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Welcome to Colombia! On this day we will gather at the hotel at 6:00 PM (local time) for our welcome dinner where you ́ll get to know your Colombian crew for the week and the rest of the group. We will share our road book with you and general details of each stage. You will stay at the 5* hotel Movich Las Lomas.

EAT: Welcome dinner

SLEEP: Movich Hotel Las Lomas

CYCLE: –

This will be a-“warm upride” point to point 70 kilometers ride-over 2.000 meters abovesea level. Today ́s highlights include La Unión climb (7,3 km, 370 m, 5,1% av) and someother hilly ascents along the road. You ́ll have the chance to pedal next to a great ColombianCyclist and remember with him some of the triumphs of his career.

After lunch we ́ll have a transfer towards Doradal and spend the night at the Hotel Arboreo,a beautiful modern hotel surrounded by nature.

EAT: Breakfast, lunch and dinner

SLEEP: Hotel Arbóreo – Doradal, Antioquia

CYCLE: Point to point ride, Eastern Antioquia Region, 70 km, 1.005 m

Even if it seems an easy flat ride: 107 km and only 540 m of elevation, our challenge today will be the heat and humidity. We will pedal along the Magdalena River between the central and east mountains of the Andes Range. Once at Honda, a small colonial and historical town of Colombia you´ll try some of the most exotic and unique fruits that this tropical country has to offer, you´ll have time to rest and relax before our queen stage next day.

EAT: Breakfast, lunch and dinner

SLEEP: Hotel Boutique Las Trampas – Honda, Tolima

CYCLE: 107 km, 540 m

Day 3 is going to be epic, from the tropic to the paramount you´ll be facing 100 km and 4.425 m of elevation gain in one of the longest paved climbs in the world. Letras has been the stage of a lot of national and international races, including UCI events.

Our day will start very early but after we conquer the stage you´ll be transfer to a beautiful hotel in the mountains with some hot springs for your recovery.

EAT: Breakfast, lunch on the road and dinner

SLEEP: Hotel Termales la Cabaña – Manizales, Caldas

CYCLE: 100 km, 4.425 m, 4% av

Today we´ll start with a transfer to Chinchina, a small town close to Manizales, and then we´ll have a short ride to Filandia: our final basecamp of the trip. Only 60 km but with 1.530 m of elevation gain to arrive to our last hotel Casa Du Velo. Here you´ll receive a recovery massage and we´ll prepare for our 2 final stages among the coffee plantations.

EAT: Breakfast, lunch on the road and dinner

SLEEP: Hotel Casa Du Velo – Filandia, Quindio

CYCLE: 60 km, 1.530 m

It´s time to taste the most awarded coffee of Colombia and to know how it´s produced and what it takes to produce a delicious cup of Colombian Coffee. From Filandia to Buenavista it seems an easy – going down ride but in only 60 km and 945 m of elevation gain you´ll have a challenging ride.

Once we arrive to San Alberto´s coffee farm we´ll walk among the coffee plantations, learn about the production of coffee in Colombia and taste some different methods. At the end of the day, we´ll be transferred back to the hotel.

EAT: Breakfast, lunch on the road and dinner

SLEEP: Hotel Casa Du Velo – Filandia, Quindio

CYCLE: 60 km, 945 m

The final stage of the tour is as beautiful and challenging as the rest. We couldn’t leave the region without visiting Salento and the Cocora Valley where the oil palm tree is located along the mountains. A short 65 km ride but 1.940 m, to arrive to a final trek in these magic mountains.

Our cycling will end with a picnic in nature and we´ll transfer you back to the hotel to prepare for our farewell dinner.

EAT: Breakfast, lunch on the road and dinner

SLEEP: Hotel Casa Du Velo – Filandia, Quindio

CYCLE: 65 km, 1.940 m

Our trip comes to an end, in the morning the group will be transferred to Medellín for a last activity in the city of eternal spring. Since our cycling adventure has finished, we want to take you on a final short city tour. After 5 PM our team will be ready to take you to the airport to go back home.

