Bogotá Downtown Bike Tour: A Journey through History and Culture
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Bogotá
Join our engaging bike tour in Bogotá's downtown to explore the city's rich history, development, and culture. Discover more on two wheels than on foot or bus!
Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Plazoleta Chorro de Quevedo - The tour will start when our driver picks you up at your hotel. Then he will drive you to El Chorro de Quevedo. Your guide and the technical assistant will hand you the bikes with their helmets.

  • Barrio La Candelaria - Once everything is set, the adventure will start. The guide will first take you to the three founding plazas in La Candelaria to understand how the city has changed over time. From its indigenous beginnings to Spanish colonialism, independence, and modern times. Then, you will cycle along the seventh avenue, originally a salt road in indigenous times that now gathers Colombians of all walks.

  • Parque Nacional - Next, you will stop by the National Park, half forest-reservoir, half-cultural hub. A typical weekend gathering spot for Bogotá’s denizens, where we will discuss broader changes in Colombia as a whole.

  • Parkway plaza Teusaquillo - Afterwards you will take the bike roads to the Parkway Boulevard, part of La Soledad’s neighborhood, a natural path full of trees, before crossing El Dorado Avenue, the road that takes you to the airport.

  • Plaza de Toros de Santamaría - Before going back to La Candelaria, you will have the chance to cycle through hidden neighborhoods where graffiti has become a way of facing social issues.

  • Barrio La Candelaria - The driver will take you back to your hotel and we’ll call it a day.

What's Included
  • Guided tour with Gran Colombia Tours
  • Comprehensive all-risk insurance included
  • Bicycles and helmets provided
  • Complimentary technical assistance for bikes
  • Convenient hotel pick-up and drop-off service
What's Not Included
  • Extra purchases
Additional Information

Exploring a city as expansive and diverse as Bogotá on foot doesn’t quite cut it - so join us for our incredible downtown bicycle journey, where you’ll gain insights into the city’s historical, developmental, and cultural facets.

Bogotá brims with historical narratives. From its conception to the contemporary period, the city has expanded around its dynamic and consistently evolving downtown. Simply walking isn’t sufficient to fully appreciate it. Our bicycle tour is curated to reveal the broader aspects of this enormous city and its vast 500-year history. You’ll uncover so much more on a bicycle than you could on foot or by bus!

  • It is imperative travelers know how to ride a bike
  • If you have a layover in Bogotá please select the airport as a pick-up point for the layover tour.
  • Minimum age is 12 years
  • The Tour Guide will contact you the day before in case you have any questions or assist you with any requirements
Location
Plazoleta Chorro de Quevedo
Calle 12b
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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209vasilikim
Mar 11, 2024
Bike tour Bogotá - I had the bike tour on a Sunday and every Sunday Bogota has the Ciclovia, where some of the main roads are closing and you can bike there! I think it’s the best way to explore the city and the tour guide was amazing! Totally recommended!
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619yelitzav
Aug 20, 2023
Excellent tour, we would do it again - The tour was excellent, Luis explained the history of each area we stopped at very well. A very kind and responsible person. He made our experience spectacular. Likewise, the driver who took us to and from the hotel, Omar. We got the best experience for this last activity in Bogota.
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Jay_b
Aug 7, 2023
Fantastic Voyage - Our guide Luis was amazing! We learned so much and had such a good time seeing the city! It was a perfect day riding the ciclovia. Biking is a perfect way to see all the city sights. We would definitely recommend this tour!
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Bm253
Nov 7, 2022
Gran Colombia Bike Tour - Such a fun tour! Bernardo was an excellent guide and very knowledge. We thoroughly enjoyed exploring Bogota and learning more about the history of Colombia. Definitely would recommend to people hoping to see all parts of the city but with limited time as biking at a leisurely pace is much faster than exploring on foot. Great tour for all age groups and fitness levels
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Victoria_j
Oct 2, 2022
A great way to see Bogota! - Francisco was an amazing guide! This tour was informative and fun. A great way to see the city and cover a lot of ground. Would highly recommend!
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117nadiap
Jun 27, 2022
A tour not to be missed - The biking tour with Francisco was the most interesting activity I did in Bogota. We wen around the historical center and also to some districts that I wouldn’t have explored on my own. Francisco is a very passionate and informed guide. The tour was fun but I got to learn lots of interesting facts about history and life in Bogota. The pit stop at the park when we tried the different fruit juices was super nice. All in all a tour not to be missed!
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Tombord74
Jan 18, 2021
Amazing bike tour - My girlfriend and I had so much fun during the bike tour with Luis. He showed us around and gave us a lot of history and modern insight. The 3 hours flew by! And the bike were very good as well. Thanks Luis, I highly recommend !
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Aguilerc
Sep 20, 2020
BOG Biking Tour - A great plan for tourists and friends to visit downtown Bogotá and meet some of its architectural icons.
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Soshaughnes
Mar 4, 2020
Delightful Bike Tour with David - I couldn’t have asked for a more enjoyable bike tour of Bogota. David made the experience special by sharing his personal perspectives on the country, as well as taking me to cool places in the city. I enjoyed the variety and liveliness of the city, and seeing it by bike was perfect. I so appreciated how David made me feel right at home and adjusted the plan to suit my needs. He is a gem and Bogota is fun!
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277annikas
Feb 23, 2020
Very nice experience! - We did the biking tour with Daniel and it was really amazing. He told us a lot about the different parts of the city. And by going by bike, you don’t only see the city centre, but also places where you probably wouldn’t walk to. So definitely worth it!
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