Choose your Comuna 13 graffiti tour by the art experience
A Comuna 13 graffiti tour offers a way to understand the neighbourhood through its painted walls. The important choice is whether you want to interpret the art or also make something yourself. The selected workshop includes a graffiti contribution as part of a three-hour guided visit. The other two options connect street art with a local walk or a longer outing using public transport.
These formats share a setting in the visit corridor of San Javier, but they offer different kinds of involvement. Let that distinction lead your choice. A guide’s explanations can place murals beside stories of community life and memory; a workshop adds a practical creative activity. If your priority is simply the meeting point and overall route, the general tour comparison covers that decision separately.
Graffiti walks
Choose the graffiti-making walk to contribute your own work. For a visit starting at Poblado station, the guided walk includes transport tickets and graffiti explanations.
Hand-picked tours, booked through GetYourGuide and Viator. Prices are indicative starting prices in US dollars (as of October 2026). Tap a tour for live availability and the current price in your currency.
Art and tastings with a local guide
- Escalators and viewpoints
- Patacón with Hogao
- Mango ice cream
Bring your original passport unless you have already completed the insurance form.
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Walk with graffiti making
- Local guide
- Snack, homemade ice cream and coffee
- Making graffiti
The dance show depends on availability; paid indoor spaces are not included.
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Graffiti and transport from Poblado
- Explanation of graffiti
- Metro and cable car tickets
- Bus tickets
The dance show is subject to weather conditions.
Check availability →Street art walks and a graffiti workshop
The three-hour workshop includes making graffiti; the local snack walk focuses on guided discovery, while the four-hour combination adds transport tickets.
Street art and graffiti: a living cultural context
The city’s account of visiting Veinte de Julio and Las Independencias brings together graffiti, music and remembrance. Hip-hop culture connects with community work and education, giving the art a role beyond visual decoration. Looking at the streets this way helps you approach a mural as part of a neighbourhood rather than an isolated image. Leave time for the explanation before moving to the next photograph.
The history includes conflict and its continuing effects on residents. Art and new infrastructure form part of change, without providing a complete ending to that story. The history guide offers background to the memories discussed on a walk. For rap, breakdance and the difference between watching and taking part, use the music and hip-hop page. This page keeps its focus on understanding and creating street art.
The three-hour workshop: make a graffiti contribution
The workshop route starts at Calle 38 #108A-17 in Veinte de Julio. It includes a local guide, a walking route with stops in representative areas and a chance to make graffiti as a contribution to your visit. A snack, homemade ice cream, locally made coffee and a bottle of water are included. An outdoor dance performance depends on availability.
Choose this format if participation is central to your interest in the art. The creative element sits within a wider neighbourhood walk, so you still have local explanation and time among the streets. Paid visits inside dwellings are extra, and contributions at free-entry shows or galleries are voluntary. Follow the guide’s arrangements for the creative activity and treat the surrounding residential spaces with the same care as any other part of the route.
A local art walk with snacks
The three-hour local walk meets in Veinte de Julio at Calle 38a #108-21. It includes a local Spanish- or English-speaking guide, escalators, artistic shows, viewpoints and graffiti. Patacón with hogao and mango ice cream with salt and lemon add specific tastes to the outing. This is a useful choice for visitors who want guided interpretation alongside the familiar neighbourhood features.
Here the emphasis is on seeing, hearing and understanding. The listed services pair local guidance with a walk through the art-filled area and its viewpoints. Arriving directly in the neighbourhood also keeps your outward journey separate from the guided experience. The workshop suits a creative priority; this walk suits visitors who want mural context and the other cultural stops woven into one local visit.
Combine mural explanations with transport
The four-hour option begins at the north entrance of Poblado metro station. It includes a professional guide, graffiti explanation, a Comuna 13 walking tour and metro, cable car and bus tickets. Street food tastings, traditional ice cream and one drink are included, together with a bar visit offering a city view. Its street dance show is subject to weather conditions.
This combination suits visitors who want the transport journey included with the art visit. Keep the public transport legs distinct from the walking time: a cable car ride adds an aerial perspective, while the murals are explored on foot. The tickets and starting point are the key practical differences from the local three-hour options. Choose this route for the joined-up outing and guided art explanations.
Photographs and a respectful visit
Ask residents before taking their photograph, listen when someone shares a story and leave access to homes clear. A wall beside a residential street is part of somebody’s daily surroundings. Buying from a local business is one way to support the neighbourhood during the visit. Public access and private photo spaces remain separate, and private installations can involve an additional charge.
Bring water, sun protection, comfortable clothing and a light rain layer. The arrival guide explains the route via San Javier for local meeting points. FCDO advice for Medellín recommends keeping valuables discreet, carrying little cash and taking extra care after dark or alone. At the escalators, follow staff instructions and allow people using them for daily travel to pass.
Frequently asked questions
Which option includes making graffiti?
The three-hour workshop starting at Calle 38 #108A-17 includes making a graffiti contribution, together with local guidance, snacks, ice cream, coffee and water.
Is the local snack walk a workshop?
Its included experience centres on local guidance, graffiti, escalators, artistic shows, viewpoints, patacón and mango ice cream. Choose the workshop format for making graffiti.
Which art route includes transport tickets?
The four-hour departure from Poblado metro station includes metro, cable car and bus tickets, plus guided graffiti explanations and food tastings.