Viejo Bogota Food Tour: Explore the Complexity of Colombian Cuisine with 13+ Tastings
4.9
128 Ratings
Bogotá
Embark on a small-group Bogota food tour and uncover the complexity of Colombian cuisine. Indulge in 13+ tastings, including exotic fruits, lechona, tamale, and Colombian sweet desserts. Experience the local chicheria and play tejo, Colombia's national pastime. Conclude with a coffee workshop to discover the world of Colombian coffee.
Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights

Greet your guide on the steps of the magnificent National Museum of Colombia. The first order of business is a small, local market where you’ll try several different types of exotic fruits that you’ve likely never heard of, let alone tasted. Next, you’ll dive into a local joint to sample dainty versions of cheesy melt-in-the-mouth corn

arepas. For carnivores, there’s no happier place than our next stop, a small whole-in-the-wall eatery which does nothing more than

lechona - roasted and stuffed suckling pig with crunchy, golden skin.

Our food tour has been carefully planned to give you an insight into every corner of Bogota cuisine. Your taste buds are going to thank you when you tuck into innovative modern twists on local

ajiaco soup and gourmet

ceviche accompanied by

aguadiente (local firewater) cocktails at this next tucked away restaurant. Continue on down through the streets of Old Town Bogota while our local guide recounts stories and history of the city. Famous among locals is this next bakery which has been producing fine snacks served with aguapanela since the 1930s.

Continue winding through the streets of central Bogota and stop en route to try golden

buñuelos, a deep-fried almost doughnut-like pastry paired with a local oatmeal smoothie called

avena. Then you’ll pick up some mouthwatering beef

empanadas served with slices of lime and zingy local salsa. There’s just enough time to jump into one more seriously historic restaurant which has been serving hungry locals for almost two centuries. Here, you’ll tuck into steamy leaf-wrapped chicken tamales with frothy hot chocolate. Sounds like a odd combo? It’s good. Trust us.

Sign off the tour with an hour-long coffee workshop where you’ll learn the ins and outs of coffee production from three different areas of Colombian, see various methods of steeping, sample three different coffees and discover why the country produces and roasts some of the finest beans in the world. Finish the tour stuffed like a

lechona pig with a deeper understanding of what Colombia food and eating culture is all about.

Points of Interest

  • La Perseverancia Distrital Marketplace

  • Varietale

What's Included
  • Coffee tasting workshop
  • Small group tour limited to 8 exclusive guests
  • Professional foodie guide
  • All food tastings and snacks, water (10 tastings)
  • A game of tejo
  • Alcoholic Beverages
What's Not Included
  • Pick up and drop off from your hotel excluded
Additional Information

Calling all foodies. Come and join our small-group Bogota food tour and get to grips with the capital’s cuisine. While on the surface Colombian cuisine seems like a mystery, those whose delve deep into its underbelly will find some of the most complex and nuanced fare in South America. Join our food-obsessed (and fully licensed) local guide on a feasting extravaganza through the streets of downtown. Stop en-route to sample around 10+ different tastings including exotic fruits, lechona (roasted suckling pig), tamale at an historic bakery, Colombian sweet desserts and much, much more. Visit a local chicheria. Later play a round of explosive tejo, Colombian’s national pastime - all washed down with a local beverage. Sign off the tour with an immersive coffee workshop to get to grips with why Colombia roasts some of the finest beans in the world.

  • The tours operate come rain or shine. Bring an umbrella if rain looks likely.
  • Not recommended for severe allergies, due to risk of traces and cross-contamination.
  • We recommend comfortable shoes for the walking tour.
Location
La Perseverancia Distrital Marketplace
Carrera 5
We'll meet outside La Perseverancia Distrital Marketplace. Your guide will be standing outside the market at the brightly coloured entrance, painted in orange with the black letters "Plaza De Mercado La Preserverancia". It is the entrance in front of the tented tables, with red stairs inside.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Robertosy1980
May 31, 2024
Great Introduction to Colombian Food - The tour is a great introduction to Bogota and Colombian food. The dishes were well curated. The pace of the tour is great! Julianna is very friendly, attentive and knowledgeable. It was a great afternoon in Bogota.
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Ethan_f
May 25, 2024
Highly recommend - Andres was very knowledgeable and helpful during the tour. He provided great context to the connection between indigenous culture, Colombian history/geography and the cuisine. This tour was one of the highlights of our trip to Bogota and we really enjoyed visiting the different parts of town as we sampled the delicious food of this city/country. I would highly recommend this tour!
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Desiree_s
May 19, 2024
Fun, Informative, and Delicious - We really enjoyed the food and the history of Bogotá as well as information about Colombia. Andres answered all of our questions and even taught us how to play a fun game.
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Wtf7777
May 17, 2024
A great way to enjoy the afternoon - Juli was wonderful. She took us on a great afternoon experience and made it even better. She was a great guide. We ate, laughed, and finished up with a game of Tejo!! Just great fun
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B4052aapetern
May 16, 2024
A great time! - Wonderful guide, expansive tour, delicious food, great insights on the city! I have been on a lot of food tours around the world and this ranks with the best!
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James_w
May 16, 2024
Great way to explore Bogota - Our guide was VERY knowledgeable, both about the food and Colombian history. The tour covers a lot of ground and includes plenty of tasty food. It is a little on the longer side though, with my tour lasting over 4 hours.
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Stephen_s999999
May 12, 2024
Excellent tour! - Andres is such a kind guide! So helpful in understanding food in Bogota. Glad to get out of La Candelaria. A small group was helpful and saw a ton of new places
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584andreyb
May 12, 2024
Highly recommended - A very knowledgeable guide, who shared some interesting content and treated us to some tasty bites. The traditional game at the end of the tour was a cherry on top.
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Anthony_c
May 30, 2024
Great educational tour! - The tour was very educational! We walked around a good portion of Bogota and I felt like we learned a lot. The tastings were plentiful!
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Passport47141824257
May 4, 2024
Good but it could be better - Let's start saying that I've already booked two other tours with this agency in Thailand, Bangkok and Chiang Mai. They both offered me a great food experience. At the end of the tours I'had the feeling that I've reached the essence of the Thailand food culture. For this reason I decided to book a new tour when I travelled to Bogota. This time the experience was not exactly matching my expectations. Despite the guide was very kind, skilled and welcoming, I felt that he's speeches were too much focused on general Colombian history and many other facts related to Colombia as a country and too little space to food related information. Even the selection of the food stalls left me the sensation that I didn't touch the heart of this beautiful cuisine. I choose this agency because they feature their self as a tours for "chef" or "Food loves", so I'm expecting that the focus of the information provided are mainly related to the food/culture topic. And the selection of the food stalls should be very targeted and should offer something that other generalists tour usually don't provide. I decided to leave this review because I believe in this kind of project, I had a great experience in Thailand and I hope that they can offer a sort of consistency among their different destinations.
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