PABLO ESCOBAR
& COMUNA 13
TOUR

Get to know the real and unbiased stories about notorious drug lord Pablo Escobar and visit Comuna 13, the best example of how Medellin has recovered from the violent times.

We can all agree on the fact that Colombia is a marvelous place! However, the country has a very dark past, which is mostly due to drug-related crimes, and one of the most notorious figures in Colombian history is definitely drug-lord Pablo Escobar.

Colombians don´t deny that this has affected their beautiful country in many ways, in the past and even still nowadays. Nevertheless, they think it is important to put what happened in context and to make sure that foreigners are not just impressed by the Hollywood-story that series like Narcos like to promote.

This Pablo Escobar tour aims to inform you about the real and less heroic, but rather tragic, events that happened under the reign of the drug cartels like the one of Escobar.

Our local guide will pick you up at your hotel in the morning and take you to the most relevant and important places that are linked to Pablo Escobar. As the guide lived this period,personal stories and anecdotes about how difficult and dangerous life was at that time will be added.

Thanks to the explanations of the guide and by visiting important spots you will start to understand how this man became Colombia´s most feared person and why there are people who absolutely love him, but also people who hate him from the bottom of their heart. And, how one man could have such a strong impact on a country for over a decade.

Afterwards, you will pay a visit to Comuna 13, which is a neighborhood in Medellin that used to be considered as one of the most dangerous ones of Colombia. Here, poverty and violence were an ideal mix for high-level crime to blossom, especially under Pablo Escobar.

Together with our local English-speaking guide who grew up here, you will learn about its rough history and what it took for the neighborhood to reinvent themselves as a lively and colorful community, where gorgeous street art and artists can show off, and where impressive urban innovation takes place.

You will go to the famous electric escalators that were built in 2011. This was one of the innovative projects that changed the lives of the people living in the area as they no longer had to go everywhere by walking and climbing endless stairs. It opened up so many opportunities for many and changed the economics dynamic of the whole region.

The views over Medellin are stunning and keep your eyes open for the countless beautiful graffiti. Our guide will make sure to explain the meaning behind the most important ones as they describe a lot about the history and current state of the neighborhood.