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We know every traveler is unique. Rent a Local Friend was designed for you to enjoy Bogota at your own pace. Offering flexibility, personalization and authentic local experiences. After booking, we will create the perfect plan tailored to your interests and travel style. However, with Rent a Local Friend, you’re in control of your itinerary, spend more time at places you love or adjust your plans on the go. You’ll have a knowledgeable local by your side, ready to guide you through everything Bogota has to offer. Whether you want to: * Visit iconic landmarks * Immerse yourself in Bogotá’s colorful graffiti arts scene * Explore local markets * Savor local cuisine * Wander Bogota’s streets and much more … We have you covered. Our service is perfect for solo travelers, couples, or small groups looking for a personalized and flexible experience. Ready to meet your new local friend? Book now!
Price: $65.00
Duration: 4-8 hours
The agricultural story from all across Colombia is particularly exhibited in our fruits. The unparalleled variety of fruit tells the story of its origin, soil, and geography. Even allowing us to interact with the very hands that picked them. Our traditions of raising fruit has continued to be told by the great care of farmers and distributors. Of course enjoying the flavors here in Colombia allows us all to brush up against a rich and wonderful past and future. We hope our passion will give you a glimpse into a real Colombian experience.
Price: $41.00
Duration: 3 hours
Do you want to learn about the best coffee and chocolate in the world while enjoying their flavor? It’s no lie that our country smells like the best coffee in the world, but have you ever wondered how it tastes? Surprisingly, it has a delicious chocolate flavor. Our most experienced guide will take you to explore the fascinating world of the famous Colombian coffee and cacao in the same day. We will start by visiting two of the best specialty coffee shops in the most hipster neighborhood of the city, Chapinero. Here you will taste specialty coffees grown in different Colombian regions, discovering why Colombian coffee is so awarded worldwide. Then, we will walk through Quinta Camacho, an English style neighborhood, where we’ll reach an artisanal chocolate factory. Here you'll enjoy a delicious chocolate tasting, tasting chocolates made with cacao from different Colombian regions. Learn about this two great export products and take Colombia’s flavor with you.
Price: $59.00
Duration: 2 hours
Experience Bogota’s culture, flavors, and views on this VIP Full-Day Private City Tour. Start your day at Paloquemao Farmers Market with fruit, avocado, and street food tastings. Explore the art and history of La Candelaria, visiting the Gold, Botero & Miguel Urrutia Museums, and admire landmarks like Bolívar Square and the Primatial Cathedral. Ride the cable car to Monserrate for panoramic views, then relax in Chapinero with Colombian coffee and pastries—all with seamless transport, tickets, and your private bilingual guide included.
Price: $49.00
Duration: 9-10 hours
Want to see Bogotá’s must-see highlights in one perfectly planned day? This private, all-in-one journey blends history, flavors, art, and breathtaking views so you can experience the city’s essentials without missing a beat. Wander the cobblestone streets of La Candelaria, taste authentic Colombian flavors, and unlock stories hidden behind murals and monuments. Glide up Monserrate by cable car or funicular for sky-high panoramas, skip the lines at the Gold Museum to marvel at treasures older than the city itself, and finish surrounded by Botero’s whimsical art and global masterpieces. Along the way, your expert local guide turns each stop into a living narrative — mixing heritage, humor, and insider access. Every detail is designed to maximize your limited time without rushing: private pickup, skip-the-line entry, curated tastings, and a guide who knows how to make Bogotá shine. Book now and experience the city not like a tourist, but like a guest of honor.
Price: $188.38
Duration: 7 hours
Want to see two of Colombia’s most extraordinary sites in just one day? This private tour takes you to the world-famous Salt Cathedral of Zipaquirá and the legendary Guatavita Lagoon — a perfect mix of culture, history, and natural beauty. Travel in comfort with your own driver-guide, enjoy flexible timing, and skip the hassle of public transport. From Bogotá, head first to the Salt Cathedral, an awe-inspiring underground church carved entirely from salt. Then continue to Guatavita Lagoon, the sacred lake tied to the legend of El Dorado. Along the way, you’ll enjoy personalized service, local stories, and the freedom to explore at your own pace.
