Salt Cathedral of Zipaquira Tour: Private Guide & Lunch
Underground cathedral carved from salt, with tunnels and stations you walk through yourself.
This 7-hour private tour from Bogota includes hotel pickup and drop-off, a bilingual guide, entry to the Salt Cathedral of Zipaquira, and lunch in the city center. You walk the cathedral's stations and tunnels with an audioguide, then tour Zipaquira's historic center before returning to Bogota. A minimum of 2 adults per booking is required.
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Step-by-step itinerary
Visit Salt Cathedral and Zipaquira
- Enter Salt Cathedral
- Audio guided tour inside cathedral
- Short sightseeing in Zipaquira center
- Enjoy typical lunch
The experience
The day starts with pickup from your Bogota hotel and a drive to Zipaquira, where the Salt Cathedral sits 200 meters underground. Once inside, you follow the audioguide through the cathedral's stations and tunnels: a working church carved entirely from salt, with chapels, a nave and a cross that runs the length of the excavation. Your guide explains the history and the mining that made it possible, and you move at your own pace through the passages.
After the cathedral, you walk through Zipaquira's historic center for a short sightseeing tour of the city above ground. Lunch follows at a local restaurant, a typical Colombian meal included in the price. The return journey to Bogota takes the afternoon, with drop-off at your hotel by evening.
The tour runs in English or Spanish, and the bilingual audioguide means you get the information in whichever language suits you. Souvenir photos are available to purchase if you want a record of the visit. The full day is private (just you, your guide and the driver), so the pace and stops are yours to set.
What’s included
- Hotel pickup and drop-off from Bogota.
- private guide in English or Spanish.
- bilingual audioguide inside the cathedral.
- entry to the Salt Cathedral.
- a walk through Zipaquira's historic center.
- and lunch at a local restaurant.
Before you book
Prices and times updated 9 days ago
Operated by Bogotravel tours
Is this one for you?At 7 hours round-trip, this tour fills most of a day but leaves the morning or evening free for other Bogota plans. The private format means you set the pace through the cathedral and historic center, and the guide adjusts to your interests rather than a fixed group schedule.
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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: Youth (13 to 17 years); Child (6 to 12 years); Infant (under 6).
What exactly is the Salt Cathedral of Zipaquira?
The Salt Cathedral of Zipaquira is an underground church carved 200 meters into a salt mine, with stations, tunnels, chapels and a full nave. It is one of Colombia's largest attractions and a working place of worship as well as a tourist site.
How long is the drive from Bogota to Zipaquira?
The full tour is 7 hours round-trip from hotel pickup to drop-off, which includes the drive, time inside the cathedral and the historic center walk, plus lunch.
Is the Salt Cathedral accessible if I have mobility issues?
The tour is not wheelchair accessible. The cathedral involves walking through underground tunnels and stations, so it requires a reasonable level of mobility.
Is lunch included in the price?
Yes, a typical Colombian lunch is included after you finish the historic center tour, before the return drive to Bogota.
Salt Cathedral of Zipaquira Tour: Private Guide & Lunch
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