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This trip will take you deep into the Amazon, to pristine and distant places that remind you of how magical and admirable nature is. Connect with various indigenous communities and learn about their valuable intangible heritage.
You will enjoy carefully curated experiences, combined through an original narrative. Open your eyes to travel the true Colombia in a genuine and inspiring way.
Our community of professional and knowledgeable guides will be the bridge that connects you with local leaders of culture and peace. Our crew’s passion for their country lets you tap into the colorful diversity that is Colombia and experience inspiring transformation processes. They will make you feel at home every step of the way.
Your travels will generate a positive impact in Colombia. By engaging with thriving communities, you help them rewrite their own stories. These experiences create new economic opportunities and social initiatives to strengthen our partner’s projects.
Explore the transformation and challenges of Comuna 13 in Medellín, as tourism evolves. Lear...
Colombia is packed full of landscapes perfect for those with an adventurous spirit. In this ...
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If you want to have a relaxing beach day near Cartagena, Rosario Islands is the place to go....
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The city of eternal spring has a thriving food scene! Discover the best restaurants in Medel...
Colombia's culture is authentic in many ways. These 20 interesting facts about Colombia are ...
This blog post tells you everything about Paloquemao Market, Bogota’s largest local market, ...
Discover the best day trips from Bogotá. Although the city has a lot to offer, there are man...
The city of Cartagena has the feeling of a film set. At the heart of its walled old town, a ...
Have you heard of the legend of El Dorado? Maybe you’ve read a book about it or even seen th...
Having volunteered in Comuna 13 for three months, I rode the barrio’s escalators to the comm...
"The department of Antioquia, which lies in the immediate vicinity of the coffee zone, has d...
"Until recently, not even the locals would ever dream of venturing into the treacherous, win...
"It’s no secret that Colombia is home to some of the best coffee beans in the world. We see ...
"A Bogota city tour is a great way to find your bearings in Colombia’s capital. Here’s what ...
"In the heart of Bogota, the country’s capital and the center of years of unrest, a Colombia...
"Colombia – a place many of us have heard of, yet few have explored. It’s a country at a piv...
"Jaime Roncancio blickt aus dem Fenster seines behelfsmäßig zusammengeschusterten Hauses, da...
"We’re currently enjoying our second visit to Medellin for the month. We recently had the op...
"At the top of the list of places to see when you visit Bogota, Colombia’s capital city is t...
"Breaking Borders Tour is unlike any other tour in Colombia. Run by a group of ex-gang membe...
"The Lost City Trek Colombia is an incredible journey that takes you through diverse, ever-c...
Raul Posse and his driver Jorge provided me a safe and delightful tour of Bogota. I highly recommend Raul for his intelligent, thoughtful narrative as you explore this vibrant city....
My son and I had a great tour of Bogota with Gigio. He was very friendly and knowledgeable. Our driver Andres was excellent. I highly recommend them for your tour....
My family has toured with the always excellent Impulse Travel team in Bogotá several times so we contacted them for a trip to Cartagena. We enjoyed a terrific day with Oralys visiting the...
A most professional guide who made the day both enjoyable and informative. Fluent in English he was sensitive to attempts to speak Spanish. His knowledge of the political, environmental and geog...
If you go with Giraldo Arango, you will have a 10/10 time. We spent two days going over Bogota and I couldn’t recommend him more. Highlight of my trip!...
The tour was amazing I had such a good time. I solo traveled and my tour guide was so helpful and made it a really personal experience...
Great experience with great people! A unique occasion to discover the difficulties faced and this initiative to exit gang life. Congrats on them for breaking borders...
The tour was excellent! Our guide Luis Fernando made a real effort and showed us parts of Cartagena we would not otherwise have seen. It was really enjoyable....
Juan-Fernando is an excellent, well-informed and diligent guide. He’s an academic historian who brings the streets of Cartagena to life with a deep knowledge of the city and broader Colomb...
This was the best experience of the visit to Medellin. Our guide through the Comuna was an activist and a community organizer, giving us insights into the lives of the residents. We appreciated ...
