One of the nice things about this trip is that participants will be staying with Carolina's friends and families, thus allowing participants to get real insight into Colombian society and reducing travel costs. Moreover, this will allow us to donate around 40% of the travel package to a Colombian charity.
The tentative agenda is as follows:
Day 1:
Arrive to Bogotá
Airport pickup
Check-in at Hotel
Networking dinner
Day 2:
Breakfast at Hotel
Introduction to Colombia (guest speakers)
Lunch
International Exhibition-Fair for Agriculture
Party and dinner at Andres Carne de Res
Day 3:
Breakfast
Road trip to coffee region
Lunch
Visit the Colombian National Coffee Park
Night in Chinchina
Day 4:
Breakfast in a local town
Visit Cocora Valley, a wildlife sanctuary
Lunch
Canopy
Dinner
Day 5:
Breakfast
El Agrado farm visit and coffee cupping
Visit the National Center for Coffee Research in Colombia (CENICAFE)
Lunch
Colombian charity visit
Tango night dinner in Manizales
Day 6:
Breakfast
Hike in Los Nevados National Natural Park (stunning landscapes topped by snow peaks)
Dinner
Day 7:
Return flight to Bogota
Lunch with speaker at La Candelaria (historic neighbourhood)
Bogota city tour (including gold museum, Monserrate, Bolivar square)
Dinner
Night out around Bogota
Day 8:
Breakfast
Drive to Villa de Leyva (colonial town)
Lunch at La Posada de Don Pedro
Hotel Check in
Horseback riding around Villa de Leyva
Dinner
Day 9:
Breakfast
Visit San Agustin Convent
Traditional lunch
Stay in Charala with local hosts
Dinner
Day 10:
Breakfast
Visit Colombian Charity
River trip
Visit artesan sugar refinery
Dinner
Day 11:
Breakfast
Visit National Biological Reserve of Virolin
Picnic
Return to Charala
Dinner
Day 12:
Breakfast
Extreme sports at Chicamocha National Park
Late flight to Bogota from Bucaramanga
