We have just made it to Guatape here in Colombia after a two-hour cruise,
actually it ended up being like an hour and 40 minutes because Brian got our taxi
driver all hyped up and he was going probably triple the speed limit.
That's Colombia for you.
All right guys, and in today's video, we're going to be exploring all around
Guatape, which is a beautiful lake town just about two hours outside of Medellin.
Right now, we're currently in Medellin, and I'm going to be showing you what is
the cheapest way to get from Medellin to Guatape.
So we'll see you guys at the bus station.
We just made it to the bus terminal. Good news is here,
if you need to get food, you need to stop at the ATM, whatever it might be
you have all of those things here.
It's a huge terminal.
And it was super easy for us to get here via the metro, stopping in Caribe.
All right, guys, we're enroute to Guatape, we ended up hopping in a cab because
basically you can take the bus, which is about sixteen thousand pesos,
which is roughly four dollars and sixty five cents.
Or you can take a taxi,
which costs us roughly seven dollars and fifty cents per person.
So as you can tell, you know, to go two hours away for only a few
dollars more and have direct access there, that's obviously a huge benefit.
Fast forward two hours later, guys. We have made it to Guatape. Guys
this is Mac from the future.
It's actually pronounced Gua-ta-pe. At the time
I did not know that.
So FYI, I'm going to say Guatape throughout the video
but it's Gua-ta-pe.
Judging by what we've seen just driving in here from boats on one side.
And I mean, you have jet skis, you have really good food.
The place where we got dropped off like super economical in terms of prices,
there just seems like there's so much going on here.
And there's like this awesome, huge rock.
We're going to show you guys later that we're going to climb.
It's going to be a bit of a workout.
The thing that sticks out to me, if you look over there,
so it's one of those, those pull up inflatables where you have one person
sitting on one side and the other person jumps off and catapults into the water.
That looks sweet.
Now we're on this boat.
This shows you how cheap Colombia is, with a quick negotiation from Brian,
we were able to get this boat for,
I think, just about one hour for 17 US dollars, so split per person.
It's under 10 bucks per person to check out what's Guatape
by boat. I am pumped up to be here.
This place has like insane mountainous
landscapes mixed with a bunch of different water that connects it.
It is epic.
You're ready for this Brian or what? (I'm ready.)
Brian, tell me what the key to your
negotiation skills are here. (If this isn't usable
edit it out but, go alone
if you're brown-skinned, don't go with the gringo, that's key number one.
Just be persistent and
don't seem desperate as if you have to do the activity.
I literally said, hey, look,
that boat sitting there, no one's renting it, there's no tourists here,
I'll give you this much. They met me in the middle, haflway.
I started to walk away, that's probably why they also dropped the price.
I did not show any absolute need, so it was not for me.
Don't be a pushover, be stern
and
you know, practice makes better.
We have switched over to swimsuits because it is getting pretty hot out here. Real quick though
I wanted to tell you a few more things.
There are a few ways to explore the water out here.
You can either rent jet skis and you'll pay between 50 to 60 dollars per hour.
You can grab a little boat like we're on right now.
And like I said, it's about 17 US per hour.
And there's also boat tours with captains, you can do like,
looks like you can do some booze cruises too, and you can just cruise around all these
little islands and see the different landmarks they have in this area.
So you have a lot of options to explore this if you want to do the private tour.
We're digging this. We wish it was maybe like five miles
an hour faster because it is taking a little bit to get from point A to point
B, but nonetheless, it's awesome, especially for the price we're paying.
Let me tell you this, that drone footage you're seeing right
now, some of the best, definitely of 2021
so that's some of the first of 2021, but the scary part was you never know
which country has birds that gets very territorial.
And so when they see a drone, they think it's another bird.
And luckily, the drone was close enough
to me where I could fly it back, landed on the roof.
And if you know anything about trying
to land a drone on a boat, even if, like, we stopped the motor and everything,
so even that, it's still is swaying from the water.
And so when you're trying to land
in the spot, a very tight spot, it can be super hard to pinpoint it while
we also have these birds that are circling it, making a whole bunch of noise.
Good news is, got the drone, it's safely back in the backpack and it was worth it.
Got a good story to tell you guys. How's that feel bro?
That water feels
great! Hey Candee!
Looks good, bro. Well, you know,
Brian peer pressured me to jump into a random lake that I have know clue if it's dirty or not.
