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Villa de Leyva Tour: Explore Historic Treasures
4.7
11 Ratings
Villa de Leyva
Embark on a full-day tour to Villa de Leyva and experience the rich history, vibrant crafts, and natural wonders of this charming town. Visit the Sisga dam and Raquira town, explore the Paleontological Museum and Pozos Azules, and indulge in traditional meals amidst the cobblestoned streets. Discover the beauty of this frozen-in-time destination.
Embark on a full-day tour to Villa de Leyva and experience the rich history, vibrant crafts, and natural wonders of this charming town. Visit the Sisga dam and Raquira town, explore the Paleontological Museum and Pozos Azules, and indulge in traditional meals amidst the cobblestoned streets. Discover the beauty of this frozen-in-time destination.
Duration:
12 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Villa de Leyva - Villa de Leyva is a favorite destination for tourists. It boasts some of the country’s best-preserved colonial architecture and is steeped in history and archaeology, all set against a backdrop of stunning natural beauty.
- Raquira - Enjoy a guided tour of Raquira, a town renowned for its pottery artisans.
- Pozos Azules -…
- Villa de Leyva - Villa de Leyva is a favorite destination for tourists. It boasts some of the country’s best-preserved colonial architecture and is steeped in history and archaeology, all set against a backdrop of stunning natural beauty.
- Raquira - Enjoy a guided tour of Raquira, a town renowned for its pottery artisans.
- Pozos Azules - These mineral-rich pools mirror a blue-green sky on clear days, offering a striking contrast to the surrounding semi-desert and pine forests. Although these artificial reservoirs are too mineral-rich for swimming or drinking, they are a sight to behold.
- Museo Paleontologico de Villa de Leyva - Visit the Paleontological Museum, located in a valley rich with Cretaceous-era fossils. Legend has it that a child discovered the first fossils while digging in his backyard.
What's Included
- All Risk Insurance
- Breakfast and Lunch
- Visit to Sisga Dam
- Exploration of Raquira, the town of crafts
- Entrance to Museo Paleontologico de Villa de Leyva
- Access to the captivating Pozos Azules
- Convenient hotel pick-up and drop-off
- All Risk Insurance
- Breakfast and Lunch
- Visit to Sisga Dam
- Exploration of Raquira, the town of crafts
- Entrance to Museo Paleontologico de Villa de Leyva
- Access to the captivating Pozos Azules
- Convenient hotel pick-up and drop-off
What's Not Included
- Extra purchases
- Extra purchases
Additional Information
Escape the chaos and noise of the metropolis and join our journey to Villa de Leyva, a charming ancient municipality near Bogotá. En route, explore the Sisga reservoir and the artisan village of Raquira known for its pottery. Upon arrival in Villa de Leyva, spend a day immersed in its primary attractions: the striking Blue Wells, the informative…
Escape the chaos and noise of the metropolis and join our journey to Villa de Leyva, a charming ancient municipality near Bogotá. En route, explore the Sisga reservoir and the artisan village of Raquira known for its pottery. Upon arrival in Villa de Leyva, spend a day immersed in its primary attractions: the striking Blue Wells, the informative Paleontological Museum, and more. Uncover its delights as you meander along its historic stone-paved paths and experience a day full of variety.
• An entire day of exploration away from the urban sprawl of Bogota
• Visits to the scenic Sisga Dam and the traditional crafts hub of Raquira
• A tour of prominent sites including the Paleontological museum and the serene Pozos Azules
• A local lunch and dinner amidst the ambiance of ancient roadways
• The breathtaking vista of a locale seemingly paused in time
- Please keep in mind most of this tour requires walking and operates in all weather conditions.
- This tour also has a shared option that includes round-trip transportation from Bogotá, a 3-hour guided walking tour in Villa de Leyva, 2 hours of free time to have lunch and explore, and all-risk insurance.
- For the shared tour, a minimum of 2 people is required for the tour to operate. If only one person books and the minimum is not met, the customer will be offered either a change of date or a 100% refund.
Location
Villa de Leyva
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.7
(11 Ratings)
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Benz515
Jan 17, 2026
Historic, Peaceful, and Unlike Anywhere Else in Colombia - I had an incredible experience on the Gran Colombia private tour to Villa de Leyva with Camilo! From start to finish, everything was seamless and enjoyable. Camilo’s knowledge of the region, history, and local culture truly brought the tour to life. He was friendly, attentive, and made sure every detail of the trip was perfect.
Villa de Leyva itself is stunning, and exploring it with Camilo made the experience even more special. He guided us through the charming streets, historical sites, and hidden gems that we might have missed on our own. I also appreciated how flexible he was, tailoring the tour to our interests and pace.
This tour exceeded all my expectations, and I can’t recommend it enough. If you want a personalized, informative, and genuinely enjoyable experience in Colombia, Camilo and Gran Colombia Tours are the way to go! Just know it’s a long day!
