Comuna 4 Walking Tour Medellin
- 3h 30m
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- Guided in English
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
Avoid Tourist Crowds In Medellin: Comuna 4 Dare to go beyond the tourist-packed streets and delve into the heart of Comuna 4, a Barrio that for decades the government did not recognize, where now authenticity thrives and local stories come to life. Our immersive tour is not just a stroll; it's an intimate exploration led by a passionate guide and a local community leader who grew up in the barrio and who calls this vibrant community home. What Sets Us Apart: • Respect: This is not "poverty tourism", quite the opposite, it's an opportunity for locals to show you how proud they are of their barrio. • Experience: We have been running this experience since 2016, amplifying the voice of the locals and the Transformation of Medellin. • Knowledge: We are professional tour guides who have lived abroad, and are not satisfied with over-simplified explanations. We explain the Colombian education system, the health care system, the welfare system, and more.
Inclusions
What's included
- Snack
- Local community leader
- Professional bilingual tour guide
What's not
- Hotel pick up / Drop off
Itinerary
Our guide and the community ambassador with meet you there and will give you the historical context of the Barrio Moravia, explain its origins in the 60's as an illegal neighborhood and explain one version of the "transformation of Medellin"
Visit La Resistencia de Moravia. Get to know the "other side of the transformation of Medellin" which is the version no one talks about and understand why hundreds of families have resisted for more than a decade the reallocation plan set by the government.
Once deep within the neighborhood, we find a quiet place to sit and talk about the Colombian Health Care and Welfare System. Get to understand why there are so many street vendors and how come if there is a welfare system in place, almost half of Colombians do not have access to it.
Get to see the graffiti dedicated to the most important football (soccer) teams of the city and understand the cultural implications behind this sport in Colombian society.
We sit again and enjoy the shade of the trees in front of Fundación Oasis Urbano where we explore the Education and Strata system in Colombia.
We enjoy the tiniest yet most delicious street empanadas in the whole city!
We get to see the football field of the neighborhood, we talk to the local ambassador and we get to know her story of resilience, resistance and hope.
Together with the community ambassador you will visit the Centro Cultural and learn the powerful story of how this community built such an infrastructure
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Reviews
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Know before you go
- Meeting point
- We meet at the south exit of the Caribe metro station.
- Pickup
- Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Group size
- Up to 8 travellers
- Operated by
- Real City Tours
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
How it compares in Medellín
- Its from-price is 70% below the median of the 1334 experiences we list in Medellín.
- Its length is typical for the group.
- By number of reviews it ranks 51 of 1334.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Medellín
Medellín is Colombia's spring-like city in the Andes, known for its cable cars, vibrant neighbourhoods and remarkable story of transformation.
The city fills a long Andean valley, with brick houses climbing the slopes and a climate mild enough to earn it the name City of Eternal Spring. Its metro and Metrocable cable cars link hillside communities to the centre and give sweeping views on the ride up toward the forests of Parque Arví.
Top-ranked sights in Medellín: Guatapé (Pueblo de Zócalos), Plaza Botero, Pueblito Paisa .
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