10 Tours in Bogota That You Shouldn't Miss

August 22, 2021 Dorsey Hagwood

Ten million people call vibrant, passionate, sprawling Bogota home. The energy of this metropolitan heart of Colombia is in part fueled by its hundreds of eclectic and authentic dining hot spots, fantastic wines, and frequent foodie festivals. Ask the locals where they like to eat, then walk off your empanadas and aji with a stroll through the historic district of La Candelaria or during an indulgent shopping adventure on the North Side.
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1. Bogota's Gold Museum Guided Tour Including Hotel Pick-Up

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Travel in time to the pre-Hispanic era, learn all about the craftsmanship of the different indigenous cultures that inhabited Colombia and all the magnificent stories that they tell. Get the chance to know the largest pre-Hispanic gold collection in the world and learn how these different cultures lived.

Inclusions: Professional guide in your language of preference (English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, German), Transportation from your hotel to the Museum., Entry tickets to the museum

Exclusions: Food and drinks, unless specified, Optional tips and gratuities, Transportation from the Museum to the Hotel.

Reviewed By juanu887

Our experience with this airport service was spotless. It is a private service in which the driver will be expecting you at the exit of the rival's gate with a sign bearing your name. Jhovany was very kind. He was wearing a facemask all the time and the car was sanitized. He left us at the hotel and even gave a dining recommendation we followed. Thanks to our travel consultant Paula who arranged it our services.

2. Private Monserrate Express Tour

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If you are in Bogotá on vacations or business, you have to visit Monserrate. To see the city’s greatness from above is a unique experience that will become an unforgettable memory.  The tour is 3 hours of duration. Includes: bilingual guide, private transportation, entrance and snack.

Inclusions: Professional guide, Hotel pickup and drop-off, Private tour, Transport by private vehicle, Snacks

Exclusions: Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase), Food and drinks

Reviewed By Nicholas6426

Daniel, our tour guide was very friendly and knowledgeable. He showed us everything from the oldest parts of Bogota to the new parts of the city and the plans for the future. This was a last minute trip so I had not done much research into Bogota prior to my trip. The guided tour through the city and to Mount Monserrate made the trip worth while. Daniel was also very patient with my limited Spanish.

3. Artisanal Draft Beer Bogota

The Cranky Croc Hostel, Cl. 12d #346, Bogotá, Colombia The True Colombian Experience
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First of all, we meet at this bar to play "Tapazo" a traditional colombian game to warm up with all this beer experience and know eachother. Then we go to the old house where was produced the fisrt beer by a colombian. We will learn about the 3 periods (Colonial, Republican, Modern) Colombia has pass trough and influence of beer and alcohol in our society. After that we will start with the first local breweries Huitaca tou have a tropical pint of beer, next point is a reconized craft beer Manigua, then we are going to have one beer made in Medellin. If you are still thirsty, no worries, there are 2 spots left. A trendy bar where they produce their own beer and finally the last one where we got plenty options of all the craft beers of Bogota.

Inclusions: artisanal beers and samples

Exclusions: Snacks

Reviewed By Mayacothran

This experience was GREAT! The host Fredy was very knowledgeable about everything and I love that he loves what he does. All the food was delicious and it was great meeting all the local business owners. Beyond worth it. I got so full and so much variety of food and culture. Thanks Fredy!!

4. Private Candelaria + Monserrate + Museums (7 hours): Includes in & out transfer.

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With this private personalized tour you will visit Bogota's historical district. Our specialized guides will teach you about Colombian culture. You will visit Monserrate and the most important museums of Colombia. We will be your best friend in the city.

Inclusions: Air-conditioned vehicle, All Fees and Taxes, Bottled water

Exclusions: Lunch

Reviewed By 932emreg

Juan was knowledgeable and program was easy to maneuver with two young kids. I recommend this company to everyone.

5. Tour to the Salt Cathedral of Zipaquirá - Hotel Pickup

Bogotá, Bogota, Colombia GoBogota
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Live the magic of the First Wonder of Colombia. The Salt Cathedral of Zipaquirá located just over an hour from Bogotá, will make your tour a unique and unforgettable experience thanks to the design of its interior spaces, decoration, lighting, artistic pieces, the same fact of being traveling a space nestled in the mountain and if this were not enough, the round trip to Zipaquirá will be decorated with the landscape of our Savannah, which will undoubtedly make your day something simply magical.

Inclusions: Shared Tour, WiFi on board, Bottled water, Travel Medical Insurance, Salt Mine Tickets, Audioguides in Different Languages in the Salt Cathedral, Driver Guide in Spanish

Exclusions: Other services not included in the tour

Reviewed By ArijitS76

Trip was good and the driver cum guide was very nice and helpful.Only disappointment was that we could not visit the museum as it was late and it was supposed to be a half day trip only.

6. Comprehensive Bogota Old City Tour, Mount Monserrate & Flagship Museums

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✓ Discover the best that the city has to offer during this in-depth sightseeing half-day tour, whose history-themed focus unveils a comprehensive array of the must-see places in the town's historic center, La Candelaria. Stroll through cobbled streets and gaze at the architecture still standing from the Spaniard colony as your guide allows you insights into the historical center of the city. Visit flagship museums. Enjoy the fascinating contrast between traditional old houses and amazing graffiti, which will give you an authentic experience of the local culture. Try the local gastronomy—a typical Bogotanian brunch. Gaze at the stunning views of Bogota from the 2nd highest lookout spot in the city—Mount Monserrate.

