Tours & Activities in Cali

Back in the first half of the 1900's cuban music was getting super popular in the US as vacationers went to and from the island and would spread the word about their caribbean rythms. Guajira, Chachachá, Danzón, Cuban Son, Son Montuno, Guaracha, Pachanga, Mambo, Rumba, Bolero... are only some of the myriad of rythms that existed (and exist) in Cuba in the beggining of the century. Americans were having a feast with the island, enjoying all it's beauties, until...

The 1960's come with the cuban revolution, the Castro brothers, the USSR, communism, cold war, the Cuban Missile Crisis and the embargo.

And suddenly... nobody wants (or can) anything to do with the island.

With the influx of cubans and general latin immigration to the US of the middle of the century, many of them to cities like New York, some of them musicians, and as an answer to big bands and Jazz bands of the time, they mix all those cuban rythms (already popular in all the continent) and re-brand them under the name:

¡SALSA!

Which in spanish literally means: sauce. And just like what is is in food: a mix of all unique ingredients, all different to each other, that together make something much bigger than they would accomplish on their own...

Want to know more?

This is my propposal to discover SALSA in my hometown, for many, Salsa capital of the world. How and why is salsa so important here? Where to dance it? How to dance it? How to PLAY it? A multisensorial tour with music, history, steps, instruments and of course...

🕺 SALSA 💃

Discover Colombia's star product on this fantastic trip to a coffee farm from Cali. You'll learn all the secrets of the region's coffee and how it's made.

DISCOVER LOCAL CULTURE THROUGH IT'S MOST COLORFUL WALLS AND MURALS
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*When you book, you could be the only booking*

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Salsa capital of the world. Sports capital of latinamerica. The 2nd largest black population per capita in latin america. MY hometown of Cali is known for many things. And for many travellers, for it's cool wall art and murals all around the city.

In a culture where having a policital opinion is a life-threatening activity, people have found in walls an opportunity to display and materialize cries for justice, pain and beauty.

We will go around one of the nicest areas in Cali and read culture and society through it's most colorful walls.

Local landmarks will also intertwine between our murals.

As a bonus, we will finish in La Linterna, a printing shop that preserves (and uses) the oldest commercially available printing presses of the city, imported centuries ago from France and the UK.

A  fun tour through Cali's colorful streets.

Cali, the capital of Valle del Cauca, has earned its reputation as one of the most beautiful cities in Colombia. We propose to explore the city with our free tour in an entertaining and interesting way.

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Passengers of flight 487.
This is the captain of this flight.
Andrés Jiménez, fasten your seatbelts and prepare to land on this beautiful land.
Santiago from cali.

• Inclusive tour for people with reduced mobility
• (PCD).

Welcome aboard!.

To a multicultural city with many colors, ethnicities and an intercultural personality.

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This tour refers to the ethnic and multicultural diversity of Cali, which includes a significant Afro-descendant population and its African heritage.

Tell me something: Have you ever done an Afro Walking tour?

Discovering the different universes through a local guide
historical, cultural, gastronomic places, also traditions and accessories of Afro-Colombian culture in Cali.

Umm You're curious right?

RESERVE NOW !

Come with me and let's enjoy together on this wonderful journey
of the Afro walking tour. The colors of Cali.

"A unique tour, tailor-made for you"

Captain of the trip. Andrés Jiménez.

Welcome to the best free experience in Cali city center!

I offer you a different tour where we will talk and I will tell you about the history of the city, cultural practices, customs, music, food, important sites of the city, indigenous myths and legends, urban legends of the city, as well as references to cinema and comic about the city.

On this tour you will share 2 hours with my guide who will take you to the best places in the city. We will learn about history, customs, cultural practices, ethnic differences, foods, art, idiosyncrasies and multiple realities.
On this tour we visit places like:

• San Antonio Hill.
• The representative churches.
• Archaeological and art museums in the city such as: La merced, La tertulia.

And many more!

I will share topics about the city and about me openly with you, I am a local who dares to tell you our realities as they happened, also who enjoys exciting activities, so come ask your questions and proposals openly.

Would you like to know the history, culture and art of Cali, the capital of salsa? So, don't miss this free tour of the most emblematic places in the city, where you can admire its architecture, its landscape and its diversity. On this tour, you will visit:

The church of San Antonio, a colonial jewel that offers you a panoramic view of the city and a tradition of typical sweets.
The Tertulia museum, the main museum of modern and contemporary art in Cali, where you can appreciate a collection of American graphic works, watch a movie in its auditorium-cinema library and enjoy a show in its open-air theater.
The river boulevard, a public space that borders the Cali River, where you can relax in its small square, ride a bike, participate in cultural events and observe some of the most emblematic monuments of the city.

