Bogota City Tour with Gold Museum and Zipaquira Salt Cathedral

Get a full day of experiences getting to know Bogotá and visiting the Zipaquirá Salt Cathedral. This combo tour will show you the most characteristic Bogotá scene, and then take you to a town nearby to an underground Cathedral full of history

Itinerary
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Stop At: Mount Monserrate, Carrera 2 E No. 21-48 Paseo Bolívar, Bogota Colombia

Your day will start when your driver picks you up from your hotel, to take you to your first stop: the Monserrate Sanctuary, located within the imposing Eastern Hills of the city, at an altitude of 3150MASL. Ascending to the top of the mountain on a cable car, you will reach the most famous pilgrimage point of the city, and perhaps the most incredible lookout spot in the capital. This is the best spot to grasp the historical and spatial contextualization of the city.

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Barrio La Candelaria, Calle 10 # 0 15 Bogota, Colombia Llegando por avenida circunvalar preferiblemente., Bogota 111711 Colombia

To finalize the city tour, you will cross La Candelaria’s border to become immersed in the most impressive collection of indigenous gold artifacts at the Gold Museum. As you leave, you'll have the chance to go shopping at the handicrafts market at Parque Santander.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Plaza de Bolivar de Bogota, Plaza Alvarez, Bogota 111711 Colombia

After the walking tour in La Candelaria, you will reach Plaza de Bolívar. It is here where administrative and governmental buildings - that have been icons of the historical processes carried out in our country - surround the main square of the Plaza.

Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: Gold Museum (Museo del Oro), Carrera 6 No.15-88, Bogota 110321 Colombia

To finalize the city tour, you will cross La Candelaria’s border to become immersed in the most impressive collection of indigenous gold artifacts at the Gold Museum. As you leave, you'll have the chance to go shopping at the handicrafts market at Parque Santander.

Duration: 45 minutes

Stop At: Catedral De Sal De Zipaquira, Carrera 6 Calle 1 Parque De La Sal, Zipaquira 250252 Colombia

As soon as the city tour is over, you will be taken to the charming town of Zipaquirá where you will visit the Zipaquirá Salt Cathedral. This is a place where the mysticism of Muiscas (indigenous culture), Catholic symbolism, and contemporary engineering, came together to take visitors on a magical tour through tunnels and vaults of impressive sizes.

On this tour, you will enter an old salt mine that was adapted to become a cathedral. Here, artists and sculptors have manipulated the materials found underground to create original representations of Catholic symbols. Learn from an expert guide about this process and the meanings behind the artworks you will see on tour.


Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Zipaquira, Cl 8, Zipaquirá, Cundinamarca, Colombia

Then, you will head to the colonial village of Zipaquirá, where you’ll walk through the main square that is surrounded by several buildings that have been declared national monuments. Here, you will taste some delicious baked foods of the region and check out the local handicraft market. Lastly, you will head back to Bogotá where you will be driven to your hotel.

Duration: 1 hour



Informacion Adicional
"Not wheelchair accessible"
"Service animals allowed"
"Most travelers can participate"
"The order of the tour can be modified due to weather conditions."
"We recommend wearing comfortable clothes and shoes."
"We recommend taking a rain jacket in case you experience a rainy day."
"PLEASE NOTE: The Gold Museum is closed on Monday; however, we can change it for another museum according to group's interests."
"If there is another place of interest you'd like to include in the tour, please let us know in advance and we will be glad to include it for you."
"This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travelers"
"Confirmation will be received at time of booking"



Start Time: 08:30 AM
Duration: 12 Hours
Start location: Traveler pickup is offered
Pick up service from Bogotá Hotels /Accommodations. Please enter your pick up details.

* Note: pick-up from other towns have an additional cost (including but not limited to Chía, Cota, Funza, Mosquera, La Calera). Please contact us to arrange it.

Cancellations and refunds: For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start time of the experience.

Included

• Private transportation from and to your hotel in the Bogota area
• Expert guide in the language of your preference (Spanish, English, Portuguese, French, German)
• Entry Tickets to attractions visited
• Entry/Admission - Gold Museum (Museo del Oro)
• Entry/Admission - Catedral De Sal De Zipaquira
• Entry/Admission - Mount Monserrate

Not Included

• Optional tips and gratuities
• Lunch
• Aditional unspecified activities

Facilities