Santander – Home to the Most Charming Towns
Home to the Most Charming Towns
The Colombian Andes are home to majestic mountains and astonishing scenery. A landscape full of history and culture. Small towns frozen in time, with their cobblestone streets and colonial architecture, inviting on to imagine this Colombia two centuries earlier as we pedal. These villages founded over the Eastern Andean mountain range have chosen to preserve their colonial architecture, thus, providing a cozy atmosphere to our accommodations. This province got its name honoring a great military leader of the Colombian independence, Francisco de Paula Santander. The richness regarding history here is expressed through the colonial architecture and on every cobblestone street. An environment that keeps in the present the heritage from past centuries. This will be a common sight on this incredible journey, going across some of the most beautiful towns in Colombia. These towns, which make part of Colombia’s history and architecture heritage.
Type
Point to Point
This format of journeys consists in starting from a point “A” and finishing on a point “B” without returning back to the initial point. Meaning by this, that typically we start riding at a given distance from where we spent the night, and that we will finish at a distant point from the start, getting us closer to our following night’s hotel. Usually, there will be one or more stops planned between the starting point and our finish line.
Itinerary
Highlights
- Some of the most beautiful Colombian towns
- Local vineyards
- The local cuisine
- Wonders of nature
- Best coffee in the world
what´s
Included
Accommodation in double rooms
Entrances to reserves, places, experiences and other as mentioned in the itinerary
All meals from dinner on Day 1 through breakfast of last day in Colombia as mentioned in the itinerary.
Colombian event insurance
Snacks and water
Bilingual guide
Private transfer airport – hotel – airport.
Gravel bike and helmet.
Ground transportation and support vehicle
Your best Cycling Journey
Domestic flights in economy class if needed
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Destination
Our gallery
Fly into: Bogotá, El Dorado airport
Day 1
Arrival to Bogotá
Day 2
Transfer to Villa de Leyva, welcome orientation, bike fit, short ride – 20km / 100m gain
Day 3
Local ride and experience – 23km / 300m gain
Day 4
Ride to Moniquirá and local experience – 40km / 500m gain
Day 5
Ride to Guadalupe – 31km / 800m gain
Day 6
Flexible day
Day 7
Ride to Guane - 30km / 800m gain
Day 8
Ride or hike to Barichara, afternoon at leisure – 10km / 500m gain
Day 9
Ride or hike to Barichara, afternoon at leisure – 10km / 500m gain
Day 10
Visit Chicamocha canyon
Day 11
Ride around Mesa de los Santos, afternoon at leisure - 30 km/ 800m gain
Day 12
Transfer to Bucaramanga, flight to Bogotá
Day 13
End.