Flowers Festival Medellin Must See

🌸 Welcome to Medellín and the 2025 Flowers Festival! 🌸

Get ready to immerse yourself in the joy, color, and flavor of one of Colombia's most iconic festivals! Medellín welcomes you with open arms to celebrate the Flowers Festival together, an experience that unites locals and visitors in a tribute to the Paisa culture, its traditions, and its warm people.

Let yourself be enveloped by streets adorned with flower tapestries, music in every corner, and a unique atmosphere that makes the city vibrate during these days. Experience the essence of Medellín by participating in parades, concerts, cultural events, and activities that showcase the best of Antioquian tradition.

🌺 On this day, join the celebration:

Arrival in Medellín, the city of eternal spring, where every smile is as colorful as its flowers.

Optional: For added convenience, enjoy a private transfer service from the airport to your hotel, where you can check in and rest, recharging your batteries for everything that awaits you at this incredible fair.

🚐 Start of our Medellin City Tour

In the morning, we will pick you up at our meeting point to explore together the best of this vibrant, modern city full of history. Medellín is known as the City of Eternal Spring, with a perfect climate and a cultural agenda that beats day and night.

During the tour, you will immerse yourself in the cultural richness of a city that is home to 22 museums, more than 25 shopping centers, and high-level medical spaces that make it a benchmark for health tourism in Latin America.

📸 Must-see sights

• The historic center and the imposing National Palace, with its art gallery and unique architecture.
• Parque de los Pies Descalzos, a space to connect with your senses in the middle of the city.
• The lively Parque de El Poblado, the heart of entertainment.
• The inspiring Parque de las Esculturas, with works by the master Botero.
• The creative Parque de los Deseos, a space for science and culture.

🚡 Travel by METRO and METRO CABLE.

Enjoy a panoramic tour that will take you over the mountains, giving you spectacular views of Medellín as you learn about this unique system that integrates and transforms the city.

🎨 Graffiti Tour in Comuna 13.

🌷 Afternoon at the Botanical Garden.

End the day among trails surrounded by biodiversity, exploring Orchids, Flowers, and Crafts exhibition at the Joaquín Antonio Uribe Botanical Garden. Let yourself be captivated by the natural beauty and the aroma of Colombia's national flower.

🏨 Return to the meeting point.

At the end of the afternoon, transfer to the meeting point to rest and process all the incredible experiences you've had.

🚌 Heading to Santa Elena – Land of tradition and flowers

We begin our journey to the charming district of Santa Elena, the birthplace of the silleteros. During the journey, you'll enjoy panoramic views of the Antioquian mountains while you disconnect from the urban rhythm and connect with the soul of the countryside.

🌳 First stop: Arví Park – Living nature and local flavors

Our first experience will be at the Arví Park Natural Reserve, a green lung full of biodiversity. There, we will take a light walk along trails surrounded by native forests and visit the famous farmers market, where you can buy fresh produce, handicrafts, and typical delicacies directly from local producers.

💐 Finca Silletera El Pensamiento – A flourishing tradition

Then, we will arrive at the beautiful El Pensamiento farm, where the silletero farmers will greet you with a warm welcome and a delicious canelazo, a traditional drink that warms the soul. The best begins here:

• Walk through orchards and gardens filled with multicolored flowers.
• Listen to the stories of the silleteros and learn about their lives and cultural heritage.
• Participate in a silletero talk and get started: they'll teach you how to create a traditional silleta!

📸 Parade and photo op time!

Grab your silleta, walk proudly among the flowers, and feel part of this unique tradition. Take advantage of the scenery to capture your best moments, share your photos using #TourDeLasFlores and tag us on Instagram: @caminoscolombia. We want to see your experience blossom!

🙌 Closing with a flourish at Santa Elena Central Park

🌺 Experience Day: Flowers, Ceramics, and the Colors of Guatapé 🎨

Start your day full of energy before a tour that will awaken your senses and fill your memory with unique landscapes.

💐 Morning departure to La Ceja – A flower paradise.

We will travel to La Ceja, a place that seems taken from a storybook, where you will immerse yourself in a sea of ​​colors and fragrances in an export flower farm. You will learn about the planting and harvesting process up close, while we reflect on life through a beautiful analogy with the growth of flowers. To make this moment even more special, you will take home a beautiful bouquet as a souvenir of this unique experience!

🏺 Visit to Carmen de Viboral – Capital of artisanal ceramics.

