This website, PaisaTours.com,
does not offer any travel related services - the website's purpose is
to advise independent travellers where to go and how to go there. It is
relatively easy to book individual flights and hotels yourself by
dealing directly with the airline or hotel you choose. However, if you
don't speak Spanish, you may well find it simpler to deal with a travel
agency / tour operator. Here's some personal recommendations of mine.
Recommended Tour
Operators
Recommended tour operators are
personal recommendations of mine. I am familiar with all of them,
either because I have worked for them, worked with them or am very
familiar with their brand name.
Journey
Latin America - past employers of mine who arrange both
tailormade and group tours to Colombia. Very good for booking domestic
flights and airpasses too. Fully bonded tour operator - the UK's best
Latin America specialist.
Eco
Guias - a long established Colombian tour operator based in
Bogota. They are ...ahem... Journey Latin America's
supplier. An upmarket and very reliable operator, Eco Guias can book
tailormade or group tours all over Colombia.
Chameleon
Worldwide - UK based tailormade holiday experts with a very
knowledgeable Colombia department. Fully bonded tour operator. Ask for Tom....
Mantaraya
Travel - an experienced operator offering exciting tailormade
tours all over Colombia.
Colombia
57 - British managed inbound tour operator specializing in
mid to high end tailormade tours all over Colombia. They are ...ahem...
Audley Travel's supplier.
Aviatur
- are Colombia's big tour operator with branches all over the country.
You'll often see offices at the major international airports. Reliable,
though maybe lacking the personal touch as they're so big. This travel
agency also offers outbound trips for Colombians travelling abroad, and
their website seems to only be in Spanish.
Other Travel Agency
Suggestions
These are only suggestions, travel
agencies and tour operators that I have heard of and appear reliable
with English language websites. Do send me your feedback!
De
Una Colombia Tours - tailormade and group tours all over
Colombia, particularly specialized in Los Llanos and the Amazon. Also
offer tours to a variety of less visited parts of Eastern Colombia.
Adventurous....
Mantaraya
Travel - full service tour operator offering trips all over
Colombia. Lots of interesting itineraries and ideas on their website.
Colombian
Travels - an Australian based tour operator that specializes
in both tailormade and group tours to Colombia.
DiversiTours
- a Colombian-British owned travel company, based in Medellin, who
offer tailormade nature, culture and adventure tours throughout
Colombia. You can book, and pay, online.
Colombia
Tours Solutions - an agency specializing in medical tourism
(plastic surgery, dentistry etc) but that also offer general travel
services. Canadian & US toll free phone number.
You'll find a few extra suggestions in the
separate section on group
tours to Colombia.