The Hermitage Church, a neo-Gothic church, inspired by the Ulm Cathedral, which will surprise you with its stone façade, its rose window, its clock, its pipe organ and its stained glass windows.
The clandestine pergola, a bar-restaurant on the pool terrace of the Hotel Santiago de Cali, where you can have fun in its three different environments, listen to various music, taste cocktails, attend a cinema forum and visit a museum dedicated to Jairo Varela, the creator of Grupo Niche.

The Jairo Varela square, a square that pays tribute to the master of Colombian salsa, with a bronze sculpture that forms the word Niche, with music inside, a gastronomic and cultural market and a stage for musical events.

This free tour is a unique opportunity to get to know Cali, a city full of life, color and flavor. Don't miss out and reserve your spot right now. We will wait for you! 😊

Enjoy a morning of sports tourism on the hill of the 3 crosses. See you in the Jairo Varela square. We start with a warm-up and a little joint movement.

We walked up through the Granada and Normandía neighborhoods, to the beginning of the trail. Where are we going to climb more than 100 steps to first base, after this we have 400 more steps left! To second base! Where we can rest for a couple of minutes, start having a nice view, have a juice and continue!

The section that follows is pure adventure! It is a stone wall that will be very fun to climb, but be careful not to hurt yourself on the stones! And keep your balance. You'll get your hands a little dirty and you'll sweat a lot! But it's totally worth the effort! Because at the end you will cross a small stretch of forest and the wonders 3 crosses will appear.

There on site we will enjoy delicious fruit smoothies such as borojo, blackberry, strawberry, pineapple, fruit cakes, a delicious salpicón and fruit salads. Also for those who enjoy high physical performance, we can finish off with an outdoor gym session, we can do bars, pull-ups, squats, dumbbells, sit-ups and lift weights.

Throughout the journey you will enjoy wonderful views, the Cali sunshine, very nice people, athletes and delicious food. You will be able to take photos and videos in different landscapes, do a lot of sports, sweat and get in shape. We will go down stone paths again to the stairs and again to the Granada neighborhood.

The tour lasts between 2 / 2.5 hours
Physical level: intermediate
Necessary sports clothing

Tour of San AntonioThis is undoubtedly one of the most attractive places, both the Chapel of San Antonio and the neighborhood, are one of the oldest in the city and breathe a bohemian atmosphere. Its streets tell a lot of history and some of its houses had the pleasure of hosting many famous personalities such as Jorge Issacs. writer of the Novel La Maria Walk, the River Boulevard and finish at the Ermita at the famous Boulevard del Rio; a fascinating and modern tourist corridor next to the river where you can enjoy a rich walk feel the smell caña de azucar that comes with the river, and ends at La Ermita Church; everything a symbol of Cali, and of course, a tourist attraction that is visited daily by thousands of visitors who want to see up close and appreciate its Gothic architecture and its old images of the Virgin and the saints. Taste its excellent cuisine enjoy a delicious cholao, a pandebono, the sancocho caleño, the famous champus, the empanadas, the aborrajado, the lulada or the marranitas. You will love it forever. Go up to Cristo Rey Cristo Rey is another famous icon of Cali,. It is also called the Lord of the Crystals, for the amount of quartz found in that place and enjoy a complete panoramic view of the city. Dance salsa the world capital of salsa is what you have to do in Cali if you want to have a complete experience. If you do not know how to dance salsa do not worry, the whole city is a dance school and all Cali people are salsa teachers; although if you want something professional, throughout the city there are many salsa schools for you to learn or perfect your steps and then put them into practice in one of the rumbeaderos of the fifth and / or sixth avenue. You can also attend great salsa shows like Delirio. Caña de Azucar Museum you want to make an outdoor plan in Cali and learn about the history of Valle del Cauca and its sugar culture, do not hesitate to visit this spectacular museum. Tour the Cat Park Also located on the beside of the river is a park that you have to visit in Cali. It has about 25 cat statues works of great plastic artists, who have different stories. Excursion to Buga If you are in Cali, do not miss the opportunity to visit Guadalajara de Buga; one of the Heritage Villages of Colombia, famous for its architecture, for the Basilical of the Lord of the Miracles; monument that attracts millions of Colombians every year, and for making the best sweets in the Valley, such as Manjar Blanco , the melcocha and the brevas with arequipe, among others. Other things to do in Cali Other places to visit and plans to do in Cali equally interesting and attractive include the Cali Zoo, the monument to Sebastian de Belalcázar; the founder of the city, the Acuaparque de la Caña, the Tertulia Museum, the Cerro de las Tres Cruces and the Parque del Perro. When to visit Cali? For its pleasant and fresh climate, you can visit Cali in any season of the year, however, if you want to know the most festive side of the city, the Cali Fair and the Petronio Álvarez Festival are perfect occasions to enjoy Cali in a totally different way .