El Carmen de Viboral: Tasting the Culture & Healthy Lifestyles in the City of Eternal Spring

Experience the vibrant city of Medellin through cuisine, taste, dance and yoga.

This 3 day tour will take you to the outskirts of the City of Eternal Spring and into the heart of the colorful culture of Colombia in El Carmen de Viboral. You will experience and learn to cook their flavorful cuisine, taste locally produced coffee, practice yoga and master the art of salsa. This is an unforgettable opportunity to reinvigorate your senses and get back in touch with nature.

Highlights

• Taste the rainbow of Colombian’s fresh fruit.
• Salsa the night away and learn how to dance like a local.
• Relax to a greater well-being through yoga.
• Explore Colombian cuisine through taste and cooking.
• Learn how to make your own cream cheese.
• Become a coffee connoisseur through taste-testing.

Tour Information

• Duration: 3 days, 2 nights.
• Accommodation: ecological hotel in a beautiful, park-laden area of Medellin.
• On the final day, a transfer can take you back to the international airport.

Itinerary

Day 1: Explore Medellin, regionally known as the City of Eternal Spring, on a privately guided tour. Discover the animated markets, flush with a vibrant range of fresh produce, tropical fruit and locally grown vegetables. You will have the opportunity to purchase some of this artisan produce and take it as a refreshing snack to keep you going through your salsa class. Next you will learn how to dance like a true Colombian; swish your hips and stay light on your toes as a professional instructor will guide you through the steps. To conclude your first day on this whistle-stop tour of everything Colombian you will enjoy a gourmet dinner, bursting with natural flavors.

Day 2: This day will take place just outside the bustling city of Medellin, in El Carmen de Viboral. To commence you day, you will take a tour around an organic farm, learning about its inspirational local story before rejuvenating your senses and kick-starting a new wellness program with a dynamic yoga and meditation session. In the afternoon you will get the opportunity to cook with some of the zesty flavors introduced to you the day before as you take part in a professional cooking class; you’ll learn recipes and skills to make traditionally Colombian snacks and meals to show off to your friends when you get home.

Day 3: Enjoy the finest coffee aromas on the planet as you step into caffeine-heaven. This gourmet coffee tour will round-off your 3 day trip, as you learn about the coffee-making process, as well as refining your taste-buds. Having sufficiently tickled your taste-buds, a transfer will take you either back to central Medellin, or to the international airport.

What’s Included

• All accommodation
• All meals and bottled water
• Professional, local, bilingual guides (Spanish and English)
• All transfers

Commitment to Sustainable Travel

• No single use plastics: travelers are provided with flasks so that they don’t need to buy plastic bottles at any point during their excursion. This also reduces the dangers of littering.
• Carbon neutral: all travelers’ carbon emissions are offset.
• No waste: all food waste is composted.
• 5% of the local operator’s profit from this tour goes to local charities and social projects
• Responsible consumption encouraged (i.e. purchasing souvenirs/food)

Important Information

• Booking for the end of December/beginning of January: please book at least 3 weeks in advance. For all other dates, please book at least 1 week in advance.

El Carmen de Viboral

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El Carmen de Viboral 6.083310, -75.335400