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Adventures in Bogota, Colombia (Gate 1 Travel)

I visited Bogota, Colombia in December for 2 days. This trip was part of a $599 packaged deal “5 Day Highlights of Columbia” with Gate 1 Travel. The package includes 2 days in Bogota and 3 days in Cartagena, hotels, transportation, flight from Bogota to Cartagena, breakfast, welcome dinner with drinks, and entry fee for museums. The package also provides the option to book the package as land only or with a flight included (to Bogota and from Cartagena). I chose to do land only and book my flights (to Bogota and from Cartagena) separately because I could find a better flight deal than what was offered.

Note #1: I found a coupon (via google) for $100 off for the trip above. So it was actually $499 land only. You can also find deals for this trip or many others on Gate 1 travel website or sign up for their weekly deals e-mails. Groupon and Travelzoo have deals for Gate 1 Travel trips as well.

Note #2: Bogota is 8,660 feet/2,640 meters above sea level. As such, you might experience high altitude sickness. Take appropriate measures prior to your arrival or once you arrive as needed. When I arrived, I experienced a headache and excessive thirst. Once I realized what was happening, I drank water, Gatorade, and took a nap. I felt much better.

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The total cost of my flight was $490 roundtrip which included the following route for my departure: Washington, D.C to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and Fort Lauderdale, to Bogota, Colombia. For my return flight my route was: Cartagena, Colombia to Panama City, Panama, then Panama City, Panama to Fort Lauderdale, and finally Fort Lauderdale to Washington, D.C.. A long day, but better than paying $600+ for a roundtrip flight with Gate 1 travel . Understand that chasing flight deals sometimes comes with sacrifices (many connections or short/long layovers), but it saves a lot more money in your pocket.

Accommodations

I stayed at the Estelar Windsor House. This hotel is close to Parque de la 93 which is a park surrounded by many restaurants and cafes. This park also hosts festivals and events.

Transportation

All transportation was provided by Gate 1 Travel .

What I Did In Bogota

Monserrate funicular train ride.

This was an optional activity available for purchase with Gate 1 Travel . The funicular takes you to the top of Monserrate Mountain (10,341 feet/ 3,152 meters above sea level) to see beautiful views of the city of Bogota. You will definitely have to adjust (breathing) to the altitude of the mountain (remember Bogota is 8,660 feet/2,640 meters). After getting off the funicular and walking up to the church, El Señor Caído Shrine, I initially felt like I just finished sprinting up a steep hill and was trying to catch my breath. But then I remembered that the key is to take yoga breaths/engage in yoga breathing. It makes a HUGE difference. Shortly afterwards I was fine.

Plaza de Bolívar

Named after Simón Bolíva, this is the main square in Bogota and home to Primary Cathedral of Colombia, Liévano Palace, National Capital, and the Palace of Justice. No matter where you stand in this plaza, you can get a great view of each of the buildings. As seen on instagram, this is also the plaza where people feed and take pictures with lots of pigeons in their hands or arms.

Fernando Botero Museum

Fernand Botero is a famous Colombian artist most notably known for his contemporary and modern art that displayed very exaggerated and inflated humans, animals, food, and other things. Botero dedicated around 200 of his paintings toward the museum named in his honor. Whether or not you are an art lover, you will enjoy this museum as each painting is very interesting and unlike any other paintings that you see at other art museums. My favorite art piece is Botero’s version of the mona lisa (pictured below). Botero also has recreated many other famous paintings and adjusted them to his unique style. This museum was included in the tour package.

Gold Museum

A museum containing the largest collection of gold in the world from indigenous groups that resided in pre-colonial Colombia. Although it was initially interesting, one floor level of gold was enough for me. There is a lot of gold in this museum (obviously) but I could only see so much before losing interest. This museum was included as part of the tour.

Game of Tejo

Tejo is a popular Colombian throwing sport. The goal of the game is to throw a heavy disc (almost as heavy as a shot put weight/ball) at the center or near the white targets for points. If you hit any of the white targets (which have gunpowder) they will explode (loudly). I had so much fun playing this game! Also, drinking (usually beer or liquor) while playing Tojo is part of the culture. This was included in the tour package.

The next stop was Cartagena. Be sure to check out my post tomorrow for my review on the rest of this packaged deal with Gate 1 Tours .

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Manizales , Medellin and Cartagena . There were interesting side trips as well...planting a palm tree in the forest and a wonderful trout lunch. It's a very safe country to visit now however it's always advisable to leave your valuables in the hotel safe. It's my second trip with Gate 1, my other trip with them was Dubai. I definitely will travel with them again and you can't beat the value.

