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Medellín · Guatapé · Piedra del Peñol
Guatape Tour from Medellin with Boat, Breakfast and Lunch
A shared day from Medellín: breakfast, the Piedra del Peñol (the climb is optional, its ticket paid in cash at the rock), the town of Guatapé, a boat ride on the reservoir, lunch and a llama farm.
From
US$42.14
per person
Free cancellation
- 4.9 / 5 15603+ Reviews
- 10.5 hours Duration
- Boat ride On the reservoir
- Live guide English, Spanish
- Free Cancellation
The Experience
What the Guatapé Tour Includes
Breakfast, the Piedra del Peñol, the town of Guatapé, a boat ride on the reservoir, lunch and a llama farm, in one day from Medellín.
Viaja Medellin's own highlights, inclusions and notes, as listed on GetYourGuide in November 2026.
Highlights
- Enjoy a boat tour of the reservoir with crossover music
- Admire the beauty of the city of Guatapé and its unique colorful tile streets
- Relish a traditional Colombian breakfast and lunch
- Where the view becomes unforgettable: Piedra del Peñol.
- Visit the llama and animal farm
What's Included
- Modern air-conditioned transport from Medellín
- Optional hotel pickup (only when selecting the hotel pickup option, This option has an additional fee)
- Certified professional guide throughout the tour
- Travel insurance included
- Traditional Antioquian breakfast
- Lunch with vegetarian and vegan options
- Boat tour on the Guatapé reservoir
- Tour of the colorful town of Guatapé and its famous zócalos
- Visit to El Peñol Rock (climbing optional)
- Visit to the llama and animal farm
How the Day Runs
From Poblado Park in Medellín and back: a day of about ten and a half hours.
Meet at Poblado Park in Medellín
The guide waits by the door of the San José church in Poblado Park; on the dates read in November 2026 the tour left at 6:50 a.m. On some dates a second option collects you at hotels near Poblado Park at 6:30 a.m., for two people or more, at a higher price.
Breakfast and the Piedra del Peñol
A traditional Antioquian breakfast on the way, then about an hour and a half of free time at the rock. The climb is optional and its ticket is not in the price: it is paid in cash, in Colombian pesos, at the rock's ticket office.
Guatapé Town and Lunch
A short guided walk through Guatapé and its zócalos, the painted reliefs on the houses, then free time in town. Lunch is at a local restaurant, with vegetarian and vegan options.
Boat Ride, Llama Farm, Back to Medellín
A 40-minute boat cruise on the reservoir, a stop at a llama and animal farm, then about 105 minutes back to El Poblado. The tour runs about 10.5 hours in all.
Guatapé tours from Medellín, and what the price leaves out
Guatapé (Guatape without the accent) is a lakeside town in Antioquia, east of Medellín, known for the zócalos, the painted reliefs along the bottom of its houses. Next to it, between Guatapé and the town of El Peñol, stands the Piedra del Peñol: the rock that English searches call Guatape Rock or El Peñol Rock and Spanish ones the Peñón de Guatapé, with a stair up to the top and a view over the islands of the reservoir. Almost every Guatapé tour from Medellín puts the two together in one long day.
The tour this site is built around is Viaja Medellin’s “Medellin: Guatape Tour with Boat, Breakfast, Lunch & Llamas”. You meet the guide at Poblado Park at 6:50 a.m. (the start time of the December 2026 and February 2027 departures), stop for a traditional Antioquian breakfast, get about an hour and a half at the rock, walk through Guatapé with free time, take a 40-minute boat cruise on the reservoir, have lunch at a local restaurant and visit a llama and animal farm before the drive back to El Poblado. It runs about 10.5 hours, in English and Spanish, and is rated 4.9 out of 5 from at least 15,600 reviews on GetYourGuide (November 2026).
US$42.14 per adult is the regular price of the meeting-point option (December 2026 and February 2027 departures, checked November 2026). On some dates a second option collects you from hotels near Poblado Park at 6:30 a.m., for two people or more: US$49.91 each for two adults on 13 December 2026. On 10 December and 18 February it was not on sale.
Check dates for the Guatapé tour
The rock ticket is not in any tour price
None of the Guatapé tours compared here includes the climb. Each one stops at the rock, and you decide there whether to go up. The ticket is sold at the rock’s own ticket office: cash only, in Colombian pesos (no cards, no dollars), valid on the day you buy it and not refunded if you do not use it, with no booking ahead. Children taller than one metre pay. That is how Centro Turístico La Piedra, which runs the climb, describes it on its own site; its pages print different prices, so we print none. Take pesos. The climb, the hours and the stair are in our Piedra del Peñol guide.
Which Guatapé tour suits you
The tours from Medellín differ less than their titles suggest: all of them stop at the rock without paying for the climb, and all include a boat ride and lunch. What changes is the extra stop, the group size, where you are collected and the price.
