Comuna 13 Graffiti Tour with Fruit Tasting and Cable Car Ride including Round-Trip Transport
by MedellinDayTrips
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✓Confirmation before Wed, 9 Sept - card's only charged if it's a yes. If it's a no, still time to book on Viator.
Book on Viator Confirmed right away, but you pay full price.$198Overview
This 4-5 hour tour in Medellín begins with hotel pickup and transport to Comuna 13. The first part is a two-hour guided walk through Comuna 13, where visitors see the outdoor electric escalators installed in 2011 to connect steep hills. The guide explains the history and meaning behind the many large murals and graffiti throughout the neighborhood. During the walk, visitors can try traditional Colombian snacks such as empanadas and butifarras. The route includes stops at a viewpoint, a newly painted path covered with graffiti, and a slide built as a memorial. After the walk, the group takes a 20-minute cable car ride over the hills and houses of Comuna 13. The guide discusses the area's social history, including the internal conflict in Colombia, displacement of rural people, and city housing programs. Views of green mountains and dense neighborhoods are visible during the ride. The final stop is a fruit tasting at a local, non-touristy market where visitors sample at least 10 exotic Colombian fruits not usually found in supermarkets. After the tasting, the tour returns by car to the original pickup location or a requested drop-off point. The tour includes a local professional guide, round-trip transport, light refreshments, snacks, and food tasting.
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Escaleras Electricas De La Comuna 13
Comuna 13 was Medellín's most dangerous district until 18 years ago. It is home to the first outdoor non-touristic electric escalators worldwide, inaugurated in December 2011 at a cost of 3.5 million dollars. These escalators replace more than 350 stairs on a steep hill. The neighborhood is one of Latin America's largest street art areas, with half of it covered in meaningful graffiti. The two-hour walking tour includes explanations of 5 significant murals, tasting traditional Colombian snacks such as empanadas, butifarras, carimañolas, aborrajado, and more. The route visits a viewpoint, a new graffiti pathway, and a slide built to commemorate a local tragedy.
120 min
Cable Car Ride over Comuna 13
The cable car ride lasts about 20 minutes, offering views of houses stacked on steep hillsides, many of which were or still are illegal settlements of displaced rural people due to internal conflict. The guide explains the conflict's origins and effects on Medellín, including a housing program to assist displaced residents. The ride goes up and down over green mountains contrasting with dense urban housing. After returning to the metro station, the tour moves on to the fruit tasting section.
40 min
Exotic Fruit Tasting at Local Market
Colombia grows over 433 different fruits, the highest diversity per square meter worldwide. This stop takes place at a clean, non-touristic market where participants taste at least 10 exotic tropical fruits not commonly found in city supermarkets. The fruits vary in color, shape, taste, and smell. This tasting concludes the half-day tour before returning to the starting point or another requested drop-off location.
40 min
Languages
Cancellation policy
- Cancel at least 24 hours before start for a full refund.
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Comuna 13 Graffiti Tour with Fruit Tasting and Cable Car Ride including Round-Trip Transport
by MedellinDayTrips
Choose from 7 available options
How do you want to book?
✓Confirmation before Wed, 9 Sept - card's only charged if it's a yes. If it's a no, still time to book on Viator.
Book on Viator Confirmed right away, but you pay full price.$198Overview
This 4-5 hour tour in Medellín begins with hotel pickup and transport to Comuna 13. The first part is a two-hour guided walk through Comuna 13, where visitors see the outdoor electric escalators installed in 2011 to connect steep hills. The guide explains the history and meaning behind the many large murals and graffiti throughout the neighborhood. During the walk, visitors can try traditional Colombian snacks such as empanadas and butifarras. The route includes stops at a viewpoint, a newly painted path covered with graffiti, and a slide built as a memorial. After the walk, the group takes a 20-minute cable car ride over the hills and houses of Comuna 13. The guide discusses the area's social history, including the internal conflict in Colombia, displacement of rural people, and city housing programs. Views of green mountains and dense neighborhoods are visible during the ride. The final stop is a fruit tasting at a local, non-touristy market where visitors sample at least 10 exotic Colombian fruits not usually found in supermarkets. After the tasting, the tour returns by car to the original pickup location or a requested drop-off point. The tour includes a local professional guide, round-trip transport, light refreshments, snacks, and food tasting.
Highlights
What's included
What's not included
Itinerary
Escaleras Electricas De La Comuna 13
Comuna 13 was Medellín's most dangerous district until 18 years ago. It is home to the first outdoor non-touristic electric escalators worldwide, inaugurated in December 2011 at a cost of 3.5 million dollars. These escalators replace more than 350 stairs on a steep hill. The neighborhood is one of Latin America's largest street art areas, with half of it covered in meaningful graffiti. The two-hour walking tour includes explanations of 5 significant murals, tasting traditional Colombian snacks such as empanadas, butifarras, carimañolas, aborrajado, and more. The route visits a viewpoint, a new graffiti pathway, and a slide built to commemorate a local tragedy.
120 min
Cable Car Ride over Comuna 13
The cable car ride lasts about 20 minutes, offering views of houses stacked on steep hillsides, many of which were or still are illegal settlements of displaced rural people due to internal conflict. The guide explains the conflict's origins and effects on Medellín, including a housing program to assist displaced residents. The ride goes up and down over green mountains contrasting with dense urban housing. After returning to the metro station, the tour moves on to the fruit tasting section.
40 min
Exotic Fruit Tasting at Local Market
Colombia grows over 433 different fruits, the highest diversity per square meter worldwide. This stop takes place at a clean, non-touristic market where participants taste at least 10 exotic tropical fruits not commonly found in city supermarkets. The fruits vary in color, shape, taste, and smell. This tasting concludes the half-day tour before returning to the starting point or another requested drop-off location.
40 min
Languages
Cancellation policy
- Cancel at least 24 hours before start for a full refund.