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Medellin's Comuna 13 Struggle and Splendor
$258.00
This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after
they redeem the gift voucher.
Overview
This tour is part of our H.E.A.R.T. Experiences at Impulse Travel - Join this half-day tour to learn how Medellin's Comuna 13 went from being the city's most dangerous district to become a symbol of resilience and transformation as you walk the territory with a local. Avoid hidden costs with public transport tickets and refreshment included in the price.
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The experience offers several options. This price includes:
Comuna Public transportation
Public transportation
Pickup included
Public transportation
Pickup included
Tour guide
Language: English
Human tour guide
Duration: 5 hours
Availability depends on seasonality and number of participants. Bookings can not be made for the same day. Please read our TnC’s.
When giving as a gift, your recipient can choose a date at their convenience during a booking process. Otherwise, you can choose one after checkout and voucher redemption.
When giving as a gift, your recipient can choose a date at their convenience during a booking process. Otherwise, you can choose one after checkout and voucher redemption.
The experience offers several options, check yours above
- Home-made popsicle
- Local guide.
- Local beer or drink
- Public transportation rides
- Expert guide in English or Spanish.
- Private transportation (unless you choose that option)
- Additional unspecified activities
- Unspecified meals and beverages
- Optional tips and gratuities
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Your tour starts when our guide picks you up at your hotel to go on a taxi to the closest Metro station and head to San Javier station, the gate to Comuna 13. Boarding the Metrocable, an alternative form of public transportation for local residents, you will get to see San Javier from above. While floating up the hill and enjoying the view, you will learn about how much this project changed locals' lives.
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Escaleras Electricas De La Comuna 13Back at the main station, you’ll hop on a bus that takes you near the famous electric escalators that were built in 2011. They replaced 530 concrete steps and reduced the time for getting up the 384m (1,260ft.) immensely. Thanks to innovative changes like this, the complicated social dynamics gradually turned into a brighter panorama.
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Comuna13At this point, you will meet your local guide; local youth beneficiaries of the educational programs of Comuna Projet NGO. They will guide through the numerous graffiti art displayed at the comuna, you will get to know key aspects of the history and current reality of the community. Through their personal stories, you will connect deeper with the context and get inspired by their resilience and transformation process. Next, you will visit a small local brewery right at the heart of the Comuna. It is an initiative of a group of local entrepreneurs who want to make visitors stay for a while, hang out, and generate more employment for the local community. Here you will have the chance to try local brews or non-alcoholic options. This brewery is community owned and supported by Comuna Project. Finally, our bilingual guide will bring you down the electric escalators, then a 10-min bus ride and get you to San Javier subway station, where the tour ends.
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We deliver the eVoucher or the Physical box to the recipient
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Recipient books the experience and creates unforgettable memories!
Medellin's Comuna 13 Struggle and Splendor
$258.00
This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after
they redeem the gift voucher.
How it works?
01
—
You choose from 10 000+ experience gifts
02
—
We deliver the eVoucher or the Physical box to the recipient
03
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Recipient books the experience and creates unforgettable memories!