Guatape, this eastern Antioquia municipality, located an hour and a half from Medellin, opens a world of color among its streets, adorned with baseboards that tell stories of the town and its people. They also call it the interior sea of Antioquia, the Acapulco of Colombia, the interior Cartagena, Paraíso Paisa, Remanso de Paz, the heart of Antioquia's East. It was named in honor of Cacique Guatapé, an inhabitant of this territory in the pre-Hispanic period. Another name he has had is the Ceja de Guatapé. The Rock of Guatapé or Piedra del Peñol, is a monolith 220 meters high located in Guatapé (Antioquia, Colombia). The Stone of El Peñol, composed of quartz, feldspar and mica, was climbed for the first time on July 16, 1954 by an inhabitant of the area, Luis Eduardo Villegas López. in the company of Ramon Diaz and Pedro Nel Ramírez until now the stone still belongs to the Villegas family. You can now access its summit by climbing 740 steps built in the monolith.

From Medellín we travel directly to Piedra del Peñol, which allows all our travelers to have more time to enjoy our activities and at the same time enjoy lunch at the perfect time 12:00 m or 1:15 p.m. at the latest. This is the first and highest rated tour company with service to Guatapé listed on TripAdvisor and We have received the 6 Certificate of Excellence from TripAdvisor and rated in the top attractions for all of South America. Professional tour guides accompany you throughout the day during this 10- to 12-hour tour. This is the one tour you do not want to miss during your visit to Medellin, Colombia.

GUATAPE GASTRONOMIC TOUR Traveling is living, and we all want to know not only the places but also the characteristic flavors of each destination. YOU IMAGINE? Tour one of the most beautiful wonders of the world LA PIEDRA DEL PEÑOL while you learn about the history, culture and delight yourself with the main flavors of the region, experience GUATAPE AND LA PIEDRA DEL PEÑOL like never before, enjoy 7 tastings at different stops in the route. Unique in the market, Two Tours in One Get to know the history of Antioquia Gastronomy and Live Guatape like never before.

Great!! So you are thinking about visiting the rock of Guatapé and its beautiful town. We can take you there and tell you the amazing history about that rock, stories about the old flooded town and the tradition of Zocalos in Guatape. However, we would like to go further and provide you a more complete experience, something truly memorable. And that's why we designed a very complete Guatape Private Tour that includes pick up and drop off at your place, an exotic fruit tasting in a non-touristy farmers' market, a coffee farm visit where you can learn and experience the whole process and drink a very special fresh and single-origin coffee, also to visit and climb the Guatape rock and appreciate the unforgettable views from the top and lastly, a very informative walking tour in one of the most pictoresque and colorful towns in Colombia. These are definitely the most authentic activities you can do in Medellin and a perfect tour if you visit us for a short period of time.

Full Day Tour. after one and a half hour driving along natural sceneries with your Camantours medellin professional guide you will arrive to el peñol to discover the fascinating story of the town that sits on the middle of the lake. the closest to heaven will be next, when you walk up the almost 700 steps of the el peñol rock, which offers pictures views of the region. As a final destination there is zocalo town or Guatape great place to enjoy lunch and take a pleasant walk around this vibrant village and relax around the soothing lake.

Our Guatape & Paragliding private tour is a 2023 Travelers' Choice Award Winner, the highest honor TripAdvisor can give. Thinking on your necessities when you are visiting Medellin for a short time we decided to make your travel plans easier with this great combination of Guatape rock, Guatape town and paragliding all in one day. In this 9.5 hours tour you will be able to visit the rock, to walk around the pictoresque Guatape town and learn its history with our certified bilingual tour guides. And last but not least the paragliding flight will be an unforgettable experience since you will be flying over mountains, rivers and towns. The green color of the mountains is so vivid that together with a 90 meters (295 ft) beautiful waterfall make you feel that you are flying over a paradise. If you want to have a memorable experience in Medellin and have adrenaline flying around mountains then please do not hesitate to book this tour and enjoy the beauty of this region in a different way

Only an hour and a half from the city of Medellin, is the place most visited by our travelers, La Piedra del Peñol, one of the most beautiful monoliths of the world with 220 meters of height and an unparalleled view of the Peñol-Guatape reservoir. In this experience you will enjoy an unforgettable landscape while traveling by boat one of the most important dams that contribute to the energetic supply of Colombia. You will also have the possibility to climb the 740 steps that take you to one of the most impressive views of the reservoir. To culminate the day perfectly, you will explore one of the most colorful and beautiful villages of our country where you will cross the street of memories, the plaza of the zócalos, the boardwalk and its main park.

We carefully design the most exclusive trip to Guatape, a place that is being the cheer on top of those who visit Medellin. Our tour focuses to visit the best attractions such the giant stone call it "El Peñon de Guatape", the replica of El Peñol Town and the famous town of Guatape considered one of the most colorful towns in the world where you will discover with our professional guide its history, zocalos tradition, the most famous streets, souvenirs and coffee shops and much more. Check the full itinerary to know more about every detail. According to our high demand, we add several options from the basic tour for those who want to do a private tour on a budget or for those who wants to add a nice activity like private boat ride, paragliding, canyoning, waterfall rappelling, coffee tour, helicopter flight, wakeboard and more. Just select the option you like and add it in your booking section.

