Comuna 13 Tour: Witness Barrio Transformation and Unique Urban Escalator in Medellin
4.9
44 Ratings
Medellin
Experience the transformation of Medellin's Comuna 13 on a captivating tour. Witness the unique urban escalator and explore the authentic barrios for a deeper understanding of this innovative city.
Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Centro Cultural Moravia - Stop to walk around
  • Escaleras Electricas De La Comuna 13 - Enjoy colorful grafiti art
  • Alto San Miguel - nacimiento rio Medellin - Check out the city from the cable car
  • Medellin - Check out Medellin most humble and innovative barrios.
What's Included
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Private tour
  • All taxes, fees and handling charges
  • Driver/guide
  • Local taxes
What's Not Included
  • Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)
  • Food and drinks
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

This intriguing tour of the slums portrays Medellin as a rejuvenated city that has put immense effort into bridging the divide between the wealthy and the underprivileged, ensuring a high standard of living for all, irrespective of their societal standing.

Escape the conventional, well-trodden tourist routes and explore conventional Colombian neighbourhoods where the true locals benefit from first-rate facilities such as the San Javier cable car and the recently transformed slum Comuna 13 that boasts the most unique electric escalator in America. You will cultivate a deeper comprehension of this vibrant city that, much like a dormant giant, has transformed from being the most violent to the most innovative in the world.

  • Children must be accompanied by an adult
  • Dress code is smart casual
  • May be operated by a multi-lingual guide
  • Flexible start time, please inquire
  • Guides are wearing masks
  • Travelers are required to wear masks
  • Private groups, no interaction with other travelers
Location
Centro Cultural Moravia
Calle 82 A # 52-25, Cerca al Jardín Botánico
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
4.9
(44 Ratings)
5 stars
4 stars
3 stars
2 stars
1 star
J5500syalexanderd
Mar 20, 2024
Great tour - Tour was amazing with Luis Reyes. Luis really explained the history and story of everything we saw. He was thoughtful and answered all of our questions. The culture and people of Colombia are wonderful and Luis is a great global ambassador to his country.
Review provided by Tripadvisor
Tripmember06222017
Jan 22, 2024
Great half day Medellin tour! - Excellent half-day private tour with our guide Luis Reyes. Definitely worth the cost of the private tour to be able to customize to your interests and spend extra time where you want. Luis gave great information throughout the tour and took pictures for us. Highly recommended.
Review provided by Tripadvisor
586tomaszg
Jan 22, 2024
Very good and professional guide Louis - I recommend the commune 13 trip, especially with the guide Louis because he presents the history and all events related to this place in a very interesting way, he guides professionally, I felt safe and taken care of. Thank you very much and I recommend it to everyone.
Review provided by Tripadvisor
Numquamretro
Jan 1, 2024
100% recommend Esteban - Esteban was great, speaks perfect English (grew up in the US), had a new car, knew all the great spots & the locals. Definitely a clear recommendation if you want to see interesting parts of the city, in a relaxed way, with no hassle or neef to plan anything.
Review provided by Tripadvisor
Miriam
Dec 31, 2023
Great half-day experience with the Graffiti Tour - We had a really great experience on the Graffiti Tour, visiting the Comuna 13 combined with a cable car ride above the whole are. Especially our Tour Guide Esteban was very sympathetic and flexible to adjust details of the tour according to our interests and wishes. We can highly recommend this tour with Esteban.
Review provided by Tripadvisor
Escape25308595049
Dec 29, 2023
Barrio Tour - Comuna 13 - It was a good and very intersting tour with esteban in comuna 13. would do it again and highly recomend it.
Review provided by Tripadvisor
Cruiser53090968093
Dec 29, 2023
Great fun with Esteban! - Our guide Esteban picked us up with his car and drove us to the other side of town. The ride was already great fun, as Esteban is just hilarious. During the whole trip (cableacar ride and stroll through Julio 20) he was alway open for questions and had many insights into local life for us. Gracias Esteban!
Review provided by Tripadvisor
Explore65122576580
Nov 28, 2023
Louis is an amazing tour guide - If you have to get a tour guide, you have to ask for Louis he was absolutely amazing. Louis took us on a few tours as he was amazing from the first day, we met him.He went over and beyond and what he should’ve done. He showed us everything. He is so knowledgeable in Medellin and we learned a lot about his country. He took his time we went to lunch. He crack some jokes it was like a friend giving us a tour of his country. Now I consider Louis one of my good friends in Columbia. He was amazing I highly recommend him.
Review provided by Tripadvisor
Crystalry807jg
Sep 5, 2023
"Outstanding Columbia Tour with Luis Reyes: A 5-Star Experience" - During our tour of Columbia, Luis Reyes truly impressed us with his exceptional knowledge and experience. His informative explanations and insights made the experience all the more enriching. It's evident that his expertise greatly enhanced our tour, and we're grateful for the time he took to ensure we had a memorable visit. A definite 5-star rating for Luis Reyes!
Review provided by Tripadvisor
677gittyr
Aug 27, 2023
Awesome Experience - We had a great tour guide who made sure to take great care of us. We were able to have unlimited pictures taken of us.
Review provided by Tripadvisor
Select Date and Tickets
up to 15 guests
1
Adult
May 2024
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Today