AmaWaterways: sailing to Colombia
Done the Danube? Ticked off the Rhine, Moselle, Garonne, Douro and the Nile? The Brahmaputra, Mekong and Ganges all done and dusted? And the Amazon as well? Rivered out? Not yet, you shouldn’t be.
The latest river opened for cruising is Colombia’s Rio Magdalena. At 1612kms, it the largest river system in the higher Andes.
In 2024, AmaWaterways is offering the country’s first cruises on its new, custom-built 60-guest AmaMagdalena and 64-passenger capacity AmaMelodia. Launching November 9th 2024 and June 4th 2025, the luxury ships swill ail between Cartagena and the Bocas de Ceniza (Ash Mouths) of Barranquilla on the Caribbean Sea.
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Spacious amenity-filled staterooms between 237 and 516 sq. ft all feature AmaWaterways signature twin balcony design, with both a French balcony and an outside balcony.
“Little towns across the watercourse will be able to show international travellers their immense beauty and natural and cultural diversity”, said Arturo Bravo, deputy minister of tourism.
“Besides the immediate benefits these meaningful trips will have in our territories’ social and economic development, it is worth mentioning that AmaWaterways is looking to source their ships with products made in Colombia. This means that we also have an opportunity to match our diversified exportable offer and make it part of the productive tourist chain. In short, great news for Colombia”, adda Carmen Caballero, President of ProColombia, the government entity in charge of promoting international tourism and foreign direct investment in Colombia.
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Colombia Cruises aren’t just South American cumbia and vallenato. A lot of music and dance moves are planned. In Addition pre- and post-cruise land packages are available at Medellin, Cartagena and Panama City.
Two seven-night itineraries, Magic of Colombia and Wonders of Colombia, showcase the UNESCO site of Mompox, the towns of Palenque and Calamar as well as coffee-tasting, birdwatching with more than 1,900 species of birds including the Cianeguo hummingbirds and the Chauna chavaria – only found in the region.
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