Guatape and El Peñol Rock Tour: Private or Shared

4.9 (32 reviews) Medellín, Colombia
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Duration10h
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LanguagesEnglish, Spanish
Private tourOnly your group will participate
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Overview

Are you planning to go to the famous Guatapé but don’t really know how to arrange the activities? Don’t worry, we’ll give you the most complete experience. Let us guide you through Guatapé and El Peñol Rock in this whole-day tour that you won’t forget. Transportation, local bilingual guide (private option) and tickets to the most appealing experiences such a climbing the rock of El Peñol and having a boat tour (private option) through one of the biggest dams in Colombia. Do not hesitate and have Guatape’s best.

● Leaving the city to visit the traditional and colorful Guatape town
● The worth doing challenge of climbing over than 600 stairs to the rock of El Peñol to have its stunning views
● The unforgettable experience of going to one of the most beautiful places in Colombia

Alternatively, you can opt for a shared option that includes transportation and the ticket to climb El Peñol Rock only.

Options

Private Tour with Lunch

Private Tour: Gran Colombia Tours guide, pick-up and drop-off at your lodging, El peñol rock entrance, boat trip, lunch and risk insurance
Pickup included

Shared Tour

Shared Tour: Pick-up and drop-off at your lodging, El Peñol Rock entrance, Guatapé town and risk insurance
Pickup included

What's included

  • All Risk Insurance
  • Tours Guide (private tour)
  • El Peñol Rock entrance
  • Lunch (private tour)
  • Hotel pick-up and drop-off
  • Extra purchase

What to expect

  1. Laguna de Guatape
    4h · Admission ticket included
    Let Guatape landscape speak by itself and get amazed by the Peñol Rock and one of the biggest Hydroelectric dams in Colombia.
  2. Piedra Del Penol
    2h · Admission ticket included
    This is an enigmatic rock nobody knows where came from and there are all sorts of speculations about its origin. Although it looks challenging, you’ll get how rewarding it’ll be to climb its 700 stairs, after having one of the most breathtaking views Colombia may offer.
  3. Guatape
    1h
    Once all of you have made it downstairs, you will get back in the car to drive through El Peñol town and then make it to Guatapé. In here you will tour around the colorful streets along the dam, learning about the history behind this man crafted beauty. By this time, you will go to a local restaurant to have a marvelous traditional lunch.
  4. Hakoona wake experience guatape
    1h · Admission ticket included
    The dam was created after flooding the old Peñol town. Now it is responsible of generating energy for millions of people. You will visit it on a boat tour after lunch and will visit one of the only houses that remain after the flooding, at this place you will have a big chunk of history behind the town and superstition.

Meeting and pickup

Pickup details

We pick-up our clients anywhere within Medellin city - hotels, hostels, Airbnb, vacation rentals, points of interest, and also at José María Córdova International Airport.

Additional information

  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Take into account the activity requires climbing over 600 steps
  • Please mind telling the guide or noting on the booking if there is any health condition our team should know of
  • This tour offers a shared option without lunch, tour guide and boat trip. It includes pick-up and drop-off at your lodging, entrance to El Peñol Rock, and risk insurance. A minimum of 2 people is required for the tour to operate. If only one person books and the minimum is not met, the customer will be offered either a change of date or a 100% refund.
  • The pick-up for the shared tour will be between 8 and 9 AM, depending on the hotel route.

Cancellation policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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