Walking through the Historic Candelaria in Bogotá


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Pricing Info: Per Person

Duration: 3 hours

Departs: Bogota, Bogota

Ticket Type: Mobile or paper ticket accepted

Free cancellation

Up to 24 hours in advance.

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Overview

This is the best way to get to know the historic center of Bogotá, we will travel back in time from the beginnings of our indigenous ancestors through the period of colonization to the present day.
This is a shared tour, it is a fun and informative tour full of curious facts about history, culture, gastronomy, architecture, places to visit, art and cultural offer.


What's Included

Certified professional guide and Free Tour Map.

What's Not Included

Lunch and tips.


Traveler Information

  • INFANT: Age: 1 - 3
  • CHILD: Age: 4 - 14
  • YOUTH: Age: 15 - 17
  • ADULT: Age: 18 - 99

Additional Info

  • Face masks required for guides in public areas
  • Gear/equipment sanitised between use
  • Hand sanitiser available to travellers and staff
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Service animals allowed
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Face masks required for guides in public areas
  • Gear/equipment sanitised between use
  • Hand sanitiser available to travellers and staff
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Service animals allowed
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

  • For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
  • If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

What To Expect

Gold Museum (Museo del Oro)
Once the group is complete, our guide will welcome and recommend the tour.
Our guide will start talking about Christopher Columbus, the discovery of America, the legend of El Dorado, the Muisca culture, the Gold Museum and its collection and the Guatavita Lagoon.

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

We start the tour, right there in the center of Santander Park, where we will address topics such as: the process of Independence, the territories of Colombia: La Gran Colombia. The place where we are: Plaza Santander, the regional market and the Crusades.

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Jorge Eliecer Gaitan Monument
Then, we start the tour in the seventh race, where we can see the monument to the Caudillo, where we can cover: Bogotá before the Bogotazo, who was Gaitán, the liberal force, the Bogotazo, Fidel Castro in Bogotá, the architecture change because of the Bogotazo , the Cold War, Socialism and the Age of Violence.

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Museo Botero del Banco de la Republica
We are walking towards the administrative center and we find the Botero Museum, here we will know the famous collection of Fernando Botero that shows the beauty of curvy people and interacts with the Colombian idiosyncrasy.

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Plaza de Bolivar de Bogota
We will arrive at the main square of Bogotá, where our guide will talk to you about the 3 powers in Colombia: the Nariño Palace, the Capitol and the Palace of Justice. We will also tell the story of the Taking of the Palace in 1985 by one of the guerrillas: the M19.

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Centro Cultural Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Finally, our guide will tell you about Gabriel García Márquez and his contribution to Latin American literature, who was the winner of a Nobel Prize.

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free






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