The yacht. The mansion.
Now it's your turn.

Fair question — and because this is the first trip AJ is running, you deserve a real answer.

The operator is Grupo Privato SAS, operating as Insider Colombia. They're a Cartagena-based company that's been running high-end private group trips for 12+ years, with 500+ groups in the books. Their website is privatocolombia.com — you can see their full catalog of villas, yachts, and activities right now. The villa you're staying at is on Google Maps with its own real reviews.

AJ's role is curation: vetting the operator, picking the dates, locking in the pricing, and bringing the guest list. He's also going on the trip — so if it's a scam, he's on the wrong side of it too.

No money is taken when you apply. AJ reviews every application personally. If you're a fit, he texts you directly — and only then do you pay via a secure invoice issued by Grupo Privato SAS (not a Venmo link, not crypto, not a CashApp). If anything about the booking process feels off, walk away. We'd rather lose the sale than have you feel tricked.

Cartagena is one of the safest cities in Latin America for tourists — especially when you're inside a vetted operation like this one. But "safe" isn't the right question. The right question is "am I going to feel safe the entire time?" — and the answer is yes, because:

• You have two bilingual hosts with the group the entire trip — from the airport to the nightclub to the yacht and back.
• Every transport is pre-arranged. You never flag a street taxi, never walk into an Uber with a stranger, never wonder if you're headed the right way.
• We stay in the vetted villa zone — not a random Airbnb in a sketchy neighborhood you found for $40/night.

The single biggest mistake Americans make in Cartagena is trying to do it alone. This trip is literally the opposite of that.

Two scenarios:

Scenario A — not enough people book. The trip runs with a minimum of 6 confirmed. If we don't hit it by our cutoff (we'll tell you the exact date after acceptance), you get a full refund, no questions asked, back to the same method you paid with.

Scenario B — you can't make it last minute. Your spot is transferable to a friend up until 14 days out. Beyond that, the refund policy depends on whether we can fill the spot. We'll walk you through it before you pay — in writing — so you know exactly what's what.

Payments run through Grupo Privato SAS, the Colombian-registered parent company of Insider Colombia. You pay a secure invoice issued directly by the company — the receipt shows up with the company's real name on it. If you need an invoice billed to your business, we can do that too. No crypto, no bank wires to personal accounts, no screenshot-a-QR-code nonsense.

No. Zero Spanish required. Both hosts are bilingual and with the group the entire trip — restaurants, drivers, the yacht captain, the spa, the nightclub, the airport. If you speak Spanish you'll get a richer trip. If you don't, you won't notice because the hosts handle all of it for you.

This trip is designed for solo men. Realistically, most of the group will be flying in alone. By the end of Day 1 you'll have 9 new friends — and the format (villa + group dinners + group activities) is specifically built so you're not sitting at a table of 10 strangers. This is not a tour bus. It's a house party that happens to move around Cartagena together.

Honestly? Both, and that's the point. Night 1 (Thu) is the welcome dinner at Mirador Culture Bar — rooftop cocktails, full group together, sets the tone. Night 2 (Fri) is the big night — after a full day on the yacht, hosts take the group to a lounge or nightclub, entry covered. Night 3 (Sat) is Bora Bora Beach Club all afternoon, then Salon Tropical for dinner, then Alquimico cocktails — a long, great day. Night 4 (Sun) is the BBQ pool party at the villa + open night, whatever the group wants.

Day 4 has the spa and massages baked in because you'll need it after Nights 2 and 3. If you're looking for a 5-day monster bender, this isn't that. If you're looking for a 5-day dry retreat, also not that. It's the middle — the version that lets you fully show up for every night without destroying yourself.

No — you book your own flight into Cartagena (CTG). We pick you up at CTG baggage claim on Thu June 18 and drop you back on Mon June 22. Most U.S. travelers find it easiest to arrive early afternoon on Thu (before 2pm so you don't miss the welcome dinner) and fly out mid-day on Mon. We'll send you a recommended flight window after you're accepted.

Once you apply and get accepted, AJ's team will send you the hosts' full names, photos, and direct WhatsApp. You'll be in a group chat with them before you ever land. They've run dozens of these trips — same villa, same yacht captain, same drivers — and both will be with you from CTG arrivals to CTG departures.

Here's the exact flow:

1. You fill out the application form at the bottom of this page.
2. AJ reviews your answers and texts you personally within 24 hours.
3. If you're a fit, he sends a secure invoice for the deposit to lock your spot.
4. You pay the invoice. Receipt lands in your inbox. You're in.

No one on this page — including AJ — is asking you to send money to a personal account, pay in crypto, or click a payment link in a DM. If anything ever looks different from the flow above, stop and call it out.