We booked this transport to Chicaque National Park fully ready to hike the park on our own. However, we decided that we wouldn't mind a guide if they were a biologist and could help us to id...
Our guide, Gigio, was fantastic. He provided us a good overview of the history of Bogota/Colombia and was very informative throughout, answering all our questions. + Pick up at airport was sm...
Jorge drove us and was fantastic. Loved the whole day. Stopped at many different sites and was very accommodating...
Raul is the absolute best guide I have ever had the pleasure to be taken around. So knowledgeable and amazing. We had a 4 hour layover tour and saw everything in Bogota. Everything was perfectl...
Where do I start of how amazing Raul was. The most knowledgeable and amazing guide we have ever had. What a great experience. 10 stars!!!...
We did a Bogotá city tour with Emilio and it was an excellent day - planned well , informative and enjoyable. A wonderful introduction to this vibrant city ....
We really enjoyed the tour and would highly recommend it to those who want a more personal experience. Inri our tour guide was wonderful filling us with Cartagena’s history and culture....
This tour is outstanding and it is delivered by a first rate guide Gigio! This tour provides a thorough overview of events key to understanding conflict and peace in Bogota and Colombia. Our gui...
I really enjoyed our day at Blue Apple. We paid extra for a lounger and massage, and we spent the day going back and forth between drinking at the pool and relaxing in the loungers in the garden...
Oralis Barrios is the G.O.A.T (GREATEST OF ALL TIMES)!!! She is very personable and attentive. . .she gave us the BEST TOUR EXPERIENCE and I want to have her on my next trip to Colombia!!!...
We had the Best time with Oralis! She is a great guide and the tour was amazing and fun! I really loved the boxing gym. So much fun!! I highly recommend this tour with Oralis. You will not be di...
This tour is outstanding and it is delivered by a first rate guide Gigio! This tour provides a thorough overview of events key to understanding conflict and peace in Bogota and Colombia. Our gui...
Our guide was very informative and shared her knowledge freely with our group. I would recommend her for any large or small group....
Thanks for showing me and my family and friends a great time to Palenque!!!...
We did a tour with Justin, who was a wonderful guide, always explaining what we were going to do next, making sure we did not have any question and always leaving the space for us to ask clarifi...
Our driver was waiting for us with our name sign upon arrival, was courteous and knew how to navigate the confusing Cartagena streets with ease. We were taken directly in a nice clean car to ou...
I am so glad I booked this tour! I had a long layover in Bogota and did not want to stay at the airport all day. First, the folks at Impulse Travel are super nice and really on top of communicat...
Gigio was an excellent guide and went out of his way to customize the tour based on a similar tour we recently completed. He is extremely knowledgeable on the history of Colombia and the region,...
Great coffee tour! Would definitely recommend this to everyone visiting Salento. Especially with our tour guide Anthony. Speaks English perfectly and is very funny! Best guide up until now in C...
We used Impulse to arrange tours, transfers and internal flights for a two week holiday in Colombia, having booked the hotels myself. Being UK based all was arranged through e-mail with Felipe. ...
Christian, our guide in Tayrona Park is an excellent guide, great bird and wildlife watching leader, he is also starting indigenous tourism which I would have loved to participate in if I had kn...
We recently went on Impulse Travel's hike to La Chorrera waterfall, and it was an incredible experience. Our guide was knowledgeable, and the views were breathtaking. The waterfall itself wa...
An amazing trip, les by Carolina. The B side to Medellin and definitely worth doing. No glorifying of Pablo, Carolina tried to remain neutral. She also gave us her family’s personal accoun...
Carolina was an excellent guide and gave us lots of personal family stories. Firstly we stopped at the memorial park, then in Communa 8 and finally the museum of memories. No it’s not an e...
The highlight of my time in Bogotá. The tour is unique, meeting the gang members and understanding their motivation for changing their lifestyles was indescribable....
We had the most amazing tour planned by Juliana with Raoul Posse as our guide in Bogota and Anna Christina in Medellín. The focus was on Weaving Peace had multiple profound experiences, w...