Price: $264.06
Duration: 10 hours
Make the most of your layover with a VIP Private City Tour from El Dorado Airport. Discover Bogota’s highlights in comfort and safety with your personal bilingual guide. Visit La Candelaria’s colonial streets, the Gold Museum (closed on Mondays), and ride the cable car to Mount Monserrate for panoramic views. Savor authentic Colombian coffee and capture the city’s charm before your next flight. Your layover tour includes airport pickup and drop-off, all tickets, and private transportation—so you can experience Bogota’s culture, flavors, and views without stress or rush.
Price: $44.00
Duration: 5-7 hours
This tour is unique, it shows you in a single tour the majesty of underground architecture, the magic and mysticism of our ancestral cultures around the Colombian capital, you will always do it in the company of one of our expert guides. The tour begins in the only cathedral built underground in the world, located up to 180 meters below the ground, it is an impressive mega structure where the ingenuity to build a mine of this magnitude is spectacularly combined with the artistic vision of the Christian Stations of the Cross and the construction of a religious temple that integrates a great work of sculpture and lighting. We will continue the tour traveling towards a hidden treasure among the native nature of the Bogotá savannah. At the highest point, in the middle of the mountains, is the sacred lagoon of Guatavita, the place where an ancient legend was born: El Dorado.
Price: $90.11
Duration: 10 hours
Join this 6-hour tour of La Candelaria with private transfer and enjoy a delicious lunch at the end of your tour.
Price: $179.00
Duration: 6 hours
Safe Transfers Bogota provides private airport transportation tailored for international travelers who value safety, clarity, and comfort. Unlike traditional local services, we offer real-time flight tracking, professional meet and greet, English-speaking support, and a punctual, trusted SUV fleet. Our service is built around international expectations of reliability and discretion—ideal for business travelers, embassy personnel, families, or solo visitors who want a stress-free arrival in Bogotá. Every ride is private, fully pre-confirmed, and backed by 24/7 assistance from a local bilingual team.
Price: $49.00
Duration: 0-2 hours
Discover the heart and soul of Colombia’s beautiful Paso Fino horse on this guided, 6 -hour, small-group tour. Get a behind-the-scenes look at the Paso Fino horse lifestyle and learn about the history of Criadero Lusitania Farm, home to a breeding and competition dynasty of three generations.
Price: $170.00
Duration: 6 hours
Discover Colombia’s First Wonder on a private tour from Bogota! Explore the awe-inspiring Salt Cathedral of Zipaquira, carved 180 meters underground in pure salt. Learn about its fascinating history and symbolism as light and stone merge in a breathtaking display of faith and art. Enjoy a scenic drive through the Andes, guided by a local expert, and stroll the charming colonial streets of Zipaquira. With all tickets, private transport, and flexible timing included, this tour combines culture, nature, and comfort in one unforgettable Bogota day trip.
Price: $44.00
Duration: 5-6 hours
We are characterized by having experience of more than 6 years in the transport and tourism sector. The kindness and good treatment that we offer you from beginning to end are one of our hallmarks, we want to serve you in the best way and offer you an excellent service. You will travel comfortably and safely.
Price: $20.78
Duration: 1 hours
Agencia Citytour Bogotá - el Original Obtén un tour completo de Bogotá combinado con atención personalizada, city tour completo, transporte privado ida y vuelta. Su guía del conductor desarrollará un itinerario de acuerdo con sus intereses y le enseñará sobre la cultura y la historia locales. Vista general de Bogotá, ideal para quienes visitan por primera vez, muévase a su propio ritmo y haga preguntas. Más que un Guía es un amigo en Bogotá Visitara uno de los museos museo del oro no disponible los lunes. Museo Botero no disponible martes. Teleférico y funicular de Monserrate no disponible el domingo , el viaje se realiza en el carro por la montaña.
