Comuna 13 Graffiti Tour with Street Food

Overview

Available languages

English

Spanish

3 hours

Mobile ticket

Comuna 13 is currently the most visited site in all of Medellin and our company has the title of those qualified to make this tour.

What does the tour include?

- Local guide in Spanish or English,

- Delicious Church Empanadas

- Patacon with Hogao

- Sausages

- Mango ice cream with salt and lemon

- Visit the neighborhood with the most graffiti in all of Medellin. (We will know the history behind many of these graffiti),

- Visit the escalators of Comuna 13,

- Visit an art gallery in Comuna 13,

- Artistic Shows in Comuna 13 We will also go to a viewpoint where the entire city of Medellín is displayed,

- Visit Independencia 2: this is another place full of graffiti and history,

Learn about the history of the largest urban mass grave in the world, which is in Commune 13.

Additional Info

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller

Service animals allowed

Public transportation options are available nearby

Specialized infant seats are available

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

What‘s Included

INCLUDES: Delicious Empanadas, Patacón with Hogao, Butifarras, Mango ice cream with salt and lemon

It also includes: Getting to know the escalators, artistic shows, viewpoints, graffiti and more...

Speaker, (In case the group is large, the guide will have a speaker to amplify your voice).

Local guide: All our guides in Spanish or English are local

What To Expect

First we will take the bus to go to the Barrio called 20 de Julio, then we will go up the mountain called Independencia 1, which is the Barrio with the most graffiti in all of Medellín, and we will be explaining the history behind many of those graffiti. Then we will enter my grandmother's house to try a special and typical mango ice cream with salt and lemon which is included in the tour, and inside my grandmother's house I will explain everything about the painful past of Comuna 13, Our personal stories, just like the stories of the locals of this commune. Then we will take the electric stairs that lead to the top of the mountain and I will show you an incredible viewpoint to see the entire city of Medellin. Then we will go to Independencia 2 to see more about the second part of the story, We will be explaining to you about the largest urban mass grave in a neighborhood in the whole world, Just like the Present and Transformation of Commune 13.

3 hours•Admission Not Applicable

Escaleras Electricas De La Comuna 13

We will talk about the electrical stairs of the commune 13, the change and transformation of this commune through this innovative construction, We will talk about why they built these escalators, and why in the now benefit a Commune with more than 150,000 inhabitants .

1 hour•Admission Not Applicable

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Comuna 13 Graffiti Tour with Street Food

Reviews

4.91

5,853 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

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168

If you wanna know how the...
EDMUNDO S,
Jun 20, 2025
- Viator
5.00
If you wanna know how the locals of Comuna 13 live, this tour is for you. Nancy was amazing, she is born and raised in the neighborhood and even took us to her house and gave us some appetizers. The tour starts with a 15 minute talk about context and why this is a story of bravery and resilience. Then, she took us to see the locals play soccer, dance and a quick comedy show with rhymes with stunning views. The only thing I would recommend is to start and end the tour at the agreed time.
Franklin was an amazing...
George M,
Jun 20, 2025
- Viator
5.00
Franklin was an amazing tour guide. He grew up in Communa 13 so he could give us the entire history of the atrocities that happened there, and how the community was able to turn things around. He's also a singer, and I really enjoyed his impromptu performance at the end of the tour! Highly recommend this tour for anyone visiting Medellin!
Impressive and safe
Rick H,
Jun 17, 2025
- Viator
5.00
We we're very impressed by the neighbourhood and the stories of our guide Franklyn. Safe and comfortable walk.
Awesome Graffiti Tour w Local History
Eleni C,
Jun 17, 2025
- Viator
5.00
Our guide Franklin was SO wonderful and the whole day was just spectacular! A lot to see and do here, so we even hung around after the tour to return to places we enjoyed on the tour. Highly recommend doing this tour to learn about the history of the area from a local guide. We did the 2pm tour and the food provided was lovely, just not a lot, so you will be hungry after ;-) Plenty of places to stop along the way for food and drink as well! Highlights were watching the freestylers battle on the streets and some of the local children breakdancing. And of course the local graffiti and art!
Highly recommend this...
Sihan W,
Jun 16, 2025
- Viator
5.00
Highly recommend this tour if you want to learn something about Colombian gang history and how the graffiti portrays it. The street food is actually quite decent and the empanadas were super crispy and one of the best veg empanadas I’ve had in Medellin. The guide was super nice, though we did run a bit over time, with the tour being over 4 hours long in total.