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Bogotá – Villa de Leyva – Coffee Triangle – Cartagena
- Guaranteed departures
- Minimum: 02 Participants
- Maximum: 16 Participants
- With local English speaking guides
Duration: 08 Days
Friday – Friday
GUARANTEED DEPARTURE DATES JANUARY UNTIL DECEMBER 2015:
| Booking Code: BOG001-15E#(tour no.) | |||
| #01: | 13.03.2015 – 20.03.2015 | #06: | 21.08.2015 – 28.08.2015 |
| #02: | 10.04.2015 – 17.04.2015 | #07: | 11.09.2015 – 18.09.2015 |
| #03: | 08.05.2015 – 15.05.2015 | #08: | 16.10.2015 – 23.10.2015 |
| #04: | 19.06.2015 – 26.06.2015 | #09: | 06.11.2015 – 13.11.2015 |
| #05: | 10.07.2015 – 17.07.2015 | #10: | 11.12.2015 – 18.12.2015 |
Colombia – coffee and culture, a diverse country – whether green hills of the Andean foothills, the Caribbean coastal lowlands with their bordering mountains, the Pacific with its lava beaches or the regions of the Amazon and Orinoco.
Day 01 – Friday Bogotá
- Meals: None
- Transfer airport – hotel
Reception at Bogotá Airport and transfer to the hotel.
Bogotá – The Colombian Capital was founded in 1538 by the Spaniard Gonzalo de Quesada Jiménez under the name of Santa Fe. Here you meet both the dilapidated colonial grandeur, and the seething vitality of a modern metropolis. The constant air, fresh morning, warm noon and cool evening makes you forget the fact that there are no seasons. In addition to the vast southern slums ancient buildings are located in quiet, old districts.
Middle class:
Overnight at Hotel Casa Deco 3* or similar (standard room)
Comfort class:
Overnight at Hotel Augusta 4* or similar (standard room)
Day 02 – Saturday Bogotá – Villa De Leyva
- Meals: Breakfast
- Half day city tour
- Visit of the underground salt cathedral Zipaquirá
- Transfer Bogotá – Villa de Leyva
In the morning, the visit starts with a walk around the colonial part of town, La Candelaria, to see the Bolivar´s Square, the Capitol, Justice Palace, City Hall and enjoy the very well-kept Spanish colonial architecture. Afterwards you visit the Gold Museum where you can admire a variety of gold and silver pieces which were made by various pre-Colombian cultures, the way the Indians used to work the metals and its symbolism.
Drive to the underground Salt Cathedral of Zipaquirá, to about 2750 meters height. It all began more than 200 years ago, when the German science pioneer Humboldt recognized the richness of the salt mountains around Zipaquirá and recommended the Colombians 1801 to drive tunnels into the hillsides to reduce the salt. Walk through the salty vault along the 14 Stations of the Cross of Jesus Christ, which are connected together by a tunnel system. Dipped in dark blue, gray or silvery light, they remember Christ’s suffering on the way to his crucifixion. At the twelfth station, one is 80 meters below the ground. It is geologically the lowest point. A few feet away waiting for the optical highlight: The huge, 16-meter-high illuminated cross made of salt shines in the nave, 120 meter cathedral.
Transfer to Villa de Leyva.
Middle class:
Overnight at Hotel El Eden 3* or similar (standard room)
Comfort class:
Overnight at Hotel Posada San Antonio 4* or similar (standard room)
Day 03 – Sunday Villa De Leyva
- Meals: Breakfast
- Visit of the fossil, the Convent Ecce Homo & the astronomical center of the Muisca culture
In the morning you get to know the surroundings of Villa de Leyva and make a visit to the skeleton of a Kronosaurius, which is completely preserved. This huge crocodile is 11 m long. Continue to “El Infiernito”, the astronomical center of cultural Muisca. On the basis of the shadows of the 34 columns standing here, the Muisca Indians determined the seasons. Afterwards you visit the Convent Santo Ecce Homo, 17th century.
The rest of the day is at leisure.
Among the most interesting attractions, is the Plaza Mayor (main square), where next to the church, are many restaurants and shops offering handmade works of art. The main square and most of the streets around the center still have cobblestones from the colonial period.
Middle class:
Overnight at Hotel El Eden 3* or similar (standard room)
Comfort class:
Overnight at Hotel Posada San Antonio 4* or similar (standard room)
Day 04 – Monday Villa De Leyva – Armenia
- Meals: Breakfast
- Transfer hotel – airport
- Flight Bogotá – Armenia (not included)
- Transfer airport – hotel
Reception in Armenia and transfer to your hotel.