Price: $75.00
Duration: 6 hours
Experience an unforgettable bird watching experience in Bogota. Tour the Jaboque Wetland, La Florida Park and a specialized reserve with expert guide and binoculars included. Walk among reeds, lakes and forests that are home to more than 60 species: hummingbirds, herons, migratory ducks and many more. Enjoy its singing, tranquility of the landscape and biodiversity that makes this tour a perfect adventure for nature lovers, photographers and travelers looking to connect with the greenest Bogota. A must-see plan!
Price: $10.00
Duration: 4 hours
What makes this tour unforgettable? Step into the electric world of Colombian fútbol by attending a live match in Bogotá’s main stadium; home to Millonarios or Santa Fe. This isn't just a game... it's a cultural ritual filled with chants, beers, and shared passion. You'll stand side by side with some of the most devoted supporters in the world, singing and jumping with them as part of the hinchada. Guided by a bilingual local, you’ll not only enjoy the match; you'll dive deep into Colombian lifestyle and identity through fútbol. Learn team history, master local chants, and experience the celebratory energy that turns strangers into teammates. ✨ It's not a staged show; it's real, raw, and transformative. This is football lived as Colombians do: loud, emotional, and unforgettable.
Price: $75.00
Duration: 5-7 hours
We invite you to explore with us a city of flavors, colors and cultural expressions. A city that is part of the second most biodiverse country in the world, so you will surely find a juice or a fruit that you have not tried in the world, from curubas, lulos, cherimoyas, chontaduros, loquats, among hundreds of others, that will make an explosion of flavors in your mouth. Then we will explore old Bogotá, and among its streets of colorful colonial houses, we will find stories not only of historical data, but also stories of love, wars, Knights Templar, ancestors and a culture that we have been recovering little by little. To remember the times of our grandparents, we will try in gratitude to them some of the most iconic dishes of Bogotá and some nearby regions, and we will end the day as my grandfather did with his friends, with a good cold beer and playing shuffleboard! Welcome to Bogotá - Colombia!
Price: $90.00
Duration: 7-8 hours
Let’s play tejo with beer! Did you know that we have a national sport called Tejo and it involves gunpowder? Don't worry, don't panic, we have everything under control! Our most fun guide will teach you how to throw a heavy disc on a court with clay and explosives, all while you enjoy a good local beer. This tour begins at a local tejo court, where you'll learn the history of this game, its rules and curiosities. For an exciting hour, you will play tejo while enjoying unlimited local beer, because in this sport the more beer you drink, the better you’ll play. After playing tejo, we’ll head to a craft beer pub in a bohemian neighborhood of the city, to explore this world and how the city is becoming a beer district. You will learn about each ingredient, its history and curious facts while you enjoy a tasting of different beer styles and then enjoy a glass of your favorite one. Book now and experience a real tejo game in a traditional court and become a beer expert!
Price: $45.00
Duration: 1 hours
Key Info for Visitors
- Currency: COP
- Languages: Spanish
- Climate: Temperate
- Timezone: America/Bogota
- Population: Approximately 7.4 million people
- Best Time to Visit: due to cool evenings and high altitude.
- Visa Requirements Visitors from many countries, including the US, EU, and UK, do not require a visa for stays up to 90 days. Some nationalities may obtain a visa on arrival or apply for an e-visa. Travelers should have a valid passport, proof of onward travel, and sometimes proof of sufficient funds. It is advisable to check specific requirements before travel.
