Vacation Review: Luxury Colombia, Medellin, Cartagena, Bogota, Flower & Coffee Farm, Dinner With Local Host, History

A long overdue review of our fabulous trip to Bogota, Medellin and Cartagena and our guide last month.

Our tour planner listened by phone weeks before our adventure to what my husband liked (and disliked) when traveling and what I liked (and disliked).  We shared with him ideas from Colombian friends for places to stay and restaurants to experience etc. and our tour planner incorporated much of that into our adventure after many e-mails.  We felt confident that when we would arrive all would be safe and in place and it was!

The best part was the private tours he arranged that were not your typical tourist group tours.  Instead we got to know the owners of a flower farm and coffee farm and the youth at Commune 1 in Medellin and had an incredible meal in a private home w an amazing host.   How inspiring it was to learn what Colombia has been through and where it is today and get to know people who proudly call Colombia home. We truly felt as if this was not only a vacation but a geography and history  lesson in a most relaxed fashion.

From the moment we were picked up at the airport by our tour planner's colleagues,the conversation and info flowed and Zicasso delivered a professional, knowledgeable guide who made our stay spectacular.  It was our first Zicasso adventure and certainly will not be our last.  Thanks again for listening and delivering a wonderful trip.