CITY TOUR BOGOTA the original

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

• 1
  Mount Monserrate

  The hill of Monserrate is the best known of the eastern hills of Bogotá. Next to Guadalupe. Monserrate has an altitude of 3152 meters above sea level and is located on the eastern mountain range. Don Juan de Borja, President of the New Kingdom of Granada, authorized Don Pedro Solís de Valenzuela in 1640 to build a chapel dedicated to the Virgin Morena de Montserrat, whose sanctuary is located in the province of Barcelona, in Spain. he also builds a monastery completed in 1657, years later he would house his most illustrious guest: the Fallen Lord of Monserrate, the work of the Santa Fe master Pedro de Lugo y Albarracín; who achieved not only a beautiful image of impressive artistic value, but also managed to gather the religious faith of the city. Since that time, every day, thousands of believers climb with devotion the steps that lead to the sanctuary at the summit as a penitential act. While thousands of other tourists, athletes or curious arrive on foot, by funicular or cable car. On Sunday there is a lot of people on pilgrimage, it would be exchanged for another attraction or we would take it to a viewpoint in the car. Funicular has an additional payment seven dollars per person

  2 hours • Admission ticket not included
• 2
  Museos del Banco de la Republica

  The next step of the tour will be the (Gold Museum, (closed Monday) which houses the largest collection in the world in terms of pre-Hispanic goldsmithing (approx. 53.00 gold pieces). Indigenous representation of the legend of El Dorado. the entrance has an additional payment two dollars per person. We include visit crafts fair, if you want we advise you on your purchase of the best Certified Colombian emeralds

  1 hour • Admission ticket not included
• 3
  Plaza de Bolivar de Bogota

  Tour Barrio la Candelaria republican architecture from 1600 to 1800 - Historic Center (Plaza Mayor) of Bolivar "where we will appreciate the Primada Cathedral, the Presidential Palace, the National Capitol, July 20 House, Liébano Palace (City Hall) and the Palace of Justice, we suggest a restaurant in old house of 1800 typical and varied food (optional)

  1 hour • Admission ticket included
• 4
  Museos del Banco de la Republica

  Botero Museum (closed Tuesday) A large collection of works donated to Colombia by Colombian artist Fernando Botero with the intention of spreading the arts and culture in his native country. Of the works, 87 correspond to his personal collection of universal art and the rest, about 123 pieces, were made by the same artist.

  30 minutes • Admission ticket included

Additional info

• Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
• Service animals allowed
• Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
• Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels

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