Introducing Colombia: A Life-Changing Destination for Design-Led, Soul-Stirring Travel

The late, great travel and food writer Anthony Bourdain once said that ‘it’s ludicrous that a country as incredible as Colombia exists, without everyone clamouring to live there.’ Here at Maven, we couldn’t nail it better, which is why we are beyond thrilled to have launched a select portfolio of Colombia’s finest rental properties. But first – let’s get this straight. Colombia isn’t a holiday. Colombia isn’t a cliché or a tick box or cruise stop or a vay-cay. Colombia is a life-changing, soul-stirring, mind-expanding destination that’ll wake you and shake you to your core. Colombia is ripe, it is visceral, it’s a vibrant, verdant, luscious and liberating escape for those with open hearts and adventurous minds. If we were the kind of people who used the phrase ‘trip of a lifetime’ (we’re not, btw), then this is where we’d use it.

Now, Colombia is vast, and we’d be crazy to say we knew it all, because we don’t. But the areas we know, we know well – whether that’s the steamy, sexy Caribbean coastal city of Cartagena; the juicy, jungly coffee regions or the mythical, mysterious Rio Magdalena, home to ancient trade routes and historic river ports. Our extraordinary Colombia properties uphold the country’s history, heritage and spirit of adventure – all are remarkable private residences previously unavailable to rent – while fusing time honoured traditions with a cool and contemporary take on service, luxury and cuisine. While you won’t want (or need) to lift a finger in any of our fully staffed homes, Colombia is adventure central and we’d love to plan a thrilling itinerary to rouse you from your tropical slumber. Hiking, biking, rafting and horse riding are all local must-dos, along with vineyard tours (the country’s wine region, Valle del Cauca, lies just a couple of hours north of the white-hot, hip-shaking city of Cali), architecture trips, overlanding, cooking classes and the almost obligatory Cartagena salsa classes. We’d love to show you all we know, and if that means an extended stay in two, three or more properties, we’ll build a bespoke itinerary around your journey. As we said, Colombia’s not just a holiday: it’s a steamy, sultry, sizzling chance to seize the day and do the things you might never do again, an opportunity to get under the skin of a country so extraordinary you’ll never want to let it go. So come on. Let us take you there.