CATEDRAL DE SAL ZIPAQUIRA Tour: Colombian Mining Marvel & Religious Art in Bogotá
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26 Ratings
Zipaquira
Explore the Catedral de Sal Zipaquira, Colombia's first tourist marvel, and discover the impressive combination of mining engineering and religious art. Book now!
Duration: 6 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Catedral de Sal de Zipaquira - We begin at your hotel or residence in Bogota, with private transportation, for a journey of one hour and thirty minutes.

c2a0First tourist wonder of Colombia, an hour away from Bogota
c2a0 A magnificent feat of mining engineering and religious art, carved into salt rock within the depths of the mine. We head north from the city, passing through nearby towns such as Chia and Cajica, taking in the stunning landscapes, visiting the salt cathedral, strolling through the town of Zipaquira where you can enjoy a variety of traditional Colombian dishes for lunch, and then returning to Bogota. At the end of the tour, we will drop you off back at your hotel.

An additional fee for the salt mine entrance per person with an audio guide in multiple languages is 57,000 Colombian pesos.

What's Included
  • Private transportation beginning and ending at your hotel or initial residence
  • Transportation insurance for tourism safety
  • Spanish-speaking driver-guide
  • Multilingual audio guide in the mine (Spanish, English, Portuguese, French)
What's Not Included
  • Entrada no incluida (es pago adicional)
  • Propinas (no incluidas)
  • Lunch
Additional Information

Bogotá the original, a city tour agency, offers private transportation with a personal guide who speaks Spanish. We bring you to Colombia’s premier tourist attraction - an hour drive from Bogotá. This great work of mining engineering and religious art, carved inside the salt rock mining site, is a testament to our rich culture. The many sculptures and the Cathedral within the mine are completely made of salt. Comfortable footwear is recommended for this smooth 1-kilometer walk that’s perfect for families. The tour inside the mine will last one hour and thirty minutes. After exploring the mine, we will visit the main square of Zipaquirá, which showcases Republican architecture from the 1800s. A fantastic location for taking pictures and having a typical Colombian meal for lunch.

Location
Catedral de Sal de Zipaquira
Carrera 6 Calle 1, Parque De La Sal
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Deniseb669
Dec 3, 2023
Out of 10 tour! - I loved the visit. Despite the hellish traffic in Bogotá, the salt mine is beautiful! Worth every second. The old town of Zipaquirá is beautiful! I think it was our best trip to Bogotá.
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938vivekb
Oct 22, 2023
Exceptionally good Guide “Sergio Paulo” - I did this tour on October 19, 2023. It was a good trip and I would highly recommend it. This tour felt like much better due to the tour guide “Sergio Paulo”, who explained each and everything in such a detail. He is Spanish and English speaking guide, very knowledgeable, always explain each and everything in detail, very passionate about his work, super helpful. He also went and beyond his job to help me find and book another excursion of “La Chorrera”. He is exceptionally good guy with positive attitude towards his work. Especially if you do not know Spanish and need English speaking guide, he is the best one. All the very best to him.
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619yelitzav
Aug 20, 2023
Excellent service - Sandra assisted us on the day of the tour, excellent service and knowledge of Bogota. The way from the hotel to the mine was long, however, Sandra made the path very easy. We really felt comfortable with her. He even took photos of the group.
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Sightsee31565945963
Jun 5, 2023
Amazing!!! - A must-see! I enjoyed every minute! If you have trouble walking, you may want to be prepared for the uneven grounds, but you won't regret it.
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Valeria_r
May 21, 2022
Catedral de Sal Zipaquira review by Valeria - The guide was super on time to pick us in the hotel, one day before made a contact using Wzap msg and this made me very pleased and also gave me confident that everything will be gone all right. And it really was fine.
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Gloriae_f
Apr 18, 2022
Zipaquira Catedral de sal - Adrian was very knowledgeable of the area. He was entertaining, respectful, courteous. We recommend him to anyone who use Viator tours in Bogota.
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Roving56472432161
Dec 26, 2021
Great time - German was a great guide! The salt cathedral was beautiful. Would highly recommend it as a must do activity when in the Bogota area!
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Edwardj_c
Jan 1, 2023
Cathedral of salt really... - Cathedral of salt really fantastic I've never seen something like that in my life and I'm 70 years oldI'd I'd recommend this cuz you need to say it for yourself it's a shame that comes when you don't do tours to one place rather than two or three places they need to change it so that you can pick what you want to pick up what they want to pay me that's the only problem with this company
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