After you are pricked up at your place in our private vehicles we head east to the Guatape region. Your first stop in this Guatape tour is to try different exotic fruits you don't even know existed, with delicious sour or sweet flavors. Our second stop is a flooded town replica: at this place you will be able to see and feel what it was like to live in the actual flooded town. Your guide will tell you all of the history of this town and show some pictures of how it was before. After exploring this replica, we'll go toward the Guatape Rock also known as Piedra del Peñol. At this massive rock you get the chance to climb up it. Once you reach the top, you can stay up there for as long as you wish as you get to witness one of the most beautiful views you have ever seen.  Lastly you head to Guatape: City Of Zocalos. One of the most colorful and picturesque towns in Colombia. How did this Zocalo tradition start and why? Take this tour and find out!!. Book now!!

Our Private Guatape and Horseback Riding in just one day encompasses two must-do activities when you visit Medellin. After you are picked up at your place in our private vehicles we head east to get on our horses and start a beautiful ride through the mountains with wide open fields with amazing views perfect for great photos. Let us know your riding skills and we will adjust the ride your needs and expectations so you can have a memorable experience. After the horseback ride we are ready to start our journey to Guatape to visit the magestic big rock and if you decide to climb it you'll see one of the most amazing views. Finally, we visit the colorful and pictoresque Guatape town and we give you a guided tour in its landmarks as we tell you all the history. This is a tour full of fun and nature that will be one of the highlights of your trip in Colombia.

Explore Guatape, el Peñol, and Marinilla on a private trip in Antioquia. Climb the 700 steps of el Peñol, taste local fruits, and tour a coffee farm to learn about Colombia's favorite drink.

Live a magical adventure! In this private all-inclusive tour, you will get to sail around Guatape and El Peñol lake in a motorboat, see Pablo Escobar's bombed lake mansion, try the best of Colombian fruits, have lunch in a beautiful lake villa, walk around Guatapé where you will get to know the local culture and have a grate cup of coffee. Finally, you will get to visit the Peñol Rock, walk it all the way to the top and enjoy the view. All this in the companion of a bilingual tour guide.

Our Private Guatape and Boat Ride Tour is a great alternative if you want to do these two activities in your trip to Guatapé. At MedellinDayTrips we are always thinking about your needs and creating tours that fit the best to your itinerary. This Guatape and Boat Ride tour delivers precisely that, convenience to you in time and money. If you decide to take this tour we promise that it will be a day full of amazing sceneries, adrenaline, stories and the best company with a fun and knowledgeable guide.

If you want adventure on quadbikes and a visit to the majestic rock of Guatape, then our Guatape and ATVs Tour is your best option. We start our day with ATVs and a brief training to understand how these powerful machines work, then we start our ride driving through a forest on gravel roads with one of the most beautiful sceneries you will see. After 1.5 hours the ATV drive is over, so we change our clothes and get back in the car to continue for our journey to Guatape, but before getting there you have the chance to try some exotic Colombian fruits. After this brief but delicious stop we visit the magestic big rock and if you decide to climb it you'll see one of the most amazing views. Finally, we visit the colorful and pictoresque Guatape town and we give you a guided tour in its landmarks as we tell you all the history. In conclusion, this is a tour full of adrenaline, nature and history that you should not miss out, book now!!

Our Private Guatape and Graffiti Tour in just one day encompasses two must-do activities when you visit our beautiful Medellin. First we get to know first-hand the transformation of Medellin through the street-art and this neighborhood's history. We talk about how we passed to be one of the most violent cities to currently a city with a huge progress in social innovation. We also discuss the challenges we are facing now as a city and the goals we are persuing. After the graffiti tour in Comuna 13 we visit the magestic big rock and if you decide to climb it you'll see one of the most amazing views. Finally, we visit the colorful and pictoresque Guatape town and we give you a guided tour in its landmarks as we tell you all the history. In conclusion, this is a tour you should not miss out, book now!!

Guatape is a true ‘Hidden Gem’ within Colombia. Be sure to bring your most comfortable walking shoes as you will be climbing 740 steps to the top of the magnificent “Rock Of Guatape” This is a destination that you will be talking about for years to come as the views from the top are truly breathtaking and stunningly amazing. After the walk back down, reward yourself with an authentic Colombian meal at a locally owned restaurant followed by shopping for souvenirs which are hand made by locals. WE can also take a short drive with a 7 min walk through the jungle and take a dip in some beautiful waterfalls !!!

It is a tour with beautiful landscapes, good food and excellent personalized attention, our goal is for you to feel that you have a friend who accompanies and teaches you, the tour is private and personalized, you will get to know and visit the east of Antioquia while you learn about its history, the First stop is at the Phoenix monument, then the rock temple, we continue towards the imposing stone of El Peñol, when we finish we head to Guatape, after walking in this colorful town, we go towards the replica of the old Peñol and finally a tour by boat through the peñol-guatape dam

Our Private Guatape and Jet-Ski Ride Tour is a great alternative if you want to do these two activities in your trip to Guatapé. At MedellinDayTrips we are always thinking about your needs and creating tours that fit the best to your itinerary. This Guatape and Jet-Ski Ride tour delivers precisely that, convenience to you in time and money. If you decide to take this tour we promise that it will be a day full of amazing sceneries, adrenaline, stories and the best company with a fun and knowledgeable guide.

in this tour you will make 2 tours in the same day, guatape and climb the rock, and a nice coffee experience for the same price as one tour in 9 hours.

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. Private transportation, local bilingual guide and tickets to the most appealing experiences such a climbing the rock of El Peñol and having a boat tour 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 ● 1-hour boat tour along the dam and learning its history and interesting facts ● Getting in touch with locals and taste traditional flavors ● The unforgettable experience of going to one of the most beautiful places in Colombia