Day 1: Arrivals.  We’ll pick up at the José María Airport and shuttle you to our hotel where we’ll build and size your bikes before a delicious dinner and briefing about the week to come.

Day 2: Marinilla to Guatapé 51km, 810m.  This stunning ride takes us through the heart of the valley that provides over 20% of flowers to North American shops – beautiful to say the least!   We’ll finish in colourful Guatapé with lunch at an Italian-run pizzeria in the town square, check into our hotel and enjoy exploring this charming colonial town.

Day 3: Guatapé to Santa Elena 81km, 1900m.  Returning to flowered hillsides, we enjoy 50km of rolling roads before our first big climb up to the forest reserve of Parque Avri at 2700m on the altiplano overlooking Medellin.  After lunch and a shower, we descend into Medellin via cable car where we’ll leave the forest and enter one of the most important “barrios”, or “favelas” that has been one of the symbols of social transformation and development of Medellín.  We’ll spend the night in vibrant Medellín where your guides will show you around.

Day 4: Coffee Region 60km, 1500m. After a short shuttle, we stop for a snack and local tropical juice before we begin our ride through a valley carved out by Cauca River before tackling a 15km rolling climb with 700m of climbing to the village of Fredonia, a ‘paisa village’ that looks exactly like it did when settled in the 19th century.

Day 5: Cauca Viejo to Concordia 84km, 2100m. After a 20km ride along the Cauca River, we begin the gentle 20km ascent up through sprawling coffee plantations to Concordia, one of the countries coffee hubs in a village of colourful buildings and cobbled streets.  After lunch, the winding descent will leave you grinning ear to ear!

Day 6: Cauca Viejo to Jerico 51km, 2150m.  After a short warm up, we take on Antioquia’s biggest challenge and arguably the most scenic ride of the tour.  A 12 km climb takes us to the picturesque villages of Tarso and Pueblo Rico before the final 8km climb to Jericò, known as the most beautiful village in Antioquia owing to its ‘republican’ architecture.  Here we’ll enjoy the evening and stay in a quaint hacienda with rooftop jacuzzi.

Day 7: Jerico to Fredonia 66km, 1600m.  We begin with the whooping descent from Jerico, cross the Cauca River, before our final climb of the tour to the hilltop village of Fredonia, where we’ll have a delicious lunch, a dip on the pool, and then shower and change before our short shuttle back into Medellin.  After checking into our hotel, we pack bikes before one last stroll into the restaurant region to enjoy a farewell dinner.

Day 8: Departures.  We’ll shuttle you to the airport and see you off with big smiles, tired legs, and hopes of a future adventure shared!