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Things to do in El Poblado, Medellín

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Medellin: Comuna 13 History & Graffiti Tour with Cable Car

1. Medellin: Comuna 13 History & Graffiti Tour with Cable Car

Discover the transformative graffiti art of Columna 13 on a guided tour in Medellin. Ride the metro, climb up to the houses on the mountain top with the metrocable, and take the public bus into the graffiti district for a walking tour full of art, music, food, and friendly neighborhood vibes. Start at the Poblado metro station and meet your friendly guide and group for the day. Jump on the metro train to reach Medellin's cable car the metrocable and ride all the way up to the mountaintop. Enjoy the spectacular viewing point and learn about the city's transportation system. Continue on with a bus to the graffiti district where your walking tour will begin. Let your guide lead you through the streets filled with expressive art including graffiti, oil paintings, and graffiti-printed clothes. Encounter good food, music, and dance shows in this traditional neighborhood. Learn about the meaning of the graffiti created by local artists and how this area has been transformed over time. Try some traditional Colombian street food before heading to a bar with the best views in the city for a drink to get to know your fellow travelers.

Medellín: Comuna 13 District Tour with Cable Car Ride

2. Medellín: Comuna 13 District Tour with Cable Car Ride

Discover Medellín's Comuna 13 district on a guided tour with a local. Enjoy stunning views of the city from a cable car, learn about the local street artists, and hear how this formerly dangerous area has evolved. Meet your guide in the metro station to begin the tour and experience Medellín like a local. Learn all about the stations and key points in the city, as well as how the metro system helped shape the new Medellin. When arriving at the connecting station, hop on a cable car up the hill. As you go, admire the panoramic views of the city and find out about its evolving history and troubled past. At the top, take a short ride on the bus toward the Comuna 13 district. At Comuna 13, the real fun begins. An enthusiastic guide will explain all the positive changes made to transform what was once one of the most dangerous communities in South America into a symbol of the new Medellín. You will have time to take in all the amazing street art and ride the electric outdoor escalators to the top observation deck, which offers incredible views. Listen to insights about Medellín, hear interesting stories from the guides, meet locals and learn about the library that works as a community center before returning to Poblado metro station.

Medellin: Street Food and Poblado Rooftop Tour with a Local

3. Medellin: Street Food and Poblado Rooftop Tour with a Local

Discover the joy of eating Colombian street food on this Medellin walking tour with a local guide. Savor authentic flavors at different venues and meet the people behind the food. Stop at a rooftop for 360-degree views of the surrounding area.  After meeting your guide near Poblado Park, begin your culinary adventure through the streets of Poblado. Uncover emblematic places and beautiful graffiti. Stroll by charming restaurants and modern architecture. Taste five flavorful types of Colombian street food and learn about how each dish is prepared and what ingredients are used to create it. Engage with the food vendors and learn their stories.  Hang out with your fellow travelers during visits to bars and capture some pictures of the neighborhood from above. End your experience back at the meeting point.

Medellín: Paragliding in the Colombian Andes

4. Medellín: Paragliding in the Colombian Andes

Start with pickup from your hotel located in the El Poblado neighborhood or the meeting point in Parque Lleras. Drive 45 minutes to arrive at the launching pad where you will have a great view over the Medellín region. Rely on high-quality gear and instructions from professional and reputable staff. Receive an introductory lesson, and then fly out over the Aburra Valley over the beautiful scenery. See spots such as the Medellin River, the El Quitasol hill, the Garcia barrage, and the Picacho hill, with the spectacular backdrop of the mountains. After your flight, return to the city of Medellín.

Medellín: Private Comuna 13 Street Art Tour

5. Medellín: Private Comuna 13 Street Art Tour

Start your day with convenient hotel pickup. Meet your guide and begin your tour to experience Medellín like a local. First, you'll be introduced to the graffiti and their meanings on the Poblado neighborhood's walls, which you might have walked by and never noticed. From there, you'll be driven to the downtown area of the city to experience a vibrant part of town. There, see the street art that transforms the gray walls into colorful spaces with stories, and start to learn about some of Medellín's evolving history and troubled past. After downtown, head toward a parking lot close to the Comuna 13 district to park the car before your private group takes the famous cable car up the hills. Make sure to take in the fabulous panoramic views of the city on the way up as your guide tells you more about the surrounding area and its history. At Comuna 13, the real fun begins. Your enthusiastic guide will explain all the positive changes made to transform what was once one of the most dangerous communities in South America into a symbol of the new Medellín. Enjoy time to take in all the amazing street graffiti and ride the electric outdoor escalators to the top observation deck, which offers incredible views. Listen to insights about Medellín, interesting stories from the guides, meet the locals, and try a famous local popsicle before returning to your hotel.

Medellin: Guided Tour to Guatape & 1-Night Lakeside Glamping

6. Medellin: Guided Tour to Guatape & 1-Night Lakeside Glamping

Meet at Park Poblado early in the morning and take a bus tour of the valley to the picturesque colonial town of Guatape. Stop at the famous Peñol Rock along the way and climb up 740 steps for the most incredible views. Visit the town of Guatape, where your tour guide will explain the history behind this vibrantly colorful town. Have a traditional lunch in the historic town before embarking on your own personal speedboat for a brief tour of the lake. Set up camp at your fabulous glamping location on the lake and your guide will explain what adventures await. Go hiking a top Paradise Mountain for breathtaking views of the sunset before enjoying a delicious dinner. Then after an amazing night falling asleep to the sounds of nature, wake up fresh and early the next for some of the best coffee in the world. Then, take the kayak out to the waterfall or an optional jet ski in the smooth water of the morning, or just relax at the glamping site. Take a speedboat ride back to Guatape at about noon. Enjoy some free time before your transfer back to El Poblado in Medellín.