Hello 971viictoria,

Thanks for your posting as we booked this similar trip for August. Glad to hear all went well and you had a good time. Any helpful information you would like to share? Did you do anything during your downtime which you found to be exciting or interesting?

Thank you in advance!

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The Foundation’s sole supported school in Colombia is Casa Italia in the district of Boca Azul Boquilla, located in the heart of Cartagena, a bustling port city on the Caribbean coast, on the far northwestern tip of South America.

The Foundation sponsored a ground-up, two-story expansion of the existing building at Casa Italia, which is not a traditional school, but rather, a privately funded non-governmental organization, where children from poor families living in precarious situations have access to a comprehensive education, as well as food programs and healthcare, among other things. The new section houses six new classrooms, finished with flooring, windows and brick walls, as well as boys’ and girls’ bathrooms. In addition to building and infrastructure projects funded by the Foundation, Gate 1 invites tour passengers, who visit our schools as part of their itineraries, to bring small items that are needed but in short supply, to give to the school’s students. In this way, Gate 1 Foundation is able to supplement its large-scale contributions with essential educational supplies, which students’ families are often unable to afford, thereby multiplying our positive impact on communities.

ABOUT CASA ITALIA – BOCA AZUL Casa Italia is a non-governmental organization dedicated to providing full support to the poorest, most needy children of the community, those from the marginalized “barrio.” At this center, in addition to a comprehensive education and training program, students have access to a full range of health, social and nutrition services, activities and sports. The primary function of the center – education – is delivered through the academic organization “Instituto Una Nueva Luz de Esperanza.” The Institute, through Boca Azul, offers its students a way to develop their social, creative and intellectual skills in an environment designed to cultivate their natural abilities and optimize their transformation into productive citizens. Also available at Casa Italia are: medical services such as first aid, vaccinations and deparasitization; tutoring and help with school work; an on-site psychologist to deal with mental health issues. And each child receives a substantial meal every day. All of these services are performed by volunteers.

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• Two-Story Expansion of Existing Building, Housing
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Never had a problem

I was very surprised to see all the negative feedback. It is true that the Tour Manager makes all the difference on these kind of tours and ours have always been exceptional. We have done Italy, Spain, and SE Asia and have loved everyone of them. We are not old and feeble so maybe that has something to do with it because Gate1 does make sure you see everything on the itinerary and you get your monies worth, which what we like. Our last tour manager was Tim for the SE Asia trip and she was amazing, in fact we are still in touch because we have become friends. From our view they keep getting better and better and we would recommend Gate1 highly. PS ask for TIM if you go to SE Asia won't be disappointed.

Date of experience : April 09, 2024

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Gate 1 great but their trip insurance provider is worthless

Great company with well-organized tours but the insurance company they route all Travel Insurance through—Arch Insurance—has terrible reviews and does everything to avoid paying claims. I had a trip scheduled to Mexico in March 2024–and paid for. I had to cancel my Gate 1 trip because I was hospitalized for 11 days after I flew a long airplane flight from Ireland. At the time I booked the Gate 1 trip I was well. I suffered from acute pulmonary embolisms from the long flight. Arch insurance only paid out $300 on my well documented claim. I am a retired lawyer and know how to fill out and document claims. Their denial was flagrant. Getting only $300 back made it a complete waste of time to file the claim. If 11 days with acute pulmonary embolisms preventing me from future plane trips is not justification, what is? Never ever accept Arch. Find another provider.

Date of experience : March 27, 2024

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The 8 day Tour of Spain was well…

The 8 day Tour of Spain was well organized, good hotel rooms and services . Our tour guide Rosemary capably led some great tours.We took a two hours in Alhambra which for me was the highlight of this tour. The only issue for me was that the return flights were far too long. Madrid,Amsterdam,JFK and then to Toronto. I will consider future tours with Gate1

Date of experience : March 25, 2024

After reading all the negative reviews…

After reading all the negative reviews I decide to not go ahead and confirm the Baltic trip I had hoped to do with Gate 1 Travel. No way do I want to get stuck someplace with no help from the tour company. Glad I decided to read reviews before clicking the "Book" button.

Date of experience : March 16, 2024

Essential Portugal and Spain

Our experience was terrific! We were greeted at the airport by the tour manager Alex and taken to the hotel. Everything was so organized with time between tours for lunch or shopping. The hotels were nice too. We felt safe and cared for at all times. The tour guides were fantastic in each city giving us plenty of history without being boring. The bus driver Marco was excellent making sure our things were secured at all time. We will definitely use this tour company again.

