Bogotá Exploration: La Candelaria Neighborhood & Mountaintop Monserrate Monastery Tour
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Bogota
Explore Bogotá's historic La Candelaria neighborhood and visit the mountaintop Monserrate Monastery. Discover the city's rich culture at the Gold Museum and Botero Museum, and enjoy breathtaking views of the Colombian capital from the top of Monserrate.
Duration:
8 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Gold Museum (Museo del Oro) - Our first stop of the day is the Gold Museum which displays more than 35.000 pieces of precolombian art. A must see to all visitors of the city
- Plaza de Bolivar de Bogota - We will continue the tour at Bolivar’s Square where the most important buildings of the city are found
- Catedral Primada de Bogota - also over the square you will see the Cathedral built between 1807 and 1823. Now it considered a national monument
- CASA DE NARINO - from the square you can see the Colombian president’s house
- Museo Botero del Banco de la Republica - Leaving the square, we will walk a few blocks until we reach the Casa de la Moneda Museum where the Botero Museum is found exhibiting not only the master pieces of the Colombian artis Fernando Botero but also art pieces from artists like Joan Miró or Pablo Picasso
- Barrio La Candelaria - declared National Monument in 1963, is formed by the intersection of the neighborhoods of \
What's Included
- Museum entry fees included
- Cable car ride to Monserrate (based on selected option)
- Convenient hotel pickup and drop-off
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
- Personal expenses
- Lunch
Additional Information
Embark on this 7 or 8 hour journey to Bogotá’s La Candelaria district and, if you so choose, the elevated Monserrate Monastery. Stroll through the quaint lanes of La Candelaria, stopping by notable sites like the city’s Gold Museum and Botero Museum among others. Take a midday break for lunch at your leisure before hopping on a cable car to ascend Monserrate and soak in panoramic views of Colombia’s capital. All fees for museum entries and the cable car are taken care of. The choice to visit Monserrate is yours.
- A minimum of 2 people per booking is required
- Excursion with Monserrate is around 8 hours and 7 hours without this visit.
- Comfortable shoes are recommended
- Sundays are the most busy days at Monserrate due to the Catholic mass offered on the church, so we recommend you not to visit it on this day
- Botero Museum is closed on Tuesdays.
- Gold museum and Quinta de Bolivar closed on Mondays, instead we visit Museo de Botero and Museo Casa de la Moneda.
- Wheelchair accessible, please advise at time of booking if wheelchair assistance is required and have an addicional charge
- Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
- We need complete names of all passengers to do the booking at the Gold Museum
- The gold museum is subject to availability
Location
Gold Museum (Museo del Oro)
Carrera 6 No.15-88
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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Kaj_k
Jun 16, 2022
Nice - Andres was excellent guide with lot of details and knowledge. Montserrat and especially gold museum quite interesting places to visit
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Gillian_o
May 21, 2022
great personal tour - Carlos our driver was lovely and very hospitable. He gave us a lovely tour of the city and it's history
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