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Family Vacations
Our team is full of family travelers, meaning we know what it takes to make sure everyone enjoys the experience just as much as each other.
Couples Vacations
Our couple itineraries are paced perfectly for you to enjoy the very best a country has to offer whilst making sure you enjoy the quality time together you’re after.
Multi Generational Trips
From very small to very big. Families come in all shapes and sizes, and our multi-generational holidays are perfectly designed to tick the boxes for the whole family.
Group Vacations
No matter what the size or the occasion, we’re well versed in taking larger groups of people away for those special adventures.
Honeymoons
We’ve been crafting dream itineraries for newly married couples for years. Learn more about the ins and outs of our honeymoon service here.
Anniversary Trips
Whether you’re celebrating as a couple, or across multiple generations, our anniversary trips are crafted around the milestone – and the people sharing it.
Travel With Teens
This is a list of the very best places to travel with teenagers – one that’s crammed with bragging rights (for them) and bonding moments (for you).
Grown Up Family Vacations
As your children become adults, your family trips are also due to change and grow. These are our favourite trips for you and your grown up family.
Solo Travel
Our travel experts have experienced the thrills and challenges of solo travel, all with the aim of producing some of our most immersive and exciting itineraries.
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Unusual vacations
The world may be conquered, but enough secrets remain to keep us up all night, dreaming of ways to whisk you off to the most unique corners of the globe. Where first?
Remote Destinations
We’ve chosen these experiences, destinations and adventures to bring you closer to the great outdoors. This is your ticket to our wonderful world.
Adventure vacations
Hike across mountain ridgelines, scramble across glaciers and kayak down rivers – these trips are designed to immerse you in vast wildernesses and ancient cultures.
Beach Vacations
Porcelain shores, perfect seas and swaying palms; the allure of a beach break is hard to ignore. Which is why we handpick the best beachfront boltholes to offer you…
Food Vacations
Food and travel have long gone hand in hand, and we have put together some mouth-watering trips that capture the palate, of countries across the world. Bon appétit.
Safari vacations
With a team of experts that have worked as conservationists and wildlife photographers, we have the expertise to make your safari dreams come true.
Slow Travel
As the world becomes busier, slow travel has never felt so fitting. Whether it’s meeting fishermen in Maine or learning the Dukha-way in Mongolia, take time to connect.
Eclipse Vacations
Eclipse travel celebrates our place in the wider cosmos. Let us take you to wherever in the world the eclipse is at its most arresting, and we’ll do it in style.
Proposal Service
Found the one and want to propose in style? The moment will be a memory forever and we’re here to help you make sure it’s the most perfect moment for you and your loved one.
Train Travel
“It’s not the destination, it’s the journey.” We’ve all heard this, haven’t we? And with these captivating luxury train journeys, we’ll show you the joy to be found travelling across the world by rail.
The Pursuit of Feeling
From impassioned and emotive journeys, to podcasts and our Feelings Engine, you’ll find something to move you and something to soothe you. We want to fire your heart and provide food for your soul.
Set Jetting
Swapping salubrious saloons and questionable lodgings for sumptuous hotels and eye-opening experiences, each of our show-stopping journeys will take you behind scenes of some of TV’s most awe-inspiring locations.
See You in the Moment
Field Trip
Education begins in the classroom, but it’s IRL that younger generations put their lessons to the test. Field Trip is a curriculum of educational encounters around the world.
Take Me On A Story
A series of family experiences celebrating the transformative power of the books we loved when we were young, and the stories our children have come to adore.
Get Lost
Designed as a once-in-a-lifetime challenge, train with elite survival experts before traversing a polar, jungle, coastal, mountain or desert region in your mission back to civilisation.
Blink
Bring it Back
Bring It Back will embed you in an entirely different way of thinking, and of learning about a culture directly from its experts on the ground. You may be surprised by what you discover.
The Great American View
This series of breathtaking journeys culminate in some of America’s most legendary sights. They are the places you’ve always sought out, and now it’s your time to find them.
James Bond
We are proud to have been selected as the official travel partner to curate James Bond inspired trips.
Agatha Christie
We’ve been hand-picked by Agatha Christie Limited to help bring Agatha’s world-famous Grand Tour to life through a series of episodic trips across Africa, Australasia and North America, and a unique prelude in London.
Tasting Notes
Take the Open Road with Auberge
With the iconic hotel brand Auberge Resorts, we’ve created a new series of tailormade, luxurious road trip itineraries. Emblems of America’s most iconic landscapes, regions, and people.
Remarkable Drives of Discovery with Auberge
Following on from the much lauded ‘Take the Open Road’ series, here’s five brand-new bespoke, multi-destination trips created with our friends at Auberge Resorts Collection. Delve deeper than ever before.
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Colombia has come a long way since its years of turmoil. Experience the passion of a culture as vivacious as the colors of Cartagena.
Keep it hush – but here’s one to watch. Colombia has emerged as a safe and captivating destination for those searching for culture, coffee and mountainous landscapes and jungle-fringed beaches. The spirit of salsa and the stories of inspiration told through graffiti-filled streets, riding with llaneros on horseback through the floodplains of a land less traveled and soaring above jaw dropping canyons. Our private guide Andreas and his close friends in Colombia are ready to open their doors and take you past the colonial towns and out to the places you never knew existed.
As ever, if you can’t see your ideal trip here then we can still plan it for you.