Middle and comfort class:
Overnight at Hotel Finca Combia 3* or similar (standard room)
Day 05 – Tuesday Coffee Triangle
- Meals: Breakfast
- Full day excursion to the valley of Cocora, Salento, Filandia with viewpoint
Today you will drive through the enchanting scenery of the coffee area in the Cocora valley. This area is decorated with a variety of wax palms, which extend up to 60 meters. After lunch (not included), visit Salento, an idyllic village with its typical architecture. Finally, you go to Filandia. This place is situated on a hill and with its view point offers magnificent views of the Cordillera. On a clear day you can see the snow-capped peaks of the Nevados of the National Park in the distance.
Transfer to the hotel.
Middle and comfort class:
Overnight at Hotel Finca Combia 3* or similar (standard room)
Day 06 – Wednesday Armenia – Bogotá – Cartagena
- Meals: Breakfast
- Half day visit to a coffee farm
- Transfer hotel – airport
- Flight Armenia – Bogotá (not included)
- Flight Bogotá – Cartagena (not included)
- Transfer airport – hotel
In the morning you visit a coffee farm to learn about the whole process. At the end you will taste a sample of the different varieties of coffee.
Transfer to the Armenia airport for your flight to Cartagena through Bogotá.
Reception at the airport of Cartagena and transfer to your hotel.
Cartagena was founded in 1533 by the Spaniard Pedro de Heredia. For a long time Cartagena was hub of goods and also slaves. Only in 1822, Cartagena became independent. Today Cartagena’s old town is a historic gem. Outside the old town, the modern age has developed. Upstream island chains and beaches around the city make the city a popular tourist destination.
Middle class:
Overnight at Hotel Don Pedro De Heredia 3* or similar (standard room)
Comfort class:
Overnight at Hotel Urban Royal Torre Del Reloj 4* or similar (superior room)
Day 07 – Thursday Cartagena
- Meals: Breakfast
- Half day city tour
Today you get to know Cartagena. First to the monastery of La Popa. The monastery is situated on the highest mountain in the city. You also enjoy a magnificent view over the town as well as the bay. Next you will drive for a photo-stop to Fort San Felipe, whose mighty fortress dominates the city’s image. From there continue into the colonial old town of Cartagena. You take a stroll through the city and its magnificent mansions, narrow alleys and churches. Finally, you visit the Jesuit church and its monastery of San Pedro Claver.
Middle class:
Overnight at Hotel Don Pedro De Heredia 3* or similar (standard room)
Comfort class:
Overnight at Hotel Urban Royal Torre Del Reloj 4* or similar (superior room)
Day 08 – Friday Cartagena
- Meals: Breakfast
- Transfer hotel – airport
- Flight Cartagena – Bogotá (not included)
At due time, transfer to the Cartagena airport for your flight back home through Bogotá.
End of our services
Price Information
with accommodation in (room) Double Single
Seat-in-coach rates from 2 pax on:
Valid from January until December 2015:
Middle Class hotels
per person in USD 1.470,00 1.886,00
Comfort Class hotels
per person in USD 1.703,00 2.250,00
You can book this tour on private basis (from 1 pax on):
with accommodation in (room) Double Single
Valid from November 2014 until December 2015*:
Middle Class hotels
Basis 1 pax: per person in USD 3.510,00
Basis 2 pax: per person in USD 2.154,00 2.621,00
Comfort Class hotels
Basis 1 pax: per person in USD 3.554,00
Basis 2 pax: per person in USD 2.281,00 2.853,00
*Rates are not valid during Christmas, New Year, public holidays, congresses and events!
The following entrance fees are included in our package rate and are subject to change without prior notice:
Colombia:
Gold Museum USD 2,50 per person
Zipaquira Cathedral USD 13,00 per person
Fossil USD 5,00 per person
Convent Ecce Homo USD 3,00 per person
Archaeological site “Infiernito” USD 3,00 per person
Filandia lookout USD 2,30 per person
Coffee Farm “San Alberto” and coffee tasting USD 54,80 per person
La Popa Convent USD 6,00 per person
San Pedro Convent USD 6,00 per person
Price Information – Flights
Additional airfares – PR is not responsible for any changes made by the airlines and the resulting costs (i.e. airfares, schedule changes, cancellations, taxes, fuel- and other charges). Airfares can only be guaranteed upon ticketing and may vary with the number of passengers. Airport taxes are subject to change.
