Bogota Gay District Tour: Exploring LGBTQ-Friendly Spaces in Colombia's Capital
4.7
34 Ratings
Bogotá
Discover the vibrant LGBTQ-friendly spaces in Bogota on a guided tour. Explore dozens of gay entertainment venues, hear stories about the neighborhood, and receive safety tips for an unforgettable experience.
Duration:
3 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Plaza de Lourdes - We’ll share security tips, we’ll talk about the legal protection of the LGBTQ community in Colombia and the importance of this square as a meeting point.
- San Sebastian Bogotá - We’ll know the services of this hotel.
- El Perro y la Calandria - We’ll know why this bar is special. We’ll also spot a few more bars on that street.
- Dagoas Sauna Hostel Gay - At this sauna we’ll talk about their services.
- Theatron - It’s world’s largest gay disco. We’ll talk about its history and we’ll describe the place.
What's Included
- Experienced local guide
What's Not Included
- Entrance fee to bars, discos and similar places.
Additional Information
Colombia stands as one of the front-runners in Latin America for its progressive legal protections and equality for the LGBTQ+ community. Consequently, it’s no wonder that there are scores - yes, scores - of LGBTQ+ friendly entertainment venues ranging from mild to wild in Bogota.
Jointly, I’ll guide you to around 30 of these venues, providing insider tips on each. Once we’ve completed the tour, and you’ve selected the one that piques your interest the most, I’ll escort you back there for a fantastic time!
The tour is loaded with anecdotes about the local area, safety recommendations, and detailed accounts of the venues we’ll visit.
My familiarity with most of these comes from my past role at a foundation focused on gay rights. Using this insight, you can select the perfect place to mingle with the locals and have an enjoyable time.
Confused about where to head? Or what to do? Or what areas are safe? Or what to avoid?
I’m here to answer these and many more queries during our journey.
We’ll commence the tour with some stories around Lourdes Square. A few blocks later, we’ll spot the Colombian counterpart of the ABS, before moving onto a nearby gay hotel, followed by a handful of bars, a BH, with the concluding point being the world’s largest gay nightclub.
Location
Basílica Menor Nuestra Señora de Lourdes
Carrera 13
Right in front of Lourdes Church. Normally I wear glasses and cap.
If it's raining meeting point will be inside San Fermín Cafeteria (next to the square)
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.7
(34 Ratings)
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Carlos_r
Mar 17, 2024
Informative and good time tour. - The tour is tailored to one’s own interests so if you know what you want to see and do it will help the guide to focus on these areas to give you a better understanding of the gay district. Don’t be afraid to ask questions.
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Jeff_w
Jan 7, 2024
A Valuable Asset, Highly Recommended - As a first-time visitor to Bogotá, I’m incredibly glad that I booked Juan to show me the neighborhood. He tailored the tour to my interests and gave me clear guideposts to find my way when I am on my own. Many places of interest are not marked and are easy for visitors to miss, so Juan was a valuable resource showing what lies beyond the surface. He’s good-humored and a great conversationalist, and I hope to book him for one of his other tours before I leave.
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Jeff_m
Nov 26, 2023
Juan's tour was an... - Juan's tour was an excellent introduction to the gay neighborhood and the gay history of Bogotá. From the start, he asked us what our expectations were and what we wanted to see. He has a very organized three part tour that he will customize to your liking. The tour was comprehensive and informative, all questions were answered. In addition, throughout the night options were presented to the group regarding what was seen. If you don't get the tour you want, I suspect it might be because you didn't let your expectations be known. Highly recommend!
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Alex_v
Nov 3, 2023
My friend and I had a great time in Chapinero with Juan! - This tour was amazing! Juan was so knowledgeable and kind. He has the whole tour planned out, but you can customize if there are certain types of bars/restaurants/scenes that you like. He knows everything! He answered all our questions and gave us tips. He even checked in with us via text to make sure we were enjoying our time at Theatron after he dropped us off there. Honestly, I never would have walked these streets alone, the tour makes it all possible and fun. It's good to have a good guide and Juan was exactly that! PS the restaurant scene in Bogota is amazing.
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Raymond_c
May 16, 2023
Excellent Host, Interesting & Sweet - Excellent host. Interesting. Great food especially if you like sweets/desserts. Great restaurant stops.
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Nathan_o
Apr 14, 2023
Deeply impressed and delighted - I was meeting up with a nice man on a first date. We had a blast! The guide was very informative and never once flinched at any of our questions about LGBTQ+ issues and social topics. Even willing to explain words to people unfamiliar with the gay lifestyle.
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Max_r
Apr 6, 2023
Highly recommended - It felt reassuring to meet Juan and do this tour when arriving Bogota to be shown around and get to know the area, especially in the evening and to know where is safe. Juan is very knowledgeable and also does other tours. Highly recommended. Thank you!
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Ryane
Nov 1, 2023
Great gay taste of Bogota - The guide was super flexible, in English, in tailoring the tour to my needs, especially given that it was a (very) small group. Interesting facts a plenty about the Bogota gay scene and really useful to have venues and shops etc pointed out we many of them are well hidden. We don’t stop at the venues but that’s not the point of this tour
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S4449zbmarting
Feb 10, 2024
City - Even though it says it has one of the largest gay venues anywhere, unless you are willing to pay a lot of money, it feels like a whorehouse of prostitutes, if you’re into that you would probably love it a number of older men will not like that statement, it’s not love is sex for sale.
The other point, I have travelled around the world numerous times and this city personal I felt unsafe. It was filthy dirty, just didn’t get this city, would not be returning.
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Phillip_t
Oct 25, 2023
Not a good experience - I’ve done many tours with Viator that was top notch and this experience fell way below what I come to expect from Viator approved tours. The guide was bilingual but only would speak in one language, my friend speaks Spanish and I speak English, I do understand Spanish but the fact that he refused to repeat in English was a turn off. Also he took us in dark places that wasn’t open and spoke a long time in areas that was very shady. I recommend researching and decide which nightclub you want to attend.
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