The full day
Medellin: Guatape Tour with Boat, Breakfast, Lunch & Llamas
Breakfast, lunch, the boat cruise and a llama farm, from the Poblado Park meeting point. On some dates hotel pickup near Poblado Park costs more: US$49.91 each for two adults on 13 December 2026.
Check dates →With the giant Christ head
Guatapé from Medellín: Rock, Boat, Lunch + Breakfast
Breakfast and lunch, the boat ride and entry to the head of the future giant Christ statue. Starts in El Poblado, Cra. 43A #9-30.
See this tour →Smaller group
Guatape Small-Group Full-Day Tour: Boat, Breakfast & Lunch
A small-group van with pickup from selected hotels in El Poblado and Laureles (other areas cost extra), breakfast, lunch and the boat ride.
See this tour →The same day on Viator
Guatapé Tour: Piedra del Peñol with Boat Tour, Breakfast, Lunch
Viaja Medellin's tour as sold on Viator, from the Poblado Park meeting point: breakfast, lunch, the boat tour and the llama farm.
See on Viator →Prices, ratings and review counts from our November 2026 data check; operators change prices by season and date, so read them as the shape of the market, not a quote.
The full comparison, with a fifth tour, is on the best Guatape tour page, and every price with its unit on Guatapé tour prices.
What the day is like
It is a long day. Of the 350 most recent reviews of Viaja Medellin’s tour (30 September to 12 November 2026), six give three stars or fewer. One, from 12 October 2026, calls it an “incredibly long day with most of the time spent going too and from the key points”; another, from 21 October, found the boat ride much shorter than expected. Several five-star reviewers say much the same thing in a kinder way: “a VERY long day (but they keep you hydrated and fed)”. The llama farm divides people too: one reviewer on 8 November 2026 found the animals in “very small enclosures”.
If the rock and the town are what you came for, a bus from Medellín lets you set your own pace; Medellín to Guatapé compares the two. If you want breakfast, lunch, the boat and no planning, the tour is the easier Guatapé day trip. Hour by hour, the day is on what a Guatapé tour includes.
Before you go
The UK Foreign Office (FCDO) advice for Colombia, updated 30 October 2026, advises against all but essential travel to the Urabá and Bajo Cauca regions of Antioquia; Medellín and Guatapé are not on that list (checked 12 November 2026). It warns of pickpocketing, mugging and armed robbery in major cities, Medellín included, and of robberies in unlicensed taxis: it suggests licensed phone or app taxi services, or a taxi booked through your hotel, which is also the easy way to reach the meeting point. Bring your passport number: Viaja Medellin needs every guest’s full name and passport number to issue the travel insurance included in the tour.
Photo Gallery
The Guatapé Tour in Photos
The rock, the town and the reservoir.
Book Your Experience
Check Availability & Prices
Pick a date on the calendar. Cancel up to 24 hours in advance for a full refund.
Four Guatapé Tours from Medellín, Compared
Four Guatapé tours with the Piedra del Peñol, a boat ride, breakfast and lunch, compared (November 2026). None includes the ticket to climb the rock.
| Feature | Most reviewed of these THE FULL DAY Viaja Medellin: Boat, Breakfast, Lunch & Llamas | Visit Medellin Tours SAS: Rock, Boat, Lunch + Breakfast | Enjoy Medellín Tours: Boat Ride + Giant Head | Way Colombian Tours: Small Group |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starting Price | From US$42.14/per person | From US$43.83 per person | From US$45.00 per person | From US$61.49 per person |
| Start | Poblado Park; hotel pickup near the park on some dates, at a higher price | Cra. 43A #9-30, El Poblado | Cra. 43A #9-30, El Poblado | Pickup from selected hotels in El Poblado and Laureles |
| Extra stop | Llama and animal farm | Head of the future giant Christ statue, replica of the old Peñol | Head of the future Giant Christ, replica of Viejo Peñol | A farm to meet and feed animals |
| Breakfast and lunch | Included | Included | Included | Included |
| Boat ride | 40-minute cruise on the reservoir | Included | 1-hour long-tail boat ride | 75-minute cruise |
| Rock ticket | Not included ("$35,000 COP (cash only)") | Not included | Not included | Not included ("COP 35,000, payable in cash on site") |
| Guide | Spanish, English | Spanish, English | Spanish, English | English, Spanish |
| Duration | 10.5 hours | 10.5 hours | 10.5 hours | 10 hours |
| Free cancellation | Up to 24 hours before | Up to 24 hours before | Up to 24 hours before | Up to 24 hours before |
| Check Dates | See This Tour | See This Tour | See This Tour |
More Options
More Ways to See Guatapé
Other Guatapé tours from Medellín. Dates and cancellation terms are on each listing.
