TOUR SPECIFICATIONS:
Total days: 14 (including arrival and departure day)
Riding days: 9 (city tours and activities scheduled on non-riding days)
Tour distance approx: 3000 km
Tour start & end: Medellin, Colombia
Tour cost rider on BMW G650GS: $4,990 US
Upgrade to BMW F800GS: $700 US
Pillion rider or passenger in chase vehicle: $2,990 US
Accommodation: high level hotels, guest houses and resorts 3-5 star
Single Room Supplement: $600 US

Riding out of Medellin

Tour profile: 80% paved roads 20% gravel and dirt, varying from very good highways to small sealed back roads with some potholes. Many curves and several Andean mountain passes, sea side roads 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.

Departure Cali

WHAT´S INCLUDED:
- On bike bi-lingual tour guide (English, Spanish)
- Support vehicle with trailer and space for passengers and luggage
- Accommodation 13 nights at top class hotels and resorts
- Breakfast every day, welcome and farewell dinner
- Motorcycles available BMW G650GS (single cylinder)
- Upgrade to BMW F800GS at additional cost
- 3rd-party liability insurance (SOAT) covering injuries on rider, passenger and all 3rd parties
- Fuel
- City tour, coffee plantation tour, visit to Salt Cathedral and national parks
- Transfers to / from Medellin airport
- Gift T-shirt

Cauca River from hotel

WHAT´S NOT INCLUDED:
- International flights
- Lunches and dinners, except for welcome and farewell dinners
- 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)

Mirador in Quindio

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

Manizales: In the heart of Colombia’s coffee region. Beautiful scenery and twisty roads. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manizales

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

Marie passing sugarcane truck

Bogotá: Huge capital city of Colombia with 8.5 million people. City tour to Gold museum and Cable Railway to Moserrate at 3152 meters altitude. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bogota

Salt Cathedral of Zipaquira: 200 meter underground considered one of the most notable achievements of Colombian architecture. Salt_Cathedral_of_Zipaquir

San Gil: Spectacular mountain scenery around a beautiful colonial city layout. Chicamocha National Park. http://www.sangil.com.co/

Speed bumps

Valledupar: The Guajira desert in the rain shadow of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta which rise to 5,775 meters. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Guajira_Department

Caribbean coast: Beautiful beaches around historic Santa Marta and nice roads along the ocean. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Marta

Cartagena: A Unesco World Heritage site that is also known as South America’s most romantic city. A city surrounded by big defensive walls where you can sense the history while walking on the old streets among colorful Colonial houses.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cartagena,_Colombia

TOUR ITINERARY  (Day by day):
Day 1. Arrival Medellin – Airport pick-up, Welcome dinner and Briefing from 19:00
Day 2. Medellin – Day-off, optional 4-hour city tour from 10:00: Cable car, Botero Sculptures
Day 3. Medellin-Manizales – Departure 9:00 (approx 200km, 5 hours)
Day 4. Manizales-Salento-Armenia – Departure 8:00, Coffee Plantation tour, The Corora Valley (approx 200km, 5 hours)
Day 5. Armenia-Bogota – Departure 8:00 (approx 250km, 7 hours)
Day 6. Bogota – Day-off, optional city tour from 10:00: Gold Museum, Moserrate Cable Railway
Day 7. Bogota-Zipaquira-San Gil – Departure 8:00, Salt Cathedral (approx 300km, 6 hours)
Day 8. San Gil-Valledupar – Departure 8:00, Chicamocha National Park (approx 450km, 8 hours)
Day 9. Valledupar-Santa Marta – Departure 8:00 (approx 430km, 8 hours)
Day 10. Santa Marta-Cartagena – Departure 12:00 (approx 210km, 3,5 hours)
Day 11. Cartagena – Day-off, optional 4-hour city tour or full-day island tour from 10:00
Day 12. Cartagena-Monitos – Departure 9:00 (approx 220km, 5 hours)
Day 13. Monitos-Medellin – Departure 8:00, Farewell dinner and de-briefing from 19:00 (approx 500km, 9 hours)
Day 14. Departure Medellin – Airport drop-off

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