A country once considered repellently ‘dangerous’, Colombia has not only emerged as a safe, but a remarkable and beautiful country – welcoming to visitors. Today, Narcos is just a TV series. You can breathe a sigh of relief. Set against its beautiful Andean backdrop – scattered with jungle-fringed beaches, vast grasslands, coffee plantations and colonial towns – Colombia’s equatorial position makes it a haven for biodiversity. Welcoming you with open arms, Colombians are eager to show you their country. They might even challenge you to a game of Tejo (the nation’s throwing sport).
Tailor made tours in Colombia will take you to the places you never knew existed. Feel like royalty with a horse-drawn carriage tour down the cobbled alleys of Cartagena, or get your taste buds tingling with an exclusive rum tasting session before slipping on your salsa shoes and dance into the night. Travel to valleys where you’ll be the only person for miles, as these areas are only accessible via helicopter.
Being the only South American country with both a Caribbean and Pacific coastline, Colombia is home to a plethora of tropical, jungle-washed beaches. After exploring Cartagena’s UNESCO inscribed Old Town and colonial buildings, ride the waves via speedboat to Caribbean paradise on the hidden Rosario Islands. Home to some of Colombia’s most diverse marine life, snorkel around the shallow waters or dive deep into the colourful coral reefs, before cruising ten minutes to the exquisite Las Islas Hotel.
The coffee triangle
Head straight to the source of that perfect cup.
Colombia produces some of the best coffee in the world. Plunge deep into the country’s coffee regions at boutique haciendas where you’ll ride on horseback through the aromatic coffee fields with the Andean views ahead. Embark on a private tour of our favorite organic coffee plantations, meeting those behind the cultivation process and unlocking the secrets behind the perfect cup of smooth Colombian coffee.
Medellín
Discover one of Latin America’s greatest success stories.
Medellín has transformed astoundingly in recent years. It’s hard to believe that this thriving creative hub of culture and gastronomy once endured such turbulent times. Discover the captivating history of Comuna 13 with our local guide, a neighbourhood bursting with murals, street performers and laid back watering holes to enjoy the views of the valley below. Experience a private salsa class and taste your way through El Poblado during a tantalising food tour, before testing out your new dance moves in Medellín’s pulsating nightlife.
Cartagena
No trip to Colombia would be complete without a visit to Cartagena.
The colourful, colonial streets within Walled City beckon you in with horse-drawn carriages, cobbled alleys and the vibrant Palenqueras selling fruit to travellers. Get your taste buds tingling with an exclusive rum tasting session or Caribbean cooking class before our guide unveils the history of the colonial mansions and plazas that reside here. Nestled on the coast, Cartagena is the perfect stepping-stone from which to jump on a speedboat to the hidden Rosario Islands for some barefoot luxury in one of our favorite island getaways, Las Islas Hotel.
Elcielo, Medellín, Colombia
Las Islas, Barú
Bastion Luxury Hotel, Cartagena
The best time to visit Colombia depends on which region you are prioritising. Colombia has two dry seasons: December to March, and July to August. These are generally the best months for the Caribbean coast (Cartagena, Tayrona), the Coffee Triangle, and Bogota. The Cartagena area is warm year-round, but the dry season brings clearer skies and calmer seas for the Islas del Rosario. The Amazon region is more accessible during the dry season from June to September. Colombia is a year-round destination — the lush green landscapes of the Coffee Triangle are actually at their most beautiful during the green season.
For a luxury Colombia vacation, eight to ten days is the sweet spot — enough to combine Cartagena with one or two inland regions without feeling rushed. Seven days works well for a focused itinerary: Cartagena, the islands, and a short coffee region excursion. Twelve days opens up the full Colombia experience: Bogota, Medellin, the Coffee Triangle, Tayrona, and Cartagena. Colombia rewards those who slow down — the best experiences happen when you spend time in one place rather than moving quickly between cities.
Colombia is safe to visit, and has been for many years. The country’s transformation since the 1990s is one of the most remarkable stories in Latin America. Bogota, Medellin, Cartagena, and the Coffee Triangle are all well-established, welcoming destinations for international travelers. As with any destination, local knowledge matters — knowing which areas to prioritize and which to avoid is one of the key reasons to travel with a specialist who has private guides on the ground.
The cost of a luxury Colombia vacation with Black Tomato ranges in cost based on your travel preferences since all trips are customized. Pricing varies based on location(s), time of year, hotels, transfers, experiences and more. For an accurate quote built around your specific travel dates and preferences, submit an enquiry and we’ll connect you with one of our Colombia Travel experts.
What makes Cartagena worth visiting is the combination of a UNESCO-inscribed walled city and immediate access to the Caribbean. The colonial architecture, horse-drawn carriages, and pastel facades of the Old Town are genuinely extraordinary, and the food scene — seafood, Caribbean spices, and Colombia’s best rum — is as good as anything in Latin America. From Cartagena, a private speedboat to the Islas del Rosario takes under an hour. A skilled local guide makes Cartagena a completely different experience from walking it independently.
Colombia is an excellent family destination. The Pirate Scavenger Hunt through Cartagena, snorkelling the Islas del Rosario, horseback riding through coffee plantations, and ghost tours of Bogota all generate genuine excitement across age groups. Colombia is compact enough that internal travel is manageable, and the warmth of Colombian culture toward children makes it a naturally welcoming environment.