Traveller Reviews
What Travellers Say About This Guatapé Tour
4.9/5
from 15603 verified reviews on GetYourGuide
"A fantastic trip today. Ginna was a great tour guide, a lot of interesting facts to tell and very passionate about her job. The bus driver Juan drove great and was a kind guy. I would recommend this tour to everyone for sure."
"Great tour. well spaced considering we did so much on one day. I like the addition of the farm at the end."
"Marlon was a fantastic guide, spoke many languages had a great understanding and engagement. Tony was a fantastic driver. Best tour I’ve done in a while!!!"
"10/10 tour, worth the money spent. The driver Juan and the tour guide Marlon Were both excellent!! very accommodating and super helpful. We had good weather and did everything we were supposed to. I left very satisfied, I would recommend this tour 1000%"
"The tour is amazing. for the price! One of the best tours I’ve ever been on? Didn’t have to worry about anything, just show up, walk around, get back on the bus real simple.. amazing views. So happy I did this tour."
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See All ReviewsThe Guatapé Tour from Medellín with Boat, Breakfast and Lunch
Rated 4.9 out of 5 in at least 15,600 reviews on GetYourGuide (November 2026). Viaja Medellin meets you at Poblado Park; breakfast, lunch, the boat ride and the stop at the rock are in the price, the rock's own ticket is not. Free cancellation up to 24 hours before. Starting from US$42.14 per person.
Check Availability & BookStaying in Guatapé instead
The tours on this site start in El Poblado, Medellín. If you would rather wake up by the reservoir, these are searches for places to stay; our guide to hotels in Guatapé explains the trade-off first.
- Search places to stay in Guatapé
Guatapé
The lakeside town with the painted zócalos, where the tours stop for the walk and lunch.
- Search places to stay in El Poblado, Medellín
El Poblado, Medellín
The district the tours leave from, if you stay in Medellín and go for the day.
Guatape Tour: Frequently Asked Questions
What to know before you book a Guatapé tour from Medellín (November 2026)
For a first visit, Viaja Medellin's day with the Piedra del Peñol, breakfast, lunch, a boat cruise on the reservoir and a llama farm is the one this site is built around: US$42.14 per adult (regular price, November 2026), 4.9 out of 5 from at least 15,600 reviews. Two other tours add entry to the head of the future giant Christ statue, and a small-group tour with hotel pickup in El Poblado or Laureles costs more. See the best Guatape tour for you.
Regular prices per adult on the five GetYourGuide tours compared here run from US$41.00 to US$61.49 (November 2026); Viaja Medellin's day is US$42.14, and the small-group tour is the US$61.49 one. Breakfast, lunch and the boat ride are included on all five; the ticket to climb the rock is not. See Guatapé tour prices.
No. None of the tours compared here includes the climb. You buy the ticket at the rock's ticket office if you want to go up: cash only, in Colombian pesos, valid on the day you buy it. The rock's operator, Centro Turístico La Piedra, prints different prices on different pages of its site, so take enough pesos.
Between the towns of Guatapé and El Peñol in Antioquia, above the Peñol-Guatapé reservoir, east of Medellín. Its operator gives its address as Vía El Peñol - Guatapé, the road between the two towns. The tours from Medellín stop there before Guatapé. See the Piedra del Peñol guide.
Viaja Medellin's guide meets the group at Poblado Park in Medellín, by the door of the San José church, at 6:50 a.m. on the December 2026 and February 2027 departures. On some dates a hotel-pickup option collects you from hotels near Poblado Park at 6:30 a.m., for two people or more, at US$49.91 each (13 December 2026). The day runs about 10.5 hours.
Centro Turístico La Piedra gives its hours as 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. every day, Sundays and public holidays included; since 12 August 2024 it has given the summit area shorter hours, 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. No booking is needed or taken. Children taller than one metre pay, and pets are not allowed except assistance dogs.
Yes. Sotrasanvicente, a bus company with routes to Guatapé and El Peñol, tells passengers to take the metro to Medellín's Terminal del Norte and buy tickets at its office there, number 14. You then pay the rock, the boat and your meals yourself. See Medellín to Guatapé.
The UK Foreign Office (FCDO) advice for Colombia, updated 30 October 2026, advises against all but essential travel to the Urabá and Bajo Cauca regions of Antioquia; Medellín and Guatapé are not on that list (checked 12 November 2026). It warns of street crime in major cities including Medellín and recommends licensed taxis. Viaja Medellin's tour runs in all weather.
Cash in Colombian pesos for the rock, comfortable shoes, a sun hat and sunscreen. Viaja Medellin needs each guest's full name and passport number for the travel insurance included in the tour. The tour does not suit people with mobility impairments or wheelchair users.
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