BOG/AXM/BOG/CTG/BOG
January – December 2015:
p.p. USD 670,00 incl. Q-tax and national airport tax
Attention:
- In order to issue the tickets it is mandatory to receive the INTERNATIONAL TICKET NUMBER latest 6 weeks prior arrival!
Price Information – Additional Nights
Pre-night and transfer in Bogotá:
Valid from January until December 2015:
|
Middle classHotel Casa Deco1 overnight/breakfast, standard room per person in double room USD 78,00 per person in single room USD 126,00 |
Comfort classHotel Augusta1 overnight/breakfast, standard room per person in double USD 104,00 per person in single USD 203,00 |
When the additional night(s) are booked via PR, the transfer on arrival day is included in the roundtrip rate from 2 persons on. In case further transfers are needed, the following costs will apply:
Transfer airport BOG/Hotel or Hotel/airport BOG (one way):
Basis 1 USD 81,00
Basis 2 USD 41,00
Basis 3 USD 39,00
Basis 4 USD 29,00
Post-night and transfer in Cartagena:
Valid from January until December 2015:
|
Middle classHotel Don Pedro De Heredia1 overnight/breakfast, standard room per person in double room USD 88,00 per person in single room USD 169,00 |
Comfort classHotel Urban Royal Torre del Reloj1 overnight/breakfast, standard room per person in double USD 125,00 per person in single USD 244,00 |
When the additional night(s) are booked via PR, the transfer on departure day is included in the roundtrip rate from 2 persons on. In case further transfers are needed, the following costs will apply:
Transfer airport CTG/Hotel or Hotel/airport CTG (one way):
Basis 1 USD 70,00
Basis 2 USD 35,00
Basis 3 USD 33,00
Basis 4 USD 24,00
General Conditions
- Departure is guaranteed with a minimum of 02 participants. The operation of the tour can only be guaranteed by the end of the cancellation deadline, which is 46 days prior departure.
- The transfers on arrival and departure day are included in the roundtrip rate from 02 persons on; in case 01 pax arrives/departs separately, a surcharge for the extra transfer will apply.
- All transfers and excursions are on PR-seat-in-service and include local English speaking guides (changing in each area).
Transfers and excursions are provided together for middle and comfort class passengers. - PR is not responsible for any belongings of the passengers carried during any services rendered by PR, such as transfers or tours.
- In case of early transfers breakfast at the hotel cannot be guaranteed
- PR holds an allotment for the needed internal flights and can provide the booking accordingly. In this case PR will issue the tickets and invoice the tour operator accordingly. In case the tour operator books the internal flights themselves, PR informs the correspondent flight numbers to be booked. With this PR can ensure that the whole group will travel together on the same flights.
- Our prices include taxes, entrance fees and tax in the hotels. Meals are included as and when mentioned in our program (B=Breakfast, L=Lunch, D=Dinner)
- Our prices do not include: airport taxes, airfares, personal expenses, extras in the hotels and
tips. - PR has the right to sell this tour to other clients without any exception.
- The above mentioned rates for pre- and post-nights at the group hotels are subject to availability and valid for max. 3 nights. From the 4th night on, a higher rate could apply.
- Optional tours can only be booked through our local PR-office or PR-guides. PR cannot be held responsible for tours booked via any other supplier. Tours have to be paid on the spot. Payment by credit card is not always accepted.
- 8 weeks prior to arrival a complete passenger list including names, passport number, nationality, profession and date of birth is required.
- Flights not booked via PR can only be reconfirmed by PR with the correct and complete file key of your booking.
- Cancellation Policy:
- Until 46 days prior departure no cancellation fee
- From 45 until 21 days prior departure maximum 50% cancellation fee
- From 20 days to 01 day prior departure maximum 80% cancellation fee.
- Cancellation on arrival day 95% cancellation fee.
- Cancellation fees for flights are subject to separate cancellation conditions depending on the Airline.
- Please inquire at the competent authorities about the actual entry permit, validity of passports and the vaccination regulations.
- Our general conditions apply.
- PR liability will be limited to the reimbursement of services supplied for failure of services contracted by us. PR cannot be held liable for any injury, loss, accident, delay or irregularity occasioned by air-carriers or third-party suppliers and by natural phenomena, sickness, war, quarantine, strike, or any other kind of force major or by attendance to Federal Police, customs and Health Authorities regulations.
Conditions of Payment:
Unless otherwise agreed, the full payment is due 40 days prior to arrival.
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