About Bogotá
Bogotá, the vibrant capital of Colombia, is a city that blends rich history with modern urban life. Nestled high in the Andes at over 2,600 meters above sea level, it offers a unique temperate climate and stunning mountain views. The city is known for its colonial architecture, bustling markets, and a thriving cultural scene including museums, theaters, and galleries. Visitors are drawn to Bogotá for its diverse neighborhoods, from the historic La Candelaria with its cobblestone streets to the trendy Zona Rosa with lively nightlife. Bogotá’s culinary scene is a highlight, showcasing traditional Colombian dishes alongside international cuisine. The city also serves as a gateway to exploring Colombia’s coffee region and natural parks. Its mix of old and new, combined with friendly locals and vibrant festivals, makes Bogotá a compelling destination for travelers seeking culture, adventure, and authentic experiences.
Bogotá Tours & Experiences
- Top Attractions: Highlights of Colombia
- Duration Range: Custom Durations
- Group Size: Small groups (up to 15 people)
- Difficulty Level: Easy to Moderate
- Recommended For: Visit during dry months for better weather. Pack layers due to cool evenings and high altitude. Respect local customs and greet with a handshake or light hug. Stay alert in crowded places and avoid flashing valuables. Use official taxis or ride apps. Carry some cash but prefer cards for safety. Learn basic Spanish phrases to enhance interactions.
Average Tour Price: $75
Lowest Price Tour: $45
Highest Price Tour: $180
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Important Tour Information
- Bring comfortable walking shoes and appropriate clothing
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- Arrive at the meeting point at least 15 minutes early
- Carry valid identification and tour booking confirmation
Top Attractions
1. Monserrate: A mountain overlooking the city with a church, restaurants, and panoramic views accessible by cable car or funicular. 2. Gold Museum (Museo del Oro): Houses the world’s largest collection of pre-Columbian gold artifacts, offering deep insights into indigenous cultures. 3. La Candelaria: The historic district with colonial buildings, museums, churches, and colorful street art. 4. Botero Museum: Features works by Fernando Botero, Colombia’s most famous artist, known for his distinctive style of exaggerated proportions. 5. Plaza Bolívar: The main square surrounded by important buildings like the Cathedral, Capitol, and City Hall, serving as the city’s cultural and political heart.
Popular Activities
Explore Bogotá’s street art tours to discover vibrant murals and local stories. Visit local markets such as Paloquemao for fresh produce and traditional foods. Enjoy hiking or biking up Monserrate for spectacular views. Experience the nightlife in Zona T and Parque 93 with bars, clubs, and live music. Take day trips to nearby attractions like the Salt Cathedral of Zipaquirá or the coffee region. Cultural activities include visiting museums, attending theater performances, and participating in local festivals.
Frequently Asked Questions
Local Food & Cuisine
Bogotá’s cuisine features hearty Andean dishes such as Ajiaco, a chicken and potato soup, and Bandeja Paisa, a platter with beans, rice, meat, and plantain. Empanadas and arepas are popular street foods. The city offers a mix of traditional eateries and modern restaurants like Andrés Carne de Res and Leo Cocina y Cava, known for innovative Colombian cuisine. Dining customs emphasize sharing meals and enjoying fresh, local ingredients.
Getting Around
El Dorado International Airport connects Bogotá globally. Within the city, the TransMilenio bus rapid transit system is the main public transport, supplemented by taxis and ride-hailing apps. Cycling is popular with dedicated bike lanes. Traffic can be heavy, so planning travel times is important. Costs are affordable, with buses and taxis priced reasonably for tourists.
Travel Tips
Visit during dry months for better weather. Pack layers due to cool evenings and high altitude. Respect local customs and greet with a handshake or light hug. Stay alert in crowded places and avoid flashing valuables. Use official taxis or ride apps. Carry some cash but prefer cards for safety. Learn basic Spanish phrases to enhance interactions.
Culture & Customs
Bogotá’s culture is a blend of indigenous, Spanish colonial, and modern influences. Social interactions are polite and formal initially. Important festivals include the Bogotá Carnival and Independence Day celebrations. Respect for elders and family values is strong. Punctuality is flexible but appreciated in business. Gift-giving is common in social visits. Public displays of affection are moderate.
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