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Virginiatourists
Oct 24, 2025
Excellent Excursion - This amazing private tour, led by Camilo, took us out of Bogota to explore many amazing sights. Camilo picked us up at our hotel at 6 am and he dropped us back off at almost 9 pm! We spent as much time as we wanted at each location.
We started with a breakfast stop at a wonderful country cafe. Our next stop was Villa de Leyva, a picturesque, charming village with many beautiful shops and restaurants, a museum, and an historic square. Camilo took us to enjoy the best dessert in Colombia there! We continued our adventure at the fossil museum, Pozos Azules, and the colorful town of Raquira, where we had a fantastic lunch at Camilo’s favorite restaurant. Camilo has endless energy and patience. He provided the perfect finale for our Bogota vacation.
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Adventure29772290433
Sep 30, 2025
Just what I was looking for, a place without modernity, that can breathe clean air, that I brought to life before so many buildings - The place is very nice, good food excellent 1000 leaves lots of tranquility, good weather, excellent guide just oo that judged
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Adrian_s
Sep 26, 2025
Excellent tour to Villa de Leyva and surrounding - The best way to know Villa de Leyva and surrounding. Great tour, well organized and with an excellent guide ,Camilo friendly, knowledgeable and professional. The tour company always in touch. Highly recommended!!!
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Enid_t
Mar 2, 2025
Amazing - It was an amazing experience
Beautiful
Trip was a bit long but worth every second with it’s beautiful seeing!
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Relax244594
Jan 19, 2025
Awesome trip! - Amazing trip. My guide Camilo was gem of a person and made me super comfortable. He explained things very well and took very good care. Highly recommend!
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Manuelaj775
Jan 11, 2025
Very good - I felt like home everything very cozy, everything very neat , excellent location and excellent service... breakfast was rich!
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Martinstutensee
Sep 20, 2024
Into the Colombian Countryside. - We took the private Villa de Leyva Tour in early September on a beautiful day. Our driver and tour guide Camillo picked us up on time from our hotel. The drive to Villa de Leyva takes about 3.5 hours through different types of scenery so we stopped for a typical Colombian breakfast on the way. Our first tour stop was the bridge of Boyaca, place of the final battle for Colombias independence with monuments for Simon Bolivar and General Santander. Villa de Leyva is a beautiful colonial town with cobblestone streets and typical Spanish colonial architecture. It has the largest central Plaza in the Latin Americas. We also found an outstanding shop for all kinds of exotic chocolates. We skipped the Pozoles Azules and instead visited the Convento Santo Ecce Homo, a Dominican Monastery from the 16th century. Our last stop on the way back to Bogota was the artisan town of Raquira. If you are into Pottery this is the place to shop. Camillo made the long day and drive very informative and entertaining ,so time went by fast. An excellent guide. If you are looking for a tour of the Colombian countryside with history and a variety of scenery - this is the one.
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Angeliquem897
May 29, 2024
Unbelievable Boyacá, everyone should do this trip! - This road trip is packed with breathtakingly beautiful scenery. Our guide and driver Camillo was a safe and capable driver and very knowledgeable guide, but more importantly a fabulous human being. On the way to Villa de Leyva I was showing symptoms of altitude sickness and the kindness and concern he displayed was very touching. He reworked the itinerary for us so that I could get to the hotel quickly to get some rest. I’m very grateful to him. The next day we saw the impressive and quirky Terracotta House, did some shopping in photogenic Ráquira and he brought us back to our hotel safe and sound! Thank you very much Camillo. Let’s do another road trip soon !
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Julia
Mar 18, 2025
Disappointing - On the positive side, I would say Villa de Leyva and Raquira are good places to visit.
However I had the worst guide ever. Virtually mute. No conversation, hardly any information given about the places visited, even when I asked questions to try and get something I only got the briefest answers. Clearly didn't want to talk, whether he didn't want to talk to me, or was just grumpy I have no idea. After finishing his lunch he sat sideways on to me looking away, so rude. And seemed much more interested in his phone and vaping than the tour. Isn't the guide supposed to be your host???
And it was a long journey both ways, yet not one tiny piece of background information about the area, or Colombia, or anything......
In terms of tour content, it would have been nice to have longer at Villa de Leyva, and to have some free time there, maybe even lunch. The same applies to Raquira, I'd have liked some free time to wander round. As to the Pozos Azules, I didn't feel they added anything to the tour at all, and could easily be skipped and the time used at the more interesting places. And the palaeontology museum... ? never saw it, not mentioned at all. A bit off considering I paid for admission! To at least mention it and ask if I wanted to go would have been nice. Lunch was good, breakfast not, and location for breakfast was cold and bleak, and very noisy.
All in all, I feel ripped off. I paid a lot for this trip. It was not good value for money, at all. It was a very long day, I only had less than 1.5 hours in the main place Villa de Leyva. In all honesty if I had my time again I'd use the money to pay for a transfer there and back and an overnight hotel.
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