Date of experience : February 29, 2024

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Wish I had read these reviews before…

Wish I had read these reviews before booking a trip to Turkey with Gate 1. Unfortunately Gate 1 Travel is NOT worth your hard earned money if life or work changes prevent your travel! Never buy insurance from this travel co. I was unable almost a year later to travel at the scheduled time to Turkey. Insurance will not cover this and Gate 1will not allow or honor any of my money paid to go to the rescheduling of my trip. My roundtrip tickets per Turkish Air due to a time change has emailed me that I can rebook my tickets without a change fee or additional costs! However I must go through Gate 1. Bobbie the Gate 1 Supervisor who initially refused to introduce herself, give her name until multiple requests and and absolutely refused to provide her full name or her boss’ name. Bobby stated she would ONLY ALLOW me to keep my fully paid airline tickets in MY NAME if I booked a new tour of Turkey paying FULL PRICE no credit or discount! RUN as fast as you can from this company! 3/22/24 Follow up I received a TC from Shannon Daugherty from Gate 1Travel. She informed me that my Turkish Airline tickets should and will be fully refunded. Shannon is working with me and was respectful as well as helpful. I was instructed to submit a claim to Gate 1Travel Insurance. If denied Gate 1 specifically Shannon will work with me to reschedule my trip next year without losing all my money. I will update this review once I have I have been reimbursed for my tickets and exactly what Gate 1 does regarding the tour!

Date of experience : March 19, 2024

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Gate1 are uncaring ……After doing around 8 tours with Gate1 I…

After doing around 8 tours with Gate1 I unfortunately had to cancel over a month before we were commencing our tour due to having to have emergency surgery. I thought Gate1 might be understanding and give us a full refund or at least credit towards another trip. They would only refund half our money and yes that was in the cancellation policy but having been such a long term repeat customer who had recommended them to many, I was under the delusion they may have some understanding of my situation and refund the full amount or at least give credit towards my next trip. I am six months post surgery now and have booked this years tour with another company. Will never book with Gate1 again.

Date of experience : August 09, 2023

Rethink Using Gate 1 for Travel

I was in a vehicle accident while on safari with Gate 1 in India last month. I was in the passenger seat of a large safari truck when a faulty door unexpectedly opened on the moving vehicle causing me to fall out backwards and hit my back and my head on surrounding rocks where I was knocked unconscious. I was taken to the emergency room by our tour guide because of the injuries to my head and my back. I was given pain medication (no diagnostics were done) and luckily my friend had brought her cane with her which I was forced to use for the remainder of the trip. My headaches and severe back pain continued until I was forced to go to the emergency room again. This time they gave me a shot in the back for my pain and pain meds, but again, no diagnostics. Severe back pain and headaches continued throughout the remainder of the trip making it difficult to keep up. When I returned home, I went to the emergency room where I had a CAT Scan and was given additional medication and lidocaine patches for the pain. Upon seeing my back surgeon following the ER visit it was decided that I needed major back surgery. The fall had exasperated my existing condition. The surgery was scheduled for 7 May. Upon scheduling the surgery, I contacted Gate 1 immediately to follow up on my accident and let them know of the planned surgery. (I assumed the accident had already been reported by the trip leader.) The surgery conflicted with another Gate 1 trip I had planned for Jordan on 7 May (the date of my surgery). Per my surgeon, and my inability to walk, I requested the trip be postponed to the fall. They outright refused. I then asked to speak to a supervisor who also refused my request. Mind you, I wasn’t asking to cancel the trip, just postpone the trip! I finally received an e-mail from an individual at Reservations: Support who also refused to postpone my trip. They said I needed to pay the 50% penalty fee since I “decided” to cancel. Once again, the ONLY reason I canceled was due to an accident that happened due to a faulty door on their trip!!! I found the entire interaction with Gate 1 beyond frustrating. India was my 10th trip with Gate 1. To add insult to injury, I was also in a vehicle accident on a Gate 1 tour when I was on a Kenya and Tanzania safari in the fall of 2022. Gate 1 was “so generous” for that inconvenience and my pain and suffering that they gave me $100. No apology. The lack of concern, assistance, and understanding from Gate 1 is appalling, especially considering this was my second major accident caused by Gate 1’s negligence in a two-year period. I will certainly be rethinking my use of Gate 1 as a tour company in the future. Maybe you should too.

Date of experience : March 24, 2024

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Poor customer service leading to loss of ticket value

No possible to reach the travel agents on phone. Hence, communication to the Gate1 travel agents is possible via emails only. By 3pm UK time on 18 Feb, I confirmed my request to change my flight, from 19Feb at 1:45am to another day. But no response has been received, although my response was within 30-40min since the agent's reply time.. I appreciate this was on Sunday, but a clear statement on working hours and limitation from the beginning would be helpful. It seems the value of the ticket is lost which is very unpleasant. This could be easily avoided if there was an opportunity to call to agree the change and pay the diff in tariff.

