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Best Tours & activities in Medellín (2026)

A guided tour is one of the best ways to understand Medellín's recent history. Real City Tours runs a tip-based Free Walking Tour of the centre every day at 10:00 and 14:30, covering Plaza Botero and Parque Berrío, as well as paid food and fruit-market tours, all in English. In Comuna 13, the Graffitour run by the hip-hop collective Casa Kolacho is led by young residents, and its income funds a free hip-hop school for local youth.

For food, Secret Food Tours leads three-hour walks through El Poblado with five tasting stops, from patacones to bandeja paisa, ending with coffee at Pergamino. If you want to join in on the dance floor, DanceFree has taught salsa and bachata since 2011, with private lessons every day and group classes in the evening. For nature, the Corporación Parque Arví runs guided hikes, bike tours, birdwatching and night walks in the forest park above the city, with a discount for foreign visitors. Book walking and food tours a day or two ahead, and remember that Parque Arví and its cable car close on Tuesdays. Many visitors also take a day trip to Guatapé, about two and a half hours away by road.

5 places · Updated October 27, 2026

Our top 3 tours & activities in Medellín

  1. Real City Tours Walking and food tours, CentroA Medellín family-run tour company whose tip-based Free Walking Tour of the city centre has run twice daily since 2013, alongside food, fruit and neighbourhood tours.
  2. Casa Kolacho Graffitour Community-led graffiti and hip-hop tour, Comuna 13 (San Javier)The Comuna 13 graffiti tour run since 2011 by Casa Kolacho, the hip-hop collective whose tour income funds a free hip-hop school for young people in the district.
  3. Secret Food Tours Medellín Food tour, El PobladoA three-hour walking food tour of El Poblado with five tasting stops, from patacones and bandeja paisa to arepa de chócolo, ending with coffee at Pergamino.

Tour operator

1. Real City Tours

Walking and food toursCentro

A Medellín family-run tour company whose tip-based Free Walking Tour of the city centre has run twice daily since 2013, alongside food, fruit and neighbourhood tours.

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