Private Tour
Available languages
Mobile ticket
Carlos the expolice officer, has been a witness of all the terrible actions the cartel caused to probably thousands of victims. He´s still alive, and good thing he is nowadays a happy resident of Medellin while offering tours exclusively for Medellin City Services and Medellin City Tours. Do not miss this opportunity to learn closer about narcos and the overall conflict from a police man point of view. Go ahead and schedule a private tour with Carlos the excop and learn closer about the mafia and its impacts in Colombia from a victim´s point of view.
This tour will provide a great learning experience as to what should NOT happen in society and which characters should be the real heroes.
Tour focuses on the victims by telling stories of those who suffer most, like police officers and government officials. Since there is no glorification, at the end you will understand how resilient the people from Medellin have been. In fact, it is the most innovative city.
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
May be operated by a multi-lingual guide
Dress code is smart casual
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Private tour
All taxes, fees and handling charges
Driver/guide
Fuel surcharge
Local taxes
Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)
Food and drinks, unless specified
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14 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
edithdO9751ML,
Nov 26, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
Grateful for the hospitality. Daniela and Carlos are the greatest.i will return just because of them. The lounge food is as good as downtown Cabo
199anahib,
May 4, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
Excellent information, those who give the Excellent tour your knowledge and good humor... you must come without fail If you come to medellin you must come here
W1341YVjamesb,
Aug 19, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
Our guide Carlos was the best subject matter expert for these tours. Very knowledgeable. Awesome experience!!!
Patrik P,
Oct 22, 2022
- Review from Tripadvisor
We made the visit with guide Fernando who was very attentive and showed many details of the story of Pablo Escobar. Worth a visit.


RathibanB,
Sep 29, 2022
- Review from Tripadvisor
Amazing experience, very good speaker! Highly recommend. Make sure to do the full experience. She said it would be an hour and lasted way longer. Very interesting and she answers any questions you have
P142HEbrunoc,
Apr 4, 2022
- Review from Tripadvisor
Great experience worth going, our guide Mr. FERNANDO very friendly and taught us quite a good mto history
Scenic07518766067,
Aug 25, 2021
- Review from Tripadvisor
-Carlos's hospitality and knowledge of his home country is unimaginable. He is very knowledgeable, reliable, prompt and most of all he makes you feel safe and comfortable. I have visited Columbia 2x. There is no other individual who I trust to ta show me around the beautiful City of Medellin. I look forward to seeing you in December my friend, my brother from another mother. Thank you for inviting me into your home and getting to know your family, you are truly blessed. Stay Humble my friend!
CarlosG6416,
Dec 11, 2018
- Review from Tripadvisor
Carlos Palau was our personal guide for the Pablo Escobar tour in Medellin, Colombia. Made the experience fantastic & couldn't recommend him higher. Booking him is essential
Yevgeniya M,
Jun 4, 2018
- Review from Tripadvisor
We only had a day in Medellin and decided what better way to spend it than a private tour of Pablo Escobar's spots with an ex cop! Carlos was great and extremely friendly! He told us about his life during the drug war in Colombia. How interesting to hear about it from someone who was so involved and lost many of his cop friends during the time. Highly recommend the tour!
Geoll,
Apr 1, 2018
- Review from Tripadvisor
Carlos was extremely helpful, his stories of being in the police force are almost more interesting than the Pablo facts. He was very engaging and seemed to be a bit of a local legend, high fiveing and chatting to most of the locals. I initially thought the tour was a bit pricey but at the end felt it was worth every penny. A must do in Medellin!
Operated by Medellin City Services