Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Metrocable, Oriente Cll.50 con Cra.13, Villatina, Medellín, Buenos Aires, Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia
Your tour starts when our guide picks you up at your hotel to go on a taxi to the closest Metro station and head to San Javier station, the gate to Comuna 13. Boarding the Metrocable, an alternative form of public transportation for local residents, you will get to see San Javier from above. While floating up the hill and enjoying the view, you will learn about how much this project changed locals' lives.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Escaleras Electricas De La Comuna 13, Carrera 110, Medellin Colombia
Back at the main station, you’ll hop on a bus that takes you near the famous electric escalators that were built in 2011. They replaced 530 concrete steps and reduced the time for getting up the 384m (1,260ft.) immensely. Thanks to innovative changes like this, the complicated social dynamics gradually turned into a brighter panorama.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Comuna13, Cl 45a 107 59102 MEDELLIN, Medellin san javier Colombia
At this point, you will meet your local guide; local youth beneficiaries of the educational programs of Comuna Projet NGO. They will guide through the numerous graffiti art displayed at the comuna, you will get to know key aspects of the history and current reality of the community. Through their personal stories, you will connect deeper with the context and get inspired by their resilience and transformation process.
Next, you will visit a small local brewery right at the heart of the Comuna. It is an initiative of a group of local entrepreneurs who want to make visitors stay for a while, hang out, and generate more employment for the local community. Here you will have the chance to try local brews or non-alcoholic options. This brewery is community owned and supported by Comuna Project.
Finally, our bilingual guide will bring you down the electric escalators, then a 10-min bus ride and get you to San Javier subway station, where the tour ends.
Duration: 3 hours
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Traveler pickup is offered
Pick up service from Medellín Hotels /Accommodations. Please enter your pick up details.
* Note: pick-up from other towns have an additional cost (including but not limited to Envigado, Bello, Itagüí, Rionegro). Please contact us to arrange it.
09:00 AM
5 hours(approx.)
Not wheelchair accessible
Near public transportation
Most travelers can participate
This Tour is made in collaboration with a Comuna Project. A local non-profit whose mission is to improve the quality of life of the inhabitants of Medellin's Comuna 13 through workshops and free courses. It currently has five open spaces for learning, where they teach: guitar, piano, singing, music production, crafts, drawing, English and office automation, to about 300 people. When booking this tour, we employ beneficiaries of their programs and make an economic contribution for their operations.
You should bring comfortable clothing and walking shoes and sunscreen.
Children must be accompanied by an adult.
Changes on the tour may occur due to external factors.
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 8 travelers
Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Posted By : CasaGalu
Our guides, Francisco and Santiago, were so friendly and knowledgeable. Francisco set us up with all the great info we needed, and Santiago is clearly a well known local in the Comuna 13 area. It was so much fun wandering through the walkways as Santiago gives personal hello’s and introductions between us and his local community. Experiencing this area with a local guide is a must, as they provide all the historical and cultural information needed to have a genuine experience in Comuna 13.
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Posted On : 2022-08-15
