La Candelaria and Monserrate Walking Tour
Bogota, Colombia
Rating: 
Trip Type: Walking Tours
Duration: 4 hours
This "La Candelaria" and Monserrate walking tour is the best introduction to the historical center and most important mountain of Bogotá. You'll have fun-filled and informative walks about history, Colombian society, architecture, places to go, and cultural offers. With this walking tour, you can discover and experience the city through the eyes of locals: how people live in Bogota, customs, old buildings, gastronomy, the social sides and, of course, to have fun. Discover what Bogotá has to offer, feel the real atmosphere of the best preserved old town in Latin America and enjoy a sightseeing and cultural experience from the summit of Monserrate. There are countless words to describe Bogotá, but none of them would entirely describe its spirit.
More About This Activity All Walking Tours →
This "La Candelaria" and Monserrate walking tour is the best introduction to the historical center and most important mountain of Bogotá. You'll have fun-filled and informative walks about history, Colombian society, architecture, places to go, and cultural offers. With this walking tour, you can discover and experience the city through the eyes of locals: how people live in Bogota, customs, old buildings, gastronomy, the social sides and, of course, to have fun. Discover what Bogotá has to offer, feel the real atmosphere of the best preserved old town in Latin America and enjoy a sightseeing and cultural experience from the summit of Monserrate. There are countless words to describe Bogotá, but none of them would entirely describe its spirit.This 4-hour walking tour will take you to the most important locations in "La Candelaria" by making a loop around the historical center and visiting Monserrate. You will learn about the indigenous pre-Colombians, the founding of the city by the Spanish, the conflicting views about the history of the city, the failure of the social revolution and the modern developments.
Some of the important landmarks you will see in the tour are: the Square of Bolivar, Square of Santander, Rosario Square, Chorro de Quevedo, Gabriel García Márquez Cultural Center and the Church of la Candelaria amongst other things.
During the tour you will also make a stop in one of the historical houses where you will have a taste of an antique and traditional alcoholic drink called chicha. By the end, you will go up to the summit of the most important mountain in Bogotá, Monserrate, where you will visit a religious site, a handicrafts market and observe a panoramic of the city from one of the viewpoints.
At the end of the tour, you will return to the original departure point.
Some of the important landmarks you will see in the tour are: the Square of Bolivar, Square of Santander, Rosario Square, Chorro de Quevedo, Gabriel García Márquez Cultural Center and the Church of la Candelaria amongst other things.
During the tour you will also make a stop in one of the historical houses where you will have a taste of an antique and traditional alcoholic drink called chicha. By the end, you will go up to the summit of the most important mountain in Bogotá, Monserrate, where you will visit a religious site, a handicrafts market and observe a panoramic of the city from one of the viewpoints.
At the end of the tour, you will return to the original departure point.
« Go Back