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African Music Roots Private Tour in Comuna 13, Medellin
African Music Roots Private Tour in Comuna 13, Medellin
African Music Roots Private Tour in Comuna 13, Medellin
African Music Roots Private Tour in Comuna 13, Medellin
African Music Roots Private Tour in Comuna 13, Medellin

African Music Roots Private Tour in Comuna 13, Medellin

By Impulse Travel
Free cancellation available
Price is $380 per adult* *Get a lower price by selecting multiple adult tickets
Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 5h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup
  • Multiple languages
Overview

This tour is part of our H.E.A.R.T. Experiences at Impulse Travel - Go deep into Comuna 13 to meet with resilient artists who recovered youth and public spaces through reconnection to their African roots in music, dance, and creativity.

Activity location

  • Estación metro san javier
    • 96-29 Carrera 95
    • 050033, Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Estación metro san javier
    • 96-29 Carrera 95
    • 050033, Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia

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African Music Roots Private Tour in Comuna 13, Medellin
  • Activity duration is 5 hours5h5h
  • English

Pickup included

Price details
$380.00 x 1 Adult$380.00

Total
Price is $380.00

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedKnowledgeable guide in Spanish and English
  • What's includedWhat's includedTypical Colombian snack
  • What's includedWhat's includedPublic transportation rides.
  • What's includedWhat's includedHotel pick-up and drop-off in public transportation.
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedOptional tips and gratuities
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedUnspecified food and beverages
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedPersonal expenses

Know before you book

  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Taking this tour you will support two local initiatives that rely on tourism to survive. We can arrange private transportation from and to your hotel for an additional cost. The local street artist doesn’t speak English, our guide will serve as translator.
  • We recommend wearing comfortable clothes and shoes and sunscreen.
  • Children must be accompanied by an adult.

Activity itinerary

Estación metro san javier
  • 30m
  • Admission ticket included
You will be picked up at your hotel to take you to San Javier, Comuna 13’s entry before moving on to the highest part of the Comuna, Nuevos Conquistadores neighborhood.
Escaleras Electricas De La Comuna 13
  • 4h
  • Admission ticket included
At this place, you can see Medellín’s rural outskirts and have a privileged view over Comuna 13 and the entire city. Descending through El Corazón, Independencias, and El Salado neighborhoods you will learn the impressive story of how dances and musical culture helped local youth and led into a more peaceful context. You will understand the dimensions of the transformation as you hear the locals narrating the rough context that they had to face years before due to gang wars, para-military groups, and urban guerillas. To give you a first-hand experience of the activities that held the community together, you will visit Son Bata’s music studio where local musicians recorded one of their hits “ Estamos Melos” and learn how to play it with percussions instructed by the experts. After this easy and enjoyable activity, you can get loose and learn how to dance with one of the best dancers at Son Batá who will lead you into making great steps, easily and in no time!
Estación metro san javier
  • 30m
  • Admission ticket included
Finally, you will have a local snack before returning to your hotel with the company of our guide.

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESEstación metro san javier
    • 96-29 Carrera 95
    • 050033, Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLEEstación metro san javier
    • 96-29 Carrera 95
    • 050033, Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia

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