Highlights
- Guided by residents who lived the history and support local youth development
- Grab a spray can and leave your own creative mark at our community base
- 4 strategic options available to bypass the peak tourist rush and big buses
- Enjoy traditional homemade snacks, local ice cream, and authentic coffee
- Avoid mass crowds with an intimate, community-scale walking experience
Description
Welcome to an authentic journey. This is not a standard corporate tour; it is an immersive, small-group experience inside Medellín’s Comuna 13, run directly by a local youth development collective.
Our itinerary is carefully designed around 4 strategic daily departures. We selected these specific times because they represent the lowest tourist foot traffic of the day. This allows us to connect deeply with the neighborhood's authentic history, cultural activities, and local interactions without rushing through packed streets or mass tour groups.
What you will experience:
The Foundations of Resilience: We meet at our hilltop community base, offering a stunning panoramic view of the city. Here, your local guide—who grew up in these very streets—will share the honest, heartfelt history of the neighborhood's social transformation.
Off-the-Beaten-Track Exploration: Walk down residential alleys that commercial tourism operators completely skip. Admire breathtaking street art while learning the deep stories behind the murals from someone who knows the artists personally.
Rhythms and Flavors: Witness an energetic, live local street dance performance. Along the way, we will stop to enjoy true neighborhood hospitality: taste traditional homemade snacks, fresh artisanal ice cream, and a warm cup of Colombian coffee prepared directly by a local family.
The Hands-on Graffiti Workshop: The ultimate highlight of your day. We return to our community shelter, where you won't just look at art—you will create it. Grab a spray can, learn basic spray-painting techniques from a local writer, and leave your own tag or creative design on our dedicated practice walls.
By booking this experience, you are actively participating in sustainable tourism. Social impact funds from your booking go directly to financing free art, music, and educational programs for the children and teenagers of Comuna 13, providing them with safe, creative alternatives to street life.
Includes
Local guide full of knowledge about the territory
Enjoy the transformation through an open-air dance show (depending on availability) in the middle of the living area
Walking tour with important stops in representative areas and away from tourist areas
Get to know the representative flavors through a snack, homemade ice cream, and coffee made by locals
Refresh yourself at the beginning of the tour with a bottle of water
Leave your mark by making graffiti of your visit in Comuna 13
Excludes
Voluntary contributions or tips at free entry shows or galleries
Visits to paid dwellings (we will go to the best outdoor sights in the open air)
Easy cancellation
Cancel up to 24 hours in advance for a full refund