Date of experience : February 18, 2024

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Cancel for any reason doesn't really work.

We bought the cancel for any reason policy. We cancelled because we had to travel from NC to PA for my best friend's funeral. We were supposed to travel in October of 2023. So now we get a partial credit and a very small refund. Doesn't really do us any good because now it costs almost double for the same trip and we can't afford that. So we are basically out $1800 that we paid.

Date of experience : October 15, 2023

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Good experience with tour company

A tour by Gate 1 Travel called Discover Northern France that was booked for March 2024 was cancelled because of a lack of enough reservations to make this tour viable. A Customer Resolution Specialist for Gate 1, Donna Young, notified me that I could get a refund, Gate 1 travel credit, or book this tour later in the year at no additional cost. I chose to book this tour later in the year. Donna did an excellent job of offering me alternative dates and I chose a date in the fall 2024. I wish to thank Gate 1 for the options offered to me and to Donna for the superb job in booking an alternative tour date.

Date of experience : January 02, 2024

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Very disappointed with Gate 1

Very disappointed with Gate 1. We’re scheduled to tour Egypt in November. However, due to the the conflict that’s happening now with Israel in Palastine/Gaza and the West Bank, we are justifiably concerned about our safety. Our trip is fully paid, but we had humbly requested to reschedule for a later date to travel (Not asking for a refund) just to reschedule. Unfortunately for us Gate1 outright denied our request disregarding our concerns. The Arch insurance that’s offered through Gate1 essentially only covers Gate1.

Date of experience : October 17, 2023

Travel Protection is a scam, thru Gate 1.…

Booked Christmas market trip for early Dec. Bought ‘Travel Protection’ that Gate 1 promotes. My travel partner needed a heart operation. Had to cancel trip. We’ve waited two months after providing info requested with letter from surgeon. Today they say coverage denied because she had defib prior. Of course the Protection was stated as covering pre-existing conditions!!!!!! Total rip-off. Deceptive scam artists. VERY disgusted!!!

Date of experience : December 05, 2022

Not really "making it right"

No follow up as promised. I gave a bad review of Gate 1 last week due to the bad customer service (and significant financial loss) from a recent Gate 1 trip. They immediately responded that they were sorry to hear this and would pass my information on to customer service so they could make it right. It's a week later and I have heard absolutely nothing. It's obviously just an automated response to make people think they are taking care of it, when in fact, they are blowing their customer off. Never thought I'd say this, but stay clear of Gate 1. I checked with my agent and the last communication she had was 6 days ago when the Gate 1 agent said I would get my $600 deposit back and "only" a 90% cancellation fee instead of 100%. Not really "making it right" in my mind, but I'm done. We will take our final tour with Gate 1 this Aug. (our 8th) as it is already booked. They have lost my loyalty and trust.

Date of experience : January 21, 2024

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Thereza, our tour guide in Europe

Thereza, our tour guide on Gate One's trip from Mainz, Germany to Venice, Austria November 2023 was extremely accommodating. She was punctual while caring for specific needs of some 40 people for 10 days. She was very knowledgeable of the 5 countries that we toured and surprised us continually with gifts; nice hotels; meals and even music that we all sang along with as we traveled. She was fun and we'd recommend her highly for a trip with Gate One travels in your future!!!

Date of experience : November 02, 2023

I'm thankful to my sweetheart for…

I'm thankful to my sweetheart for choosing Gate1 small group discovery traveling Sri Lanka now. Our tour manager Heshan is the best in the industry, very knowledgeable practical and protective of our safety as the floods at Yala national parks we were lucky to have him arrange the safari and see all wildlife including wild elephants Leopards crocodile. He took extraordinary pleasure in arranging my birthday celebration with balloon and cake.

Date of experience : January 14, 2024

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Worst customer service

Worst customer service. I had booked a trip to Greece. I called them about my plane itinerary. No answer after being on hold for hours together. I emailed them, but no response whatsoever. I will never ever book anything with these people. Stay away from 'GATE1 TRAVEL". I 100% agree with majority negative reviews on this website. Please do yourself a favor and save yourself from tremendous future headache by not using this lousy travel company.

Date of experience : July 10, 2022

Dear Yash, We are sorry to learn of the delay in responding you your phone call. We were experiencing an increase in call volume related to our most recent promotion. We do value our customers and make every effort to answer calls as quickly as possible. Please be assured we will respond to your email, you may also request a call back using the call back feature. Thank you for your understanding.