EAT: Breakfast

Welcome to Colombia! On this day we will gatheratthe hotel at 6:00 PM (local time) for ourwelcome dinner where you ́ll get to know your Colombian crew for the week and the rest ofthe group. We will share our road book with you and general details of each stage.Youwillstayatthe 5* hotelGrand Hyatt in Bogotá.

EAT: Welcome dinner

SLEEP: Grand Hyatt Bogotá

CYCLE: –

This will be our “warm up ride” from “Alto la Tribuna” above 2.500 meters over sea level towards the Magdalena valley (500 meters above sea level). We are going to start our ride among the mountains of the Eastern side of the Colombian Andes mountain range with beautiful landscapes and even being a flat / descent ride will be challenging with some short hills.

Today´s highlights include Alto Viani (6,85 km, 500 m, 7,3% av) and some other short hilly ascents along the road. We will arrive at Honda, a small colonial and historical town of Colombia. You´ll also have the chance to pedal next to a great Colombian Cyclist and remember with him some of the triumphs of his career.

EAT: Breakfast, lunch on the road and dinner

SLEEP: Hotel Boutique Las Trampas – Honda, Tolima

CYCLE: 120 km, 1.205 m

Even if it seems an easy flat ride: 115 km and only 900 m of elevation, our challenge today will be the heat and humidity. We will pedal along the Magdalena River between the central and east mountains of the Andes Range along the most important river of Colombia: El Magdalena. Once we go back to Honda, you´ll try some of the most exotic and unique fruits that this tropical country has to offer, you´ll have time to rest and relax before our queen stage next day.

EAT: Breakfast, lunch and dinner

SLEEP: Hotel Boutique Las Trampas – Honda, Tolima

CYCLE: 115 km, 900 m

Day 3 is going to be epic, from the tropic to the paramount you´ll be facing 100 km and 4.425 m of elevation gain in one of the longest paved climbs in the world. Letras has been the stage of a lot of national and international races, including UCI events.

Our day will start very early but after we conquer the stage you´ll be transfer to a beautiful hotel in the mountains with some hot springs for your recovery.

EAT: Breakfast, lunch on the road and dinner

SLEEP: Hotel Termales la Cabaña – Manizales, Caldas

CYCLE: 100 km, 4.425 m, 4% av

Today we´ll start with a transfer to Chinchina, a small town close to Manizales, and then we´ll have a short ride to Filandia: our final basecamp of the trip. Only 60 km but with 1.530 m of elevation gain to arrive to our last hotel Casa Du Velo. Here you´ll receive a recovery massage and we´ll prepare for our 2 final stages among the coffee plantations.

EAT: Breakfast, lunch on the road and dinner

SLEEP: Hotel Casa Du Velo – Filandia, Quindio

CYCLE: 60 km, 1.530 m

It´s time to taste the most awarded coffee of Colombia and to know how it´s produced and what it takes to produce a delicious cup of Colombian Coffee. From Filandia to Buenavista it seems an easy – going down ride but in only 60 km and 945 m of elevation gain you´ll have a challenging ride.

Once we arrive to San Alberto´s coffee farm we´ll walk among the coffee plantations, learn about the production of coffee in Colombia and taste some different methods. At the end of the day, we´ll be transferred back to the hotel.

EAT: Breakfast, lunch on the road and dinner

SLEEP: Hotel Casa Du Velo – Filandia, Quindio

CYCLE: 60 km, 945 m

The final stage of the tour is as beautiful and challenging as the rest. We couldn’t leave the region without visiting Salento and the Cocora Valley where the oil palm tree is located along the mountains. A short 65 km ride but 1.940 m, to arrive to a final trek in these magic mountains.

Our cycling will end with a picnic in nature and we´ll transfer you back to the hotel to prepare for our farewell dinner.

EAT: Breakfast, lunch on the road and dinner

SLEEP: Hotel Casa Du Velo – Filandia, Quindio

CYCLE: 65 km, 1.940 m

Our trip comes to an end, in the morning the group will be transferred to Bogotá for a last activity in the capital of Colombia. Since our cycling adventure has finished, we want to take you on a final short city tour in the historical Bogotá. After 5 PM our team will be ready to take you to the airport to go back home.

EAT: Breakfast