Inclusions: Hotel Pickup & Drop-off (Air conditioned vehicle), Typical Brunch, Professional guide, Medical insurance, Souvenirs, Bottled Water, and Snacks, Entrance Fees

Exclusions: Gratuities, Any private expenses, Any additional hour or fraction of an hour will cost $50.000 COP (per group).

Reviewed By sky900

Cindy and the team at Parche Cachaco are incredibly warm and knowledgeable host. Me and my family very much enjoyed the day tour we hired to see the main attractions of Bogota and the salt Cathedral.

7. Zipaquirá Salt Cathedral: An architectural wonder.

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In Zipaquirá, 50 kilometers coming out from the northside of Bogotá, is the largest salt mine in Colombia. Although the mines date back to the time of the Muiscas, primitive inhabitants of the region have been intensively exploited, they continue to have enormous reserves. In the heart of the mountain, an underground salt cathedral was dug, in what constitutes a monumental work of engineering, architecture, and design. The huge interior can be 25 meters high, with a capacity of 10,000 people. It is the most visited tourist attraction in Colombia.

Inclusions: Deléitate con un almuerzo artesanal de temporada., All Fees and Taxes, Private transportation, Bottled water

Exclusions: Alcoholic Beverages, Snacks

Reviewed By AlexandreR1562

This tour was a great surprise in our short time spent in Colombia. Although we had to rush to get to the airport right after the tour, the company did everything to help us and the driver dropped us off at the airport with no extra cost. Our driver, Alex, drove very safely and was very friendly and polite. Our guide, Jhon Fredy, was simply the best guide we ever had in all of our travels! He knew everything about the places we went, was very friendly with everyone, and made us feel very comfortable the whole time. It was clear that they weren't there just for the money - they really care about their customers. It really exceeded our expectations!

8. Walking Tour True Colombian Experience in Bogota

The Cranky Croc Hostel, Cl. 12d #346, Bogotá, Colombia The True Colombian Experience
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We will walk around Candelaria district, the oldest and most important neighborhood in Bogotá. We will talk about history, geography, currrent social and political situation in Colombia. We get involved with our culture by drinking chicha! The most traditional fermented drink in the city, part of our indigeneous heritage. Also we will try some local snacks made with corn and in the end of the tour we will play the gunpowder game, better known as Tejo, a funny drinking game played in the prehispanic times. This tour gives you an entire idea about the Colombia's capital context. You will never get bored due we talk about different topics, interact with locals, visit the most important spots in the city and get the max of the artistic and historical value of all the streets and alleys we walk trough. Join us in the oldest walking tour in the city!

Inclusions: Snacks

Exclusions: Lunch

Reviewed By Mayacothran

This experience was GREAT! The host Fredy was very knowledgeable about everything and I love that he loves what he does. All the food was delicious and it was great meeting all the local business owners. Beyond worth it. I got so full and so much variety of food and culture. Thanks Fredy!!

9. Monserrate Tour Bogotá + Tickets

Monserrate, Bogota, Colombia Gran Colombia Tours
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You can’t miss Monserrate on your trip to Bogota. And now, you can’t miss its fofficial walking tour. Discover the best of the most touristic spot of the city with us and enjoy being guided along Monserrate Hill and having unique experiences such as tasting traditional Colombian food and flipping a lucky coin. Get amazed by the great views of Bogota, receive insights of the city and learn some interesting information about Catholicism and Colombian costumes and traditions. • A complete and very informative walk along the hill with its imposing and memorable views of the city • A visit inside the Shrine of the Fallen Lord of Monserrate and learning about the importance of Catholicism in the country • Tasting two traditional Colombian snacks • A brief lesson about Colombia’s fauna and flora • Having fun with the wishing well tradition of flipping a lucky coin

Inclusions: Tasting of traditional ‘onces’: hot chocolate with cheese, Patacón with hogao, fried green plantain with tomato and onion sauce, Aguapanela, sugarcane-based typical drink, All-risk insurance

Exclusions: Extra purchases, Hotel pick-up and drop-off

Reviewed By Z7966QL_

Thanks to Luis (and to our drivers) for these amazing two days in Bogota! ???? We saw many beautiful places, immersed ourselves in the local culture, taste coffee in one of the best coffee houses in the city, hear stories about graffiti, fruits, people and much more.

10. Be a farmer for one day (Coffee farm experience)

Recetas de la Abuela, Cl. 12c ### 1-40, Bogotá, Cundinamarca, Colombia The True Colombian Experience
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hello every one we are the true colombian experience; in this oportunity Coffee Farm Experience we gonna take you to the montains behind bogota to the really local town of choachi. from there we will drive like 5 minutes more untill we get to our organic coffee farm. there we will meet the local farmers and with them we have a traditional colombian breackfast; we will hear about how is to be a coffee farmer, after we start with the experience. we take our cocos for pick coffee and we get inside the plantation we learn about the coffee in a organic farm. we gonna walk around the 8000 plants and we will harvesting coffee. we go under the local fruits trees, the idea is to feel the coffee culture pretty close and discover the colombian coffee world. we process the coffee and end drinking more coffee in a diferent way of preparation, we go to te town just for eat the best traditional lunch and in the way back we stop for take some pictures at the paramos and amazing points of bogota vews.

Inclusions: coco for the coffee picking, Breakfast, Lunch, Private transportation, coffee teasting, coffee bag to take home, local english speaking guide

Exclusions: what is not included

Reviewed By Mayacothran

This experience was GREAT! The host Fredy was very knowledgeable about everything and I love that he loves what he does. All the food was delicious and it was great meeting all the local business owners. Beyond worth it. I got so full and so much variety of food and culture. Thanks Fredy!!

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