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Colombia’s Ultimate Dual-Sport Expedition
3 Andes Ranges. 15 Days. Zero Boring.

🏍️ 14-Day Colombia Motorcycle Expedition

 

📍 Day 1 — Medellín → Cimitarra 🌄

Leave the cool mountains of Antioquia and descend the twisting switchbacks toward the Magdalena River Valley. Pavement all the way, warm tropical air, and a smooth start to your expedition.

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📍 Day 2 — Cimitarra → Bucaramanga 🌄

Ride north along the river plains, then climb into the Eastern Andes (Cordillera Oriental). Bucaramanga—the City of Parks—sits on a plateau with sweeping views of the Chicamocha Canyon, one of Colombia’s deepest. Evening temperatures are fresh after a day in the lowlands.

 

📍 Day 3 — Bucaramanga → San Gil ⛰️

Follow the old highway across the rim of the Chicamocha Canyon—Colombia’s Grand Canyon. Expect tight curves, desert micro-climates, and spectacular vistas. San Gil is Colombia’s adventure capital, famous for rafting the Río Suárez and paragliding over the canyon.

 

📍 Day 4 — San Gil → Soatá 🏞️

Head south into remote Boyacá Department, crossing fertile farmland and dry mountain ridges where time seems frozen. Soatá rests between cactus-covered valleys and cool high-altitude plateaus—classic Eastern-Andes scenery rarely visited by tourists.

 

📍 Day 5 — Soatá → Cabañas Kanwara ❄️⛰️

Ride narrow Andean dirt tracks toward the high páramo zone near El Cocuy National Park. Your destination, Cabañas Kanwara, is a rustic family-run lodge with a view of the high altitude  Ritacuba Blanco Glacier (5,410 m)—one of Colombia’s last year-round ice peaks. Cold nights; Cold Showers; bring thermals.

 

📍 Day 6 — Cabañas Kanwara → Socha ⛰️

Continue through windswept alpine terrain dotted with mining towns. Socha, once a colonial silver hub, now blends historic cobblestone lanes with panoramic mountain views. The ride showcases Colombia’s high-altitude culture and mining heritage.

 

📍 Day 7 — Socha → Florián 🌊

Descend from the cold highlands into lush subtropical valleys. Florián hides the Ventanas de Tisquizoque, a gigantic cave where three waterfalls burst straight out of the cliff face—a geological wonder formed by karst erosion in limestone strata.

 

📍 Day 8 — Florián → Muzo 💚

Ride dirt backroads through Colombia’s emerald belt. Expect river crossings and slippery clay switchbacks before reaching Muzo, the world’s emerald-mining capital. Locals have mined here since pre-Columbian times, and dealers still trade gems in the plaza.

 

📍 Day 9 — Muzo → Honda 🌴

Leave the emerald mountains and descend to the Magdalena River. Honda, founded in 1539, was once the main port linking Bogotá to the Caribbean. Wander its cobbled streets and iron bridges—remnants of Colombia’s first railway network.

 

📍 Day 10 — Honda → Pensilvania ☕

Cross back into the Central Cordillera, climbing from steamy jungle to cool coffee country. Pensilvania’s hilltop setting delivers endless switchbacks, colonial balconies, and genuine Antioquian hospitality. Altitude change: ~200 m → 2,200 m.

 

📍 Day 11 — Pensilvania → Salamina 🌄

Ride along ridge-top farm tracks with views of the Cauca River Valley. Arrive in Salamina, a UNESCO-listed Pueblo Patrimonio known for its intricate wooden balconies and century-old bronze fountain “La Pila de Salamina.”

 

📍 Day 12 — Salamina → Manizales 🌋

Follow paved mountain curves toward Nevado del Ruiz Volcano (5,321 m). Manizales, perched at 2,150 m, anchors the Coffee Triangle. On clear days you can see snow-capped peaks formed by the same tectonic collision that split Colombia’s Andes into three ranges

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📍 Day 13 — Manizales → Jardín 🌺

Descend through coffee-clad slopes, crossing the old Pan-American Highway and entering Jardín, famous for its painted balconies and the neo-Gothic Basilica of the Immaculate Conception. Evenings fill with locals drinking coffee on the plaza.

 

📍 Day 14 — Jardín → Urrao 🏞️

An adventurous off-road stage through cloud forests and high ridgelines toward Urrao, hometown of Tour de France cyclist Rigoberto Urán. Surrounding farms produce high-altitude specialty coffee and offer access to the Páramo de Frontino Reserve.

 

📍 Day 15 — Urrao → Medellín 🏔️

Climb over the Western Andes via remote rural roads before descending into the Aburrá Valley. Panoramic views of Medellín signal the end of your expedition—fifteen days, three cordilleras, and the full geological story of Colombia on two wheels. Celebrate with a hot shower and a cold cerveza.