Paloquemao Market Fruit Tour in Bogotá: 20 Exotic Fruits

Twenty types of fruit, breads and juices tasted in three hours at Colombia's most traditional market

This three-hour tour takes you through Paloquemao, Bogotá's most traditional market, where you taste around 20 exotic fruits from different Colombian regions alongside breads, pastries and fresh juices. A guide who has worked with the market since 2015 connects you directly with farmers and merchants, introducing their family businesses and community initiatives while teaching you about the medicinal and gastronomic uses of herbs and spices found throughout the stalls.

Step-by-step itinerary

Explore Paloquemao Market and Taste Fruits

• Meet expert guide at market
• Try local breads and pastries
• Walk through flower and handicraft stalls
• Learn about herbs and spices uses
• Taste around 20 exotic fruits
• Hear merchants' stories and history
• Learn fruit seed care tips
• Toast with fruit juices and extracts

The experience

Paloquemao fills with vendors before dawn, and the tour starts early enough to catch the market's rhythm without the midday crush. Your guide meets you at your hotel in Bogotá and brings you to the market, where the first stop is always bread and pastries made by locals, so skip breakfast or eat lightly. The stalls themselves are the classroom: you walk through flowers, plants and handicrafts, learning which herbs have medicinal uses, which ones flavor dishes, and which ones hold cultural or spiritual meaning. The guide translates conversations with merchants into English or Spanish, so you hear directly why a family has grown the same crop for three generations or how a community project like "Back to the plaza" is bringing younger people back to market work.

The fruit tasting is the centerpiece. You'll try around 20 varieties from different regions of Colombia (some you'll recognize, many you won't), and learn how to pick a ripe one, why the seeds matter, and how to store them at home. Between tastings, the guide shares Colombia's agricultural history and its present-day role as a global fruit reserve. The tour ends with a toast using fresh juices and fruit extracts made in the market, a moment that ties the morning's flavors to the country itself.

Hotel pickup and drop-off in Bogotá are included, along with a local souvenir and a contribution to the market community. The tour runs three hours and suits all fitness levels. Wear comfortable clothes and let the operator know about any dietary restrictions when you book. This tour does not run on Sundays, and it is recommended for children 12 and older.

What’s included

• Hotel pickup and drop-off in Bogotá.
• expert guide in English or Spanish.
• tastings of around 20 exotic fruits, breads and pastries.
• fresh juices and fruit extracts.
• a local souvenir.
• a contribution to the market community.

Before you book

Days and timesMonday to SaturdayDepartures at 08:30 and 11:30

Book up to12h before

AgesAdult (12 and older) · Under 12: can't be booked

GroupUp to 8

Live guideEnglish and Spanish

Meeting point and pickupHotel pickup included.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.It may be canceled due to bad weather. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund.

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Good to know

Low physical effortPublic transport nearby

Operated by Impulse Travel

Is this one for you?Book this tour if you want to taste a wide range of Colombian fruits and learn their stories directly from the farmers and merchants who grow and sell them. The three-hour morning timing fits the market's rhythm and leaves your afternoons free for the rest of Bogotá.

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Top questions

What languages is the tour guided in?

Live guide in English and Spanish.

What happens if it rains?

It may be canceled due to bad weather. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund. Free cancellation up to 24 h before the start.

What kinds of fruit will I actually taste on this tour?

The tour includes around 20 exotic fruits from different regions of Colombia, though the exact selection changes with the season and what the market has that day. Your guide will explain where each one grows, how to eat it and what it is used for in Colombian cooking and traditional medicine.

Why does the tour suggest skipping breakfast?

The tour begins with tasting breads and pastries made by local bakers, so arriving hungry lets you enjoy them properly and still have room for the fruit tastings that follow throughout the morning.

What is included in the price besides the tastings?

Hotel pickup and drop-off in Bogotá, the expert guide, a local souvenir, and a contribution to the market merchants' community are all included. The tour ends with fresh juices and fruit extracts made in the market.

How does the guide connect me with the farmers and merchants?

Your guide has worked with Paloquemao since 2015 and knows the vendors personally. He or she introduces you directly to farmers and merchants, translates their stories about family businesses and community projects, and facilitates conversations so you learn the market from the people who work there.