In Search of the Legend of El Dorado

BOGOTÁ – BOTANICAL GARDEN – GUADUAS HERITAGE TOWN. Breakfast at the hotel. Visit to the José Celestino Mutis Botanical Garden to begin the explorer's route of the Spanish expeditionary who celebrated the territory's biodiversity. Transfer to Guaduas, first heritage town: visit to the home of Policarpa Salavarrieta and the Convent of Soledad. Accommodation.

COLONIAL HONDA & SAN SEBASTIÁN DE MARIQUITA. Breakfast at the hotel. Tour of Honda: cobblestone streets, colonial architecture, Alto del Rosario Church, Magdalena River Museum, Alfonso López Pumarejo Museum and guided tour of the main gold export port to Spain. In the afternoon, visit to Mariquita: seat of the Royal Botanical Expedition, Colombia's first botanical garden, La Ermita Church, Painters' House and Santa Lucía ruins. Accommodation.

FRESNO – LOS NEVADOS NNP – MURILLO. Breakfast at the hotel. Route via Manizales to the border between Tolima and Caldas. Ascent towards the Nevado del Ruiz in Los Nevados NNP: frailejones at over 3,400 m.a.s.l. and panoramic views of the sulfur hot springs. Arrival in Murillo. Accommodation in Eco Glamping with views of the snow-capped volcano.

MURILLO – EL SIFÓN HOT SPRINGS – LÍBANO. Breakfast at the Eco Glamping. Visit to El Sifón Hot Springs in Murillo. Transfer to Líbano, birthplace of writers and philosophers descended from Europe and the Middle East. Visit to the main park. Integration night. Accommodation.

IBAGUÉ – THE MUSICAL CITY. Breakfast at the hotel. Panoramic tour of Ibagué: plazas, churches and the oldest Music Conservatory in Latin America. Live Colombian music show. Accommodation.

COMBEIMA CANYON. Breakfast at the hotel. Jeep Willys tour through Villa Restrepo and Juntas. Cable car through the Combeima Canyon at over 300 m height. Visit to Finca La Rivera: viewpoints, guided hike and possible sighting of the Nevado del Tolima. Endemic bird watching. Return to Ibagué. Accommodation.

PRADO – COLOMBIA'S INLAND SEA. Breakfast at the hotel. Visit to Prado: 4,400 hectares of freshwater. Waterfall of Love, Morgan Island, Enchanted Lagoon and Mohán Cave aboard the Nautical Chiva. In the afternoon, transfer to Melgar, the city of swimming pools. Accommodation.

WATER PARK – BOGOTÁ. Breakfast at the hotel. Visit to Piscilago water park: slides, zoo and pool afternoon. Transfer to Bogotá. Night in the capital. Accommodation.

BOGOTÁ – EL DORADO AIRPORT. Breakfast at the hotel. At the agreed time, transfer to El Dorado International Airport to board the flight to the country of origin. End of services.