Then we will head to Carmen de Viboral, a charming town known worldwide for its beautiful hand-painted ceramic crafts. Here you will discover the secrets behind these unique pieces and admire the talent and tradition of their artisans.

🥘 Lunch at a local restaurant

Enjoy a typical regional lunch, with authentic flavors that will connect you with the Antioquian culture.

📸 Guatapé – The most colorful town in Colombia.

In the afternoon, our route continues to Guatapé, famous for its impressive reservoir that it shares with the municipality of El Peñol, for the iconic Piedra del Peñol or Peñón de Guatapé, and for the colorful facades of its houses decorated with beautiful baseboards that tell stories of tradition and culture.

🚢 Replica of Old Peñol and boat tour.

Our first stop will be at the Replica of Old Peñol, a nostalgic reconstruction of the original town submerged during the creation of the reservoir. From here, we'll embark on a boat ride on the reservoir, where you'll marvel at dreamlike landscapes, islands, and mountains reflected in the water.

🗻 La Piedra del Peñol – 700 steps to the best view

For the more adventurous, the imposing Peñón de Guatapé awaits (admission not included; paid locally). If you dare to climb its more than 700 steps, you'll be rewarded with a 360° panoramic view of the reservoir: a natural spectacle that will leave you breathless.

🧍 Tour of Guatapé and its colorful baseboards

We will walk through the cheerful streets of Guatapé, exploring its craft shops, photographing its vibrant baseboards and learning about the history of one of the most photogenic towns in Colombia.

🚐 Return to Medellín and rest

At the end of the afternoon, we will begin the return to Medellín, with our hearts full of memories and photographs that capture a day full of culture, color and nature. Arrival and transfer to your meeting point to rest and dream about what we experienced.

🌸 Silleteros Parade – Experience the excitement from the best location

Start the day with the best energy, because today you will experience one of the most iconic and colorful events in Colombia!

🕘 Departure for the Silleteros Parade.

Around 9:00 a.m., we will pick you up at a meeting point to take you to the heart of the party: the iconic Silleteros Parade, the jewel of the Flower Festival.

🎁 To ensure you experience this authentic Paisa experience, you'll receive a special souvenir: a poncho and a traditional hat, perfect for feeling part of this cultural celebration.

🍱 Typical brunch and total comfort

We offer a delicious brunch lunch, refreshments, and beer (2 per person) so you can enjoy the parade in all the comfort you deserve. Our team will provide you with assistance and attention throughout the event, so you can only worry about applauding and being excited.

🎫 Your seat reserved.

🤝 Safety and peace of mind.

Throughout the activity, you will have customized assistance from our logistics staff and assistance insurance so you can enjoy it with complete peace of mind.

🚌 Return and farewell

At the end of the parade, we will transfer you back to the meeting point and, if you wish, we will take you directly to the airport for your return flight.

💖 Did you fall in love with the city?

Extend your stay! You can add an extra night to continue exploring the magic of Medellín and its surroundings.

• Children under 5 years old will not be allowed to enter the silleteros parade due to Medellín city regulations.
• The Silleteros parade ends around 4:30 to 5:00 pm on Sunday, August 10, 2025. Please take this date and time into account for your return flights to your country, considering that this event is unique to the flower fair and is the closing event of the fair.
• In the case of booking international air tickets you must pay 100% of the value of the tickets

• Prices subject to change and availability.
• To guarantee the reservation, payments must be made on the stipulated dates, through one of the enabled payment methods. In case of non-compliance with your payment, Caminos de Colombia may cancel all the services of your reservation and apply the corresponding penalty detailed in changes and cancellations.
• The tour is a shared service, if the minimum operation or minimum capacity is not reached, the personalized tour service will be offered for registered people with an increase prior to the client's authorization.
• It is recommended that travelers wear comfortable clothing, since in some places they may have to walk, as well as sunglasses and sunscreen.

• Check the conditions of changes and cancellations, their respective dates and penalties for each departure of the Tour before booking, if you want more information visit our Cancellation Policy by clicking HERE
• The Hotel will reserve the right to apply a charge for the value of one night to those passengers who wish to register before 3:00 p.m., after verifying the hotel's availability. Also applicable for Late Check-Out in those cases in which people wish to leave after 12:00 p.m.
• The Hotel will reserve the right to apply a charge corresponding to one night's accommodation at the contracted rate when a passenger, while at the Hotel, wishes to advance their departure date to the one confirmed in the reservation.
• For air tickets, penalties apply according to the policies of each airline.