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Guatape Private Day Tour with Penol Rock, Lunch, and Boat Tour

Guatape Private Day Tour with Penol Rock, Lunch, and Boat Tour

4.9 (31) 🕑 10 hours Free cancellation

Make the most of your limited vacation time in Colombia on a private day tour to Guatape. This excursion is perfect for nature and history-loving travelers who want to get a thorough overview of the city’s attractions without stressing over planning. Your guide will provide illuminating commentary as you explore the Laguna de Guatape, Piedra Del Penol (Penol Stone), and city center. Before returning to Medellin, enjoy a boat tour of the dam.

Languages: English Spanish
📍Medellin, Colombia
🏢Operated by Gran Colombia Tours

Highlights

  • Get the personalized experience of a private tour
  • Enjoy a complimentary lunch during the tour
  • Relax in round-trip transportation from your hotel
  • Learn about local history and culture

What you'll see & do

  • Let Guatape landscape speak by itself and get amazed by the Peñol Rock and one of the biggest Hydroelectric dams in Colombia.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.

What's included

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

What's not included

  • Extra purchase

Good to know

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.

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.

Cancellation policy

  • A full refund will apply if you cancel more than 24 hours before the activity start time.
  • No refund is possible if you cancel less than 24 hours before the activity start time.
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