Private Tour: Bogota like a Local

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About this activity

This tour takes place in the historic center of Bogotá, also known as La Candelaria. During the tour you will visit emblematic places and highly appreciated by Bogota citizens, which will make you feel like an inhabitant of Bogotá instead of a tourist.

Your guide will use all of his knowledge of the city to take you through colonial streets and other places of interest, which hold unexpected secrets and have witnessed the transformation of Bogotá. This tour is ideal for those who do not want conventional tours and prefer to know the city hand in hand, more than a guide, from a local adventure partner

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At a glance

Duration: 5 hours
Confirmation: Instant confirmation
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Your group only
People per booking: 1–6
Guide: English, Spanish
Operated by: Class Adventure Travel

Ages: Infants (0–3 years) · Adults (4–99 years)

What is included

Included

Included: Gold Museum is closed on Mondays
Included: Entrance tickets and visits inside museums (except Entrance for Quinta de Bolivar Museum)
Included: Tea and coffee: Cup of Colombian coffee
Included: Botero Museum is closed on Tuesdays.
Included: Public Transportation and Cable Car tickets.
Included: Private excursion with English-Spanish speaking Guide.

Not included

Not included: Tips, Personal Expenses.
Not included: Entrance for Quinta de Bolivar Museum

Itinerary

Barrio La Candelaria

1 min

This tour takes place in the historic center of Bogotá, also known as La Candelaria. During the tour you will visit emblematic places and highly appreciated by Bogota citizens, which will make you feel like an inhabitant of Bogotá instead of a tourist. Your guide will use all of his knowledge of the city to take you through colonial streets and other places of interest, which hold unexpected secrets and have witnessed the transformation of Bogotá. This tour is ideal for those who do not want conventional tours and prefer to know the city hand in hand, more than a guide, from a local adventure partner.
Mount Monserrate

45 min Admission included

Take the funicular or cable car to Monserrate and upon reaching the summit you will be rewarded with stunning views over the sprawling city below and all the way to the peaks of the Andes. From this vantage point, you will be able to get a feel for the different zones from the contemporary high-rise office buildings of the financial district to the terracotta-colored rooftops of Bogota's historical center.
Plaza Del Chorro Del Quevedo

30 min

In Chorro de Quevedo you can go back in time and imagine how Bogotá looked like in 1538 when it was founded by Gonzalo Jimenez de Quesada.
Museos del Banco de la Republica

one hour Admission included

Know about the work of the master Fernando Botero while visiting the Mueseo Botero and contemplate an art collection of important artists from the 19th and 20th centuries.
Plaza de Bolivar de Bogota

30 min

Finish the tour in the Plaza de Bolivar where the government buildings are located and walk a bit on the emblematic Carrera 7ma.
Museo del Oro

30 min Admission included

The Museum of Gold is an archaeology museum located in Bogotá, Colombia. It is one of the most visited touristic highlights in the country.
Casa Museo Quinta de Bolivar

20 min Admission not included

The old residence of Simón Bolivar