Tour in La Candelaria, gold museum and Monserrate

The three unmissable places in Bogotá in a single day, with a certified local guide: La Candelaria, the Gold Museum and Monserrate.

Eight hours is enough time to cover everything: the origins of the city, the Muisca people, the El Dorado legend, gold in pre-Hispanic Colombia, the colonial period, independence, Botero's work. And also the harder parts: the Bogotazo, the siege of the Palace of Justice, Pablo Escobar, the guerrillas and the peace process.

Along the way you will taste chicha and take part in a fifteen-minute cacao tasting. We go up Monserrate to see the whole plateau from 3,152 metres, and come back down with a fairly clear idea of how life works in this city.

Schedule

• Monday to Sunday.
• Recommended departure at 8:00 am.
• Duration: 8 hours.

Meeting point

• Plaza de Bolívar, in front of the church doors.
• Look for the guide holding the green Oaca Colombia umbrella.

Languages

• Spanish, English, French, German and Portuguese.

What is included

• Tour guide throughout.
• Return ticket up and down Monserrate.
• Entry to the Gold Museum and the Botero Museum.
• Chicha tasting and cacao tasting.
• Walk through the squares and streets of La Candelaria.

What is not included

• Lunch.
• Car transport: the tour is done on foot and by funicular.

Group size

• Runs from 2 people, private or shared.

• The Gold Museum is closed on Mondays.
• The Botero Museum is closed on Tuesdays.

• Bogotá weather changes several times a day: bring a layer and sunscreen, even if the sky is grey when you set off.
• Comfortable closed shoes.
• A small umbrella or a light rain jacket.
• Let us know if you are allergic to anything.
• Water and a snack for the way.