So, you know, there could be sharks, could be alligators, could be piranhas.
And sometimes you got to do an El Sendero.
Yeah.
How's that water feel.
Oh it's cold.
All right, guys
so if you're coming to Guatape, you need to try out the local food here.
I mean, we're in Colombia.
They know what they're doing when it comes to asado, the good food.
Check out what our guys grilling up here, come on over.
Nelson.
We have Nelson here who is cooking up a storm.
I've got a grilled steak, I've got some trout that he's also grilling and the food
here is just absolutely, looks fire literally on a fire grill.
So we're excited and we'll let you guys know how it is and come see the staff here
in La Fogata in Guatape.
Fillet Mignon
Look at that guys.
Muchas Gracias Amigo.
So right next door, you can grab some chorizo.
(Speaking Spanish)
Best chorizo that you can find especially out this way.
So come check it out, it is delicious.
We just tried some, put a little lime on there too. Still sizzling hot,
but I'm going to do an El Sendero.
(Mac tell me how it is.) As you can see, they've got fillet mignon
with bacon. Oh, there we go
look at that. Oh yeah.
See, that is Colombiana comer right there.
How is it? Perfect?
As they say, Muy Rico.
La Fogata, if you come here make sure you ask for Nelson.
He's the man on the grill, Grill Master.
All right, guys, next up on our Guatape adventures are, we're going to check out some
of the kind of inside parts of the city center here.
They are super colorful.
My buddy Cody Moreland said this is a must do when you're coming to this area.
So we're going to go do a quick walk here.
And then after that, we're going to climb to the top of the rock.
Look at the colors.
So far, they are stunning.
Hopefully you guys can see that in the camera.
Guys Guatape is awesome.
Nice little lakeside town.
You want to, check it out, check it out.
The water is beautiful.
People here are amazing, great, friendly, really helpful.
Come in here.
There's plenty of shops, there's a tourist street, tourist area.
You can buy gifts for people.
There's plenty of food La Fogata was
great in front of the water, souvenirs, everything.
This town is amazing. I really love it.
All right
we're taking one of the rickshaws here, a Colombian classic, as you can see here.
We're going to be cruising this one over to the rock to catch it right at sunset.
So what do they cost, like 5,000? 10,000, you're looking at
about three US, a little bit less. Oh, yeah.
We wanted to take a rickshaw just because you want that authentic feel.
Exactly. All right, let's do it.
All right, guys, we're enroute with our guy, Juan Carlo up here
he's running it for us.
And now we're heading over to the rock right now.
So hopefully we get there just in time for sunset.
It's like 600 something steps to get up there.
So it's going to be a bit of a workout to finish off the day here in Guatape.
Guys there is the rock right there.
You see those steps going up,
it's going to be a little bit of work, but I'm sure it's going to be well worth it.
Guys, we just made it to this Grande
Piedra. Piedra. Giant rock, look at this thing.
Ho, ho, ho, whoa.
Wow that is literally one rock, one of the largest.
And we're about to climb up, I think
what is it, 600 something steps.
Just look at how massive this thing is.
I will tell you, if you want to get a workout in, near this Piedra
Muymuy Grande, you can make a little run up these steps.
And that's exactly what we're about to do.
So this looks like another great way you
can explore Guatape, is by chopper, as you can see.
And as they say here, welcome to the Rock, the best view in the world.
Bienvenidos a La Piedra El mejor mirador del Mundo
probably incorrect, but probably Spanish speakers
hope, hope you like that one. Brian, how are you doing three steps in?
This is just the first set of steps, I've already tired bro.
Guys, such bad news, we arrived here at like 5:30 and it's already closed.
Like what about other people that want to come up for sunset?
This is our only opportunity today to visit the Rock.
So pretty bummed about that. On the bright hand side,
just coming up here, look at these views.
And that wraps up our day in Guatape,
we got to see quite a bit, and it was so worth the day trip out here.
I can't believe we almost skipped it.
I do want to say, though,
arrive a little earlier to that rock so you can climb it because, a little bummer
we missed it, but the drone shots definitely made up for it.
What a stunning, stunning place.
Honestly, all the videos I took today does
not even do justice to what the naked eye shows this type of place.
So, guys, as always, thanks so much for watching.
Can't wait to show you more Colombia in the next video. Make sure you hit that subscribe
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