Colombian Trip August 2019 - Salsa Caleña Coreography

Do you want to travel to Colombia and learn salsa caleña? If the answer is yes, this is your trip.

We are going on a route through Colombia to get to know a little bit about this wonderful country with landscapes for all tastes, we will combine interior and coast to take advantage of this route as much as possible. In the itinerary you will see details of the route we will take, but we tell you that Bogotá, the Eje Cafetero, Cali and the Colombian Caribbean with its impressive Parque Natural de Tayrona are among our list of places to visit.

In addition to traveling we will also have time to enjoy the dance, and in Cali we have prepared an intensive week to learn Salsa Caleña, or to improve if you  already dance caleña, as in all our trips, we adapt the classes to the level of the participants.

DAY 1: ORIGIN – BOGOTA

Upon your arrival at the Hotel, your TravelToDance tour leader will be waiting to welcome you and introduce you to the rest of the group you will travel to Colombia for the next 15 days.

Accommodation in Bogotá.

DAY 2: BOGOTA

After breakfast we will go to Monserrat very close to the neighborhood of La Candelaria, we can walk, because the entrance is only 15-20 minutes walk from the Hotel. To climb, you can choose to do it on foot or by funicular.

In the afternoon we will take a guided tour through the historic center of the capital.

At night we will take a bus to Armenia that lasts about 7 hours, to arrive early to Salento, one of the towns of the Eje Cafetero.

DAY 3: SALENTO

When we arrive at the Hotel in Salento, we will arrange our things and have the morning free to rest. After lunch we will go to visit a coffee plantation. The plantations are about 45 minutes walking from the town, and the walk is very pleasant, so if the weather permits we can walk, but if someone prefers to do it by jeep, they usually charge about 2 €.

Accommodation in Salento.

DAY 4: VALLE DEL COCORA

After breakfast we will go to the central square of Salento where we will take a Jeep that will take us to the entrance of the Cocora Valley. It’s about 5-6 hours of trekking but we’ll do a few stops while we and enjoy the scenery  and take pictures. You have to bring water and a snacks or fruits, so that we do not lose energy for the climb.

Free afternoon to enjoy the town of Salento and its hand-crafts.

Accommodation in Salento.

DAY 5: CALI

After breakfast we will go to the bus station to take a bus to the salsa capital, it depends a bit on traffic but the journey takes about 5 hours. From Salento to Armenia, and then from there direct to Cali.

In the afternoon we will go to the Salsa school where we will have the intensive of 5 days and we will prepare our choreography and we will have our first salsa class. In addition, our teachers will indicate the class schedule for the week.

Accommodation in Cali.

DAY 6, 7, 8 AND 9: SALSA CALEÑA INTENSIVE WEEK

We will combine our salsa classes with visits and tours of the city. There are several tours and free visits or tickets for less than 5 €, so we will take advantage of these to discover Cali. We will also climb  to the hill of Tres Cruces one day, from where there is an impressive panoramic view of the city.

Accommodation in Cali.

DAY 10: SANTA MARTA

We will take a plane to the city of Santa Marta, it is a journey of just under 2 hours.

In the afternoon we will visit the historical center of this small colonial city and we will see the sunset from the beach.

Accommodation in Santa Marta.

DAY 11: TAYRONA PARK

After breakfast we will take a bus to Tayrona Park, you will only need a small backpack with the necessary for a couple of days, since to get to the accommodation in the park we have a two hour walk ahead, so you do not want to carry a big backpack, and forget about a wheel suitcase, impossible!

We can leave our heavier luggage at the Hotel de Santa Marta.

Accommodation in Hamaca or tent on the beach of San Juan, inside the park.

DAY 12: PUEBLITO

Today you have two options, stay at the beach and enjoy a relax day or climb to Pueblito, which is a Tayrona settlement in the mountains of the park.

After lunch we will make the walk back to take the bus  to Santa Marta.

Accommodation in Santa Marta.

DAY 13: BOGOTA.

Flight from Santa Marta to Bogota.

Accommodation in Bogotá.

DAY 14: BACK HOME

You will have the day off to walk around the city, or do some shopping if you wish.

We will make sure you have where to store your bags if your return flight is in the afternoon.

Return home and end of your dance  trip with TravelToDance!