Indigenous Social Tour

Why Join This Tour?Meet and learn directly from Embera community membersGain insight into Colombia’s indigenous cultures, often ignored in mainstream tourismLearn how armed conflict and discrimination have shaped indigenous realitiesSupport a local NGO helping displaced indigenous families — part of your ticket funds direct aid

Duration

2½ to 3 hours

Language

English

Schedule

Wed at 9:30am.

Price

$100.000cop + VAT (Around US$24 + VAT).

Indigenous Social Tour

Step off the beaten path and into the living story of Colombia’s Indigenous people.

Join us for an intimate experience with a dual perspective: guided by a local expert and a member of the Embera Indigenous tribe.

You’ll meet an Embera female leader, who works with an NGO helping displaced indigenous people in the city.

Together with her, we visit the homes of the indigenous in Medellín, hear their story, and learn directly about their culture.

We finish at the NGO’s facilities to see the important work being done to support the community.

More than just a tour, this is a cultural exchange that challenges myths, breaks taboos, and supports real impact (50% of the profits go to the NGO).

Book today and connect with the Colombia few ever see — but all should know.

FAQ's

Content

This tour is a partnership with an NGO that works with displaced Embera indigenous families.

This experience offers a chance to meet an Embera community member, learn about their culture, visit their dwellings to gain insight into the realities faced by indigenous people in Colombia today and visit the NGO that is doing an heroic effort to help them — all with the guidance of an indigenous person and a professional local guide.

By signing up, you’re supporting the NGO and in consequence, the Indigenous people in Medellin.

Meeting Point

IMPORTANT – MEETING POINT – IMPORTANT

This is a tour of the real Medellín — not a touristy area — so please read and follow these instructions very carefully. The meeting point can be confusing, and punctuality is key.

📍 Meeting Point: Outside a public school that has two campuses. Read carefully!

Your guide will be wearing a red t-shirt and holding a red umbrella.

🚗 Copy & paste this address into Uber or your map app:

“I.E HÉCTOR ABAD GÓMEZ, Sección Dario Londoño Cardona”

✅ Choose the one that includes:

“Sección Dario Londoño Cardona”
Calle 44 or Carrera 44

❌ Do not choose the one that says “Calle 50” — that’s the wrong campus.

Duration

2½- 3 hours

Language

English

Ending Point

Casa Embera (Embera Bread Proyect).

VAT

Value Added Tax in Colombia is 19%. According to Colombian law, a VAT tax exemption can be applied on touristic services for non-residents who provide (1)a copy of the main page of their passport, (2) as well as the tourist entry stamp (types PIP-3, PIP-5, PIP-6, PIP-10 or visas TP-7, TP-11, TP-12). Therefore, if you send us the required copies via email to bookings@realcitytours.com (before you take the tour, and after you book), we can apply the exemption and charge you the price excluding VAT. The exemption applies only to the tickets of the people from whom we receive the required copies.

Schedule

Wed at 9:30 AM.

If a time slot is fully booked, join the waiting list —we may open an additional group based on demand.

Price

100,000 COP + VAT per person (around US$24 + VAT). Includes snack, donation to social projects and community leader.

Don’t want to pay VAT? Read the VAT section.

This is a unique and deeply insightful experience. You’ll visit an area where some members of the Embera community live in Medellín — families who continue migrating from different parts of Colombia in search of better economic opportunities, medical care, or safety from violence and discrimination. But once they arrive in Medellín, they are met with a harsh reality: a city known for its good weather and friendly people, yet still struggling to fully accept and embrace cultural diversity.This experience opens your eyes to the ways in which society often ignores, marginalizes, or pushes people aside simply because they don't fit a dominant idea of identity. You will see what many choose not to see — and in doing so, you become part of a movement to support, empower, and amplify the voices of those who have been silenced.The tour is organized in collaboration with a local NGO that runs La Casa Embera — a community space providing a safe environment, educational opportunities, and essential resources for Embera families.If you’re someone who cares deeply about others, eager to better understand Colombia’s Indigenous communities, and ready to be part of meaningful change — if you’re willing to accept discomfort in order to embrace the idea that we are all part of a connected community — then this is an experience that will not only move you but stay with you long after it’s over.

Ana Cristina VTripAdvisor

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