The dark days: Pablo Escobar and the new Medellin private tour

Discover the untold story of Pablo Escobar’s reign and the transformation of Medellin. Join our 4-hour private historical tour showcasing resilience, innovation, and the real heroes of Colombia.

Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Cra. 43B #1695 - Explore the ruins of the Monaco building, once one of Pablo’s bombed penthouses. Today, it serves as a memorial park dedicated to the victims and true heroes of the conflict.

  • Placita de Florez - In the Los Olivos community, visit the house where Pablo was captured and see the rooftop where his violent career came to an end. Was it the DEA, Colombian police, or the Pepes who shot him?

  • Cementerio Jardines Montesacro - Visit Pablo’s grave, where he is buried alongside his family. You might be surprised to find that he rests among politicians and the elite of Medellin.

  • Barrio Pablo Escobar - Explore Barrio Pablo Escobar, the community he established.

What's Included
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Professional guide
  • All taxes, fees and handling charges included
  • Transport by private vehicle
  • Fuel surcharges included
What's Not Included
  • Food and drinks
  • Lunch
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

You would be hard pressed to read an article, blog entry or forum anywhere in the world that did not mention Pablo Escobars association with Medellín Colombias history.

Learn how Colombia finally got rid of Pablo on this 4 hour tour with private bilingual guide by car to see places where PE was defeated.

This tour will provide a great learning experience as to what should NOT happen in society and which characters should be the real heroes.

Tour focuses on the victims by telling stories of those who suffer most, like police officers and government officials. Since there is no glorification, at the end you will understand how resilient the people from Medellin as the most innovative city.

Departures every day from your hotel at 8 AM and 2 PM, times are flexible.

stops:

Monaco inflection park to see tribute to the victims
Cemetery to see Pablo Escobar`s and relatives, Griselda Blanco
Rooftop where Pablo Escobar was shot
Barrio Pablo Escobar to see the community he founded

  • May be operated by a multi-lingual guide
  • Comfortable walking shoes are recommended
  • Flexible start time, please inquire
  • Guides: Temperature is measured at the beginning of each working day
  • Periodic disinfection of vehicles
  • Use of antibacterial gel and alcohol
Location
Cra. 43B #1695
Carrera 43B
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Mikesvsk8
Jun 28, 2024
Awsome - Excellent tour gide! Very knowledgeable of history with good insights! Recomended for friends and family that wants to know a little PE story.
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F2875udomarm
Jun 9, 2024
Would definitely do it again. - Booked a very last minute tour and they were very accommodating . I was mostly interested in the Griselda Blanco sites so Daniel the tour guide was able to tweak the tour a bit to visit some of the places relevant to the Griselda Blanco story. Daniel was very informative and definitely knew the history very well.
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Pioneer03501200991
May 30, 2024
Great visit. Great time. Best tour guide. Thank you Daniel. - My Tour guide Daniel was excellent. Very respectful and courteous. He explained everything clearly and was a fun trip. Great guide. Definitely … request having him as a guide. You won’t be disappointed. Highly recommended.
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Alexfg933ca
May 28, 2024
Tour of Medellin - Pablo Escobar - Tour guide was absolutely incredible. Very insightful and happy to further explain all questions. I would highly recommend this service. It also included pickup and drop off which was excellent as well.
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343carlp
May 27, 2024
An excellent Pablo Escobar tour with our guide, Daniel - Daniel provided an excellent tour for our group. He had a profound knowledge of the history of Medellin as it relates to Pablo Escobar. There were 4 stops and all of them were fascinating and great picture spots. Daniel was down to earth and highly relatable and made us feel apart of the culture. He even gave us time to have authentic Columbia cuisine in the Pablo Escobar neighborhood. Would recommend 100% thank you!!
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Shallashalyn
May 14, 2024
Great experience, don’t think to much, do it - we did a tour with Joe. he was great he show us the different places of Pablo Escobar history, he had a lot knowledge. We know now and see things the tv and shows don’t show you. I don’t regret it. And a bonus he speak both our language Spanish and English so was really great.
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Ben_s
May 9, 2024
Great tour with Ivan - The tour with Ivan was incredibly well done and informative. We got to learn about the past and the present while stopping at numerous historical sites.
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Elysa_m
Apr 1, 2024
Pablo: More than just a drug kingpin - Daniel our guide was very knowledgeable about Pablo and his life. I really enjoyed visiting the community he created and learning how he helped the people get out of the awful living conditions.
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Malcolm_m
Mar 22, 2024
Great tour, informative and enlightening - Daniel was a great tour guide and the Pablo tour was informative and helped me hear about the real truth about Pablo vs how tv’s shows and movies made it seem. Overall, great tour and would recommend it to friends and family.
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Suburbanfarmer
Jun 6, 2024
Informative tour - I guess if it’s your thing, this is a must. Daniel was very knowledgeable and was happy to adjust my tour with what I wanted to do. Happy customer!
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