Bogotá: Gold Museum & Botero Museum Old Town Walking Tour

Bogotá's art and gold in one day, from colonial streets to a museum of 34,000 pieces

You start at your hotel and spend a full day moving through Bogotá's colonial core with a professional guide, visiting the Botero Museum's Picasso and Monet alongside Colombian masters, standing in Plaza de Bolívar at the city's political center, and finishing at the Gold Museum's 34,000-piece collection of pre-Hispanic artifacts. Entrance to both museums and hotel pickup are included. The tour ends in the late afternoon.

Step-by-step itinerary

Stops and time at each

1. Gold Museum1h · entry included
2. Botero Museum1h · entry included

Explore Bogotá's cultural landmarks

• Depart from hotel to Chorro de Quevedo
• Visit Colombian Institute of Anthropology and History
• See García Márquez Cultural Center
• Tour Casa de la Moneda
• Explore Botero Museum artworks
• Visit Teatro Colón and Church of San Ignacio
• Walk through Plaza de Bolívar
• Tour Gold Museum exhibits

The experience

The tour starts at your hotel and moves straight into Bogotá's oldest quarter, where the city was founded at Chorro de Quevedo. Your guide walks you through narrow colonial streets past the García Márquez Cultural Center and the Casa de la Moneda, stopping at landmarks that shaped the capital's identity. The pace is steady but not rushed. There's time to notice the restored facades, the way light falls on the plazas, the mix of tourists and locals who've claimed these corners as their own.

The Botero Museum sits in a restored colonial house and holds paintings, sculptures and drawings that fill the rooms with Botero's unmistakable style. Those voluminous, almost defiant figures. The collection also includes works by Monet, Picasso and Dalí from Botero's private holdings, so you're moving between Colombian and European art without leaving one building. After that, the route opens onto Plaza de Bolívar, the political and historical heart of the capital, ringed by government buildings and the Teatro Colón, the Church of San Ignacio rising behind it.

The Gold Museum is the final stop and it's the one that stays with you. Over 34,000 pre-Hispanic gold and silver artifacts fill the galleries: the Balsa Muisca, the Poporo Quimbaya, pieces from cultures that left almost no written record but left this. The museum was founded in 1939 and is run by the Banco de la República, so the collection is both scholarly and overwhelming. You move through rooms of ceremonial objects, jewelry, masks, all of it testimony to the metalwork and ritual life of ancient Colombian civilizations. Entrance fees are included, so you don't stop at the ticket counter. You walk straight in.

What’s included

• Hotel pickup.
• entrance fees to the Botero Museum and the Gold Museum.
• guided walking tour of Chorro de Quevedo (the city's birthplace), the Colombian Institute of Anthropology and History, the García Márquez Cultural Center, the Casa de la Moneda, the Teatro Colón, the Church of San Ignacio, and Plaza de Bolívar.
• professional guide throughout the day.

Options for this experience

2 options

Guide in English09:00

Guide in French, Italian or Portuguese09:00

You pick the guide language when booking.

You see the exact price of each option when you check availability.See dates & prices

Before you book

Days and timesTuesday to SundayDeparts at 09:00

Book up to5h before

AgesAdult (4 and older) · Child (under 4): free

GroupUp to 15

Live guideEnglish, Spanish, French, Italian and Portuguese

Meeting point and pickupHotel pickup included.You can choose from 6 pickup points.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.

Prices and times updated 2 days ago

Good to know

Easy physical levelPets welcomePublic transport nearbyInfants must sit on laps

Operated by Panamericana Viajes

Is this one for you?Book this if you want Bogotá's main art and history attractions in one guided day without arranging transport or buying tickets separately: the fixed itinerary and included entries are what make a full museum and landmark tour fit into a single outing.

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Top questions

What languages is the guide in?

Live guide in English, Spanish, French, Italian and Portuguese.

Can children come?

Yes. Ticket types: Child (under 4): free.

Is hotel pickup included?

Yes, the tour departs from your hotel.

What's included in the price?

Entrance fees to both the Botero Museum and the Gold Museum are included. You don't pay separately at either entrance.

What if I have mobility concerns?

The tour is suitable for all physical fitness levels. Public transportation options are available nearby if you need them.

Can I bring a service animal?

Yes, service animals are allowed.

Does the tour include lunch?

Lunch is not mentioned as part of the tour. You'll have time to eat in the Old Town, which has cafés and restaurants throughout.