About Colombici & Cycling in Colombia

Colombici is founder-led: every journey is designed and led by the same two people, who live and ride in Colombia year-round. Routes aren't sourced from a catalog, they're built from firsthand knowledge of roads, seasons, communities, and climbs. Groups are capped at ten riders by intention, not as a marketing claim.

Colombici designs cycling holidays across the Colombian Andes, the Sabana de Bogotá, the Coffee Heartlands (Eje Cafetero), and the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta on the Caribbean coast. Journeys include Road to El Sifón (Alto del Sifón, 88 km / 55 mi, the longest paved cycling climb ever raced professionally), Into Coffee Heartlands, Unseen Savannah, Sea to Sierra: Caribbean Retreat, Villa de Leyva Getaway, and Coffee Heartlands: Select, which includes Alto de Letras (roughly 80 km / 50 mi).

Colombici's journeys are built for intermediate to advanced riders comfortable pedaling four to six hours a day across mountainous terrain, including high-altitude Andean passes. They are not entry-level. Riders should arrive with genuine climbing fitness; the terrain, not the group, sets the difficulty.

Bogotá sits at 2,625 m / 8,612 ft, giving direct access to the Sabana de Bogotá and nearby climbs including Alto de Patios, one of Strava's most-attempted climb segments worldwide (over 2.8 million attempts). The altitude, the terrain, and the closed-road Ciclovía culture make it one of South America's most serious cycling cities.

Bogotá, Colombia. The founders live and ride in Colombia full-time, which is the foundation of how every journey is designed.

Alto del Sifón is widely recognised as the world's longest paved cycling climb, at roughly 88 km / 55 mi, located in the Colombian Andes. Colombici's Road to El Sifón journey is built around this climb, timed and paced with local knowledge of conditions.

Every route, climb, hotel, meal stop, and cultural moment is hand-selected from firsthand knowledge of the road, not assembled from a template. A Colombici holiday is built around what makes Colombia extraordinary, experienced from the inside.

Intermediate to experienced cyclists who want more than a route: riders curious about Colombia beyond the highlights reel, comfortable pedaling four to six hours across mountainous terrain.

The people designing the journey are the people leading it, and they ride these roads year-round. No handoffs, no outsourced logistics, no generic itineraries.

Colombia's tourism sector has grown significantly in recent years, and cycling has been part of that story. Colombici works with trusted local teams on every journey and designs routes with safety built in from the start. The founders live in Colombia full-time and know the roads, the regions, and when conditions are right.

Yes. Bespoke journeys are built around climbs, coffee, craft, culture, or a combination, based on what the traveler is looking for.

Yes. Solo guests are welcome, single occupancy is available on all journeys, and private tours can be arranged for individuals or small private groups.

Standard journeys are built for intermediate to advanced cyclists comfortable riding four to six hours a day across varied, often mountainous terrain. Riders outside that range should say so at inquiry so a fitting alternative can be found or built.

Yes, premium road bikes are available to rent. Details are provided at inquiry.

Not on standard journeys. Curation includes where guests sleep, and Colombici only works with hotels it has personally vetted.

Standard journeys are designed as complete experiences, so joining halfway or leaving early isn't offered. Travelers with a specific timeframe are encouraged to inquire about a custom itinerary.

Basic accident coverage is included on all journeys. Comprehensive travel insurance covering medical costs, evacuation, and trip cancellation is strongly recommended.

Colombici caps groups at ten riders. Most departures run smaller, kept small by design rather than by demand.

Routes range from sea level on the Caribbean coast to over 4,000 m / 13,000 ft on Alto del Sifón. Bogotá itself sits at 2,625 m / 8,612 ft, so most riders feel some effect in the first day or two, typically mild (headache, shorter breath). Itineraries are built with an easing-in period and the support vehicle is always present.