The Magdalena River flows 930 miles north from Colombia’s Andean Cordilleras to the Caribbean Sea, serving as the nation’s principal waterway. It famously also inspired Gabriel García Márquez’s literary masterworks. Sail the historic route between Cartagena and Barranquilla, experiencing how the river has shaped Colombian culture and daily life.
Be among the first to cruise Colombia’s greatest river aboard AmaMelodia, observing life along these storied banks from your private balcony. Begin in Cartagena, where 16th-century Spanish fortifications stand guard over streets lined with merchants’ mansions. Join naturalists to encounter rare wildlife in complex wetland ecosystems and spot native birds along the Ciénaga Grande. Throughout your voyage, experts will illuminate how Indigenous peoples, Spanish colonists, and African communities influenced the remarkable culture that flourishes along the Magdalena.