Pablo Escobar Private Tour: Understand Medellín's Past and Transformation
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50 Ratings
Medellín
Embark on a private tour of Medellín's past and transformation, exploring the iconic places associated with Pablo Escobar. Gain a deeper understanding of the country's history and the impact of drug trafficking, while discovering how Medellín has evolved into an innovative and safer city.
Duration:
5 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Los Olivos Antioquia - Chocó - Roof and house where he died: here we discuss the political and economic context on what was one of the most violent countries in the world, how Pablo Escobar died, how his legacy still impacts the culture and lifestyle of citizens
- Cementerio Jardines Montesacro - Here we talk about many perspectives and points of view about Pablo’s history, we try to make people understand the context in which Pablo grew up and why he was that person with such a particular personality
- Inflexión Memorial Park - We visit the memorial square, formerly his residence, his residence, an icon for pablo escobar demolished by the government to build a memorial square, intending to rebuild the memory and preserve the history that caused lot of damage and many thousand of victims
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Barrio Pablo Escobar - Finally, a neighborhood donated by Pablo prior to running for congress, we will talk about the idiosyncrasy and culture of many young people who grew up without opportunities, who saw drugs as the only way to get ahead.
Apart from doing tours in Medellín, we strongly believe in education and change, and this is a space to go over many decades that left a bad legacy for Colombia, many people who somehow, were influenced by Pablo Escobar and of course, many victims.
What's Included
- Complimentary bottled water
- Expert guidance from a professional guide
- Inclusive of all taxes, fees, and handling charges
- Convenient pickup and drop-off at designated meeting points
- Travel comfortably in a private vehicle
What's Not Included
- Drinks
- Food and drinks, unless specified
- Lunch
Additional Information
It is just history, we do not glorify. This is private tour, beyond visiting the iconic places in the life of the drug lord, we focus on discussing different points of view around the country and the problems related to drug trafficking. Our purpose is the understanding of such scourge and its impact in our country, and the process Medellín has gone through in order to become an innovative and safer city. We do not glorify Pablo or see him as a hero, we simply seek to understand the political, social and economic context of that time.
From the place where you are staying, we go to:
- The cemetery (where we will discuss on his family and the closest people)
- The memorial park (where we will talk a little about some versions and points of view around Pablo).
- The neighborhood (donated in the early 80´ prior to his political campaign)
- Roof and house where he died
Optionally we can stop to grab some snacks
Daily tours at 9:00 am or 1:45 pm
- Comfortable clothes and the best attitude
Location
Los Olivos Antioquia - Chocó
Carrera 47
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Vicki
Jul 17, 2023
Great day with Daniel - Daniel is a great guide. He contacted us prior to the tour to confirm and arrived on time. He speaks great English and showed us all the sites in the tour with lots of information. He gave the perspective of the locals from different points of view. He gave us recommendations. Most importantly he is a fabulous person and we both thoroughly enjoyed our day with him.
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Angelawardle
Apr 25, 2023
Very interesting tour - Our guide, Mateo, was very knowledgeable and told us many things we did not know. He was very objective and brought the history to life. There were some sad moments as the history is very sad. Mateo was a good driver and looked after us very well, he gave us tips for other things to do and offered to answer any questions we had, even after the tour
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Juliasimonexo
Feb 28, 2023
Worth visiting as it is part of Medellins history - We did this tour with Eddie. He picked us up at the Hostel and during the car rides to the different spots he talked about the painful and bloody history. It was extremely interesting and also very reflective.
I can highly recommend doing the tour because Eddie made it very special, we ask tons of questions and learned about the transformation of the now beautiful city Medellin.
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Pascale562
Feb 25, 2023
Informativ Tour - We didn’t came to Medellin because of that story but got a recommendation for this tour. So we went with Eddie (our guide) to all the important places you need to know. He gave a very respectful and transparent view on that part of the history of Columbia. We think it is important to know what happened in the past and he gave us, with respect to the victims, an great overview as a eyewitnesses. Thank you very much Eddie!
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Tóth
Dec 10, 2022
Highly recommended to everyone !! - Thanks a lot for your help, to organise the tour, and thanks again to Andres for this amazing guide and his time spending with us. Highly recommended this tour to all who want to know true behind the lies and gossips and know the real and true history of Escobar. It was definitely worthed to do, better then any other tour related to him.We got many new informations about Medellin, how much this amazing city changed and developed in the past years, and became safe for tourists and economy friendly. I will definitely come back to Colombia ( not Columbia) and visit Medellin since this city is offering much more then most of the people think, and deserves to be full of new tourists to see, and experience how kind the people here are. Thank you, and see you soon :)
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Brianh170990
Dec 3, 2022
Excellent - Excellent tour with Cesar, some amazing facts and sites. Felt like the time flew by. As Cesar said it’s important to not try and forget about what happened, people need to talk.
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H2698etterrym
Aug 25, 2022
Great tour - GREAT TOUR excellent information, very knowledgeable tour guide. I will definitely recommend visiting.
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977coenv
Aug 25, 2022
Great host - Great host, a lot of knowledge and great English skills. We needed a private tour that started very early as we had a flight to catch. They were very flexible and we were really happy with the tour. Recommended!
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Jritter94
Aug 20, 2022
Love history - Loved learning about the history of Pablo Escobar. Big history here so it was fun to see. I look forward to learning more.
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Traveler44100291706
Jul 21, 2022
extremely interesting storytelling, excellent english, good knowing of place and its history, very comfortable atmospher - extremely interesting storytelling, excellent english, good knowing of place and its history, very comfortable atmosphere
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