The 8 Bike Tours in Medellín Worth Your Morning

1.History & Local Life Essentials Tour on an E-Bike

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 130 reviews · 3h 30m · from $48Our pick

Ride a comfortable e-bike from Ciudad del Río through Medellín’s center with a bilingual local guide. You’ll visit Botero Plaza, San Antonio Park, Parque de las Luces, Plaza Mayor, and Parques del Río, while learning about art, conflict, renewal, and daily life. Guides including Dayana, Dani, Toto, and Andrés have earned especially warm praise for their humor and care.

“Dayana was an amazing host. I had an amazing time riding the streets of Medellin. Dayana is a very safe and cautious rider so you don't have to worry about anything as you enjoy your bike ride. She is very passionate about the culture, the history, and the people of Medellin. I learned a lot during the ride as we stopped at historical locations throughout the city. I only wish I had more time in Medellin. I feel I would enjoy that bike ride every day.”

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2.E-bike and Foodie Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 102 reviews · 3 hours · from $48

Spend three hours riding Medellín with a small group of up to eight. Guides such as David, Daniela, Dany, Toto, and Juan lead you through Belén, Laureles, Conquistadores, and the river parks, with stops for arepas, pandebono, buñuelos, coffee, fruit, and other Colombian favorites.

“This tour is amazing, especially with Dani. He is the perfect guide! He’s always engaging, interesting, fun and knows a lot about Medellin’s history,culture and food, of course. The tour is very well organized and Dani is always helpful. You shouldn’t miss this tour in Medellin with Dani.”

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3.Colombia cycling trip

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 63 reviews · 9 days (approx.) · from $2,974Top rated

Join Colombia Cycling for a private, nine-day road cycling journey through Medellín and Antioquia. Tomas, Marcela, Daniel, and the support team handle airport pickup, bike setup, meals, transfers, and route support while you ride to Guatapé, Parque Arví, Cerro Tusa, and coffee country. Bike rental costs extra.

“after reading some excellent feedback i decided to go ahead and book a cycling trip with colombia cycling. after the initial booking i was soon contacted by tomas with a informative run down of the trip and in turn giving him my flight details for my pick up from Medellin airport, everything i needed to know prior to the trip was covered by message from tomas prior to the trip ,i did have a few further questions in the run up and tomas answered in a timely manor. i made it known that i would already be in colombia a week before the cycling started and was duly contacted by…”

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4.E-Bike City Tour Medellin with Local beer and Snacks

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 55 reviews · 4 hours · from $36

Spend four hours cycling Medellin with an English or Spanish speaking guide such as Tomas, Juan Esteban, or Ronald. Ride through the city center, river parks, La Alpujarra, Conquistadores, and Pueblito Paisa, stopping for a typical snack and your choice of fresh juice or local beer.

“The tour was really well organized. Michael is a guide who can tell the story in detail and in good English. Highly recommended!”

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5.Bike Tour Medellin with Snacks and Local Beer

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 49 reviews · 4 hours · from $32Best value

Ride through central Medellín with a bilingual guide such as Tomás, Luiz, Juan, or Felipe. You’ll visit Pueblito Paisa, river parks, La Alpujarra, Parque de las Luces, and Plaza Botero, stopping for an empanada or other local snack, plus beer or juice. Most of the route is flat, with one notable hill.

“JJ was a cool guy. Very good and funny tour. We felt safe all the time. Good Information about the city.”

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6.Full-Day Mountain Bike Tour with Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 14 reviews · 6 hours · from $105

Leave Medellín for Antioquia’s quiet countryside on a six-hour mountain-bike trip led in English or Spanish by guides such as Juan, JJ, or Juan Carlos. Expect mostly downhill riding, rough old railway paths, tunnels, waterfalls, bridges, coffee, beer, and a generous traditional lunch.

“we had a great day with JJ and the other guys joining the tour. The river walk was great. Crossing the old railway bridges is a unique experience and the lunch was great. Transfer worked great and without any problems. I can only recommend this day trip.”

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7.Guided City Bike Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 10 reviews · 3h 30m · from $40

Spend 210 minutes cycling Medellín with an English-speaking guide and a group capped at five people. Ride through Laureles, Conquistadores, Belén, and Stadium, visit Lights Park and the area around the modern art museum, and see the new Medellín River Parks. Bikes, gear, insurance, and refreshments are included.

“It was tremendously exciting, educational and fun tour. I highly recommend that this one of the best way to learn about the city.”

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8.Medellin Off-Road Adventure Tour by Quad Bike

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 4 reviews · from $119

Leave Medellin by private car and ride a quad bike across dirt roads and varied terrain in the hills outside the city. A certified bilingual guide stays with you, protective gear is supplied, and pickup and drop-off are included. Plan for four hours overall, with the riding and safety session listed as three hours.

“The so called 4 hour ATV experience ended up being less than an hour. The four hours ATV experience also accounts for the one plus hour pick up and drop ofd each way. Terrible/false advertising.”

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