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Adventure · Medellín

Canyoning & Waterfall Rappelling

8 hoursMax 6Challenging

Before you book this one

We publish a minimum age of 14 as our own conservative standard. Some operators advertise lower, and we do not sell on that basis without written confirmation of their weight, harness and guide-ratio rules for minors. Not suitable in pregnancy, or with heart, back or shoulder problems.

Abseiling down waterfalls in the Cocorná gorges, including one vertical drop of over eighty metres with the water hitting you the whole way. Full technical kit and guides who do this every day.

What you do

  • Multiple waterfall descents, building up in height
  • An 80 m+ vertical, for those who want it
  • Full harness, helmet and rope work, taught properly
  • Warm water and forest the whole way down

As a private booking

One guide per person, a bigger set of drops, and a private vehicle rather than the shared shuttle.

See VIP packages

Practical notes for Medellín

  • How we talk about the 1990s. Medellín was the most dangerous city on earth and is not any more. That transformation is the interesting story, and it belongs to the people who lived it. We do not run narco tours and we do not use that name to sell anything. Many Medellinenses find it genuinely offensive, and our guides will tell you why.
  • The airport is not in the city. MDE sits on a plateau 45–60 minutes away through a mountain tunnel. Budget the time, and expect a 20 °C temperature swing between the terminal and El Poblado.
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