upgrade BMW F800GS: $400 US
Pillion rider or passenger in chase vehicle: $1,400 US
Accommodation: Nice guest houses, small hotels – the best option available
Single Room Supplement: $300 US

map-southern-colTour profile: 75% paved roads 25% gravel and dirt, varying from very good highways to small sealed back roads with some potholes. Many curves, Andean mountain passes and extreme scenic routes. For riders with touring experience, good curving skills, ability to stay calm in hectic traffic and the ability to ride small portions of gravel and dirt roads.

Weather: Temperatures vary between 25C to 35C, but temperatures can drop a bit more going over the mountains passes. It is recommended to ride with ventilated riding gear. A pull over rain suite is a good idea to carry against mountain temperatures and possible short rain showers.

Requirements: Valid drivers license with motorcycle endorsement, Passport/ picture ID, Credit Card for Damage Deposit hold and +650cc motorcycle riding experience.

On tour in the Coffee Region

WHAT´S INCLUDED:
- On bike bi-lingual tour guide (English, Spanish)
- Accommodation 7 nights at small hotels and B&B
- Breakfast every day and farewell dinner the last night
- Motorcycles available BMW G650gs (single cylinder)
- Upgrade to BMW F800GS for an additional cost
- 3rd-party liability insurance (SOAT) covering injuries on rider, passenger and all 3rd parties
- Fuel
- City tours and coffee plantation tour
- Transfers to / from Medellin airport
- Gift T-shirt

Mirjam completing the tour

WHAT´S NOT INCLUDED:
- International flights
- Lunches and dinners, except for farewell dinner
- Personal expenses and activities
- Riding gear
- Personal health and travel cancellation insurance
- Drinks and snacks
- Fully refundable damage deposit for motorcycle rental (held on Credit Card)

TOUR HIGHLIGHTS:
Medellin: Colombia’s second largest city. A modern city with a great metro system that connects the city center to two spectacular cable car lines up the step valley slopes. Botero Sculptors. Fancy restaurants and bars in Parque Llaras guarantee a big night out. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medellin

Coffee zone

Coffee region: Old colorful coffee plantations farms, Coffee plantation tour, tranquil colonial village Salento, worlds tallest palm tree’s in The Corora Valley and coffee, coffee, coffee. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coffee_production_in_Colombia and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salento,_Quindio

Tatacoa desert: In the middle of Colombia’s green and fertile landscape lays the Tatacoa Desert. A 350 km2 area right in the rain shadow of the Andes mountains. Once covered by ocean, now second most important site for finding fossils in South America. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tatacoa_Desert

Tatacoa desert

San Agustin: The most important archaeological site in Colombia displays some interesting Easter Island like stone sculptors created by a ancient indigenous culture that nobody knows much about. Some sculptors are up to 7 meter high. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Agust%C3%ADn,_Huila

Pablo Escobar’s ranch: A crazy man’s crazy creation. The Napoles farm is a Jurassic themed ranch with big animals walking around like on the African savanna, private runway and helicopter landing site next to the mansion of the worlds once riches criminal. Its now a state run museum and wildlife park. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hacienda_Napoles

San Agustin

Cali: The salsa capital of the world and known for its female population often refereed to as the world most beautiful women. Cali is a laid back big city with a tropical feel to it and a climate of around 30C year round. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cali

El Penol: A enormous rock in the middle of the lake district. The climb up the many stairs will award the climber with an incredible and stunning view of hundreds of lakes and huge mansions on private islands. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Pe%C3%B1ol_%28monolith%29

Honda: Once the big hub for all goods going to Bogota. Big steam boats sailing from the Caribbeans sea would arrive on the shore of the Magdalena river and unload unto donkeys and horses that would then pull the loads up to the then Spanish ruled city. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honda,_Colombia

TOUR ITINERARY  (Day by day):
Day 1. Hand-over of bike and briefing at 8:00. Ride out of Medellin to Santa Fe, then Filandia
Day 2. Filandia-Salento-Cocora Valley-Cali, Coffee Plantation tour
Day 3. Cali-Silvia-Popayan, historic center tour
Day 4. Popayan-San Agustin, dirt road
Day 5. Off day: Archaeological park, museum, horse back ride, Magadalena river canyon
Day 6. San Agustin-Tatacoa Desert, tour into desert, natural springs, observatory, alien site
Day 7. Tatacoa Desert-Honda-Doradal, visit historic center Honda
Day 8. Doradal-Guatape-Medellin, visit Pablo Escobar’s ranch and El Penol, farewell dinner



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