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🇨🇴 AEA Colombia | Nature & Culture

📅 Itinerary

🛬 Day 1: Arrival in Bogotá

  • Flight to Bogotá
  • Orientation & welcome dinner

🏙️ Day 2: Bogotá City Tour

  • Guided exploration of Bogotá
  • Evening visit to Zona Rosa nightlife

⛪ Day 3: Zipaquira

  • Visit the Salt Cathedral
  • Historical and cultural tour

🏡 Day 4: Villa de Leyva

  • Full day in a 16th-century colonial town

☕ Day 5: Manizales – Coffee Region

  • Flight to UNESCO Coffee Cultural Landscape
  • Tour an authentic coffee hacienda
  • City tour of Manizales
  • Overnight at Flora & Fauna Sanctuary

🦜 Day 6: Manizales Nature

  • Wildlife watching
  • Evening visit to a colonial coffee town

🌴 Day 7: Armenia – Cocora Valley

  • Full-day hike in Cocora Valley
  • Wildlife observation
  • Overnight in Coffee Region hotel

🐒 Day 8: Armenia

  • Morning wildlife observation
  • Free afternoon for rest

🏖️ Day 9: Arrival in Santa Marta

  • Flight to Caribbean coast
  • Hotel check-in, evening at leisure

🌿 Day 10: Tayrona National Park

  • Full-day excursion
  • Visit ruins of ancient town

🏝️ Day 11: Santa Marta

  • Morning city tour
  • Afternoon beach relaxation

🏰 Day 12: Cartagena

  • Drive to Cartagena
  • City tour of Cartagena
  • Evening flight to Bogotá

🛫 Day 13: Departure

  • Return flight to USA

📦 Program Includes

  • 🏨 Accommodations throughout
  • 🍽️ Daily breakfast + welcome & farewell dinners
  • 🚌 Private AC bus & transfers
  • 🧑‍🏫 English-speaking guides
  • 🎟️ Entrance fees for all excursions

🌍 Overview

The AEA Colombia 🇨🇴 Nature & Culture Program explores the connection between people, culture, and the environment. Students experience coffee farms, wildlife sanctuaries, Tayrona National Park, and colonial cities, gaining insight into Colombia’s natural richness and cultural heritage.