When we decided to visit Colombia I searched for a local agency that was aligned with our interests in culture, history, both old and contemporary and importantly, social justice. Impu...
Very relaxing place. My wife and I had a very enjoyable experience on our 3 night stay. What made it great was the service. Everyone was very hospitable but I have to give a special shout out to...
Nice introduction to Bogota. Very knowledgeable tour guide and good driver. Marta was very personable and Andreas, the driver, was very skillful. I think this is a perfect tour when you have lim...
Oralis was our guide on the historical tour in Cartagena and gastronomic tour. We had a great time. He is a very educated and relaxed guide, he never pressured us with time. It was a wonderful e...
I went to the Aracataca tour with Diva as a book fan of Gabo Marquez. The trip was super informative with lots of callbacks from details in the books that I remember. It was a slow paced trip wi...
Great since before arrival, I did have a great communication with Diego from staff and finally Oralis our tour guide was awesome and exceed expectations. Highly recommend...
Martha L and Ruben were fantastic! Wonderful host to give a tour of Bogotá!! Very grateful for meeting you both and thank you for everything!...
Diego was my guide very knowledgable kind and attentive. Recommend this tour %100. The ride , views were spectacular. Thank you Diego for a lovey experience ....
Having a long stop-over in Bogota, we chose the In Transit Tour 4-hours to have the possibility to see at least a part of Bogota. Jaime from Impulse Travel met us at the airport with a car, and ...
My husband and I had a 9 hour layover in Bogota and booked a 4 hour tour to see a bit of the city. I booked the tour based on reviews of others on Trip Advisor. Our guide was Felipe and he met u...
Oralys lead our Cartagena Instagrammable history tour. She was very flexible because we were stuck in traffic (thankfully the other 1 person in the tour didn’t mind waiting also). We lear...
Raul our tour guide was the best very paciente and friendly. Food was amazing and tour was incredible! 100% recommended...
What a great tour!! I had several hours to do nothing while connecting through Bogota and decided to book this tour. What a great decision. Our guide, Gildardo, was great!! Very informative and ...
We had such a great time getting out Bogotá and learning so much about the specialty coffee processes. Everyone we met was so generous, open and knowledgeable....
Raul did a wonderful job in not only showing but patiently explaining the history, politics, arts, culture of La Candelaria, Monserrate, Museo del Oro, etc, in the latter half of the day tour. S...
We had a fantastic time in Colombia for 3 weeks. We have 3 kids ages 5-13 and all the activities/ trips we did were interesting for all ages. I feel we experienced a side of Colombia that would have...
Impulse Travel put together a wonderful, 10-day trip for us, providing a great introduction to the country’s geography, culture, and ongoing social transition. I can’t say enough about...
Amazing experience!! Provides a deep understanding of the lifestyle of a community that has been heavily impacted by violence and exclusion...
Our adventure to Cano Cristales, the “rainbow river” was nothing short of AWESOME!!! Our bi-lingual guide, Pedro H., was absolutely wonderful, knowledgeable, thoughtful and so helpfu...
Our tour guide was excellent. "Gigio" was punctual, very courteous, and demonstrated a deep knowledge of his culture. He is very passionate and proud of his city, making us eager to c...
Booked through Tripadvisor with service through Impulse Travel. Laura was great at communicating with me the whole time about flights, hotel pick up and questions i had. Vladamir was my tour gu...
Tour guide was very knowledgeable and courteous. Truly enjoyed both formal tour and the informal conversation. Pace and depth of information was very good...
Breaking Borders is a fascinating walk through Egipto, a neighborhood that has a history and past of violence and gangs that is now at peace with its past and the citizens are creating a better ...
Local spots you wouldn’t find with any other guide! We learned so much about Medellin food and culture....
Belkin was an excellent tour guide. We saw the Castillo, Popa, and the Walled City. Lunch was fabulous. She shared so much knowledge and her perspective of the area. We had great conversations w...
I loved their Tour, the super cool guides!!!!...
