About Colombici & Cycling in Colombia

Frequently Asked Questions

About Colombici

Colombici is a founder-led, curated cycling holiday company based in Bogotá. Unlike larger operators, every journey is designed and led by the founders themselves, who live and ride in Colombia year-round. Routes are not sourced from a catalog. They're built from firsthand knowledge of the roads, seasons, communities, and climbs. Groups are kept small by intention, not as a marketing claim.
Colombici designs cycling holidays across the Colombian Andes, the Sabana de Bogotá, the Coffee Heartlands, and the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta on the Caribbean coast. Specific journeys include the Road to El Sifón, the world's longest cycling climb, Into Coffee Heartlands across the Eje Cafetero, the Unseen Savannah through the Sabana de Bogotá, Sea to Sierra: Caribbean Retreat, Villa de Leyva Getaway, and Coffee Heartlands: Select, which includes Alto de Letras.
Yes. Colombici is designed for intermediate to experienced road cyclists. Journeys involve multi-day riding across mountainous terrain, including high-altitude Andean passes and iconic climbs like Alto de Letras and El Sifón. Routes are curated for riders who want challenge, landscape, and cultural depth in equal measure.
Colombici is based in Bogotá, Colombia, and operates cycling holidays across the country. The founders live and ride in Colombia full-time, which is the foundation of how every journey is designed.
Alto del Sifón is widely recognized as the world's longest paved cycling climb, located in the Colombian Andes. Colombici's "Road to El Sifón" journey is built specifically around this climb, approached with local knowledge of the best timing, conditions, and surrounding experience.

Planning your journey

It's a journey where every decision has been made for you, and made well. We hand-select every route, climb, hotel, meal stop, and cultural moment based on firsthand knowledge of the road. Not a template, not a catalog. A Colombici holiday is built around what makes Colombia extraordinary, experienced from the inside.
Intermediate to experienced cyclists who want more than a route. If you're curious about Colombia beyond the highlights reel and want to ride through places most visitors never reach, Colombici is designed for you. Our journeys suit riders who can comfortably pedal four to six hours across mountainous terrain.
Because the people designing your journey are the same people leading it, and they ride these roads year-round. No handoffs, no outsourced logistics, no generic itineraries. We design small-group cycling holidays with a local depth that only comes from actually living and riding in Colombia.
Colombia has changed significantly, and cycling has been part of that story. We work with trusted local teams on every journey and design routes with safety built in from the start. Our founders live here full-time and know the roads, the regions, and when conditions are right.
Yes. We design bespoke journeys around what matters to you: climbs, coffee, craft, culture, or some combination of all of it. Tell us what you're looking for and we'll build the route around it.
Yes. We welcome solo guests and can arrange single occupancy on all our journeys. We also design private tours for individuals or small private groups.
Our standard journeys are designed for intermediate to advanced cyclists comfortable riding four to six hours a day across varied and sometimes mountainous terrain. If your fitness or experience level is different, tell us and we'll find or build something that fits.
Not usually. For us, curation matters. We stick with places we’ve vetted and partners we trust.

Booking & Logistics

Yes. We offer rentals of premium road bikes. Ask us for details when you enquire.
Not on our standard journeys. Curation is central to what we do, and that includes where you sleep. We only work with places we've personally vetted and partners we trust. It's part of what makes a Colombici holiday feel different.
Our journeys are designed as complete experiences, so joining halfway or leaving early isn't something we offer on standard tours. If you have a specific duration in mind, tell us and we'll find the right fit or design something around your timeline.
We include basic accident coverage on all journeys. We strongly recommend comprehensive travel insurance that covers medical costs, evacuation, and trip cancellation. We're happy to advise on what to look for when you book.