Bogotá Private City Tour: La Candelaria, Museums & Monserrate
One day, three neighborhoods, two museums, a mountain, and the whole story of Colombia
A private city tour of Bogotá with a live guide in English or Spanish, covering La Candelaria's colonial streets, Monserrate mountain, and your choice of the Gold Museum and Botero Museum. You select a 5-hour option (museums or Monserrate) or a 7-hour option (both), and the guide customizes the stops and pacing to your interests. Hotel pickup and drop-off, museum entry, and traditional food tastings are included. The guide teaches Colombian history: armed conflict, the peace process, and how the city rebuilt itself.
Options for this experience
3 optionsStep-by-step itinerary
Explore Bogotá's landmarks and museums
- Visit Monserrate Mountain for views
- Take cable car or funicular
- Tour Gold Museum exhibits
- See Botero Museum artworks
- Walk La Candelaria and taste local food
- Learn Colombian history at Plaza de Bolívar
- Walk Teatro Colon and Santander Park
- Visit Quinta de Bolívar Museum
- Pass International Emerald Museum
- Pass Bogotá Mint Museum
- Stop at Chorro de Quevedo Square
- Monserrate Mountain Entry included 1h 30m
- Gold Museum Entry included 1h 30m
- Botero Museum 1h
- La Candelaria 2h
- Tequendama Falls 5m
- Plaza de Bolívar 20m
- Quinta de Bolívar Museum passing by
- International Emerald Museum passing by
- Bogotá Mint Museum passing by
What’s included
- Hotel pickup and drop-off.
- a live guide in English or Spanish.
- entrance to Monserrate (if your option includes it), the Gold Museum and Botero Museum (if your option includes it).
- traditional food tastings of chicha, fruits, sweets and coffee.
- all-risk insurance covering the day.
Times
- Monday to Saturday 07:00 08:00 09:00 10:00 11:00 12:00 13:00 14:00 15:00 16:00
- Sunday 07:00 08:00 09:00 10:00 11:00 12:00 13:00 14:00
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The experience
You get picked up from your hotel and start in La Candelaria, the colonial heart of downtown Bogotá. The guide walks you through the narrow streets, past the Plaza de Bolívar and Teatro Colón, explaining how the neighborhood survived centuries of change. Along the way you taste chicha, fresh fruits, sweets and coffee: the things locals eat, not what tourists are sold. The guide talks you through Colombian recent history as you stand in front of the places where it happened.
Depending on which option you booked, you either head up Monserrate mountain by cable car or funicular to see the valley spread out below, or you spend the afternoon in museums. The Gold Museum holds pre-Columbian metalwork: objects made centuries before the Spanish arrived. The Botero Museum shows the work of Fernando Botero, Colombia's most famous modern painter. If the Gold Museum is closed on a Monday or the Botero on a Tuesday, your guide offers another museum that fits what you want to see instead. The whole day is walking, so wear shoes you can move in.
The tour runs 5 or 7 hours depending on what you choose. Hotel pickup and drop-off are included, so you don't arrange transport. All-risk insurance covers the day. If you're landing at the airport with a layover, you can pick the airport as your starting point instead. The guide calls you the day before to confirm timing and answer any questions.
Is this one for you?Pick the 7-hour option if you want to see both the mountain views and the museums without coming back another day. Choose a 5-hour option if you're short on time or want to focus on one experience: museums if you prefer indoor art and history, Monserrate if you want the city from above and the colonial streets below.
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Top questions
What languages is the tour guided in?
Live guide in English and Spanish.
Can children come?
Yes. Ticket types: Infant (under 5).
What's the difference between the three tour options?
The 5-hour city tour with museums covers La Candelaria and either the Gold Museum or Botero Museum. The 5-hour city tour with Monserrate takes you up the mountain instead of into museums. The 7-hour option includes both Monserrate and both museums, so you see everything in one day.
What happens if a museum is closed on the day I book?
The Gold Museum closes Mondays and the Botero closes Tuesdays. If either is closed when you arrive, your guide offers another museum in the same neighborhood that matches your interests, so the day doesn't change.
Does the tour include food, or just tastings?
The tour includes traditional food tastings (chicha, fresh fruits, sweets and coffee) as you walk through La Candelaria. Breakfast and lunch are not included, so plan to eat a meal before or after the tour.
What's the walk like on this tour?
The tour is walking-heavy: you cover La Candelaria on foot, climb through museums, and if you choose Monserrate, you ride the cable car or funicular up but walk around the site. Wear comfortable shoes. The tour suits all fitness levels, and infants can sit on an adult's lap during transport.
Can I do this tour if I'm flying out the same day?
Yes. If you have a layover in Bogotá, select the airport as your pickup point when you book, and the guide will time the tour to fit your flight. The guide contacts you the day before to confirm your schedule.
What does the guide teach about Colombia?
The guide gives a thorough lesson on Colombian recent history: the armed conflict, the role of the state, and the peace process. You learn this while walking through the neighborhoods and landmarks where these events shaped the city.
Bogotá Private City Tour: La Candelaria, Museums & Monserrate
5h–7h · EN · ES · at your hotel
from US$ 60 per person
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