UD Colombia 2022 - Study Abroad Association

Colombia: Business Studies

9 days

$3,220
*Program price stands as an estimate until ticketing is finalized

Feb 25th March 5th, 2023

Depart Home for Bogota, Colombia
Arrival in Bogota, Colombia
Airport Transfer – Private Bus
Orientation Walking Tour – The group will become oriented with their neighborhood, the public transportation systems, nearby pharmacies, markets, ATMs, etc. Additionally, an in-depth safety briefing will be provided for what to do incase of an emergency.
Welcome Dinner – The group will be taken for an authentic dinner with a wide variety of menu options to cater all diets.

Breakfast & Day Briefing
Social Enterprise Visit – Spend the day learning about a social enterprise, which is driving a successful business while protecting the native forests and supporting families affected by the armed conflict.
Group Lunch – included
Group Dinner – Enjoy typical Colombian food in a wonderful, emblematic restaurant of this city.

Breakfast & Day Briefing
Gold Museum Experience a museum with displays of the most dazzling collections of gold in South America.
Monserrate Sanctuary – Enjoy stunning city views. Its history dates back to 1640 when permission was granted to build a hermitage atop the mountain. The small chapel was dedicated to the Virgen Morena de Monserrate, in homage to a similar sanctuary, which still stands today in the mountains outside Barcelona, Spain
Structured Free Time & Cultural Immersion
Group Lunch & Dinner – included

Breakfast & Day Briefing
Airport Transfer – Private Bus
Internal Flight Bogota to Armenia (approx. 1 hr)
Arrival in Armenia
Private Bus Transfer to FrigoCafé – Cattle Farm where students will learn about sustainable farming and waste
Private Bus transfer to Circasia (approx. 20 mins)
Jeep transfer to the La Floresta Farm (approx. 15 mins) – Students will learn about the process behind making world-class Arabica beans.
Lunch at La Floresta Farm
Coffee Farm Tour (approx. 3 hrs)
Private Bus Transfer to Salento (approx. 1 hr) – Salento is a stunning colonial town set amid gorgeous green mountains 15 miles northeast of Armenia, and known for its quaint streets and typical paisa architecture.
Check-in, Relax & Refresh
Group Lunch & Dinner – included

Breakfast & Day Briefing
Jeep Transfer to Kasaguadua (approx 15 mins) Explore a Conservation Project – Here, students will be shown the importance of living in harmony with nature, and will learn about the unique Paramo ecosystems. Also, they will see the tallest palm-tree species in the world.
Jeep Transfer to Cocora Valley – Arrived in this beautiful valley you will take an easy 2-3 hrs walk alongside the highest palm trees of the region and will visit the hummingbirds sanctuary.
Jeep transfer back to Salento (approx. 20 mins)
Structured Free Time & Cultural Immersion
Group Lunch & Dinner – included

Early Breakfast & Day Briefing
6 AM – Private Bus to Medellin (approx. 8 hrs) – The picturesque journey will offer stunning landscape views on the way to Colombia’s City of Eternal Spring.
Arrive in Medellin
Orientation Walking Tour
House of Memory Museum – Solemn museum with exhibitions offering different perspectives of Colombian wars & armed conflicts.
Metro Cable Car – This award-winning system, pride of the Medellin residents, is a gondola lift system with the purpose of providing a transportation service that complements the Medellín Metro. It was designed to reach some of the city’s informal settlements on the steep hills that mark its topography.
Structured Free Time & Cultural Immersion
Group Lunch & Dinner – included

Breakfast & Day Briefing
Medellin City Incubator – Visit one of the city’s hubs where students meet local social entrepreneurs and discover how they work to measure and scale their positive impacts.
Group Lunch – included
Salsa Dance Workshop – Students will be taught the swift Salsa moves Colombian style!
Group Dinner – Dine in the country’s most famous restaurant B Corp certified. This restaurant easily demonstrates its social and environmental beneficial impact by meeting high standards of verified performance, accountability, and transparency on factors from employee benefits and charitable giving to supply chain practices and input materials.

Breakfast & Day Briefing
Comuna 13 – Explore the city’s hub of community transformation and art. Join our partners to explore the many ways tourism has impacted this area.
Group Lunch – included
Soccer Game – Attend a local soccer game in the evening
Farewell Dinner & Program Closing
Salsa Night – Show off your dance moves learned during your workshop in an unforgettable music-filled last night in Colombia!

For any additional information or questions please email us at: Info@studyabroadassociation.com

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