Gigio was an amazing guide. He customized our tour based on what he learned about us and what we thought would be interesting. He was very knowledgeable and kind-his English was perfect and we ...
Our guide Gigio was super communicative and informed. I am a little out of shape and he was so thoughtful with how he paced everything. My teens were so curious about Colombian history we all le...
It is hard to capture how impactful, fun and informative this trip was. I was soooo looking forward to it and i was not disappointed. I took this trip with my teens and it was super for all of u...
For a year now I have traveled and made experiences with IMPULSE and without a doubt they are moments that fill the mind and heart. Understanding, knowing and traveling around Colombia connecting wi...
It was a true experience to be with impulse travel and meeting breaking borders. We had a pleasure knowing about the history of the area and of course, history of egipto. This is A MUST to do - ...
This Tour Organizer is very responsive. Speaks good english. Answers my questions satisfactorily -- which gives us the confidence to go ahead and book our desired tour experience....
We were lucky enough to be alone with the guide Mauricio. He was the first guide who actually spoke English considering our other bookings in Colombia. There was prompt communication from Impuls...
Very diverse nature with many diverse hikes, guided tours and varied activities. When hiking stay on the main routes In the cities is generally caution for property, as there is much poverty. We onl...
Breaking borders teens open their barrio egypto to counter illegality and drug trafficking, tell its story through graffiti, cultivation projects, sports and music that create social aggregation. Th...
Absolutely amazing trip! Christian our tour guide was very knowledgeable about our entire experience. Such a beautiful day, lunch was wonderful! I highly recommend this tour!!!...
You must go down 2!!! Super awesome experience doing this tour, the guide was super informative and made out tour fun, highly recommend...
Amazing experience! Nelson was a fantastic guide and made sure everyone had the experience they wanted. I was traveling solo, but placed in a group with a slightly older couple for the first two...
Our guide was awesome. My adult daughter and I both felt that he gave us much more than expected. A fun, enlightening day. ...
We loved our tour! The coffees were all delicious and we learned a lot! I can't wait to brew my coffee at home! Would recommend! ...
African Music Roots Private Tour in Comuna 13, Medellin. This was an amazing tour that gave you the history of the communa 13 community with an emphasis on the emergence of an Afro Colombian cul...
Fascinating. Raul our guide was so informative and engaging - including for our teens - and we all learnt loads. Amazing introduction to this extraordinary country. We went to places we would ne...
Our trip exceeded all expectations and Impulse and in particular Felipe Cadena was instrumental in making this a memory and trip of a lifetime. Felipe listened to our travel plans, understood the ...
I took the Bogota City Tour with Viviana who was exceptionally skilled at interweaving local information with factual content for a fun and educational afternoon. This tour provided a foundation for...
I took several of their tours in Medellin. Excellent guides, fascinating experiences, lots of opportunities to meet and talk with local people. The Pablo Who tour was my favourite; you'll learn ...
Personally, I was on two different Impulse Tours: A day tour in Cartagena that included going to a local market with a local chef, and a three-night tour at a lodge in the Colombian Amazon. Gustavo,...
Loved my experience with Impulse Travel - our guides were fantastic and knowledgable, and the tours were insightful....
This is a wonderfully uplifting and unique tour which provides a one-of-a-kind insight into gangland activity in Bogota's Egipto barrio and how individuals like Harold and his uncle "Monkey...
I have already used this service twice and will use it twice more shortly. The transfer service is excellent. When I arrived in Bogotá from Europe, it was a nightmare as I had to wait two hou...
Fantastic experience! I highly recommend this event if you’re an coffee enthusiast. Gabriella was our host for this event who was very accommodating and knowledgable when it comes to coffee! M...
This tour was fantastic. It was the perfect introduction to Bogotá and a great way to spend our first day there. We were able to get a good overview of the main historic district and enjoyed ...
This was an amazing tour! I learned a lot. We did a lot. The tour guide went out of his way to make this a great experience....
Took Santa Marta street food tour. Was awesome. A broader more extensive tour than expected and guide was great at listening to our interests and customizing the experience. Gave us more time ...
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