Medellín Christmas Lights E-Bike Tour — Alumbrados Navideños
A group night ride through Medellín's Christmas lights
Special seasonal experience in a small group. This is MOVE’s only shared tour; all our other tours are private. Depending on the bookings, the departure may be exclusive to your group.
Every December Medellín lights up, and the best way to see the famous "alumbrados" isn't stuck in a car or worn out on foot — it's on an e-bike, gliding from one light display to the next with the whole city glowing around you. This is a seasonal group tour straight into the heart of Medellín's Christmas lights.
Why an e-bike, not walking or a car
The bike is electric-assisted — you barely pedal — so in two hours you cover several light displays that would otherwise eat your whole night in traffic and parking. Open air, the best view, and not a drop of sweat.
The route
We start in Belén and its more traditional lights, then head into neighborhoods like Fátima, where the magic is different: here the lights aren't put up by the city — they're put up by the neighbors. Families compete house by house to see whose home is the most beautiful and most lit, and the result is a show most tourists never get to see. We roll through other lit-up corners of the city and finish big at Parques del Río, Medellín's main light attraction, where the displays reflect on the water. (The exact route can shift night to night, but the community-lit neighborhoods and the grand finale at Parques del Río are always the core.)
What's included
A welcome coffee to start, e-bike and helmet, a local guide, and halfway through, the most Colombian break of all — buñuelo and natilla, the taste of a paisa Christmas.
- 2 hours
- Group tour
- 130,000 COP per person
- Available November 27 – January 11
- Evening ride