Monserrate and Bogotá Center Tour: Explore Colombia's History and Pre-Columbian Gold Museum
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Discover the rich history of Colombia and its pre-Columbian heritage on a tour of Monserrate and Bogotá Center. Explore the origins of Bogotá, learn about the country's independence, admire stunning views from Monserrate, and immerse yourself in local art and gastronomy.
Duration: 6 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Taquilla Teleférico Monserrate - We go to the mountain of Monserrate, we go up by funicular or cable car, I am explaining the history of the hill, we enter the church where La Virgen and Mr. Caido de Monserrate are. Then we see Bogotá.

We go down to the center of Bogotá by cable car or funicular and we arrive at La Candelaria, we walk through the narrow streets where we can see colonial houses and graffiti of all kinds, then we arrive at Chorro de Quevedo, where the city was founded, we continue towards Calle 10 where we will find cafes, and the Teatro Colón.

Afterwards we go to the gold museum, then we take some time to try a delicious coffee and lunch.

Later we walked along Calle 11 and arrived at the block of culture where we entered the Botero Museum. We enter the Gabriel García Marquez cultural center built by one of the most famous architects in Colombia. Then we go to the Plaza de Bolívar to see the main administrative buildings of the country and the First Cathedral of Bogotá.

Always on each tour we talk about what happened in these places and also curious facts about the city and its inhabitants.

You can book the tour in the morning or in the afternoon

What's Included
  • Snacks
  • Bottled water
  • Entrance to the gold museum
  • Entrance to the Monserrate hill, round trip transportation by cable car
What's Not Included
  • Lunch
  • Carbonated beverages
  • Tea and coffee
Additional Information

The center of Bogotá and the hill of Monserrate tells the story of Colombia, in the activity it will be understood why Bogotá was founded on this site, as was the original population in the pre-Columbian era, how were the country’s independence processes and how This led to many buildings that we currently have. You will also appreciate the city from the hill of Monserrate, we will observe the way of expressing yourself through graffiti, and the art of the most important artist of Colombia Fernando Botero, the local gastronomy. The pre-Columbian gold representations to which they refer and because they attracted the conquerors will also be understood.

Cancellation Policy

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

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432reggiem
Apr 26, 2023
Superb! - We visited Monserrate, the Gold Museum and a Colombian coffee cafe that has coffee from all the coffee growing regions of Columbia. The agenda was developed in conjunction with our tour guide, Javier Yhama. Javier was a terrific guide. First, Javier is fluent in both English and Spanish, and I believe he speaks quite a bit of Portuguese as well. We had a very busy schedule, but still had time to enjoy a relaxing lunch at the Columbian restaurant on Monserrate. Javier is very knowledgable of Columbian history and culture and can relate interesting stories when questioned or queried. The tram ride up to Monserrate was breathtaking; over 3000 meters / 10,000 feet. The view from Monserrate is nothing short of fantastic. The gold museum is spectacular. It is hard to believe the Spanish left so much gold behind! The museum does a wonderful job of explaining the anthropological development of metallurgy in Columbia, and is segmented into historical and regional developments. The coffee cafe is just off the Simon Bolivar plaza, and has coffee from every growing region in Columbia. The baristas are really knowledgable and can tune the available coffee products to your taste. To summarize, Javier was most helpful in assisting us with our travels throughout Columbia. He was prompt on our tour day in Bogota, took many photographs agreeably, and was a lot of fun to have as a guide.
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Cristinaca1755iu
Mar 20, 2022
Beautiful but uncomfortable - Always espectacular! Incredible view of Bogotá!! However the services are not the best, they don’t have enough bathrooms, and places to have seat
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