This isn’t just a tour—it’s a creative adventure. Join travel writer Claudia Laroye for a journey through Colombia that blends vivid landscapes, cultural immersion, and space to create. An epic, curated Colombia journey for women — travelling independently, together. Experience this joyful journey and ignite your creativity during this adventure through cultural discovery.
Colombia Retreat with Claudia Laroye: From the Caribbean to the Andes. Experience Colombia with a Writer’s Eye and a Traveller’s Curiosity.
This isn’t just a tour—it’s a creative adventure. Join travel writer Claudia Laroye for a journey through Colombia that blends vivid landscapes, cultural immersion, and space to create.
An epic, curated Colombia journey for women — travelling independently, together. Experience this joyful journey and ignite your creativity during this adventure through cultural discovery.
This is a small-group experience designed for women who value meaningful connections, elevated style, and stories worth telling. You’ll arrive solo, but from the very first night you’ll be part of a like-minded group — women who don’t know each other yet, and quickly become the best kind of travel companions.
Across Cartagena’s Caribbean magic and Medellín’s creative renaissance, you’ll blend world-class dining (including a restaurant recognized by The World’s 50 Best), rooftop cocktails, a private speedboat day in the Rosario Islands, Afro-Caribbean rhythm on the beach, and powerful community-led storytelling. Everything is taken care of — so you can focus on feeling present, safe, and fully alive. Expect beauty, depth, laughter, and that rare feeling of: I’m exactly where I’m supposed to be.
Claudia Laroye is an award-winning travel writer and author of A Gelato a Day, a collection of stories about the real joys (and chaos) of family travel. Based in Vancouver, Claudia brings years of storytelling experience—and a great sense of humour—to every journey. Throughout your Colombia trip with Claudia, you’ll have the opportunity to journal and receive travel writing tips from Claudia. She’ll share travel writing techniques she’s developed in her 15 years as a travel writer.
Come to Colombia with Claudia; leave with stories. Dates: Oct 12-20, 2026
Colombia doesn’t whisper. It dances, sings, and pulls you in. This 13-day adventure moves through the country’s most compelling regions, blending electric cities, lush landscapes, and soul-stirring culture into one unforgettable journey.
From the high-altitude energy of Bogotá to the innovation and rhythm of Medellín, you’ll dive into a country that has reinvented itself with confidence and creativity. Wander colonial streets in Barichara, marvel at the technicolour landscapes of Guatapé, and trade city buzz for Caribbean breezes in Tayrona National Park.
Along the way, uncover hidden gems, connect with welcoming local communities, and savour Colombia’s bold, diverse cuisine. Coffee country hills, jungle trails, golden beaches, and mountain hideaways unfold day by day, revealing a nation rich in history, resilience, and warmth.
This is Colombia in full colour. Adventurous, welcoming, and endlessly alive.
Travel with a birdwatching expert on an unforgettable journey through Colombia’s Coffee Region, a haven for birdwatchers and nature enthusiasts. The Central Andes are shaped by dramatic landscapes, from misty cloud forests and fertile coffee plantations to the high-altitude páramo of Los Nevados National Park. With its rich volcanic soils and diverse microclimates, the region sustains an extraordinary array of wildlife, including rare and endemic bird species found nowhere else in the world.
On this adventure, you’ll traverse ecosystems teeming with colourful hummingbirds, striking tanagers and elusive raptors, each uniquely adapted to the varying elevations and habitats. From the lush forests of Rio Blanco and Tinamú to the rugged cliffs of Nido del Cóndor, where the Andean Condor soars, every destination offers unforgettable encounters with Colombia’s remarkable avian life. You’ll experience the expertise of both a lead guide and local guides at every location, ensuring a deeply immersive and knowledgeable exploration of the region.
Beyond its natural wonders, this region is also a cultural and conservation hub. Sustainable coffee farming practices support both biodiversity and local communities, offering visitors a chance to experience Colombia’s world-renowned coffee heritage while contributing to vital conservation efforts. Whether exploring the serene beauty of the highlands or immersing yourself in the rhythms of nature, this expedition promises a deep connection to one of the world’s most exciting emerging wildlife destinations.
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Colombia is throwing off its negative reputation with a cultural and artistic renaissance to match any of its South American neighbours. Nowhere is this more evident than in the street art which adorns Bogotá’s walls, and which reveals the untrammelled creativity of the capital’s graffiti artists. Check out some of my favourite pieces of street art…