Gate 1 Travel is an amazing company

Gate 1 Travel is an amazing company. For starters, booking our trip to Ireland was easy, complete and priced reasonably. Next, our bus driver, Mark, a very kind gentleman, navigated all the twisty-turny roads like a master. And most important, our tour guide, Jill, was incredible! Her knowledge of all the towns, roads, pubs, Irish traditions, and folklore, was nonstop. Her sense of humor and the details of everything made a wonderful trip more memorable than we had expected. My only criticism is that not one of our rooms (in any of the hotels) had a view other than back parking lots, roofs of buildings, or high walls. Other than that, we highly recommend Gate 1 Travel.

Date of experience : October 22, 2023

Trip Insurance Scam

Absolutely the worst! Don't bother buying trip insurance with them. It's a scam and when you try and cancel (even if you've purchased the Cancel for Any Reason) they give you the run around. There are so many exceptions that its pointless to even try. When I called to ask questions about fees the clueless rep told me they couldn't answer my questions and I had to call Arch Insurance. I called Arch and they told me they had nothing to do with setting rates for cancellation. That was all Gate 1. I've been calling and emailing for days and no one responds. .....Buyer Beware. Find another tour company

Date of experience : October 12, 2023

9 Day Classic Japan

This 9 Day tour should actually be called 7 Day Classic Japan - Gate 1 needs to revise / review since 2 of the days you are actually in transit. Our tour guide Ichiro was phenomenal- kudos to him for his patience & handling the hiccups. Loved the country, it's people & the culture. Only disappoinmet was that Japan has so much to offer but the Gate1 itinerary focussed on way too many shrines/temples.

Date of experience : June 06, 2023

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• Visit Casa Azúl, the museum dedicated to the life of Mexican artist Frida Kahlo Tour Mexico City’s historic center including the National Palace and Palacio de Bellas Artes Visit the mysterious archaeological site of Teotihuacán, also known as the City of the Gods Walking tour of Queretaro, known for its magnificent Spanish colonial architecture Enjoy San Miguel Allende, whose history is intertwined with Mexican Independence Travel via the lush farmlands of El Bajío to Guanajuato known for its silver mining history In Morelia, a UNESCO Site, view the elegant historic center and inspirational cathedral Visit the Patzcuaro Artisan Center housing small shops where artisans display their wares Explore Guadalajara, the quintessential Mexican city where tequila and mariachi were born †Transfers are available for purchase for land only or on alternative flight dates

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Gate 1 Travel offers escorted tours, European river cruises, independent vacations and customized international vacation packages for less. Our discount travel packages and tour packages to destinations worldwide provide exceptional value, saving our customers time and money. We have taken care of all the details so you don't have to. Find your dream vacation today.

Company Background & Highlights

Mission: To deliver More of the World for Less by developing quality, affordable vacations for North Americans. To provide exemplary service to our customers and to earn their loyalty. To respect our partners. To invest in our employees, providing a safe and comfortable work environment. To know and understand our products and destinations. To constantly innovate and be a leader in technology.

Founded in 1981 with 3 employees; now with over 200 employees worldwide

Headquarters: Fort Washington, PA (Suburban Philadelphia)

Overseas Offices: Hungary, China, Costa Rica, Egypt, Morocco, Argentina, Indonesia, Great Britain, Greece, India, Israel, Italy, Peru, Ecuador, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, Cambodia & Vietnam

30+ years of providing travel services to clientèle

Product Types

Escorted Tours - Group Tours

Small Group Tours

European River Cruises

Escorted Bus Tour/Sea Cruise Combinations

Independent City Stays

Independent Fly & Drive Packages

Multi-Destination Rail Packages

Customized Vacations (Vacation Builder)

Custom Groups and Individuals

Target Consumer Market

Gate 1 Travel's target market is a traveler seeking high quality, affordable travel ranging from a superior tourist class to moderate deluxe class level of accommodations with the highest level of service.

Financial Security

Gate 1 Travel is backed by the largest, most well-respected financial institutions and insurance providers, guaranteeing the greatest level of financial security to every passenger. Gate 1 welcomes your inquiries of any of those independent offices.

Gate 1 Travel's active membership in USTOA (United States Tour Operators Association), a professional organization representing the world's leading tour operators, requires that Gate 1 meet a minimum requirement of $1 million professional liability insurance (Gate 1 maintains a $5 million policy).

Additionally , Gate 1 is required to participate in the USTOA $1 Million Travelers Assistance Program, requiring them to post $1 million in security, held by USTOA, in the unlikely event of bankruptcy or insolvency.

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