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Museum of Gold: Our most recommended tours and activities

Bogotá: 5-Hour City and Monserrate Hill Tour

1. Bogotá: 5-Hour City and Monserrate Hill Tour

Following pickup from your Bogotá accommodation, begin your day discovering just what the biggest city in Colombia has to offer. Stroll around its historical La Candelaria district, visiting the Gold Museum and exploring the area's other prominent landmarks. The city of Bogotá is also famous for being located right next to Monserrate Hill, which offers the most incredible panoramic views of Colombia’s capital. From up there, the bird’s-eye views of Bogotá are simply unbeatable. Later on, discover more secret gems of this fascinating city whilst learning interesting facts that you will not soon forget. At the conclusion of your experience, your guide returns you to your accommodation.

Bogotá: City Tour with Monserrate Skip-The-Line Ticket

2. Bogotá: City Tour with Monserrate Skip-The-Line Ticket

Spend a memorable day on a Bogotá private city tour. Visit Monserrate, Gold Museum, Plaza de Bolivar, Botero Museum, and La Candelaria as you learn more about Bogota's past and present. After pickup from your hotel, visit Monserrate which overlooks the entire city. Nestled in the Andean Mountains range, enjoy the beauty of nature, the sprawling city views, and the tranquil atmosphere of the Church. After visiting the hill, walk through the cobbed-stone roads of La Candelaria to uncover the city's colonial heritage and be dazzled by the beauty of Bogota's architecture. While walking around the old town, visit Colombia's finest art collection at the Botero Museum, named after the world-famous Colombian painter Fernando Botero. Next, learn more about Colombia's history with a visit to Bolivar Plaza. Pass by the Presidential Palace, Congress Building, City Mayor Building, and Justice Palace as you learn about Colombia's often turbulent history. Finally, enjoy a guided visit to the Gold Museum, home of the most impressive pre-Colombian goldsmith masterpieces. At the end of the experience, you will be dropped off back at your hotel.

Bogotá: Private Candelaria Walking Tour and Gold Museum

3. Bogotá: Private Candelaria Walking Tour and Gold Museum

This combination is perfect for those who do not want to miss the main touristic and historical attractions of Bogotá, while also having some free time for other activities at sunset. Start the day visiting the Gold Museum, home to a dazzling heritage archaeological collection. The museum has become a must-see attraction you do not want to miss. It has become a relic and national pride for all the history behind it. You will see the metals come alive and tell stories of fantasy, life, and death. Also, there is no better compliment than the route to the oldest and most colorful neighborhood called “La Candelaria”. This place hides the most incredible stories, anecdotes, and secrets of our ancestors and even our former rulers. You will visit the main government buildings in the country and where the city was founded.

Bogotá: Historical City Tour

4. Bogotá: Historical City Tour

Discover Colombia's dynamic, diverse capital of Bogotá with this half-day tour that takes you to all of Bogotá's essential tourist attractions. Visit a number of fascinating and exciting attractions, including the historical district La Candelaria neighborhood. Stroll through La Candelaria and discover the neighborhood which acts as a history of Bogotá's beginnings, and see its beautiful mixture of Spanish Colonial, Baroque, and art deco style architecture. Learn about Colombia's history and its gold at the Gold Museum, which boasts the world's largest collection of golden artifacts. See the famous Muisca Raft and discover its ties to the legend of the golden city of El Dorado.

Bogotá city tour + Monserrate hill (6 hours)

5. Bogotá city tour + Monserrate hill (6 hours)

Visit Bogota's main places Places to Visit: Monserrate hill and its Church: It is a wonderful hill located in the 3.150 meters / 10.335 feets above sea level, that has become Bogota’s symbol that you can go up either Funicular or Cable car to the top. From where you will see the gorgeous Sanctuary where is “El señor caido de Monserrate“ a special sculpture to search for peace and reconciliation. Also the tour guide will do the explanation about the monastery then you will appreciate the both attractions a beautiful landscape and amazing views of the all city and then your tour guide will tell you the present social situation and political situation, besides interesting stories and Bogota best kept secrets to understand a bit about the Bogota structure. Note: Every Sunday we will change the visit to Cerro de Guadalupe instead of Monserrate due to the high percentage of visitors on Sundays. Historical center of Bogotá, Candelaria: It is a beautiful colonial area where Bogotá born and is composed for beautiful colonial architecture mix with a bohemian atmosphere. in this area are located very interesting attractions which you will visit thas (Botero museum, Casa de la moneda / numismatic museum, Luis Ángel Arango library, Gabriel Garcia Marquez cultural center). Bolivar Square: It is the main administrative center of Colombia. Where are located the important atracttions like; The national capitol, Bogota mayor office, the religious street and the Colombian Court house. Over there your private tour guide will tell you the most important political topics and Colombian stories related about the Colombian growing, Military situation and social situation. Gold Museum: Offers a varied exposition of different types of Pre-columbian pieces of Colombia not only made by gold also in other materials such as silver, copper, emeralds, wood and ceramics. It offers information about the indigenous groups and the meaning of the pieces for them. The museum has a permanent exposition of more than 35.000 pieces which is considerate as one of the biggest and valuable expositions in the world. (On Mondays this museum is closed so we could change it for Emerald museum or La Quinta house “Simon Bolivar house in Bogota” or more time of our guided tour visiting the main highlights of our Itinerary. The options are up to you and may be subject to changes, depending on the circumstances out of our control) – (Gold museum is subject to availability by Covid 19 restrictions. For reservations that are not made in advance, the visit to the Museum is not guaranteed )

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What people are saying about Museum of Gold

Overall rating

5.0 / 5

based on 18 reviews

THEY CAME TO PICK US UP AT THE HOTEL WITH A BEAUTIFUL CAR THE GUIDE WHO SPEAKED ITALIAN WAS PLEASANT AND PREPARED THEY ALSO BRING US A NICE GIFT ENVELOPE WITH WATER POSTCARDS AND NUTS RIDE ON THE CABLE CAR WITHOUT QUEUES THE GUIDE KNEW TO CALCULATE THE TIMES WELL BRAVO ALSO TO THE DRIVER SATISFIED

Great tour despite the rain and our tour guide Martha was very flexible, informative and fun ! We had a great lunch in a local market and got to meet some very friendly staff who got us out of the rain and also fed us. All the best . Niall & Paul

The guide was very good and the driver very kind. We enjoyed our time with them in Bogota. I recommend them

Julio was great. We adapted to changing weather and my communication mistakes. Loved it. Learned a lot.

Excelente servicio, Jorge fue muy amable y todo un conocedor de la historia de Colombia.