From Medellín: Private Pablo Escobar History Tour

7. From Medellín: Private Pablo Escobar History Tour

Learn about the dark times suffered by Medellín at the time of Pablo Escobar Gaviria. Gain an understanding of the difficulties, which both the city and its inhabitants strove to overcome to become an example of resilience. Discover the troubled past of the city, and the painful and bloody legacy left behind by the famed drug trafficker. Start the tour in the El Poblado neighborhood, visiting the new Parque de la Memoria, a former Monaco building which was demolished on February 22, 2019 to make way for a renewed space that aims to reconstruct the area's history through art and culture, vindicating the city of its unfortunate reputation of a place of drug trafficking. Next, head to the Barrio Pablo Escobar, a neighborhood founded by Escobar himself to offer free houses to the homeless and the poorest in the city of Medellín.  Finally, arrive to the west of the city and witness the house where he died in its dilapidated state. You can also opt to include a visit to Comuna 13, an area with the most graffiti in Medellin and the largest open-air gallery in Latin America.

Medellín: City Tour by Electric Bike with Fruit & Coffee

8. Medellín: City Tour by Electric Bike with Fruit & Coffee

Get ready to explore Medellín in a completely unique way. Take a 4-hour (20 km) tour on an electric bike and be immersed in the city. Cruise safely through the city by bike lane, which will be followed for the majority of the tour. Start your tour in El Poblado and take the bike lane to Ciudad del Río, a modern and recently transformed area. Along with your expert guide visit some of the city's most iconic places, also places not often known by tourists. You will have the opportunity to climb a sacred hill (Cerro Nutibara), from here you can the see stunning views of the entire city. Whilst looking over the city, you will learn about the history and transformation of the city whilst enjoying delicious tropical fruits. On your next stop you will get to try some world class coffee. Visit Laureles, a traditional neighborhood, and enjoy a Colombian coffee experience. After a coffee break ride around the renovated City Stadium area and visit The City Hall and the iconic Plaza de las Luces.

Spa hydric experience+Relaxing massage+Teppanyaki dinner

9. Spa hydric experience+Relaxing massage+Teppanyaki dinner

Take a soothing break in your vacation to rejuvenate and relieve tension at a spa clinic just a short hop from Park Lleras or Poblado Park. Relax and have dinner after a long day, and enjoy warm and attentive service from the staff. After being welcomed by your host, you'll be directed to the spa therapy pools where water is used to relax and stimulate all of your senses and massage your whole body. Start with a foot bath, move on to the flotation pool filled with magnesium sulfate, then fight fatigue and help yourself sleep better in the bubble volcano. Next, delight in the oxygen bubble bed, the water cascade and pressure jet, and the Hamam, which is similar to a Turkish bath. Finish off your spa pool therapy with a stop at the Finnish Sauna. Feel a sense of well-being as the sauna reduces swelling and softens your skin. After all this, you'll be taken into a peace room to partake in the Temazcal ritual, a spa inspired by the ancient Mayan purification ritual that includes an amazing massage. Round off your experience with a sumptuous selection of delicious gastronomy for dinner, and marvel at your chef's live fire show We will complete this wonderful experience with: . Facial Treatment Caviar Veil: uses caviar extract and other high-end ingredients to improve the health and appearance of the skin. . Chocolate body exfoliation: Is a treatment that involves using a mixture of chocolate-based ingredients to exfoliate and nourish the skin.

Medellin: Day Trip to Private Zipline and Waterfall Trek

10. Medellin: Day Trip to Private Zipline and Waterfall Trek

2 Adrenaline packed Adventures!! ¡¡¡ Zip-line- and Rock Wall Climb !!! (no experience necessary) First... a 250m Zipline High above the jungle floor awaits you.. ...the view; simply Incredible, as you zip along at a quick, yet comfortable pace, literally from one mountain to another You can choose to return via second zip-line, or there is a little suspension bridge you can walk across for a most satisfying selfie.... (always strapped in with safety harness) ...Then after the 1st adventure, your guide will take you down to the base of the mountain, (approx.15-20min, decent hike), where you can take a most Amazing photo to remember the experience! After the amazing picture, then, to return back to base, we must cross the river on yet another zip-line.. (approx. 50m) ....where you will arrive at the Rock Wall!! Approx. 70M climb, constantly clipped in to a safety system, (harness), and pre-existing steps… ....Physically, the climb is very safe, and can be done by anyone who can climb a ladder...., and mentally It can be done by anyone who has the nerve !!! ...a very safe and very exhilarating adventure !!!

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What people are saying about El Poblado, Medellín

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based on 1,520 reviews

Santiago was an exceptional tour guide! From the moment meeting until we said goodbye he was very friendly, informative, fun, and just an overall great person. He did a fantastic job explaining the importance of all the areas we saw and how it contributed to Medellín and Colombia’s rich culture and history! The tour was well structured and very inclusive of everyone. Everything was on-time and the sites we saw were beautiful! I would highly recommend this trip as a solo traveler or with a groups of friends, it was awesome!

Such a good tour! Laura was an excellent guide, super friendly, and always available to answer questions. She took us on the cable car and around Comuna 13. She explained the graffiti and gave really interesting information about the history of the Comuna and also Medellin. The traditional ice-cream and beer are the cherry on top of the cake. Really recommend this tour!

Excellent tour! Really loved seeing the city from the cable car and learning about the history of the area and seeing communa 13, it's a really cool neighborhood with lots to do and see! Our guide Sébastien was great too!

Andres was a great guide and we learned so much exploring Comuna 13 with him. He had deep insights and great information. So much fun!

I had the best tour guide that really made my experience amazing