Bogotá Old Town with Gold Museum and Botero Museum
Description
Discover the soul of Bogotá on a tour that combines culture, art and tradition. In the company of a professional Guide, you will depart from your hotel to the Chorro de Quevedo, the birthplace of the city, and then visit landmarks such as the Colombian Institute of Anthropology and History, the García Márquez Cultural Center, the Casa de la Moneda and the famous Botero Museum, which houses the most iconic works of the Colombian artist. The route continues to the Teatro Colón, the Church of San Ignacio and the majestic Plaza de Bolívar, the historical and political heart of the capital. The tour ends with a visit to the magnificent Gold Museum, which displays over 34,000 pre-Hispanic gold and silver artifacts, testimony to the cultural richness of ancient Colombian civilizations. An authentic and fascinating experience that will make you experience Bogotá through its art, history and colonial spirit.
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Itinerary
El Museo DE l Oro DE Bogotá houses a de las colecciones más importants del mundo EN orfebrería prehispánica, with más DE 30.000 piezas DE culturas indígenas. Fundado EN 1939 y administrado POR el Banco DE la República, ES un ícono cultural DE Colombia. Destacan obras como la Balsa Muisca y el Poporo Quimbaya.
El museo ocupa una casa colonial restaurada, don DE se exponen pinturas, esculturas y dibujos que reflejan el estilo volumétrico y lleno DE personalidad DE Botero, así como obras DE Monet, Picasso y Dalí de su colección privada.
ES un punto DE EN cuentro cultural : cafés, arte callejero, cuenteros y turistas conviven en un espacio pitoresque con fuerte carga patrimonial.
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What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
The service is only available on Wednesdays and Fridays. Pick-up from the hotel where you are staying in the city is scheduled at 8 : 00, as the tour starts at 9 : 00. The service is available at any hotel in the city.
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(16)
I had an absolutely fantastic experience over the past three days with Andres as my guide and Nestor as my driver. Andres is incredibly knowledgeable and explained everything with clarity and enthusiasm, bringing every site to life. He’s also genuinely likable and always responsive to questions or requests. Nestor was a safe, professional, and reliable driver, which made the whole trip feel smooth and stress-free. Together, they made the experience not only informative but also fun and comfortable. I couldn’t have asked for a better team—highly recommended!
The tour was amazing, guide Carlos gave a class of Colombian history and driver Fernando a punctual and professional driver
Ricardo is an excellent professional. He knows a lot, explains very well and is kind to older people. Highly recommended.
Highlighting the enormous professionalism of Don Carlos Espitia q made my trip to Bogotá second to none. Please do not stop calling him since I knew the whole city and thanks to his explanations it was beautiful the excursion. Also the driver Germán a very professional person
Colombia is lovely but Andrés made us fall in love with this land and obviously left us wanting to come back, by the way.. Andres makes some spectacular photos we get very good memories. Nestor for his part a very good driver and made us the way super enjoyable. Thank you so much for showing us your precious land!
Nos alegra mucho saber que disfrutaste el tour y que te hayas enamorado de Bogotá!, gracias por tu comentario y esperamos que vuelvas pronto para acompañarte a seguir conociendo Colombia, tenemos diferentes opciones desde traslados para recibirte en el aeropuerto y tambien planes muy completos en las principales ciudades como Medellín, Cartagena y San Andrés para que te sigas enamorando de nuestro bello País.
Excellent ride, we had to do it with Carlos as guide, Panamericana Tours. Excellent guide: professional, empathetic, with great experience and knowledge of all the places travelled. Highly recommended experience!!!!
Beautiful experience with driver Fernando and guide Ricardo! Fascinating scenarios! Premium service, impeccable!!!
Andres did an excellent job with organizing all the tours and offered abundant information and history of the different destinations. He was very much a collaborator with the group and took care that we all had a great experience.
Super maintained and everything in detail. Very loving and close.Punctuality everything perfect and clean. Good coordination at stops and flexibility
The tour is excellent. We were lucky to have the guide Glória and the German driver who were very attentive and, as far as possible, customized the script to our tastes. This included a stop at the fruit market, where we drank juices made on time and absurdly tasty. Montserrat is beautiful, the tours in the historic center were quite complete and Gloria always had interesting and relevant information to share. It was a memorable day, and once again I am very impressed with the Colombian cordiality.
