15 Day Trips in Bogotá Worth Booking

1.Bogotá´s Best Private Day Trip: Salt Cathedral & Guatavita Lagoon

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 63 reviews · 10 hours (approx.) · from $264Our pick

Review of Bogotá’s private day trip to Zipaquirá Salt Cathedral and Guatavita Lagoon, with practical advice on price, timing, walking, and value.

“A beautiful and peaceful place just outside Bogotá. The emerald-green lagoon is stunning, and the walk up is not too difficult but definitely worth it for the views. The history and legend of El Dorado make the visit even more special. Great spot to enjoy nature and learn a bit about Colombia’s culture.”

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2.La Candelaria, Mount Monserrate and Museo del Oro in One Day in Bogota

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 41 reviews · 5 hours (approx.) · from $160

See Monserrate, La Candelaria, Plaza Bolívar, and Bogotá’s Gold Museum with private transport and a local guide in one busy day.

“Monserrate was nice, fantastic views of the city, lots of beautiful flowers up top. La Candelaria was a bit underwhelming, this historic area has been allowed to fall into terrible condition, but fortunately it looks like it's being restored now. I did like when we stopped for a minute in a small local bar popular among students to try some chicha, which was tasty. The neighborhood itself lacks the requisite richness in history and detail to be interesting on its own. I'd recommend trying to find specific historical figures and stories to tell while walking through to make it more interesting similar to the tale of Bolivar being led out…”

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3.Villa de Leyva Day Trip from Bogota

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 18 reviews · 12 hours (approx.) · from $281

Review of a private Villa de Leyva day trip from Bogotá, with colonial towns, Muisca ruins, blue ponds, crafts, costs, and practical tips.

“Villa de Leyva is definitely an enchanting village with an amazingly big plaza, it is worth seeing. However my tour guide, even if a very nice young man, was not prepared at all. He barely said few words about this place and if you pay for a private tour as I did you surely except much more information.”

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4.3-Day Trip to Caño Cristales from Bogota

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 15 reviews · 3 days (approx.) · from $1,623

Review of the 3-day Caño Cristales trip from Bogotá, with flights, hikes, meals, costs, lodging, swimming, and practical tips.

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5.Zipaquirá Salt Cathedral & Villa de Leyva Tour 1 Day

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 13 reviews · 13 hours · from $280

Review of a private 13-hour Bogotá tour to Villa de Leyva and Zipaquirá Salt Cathedral, with transport, guides, tips, and honest value advice.

“La guía y el conductor excelentes!! Súper puntuales, amables y con información interesante. El tour bien planeado.”

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6.Tequendama Falls and Coffee Hacienda Day Trip from Bogotá

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 12 reviews · from $150

Review of Bogotá’s Tequendama Falls and Hacienda Coloma day trip, with private transport, coffee tasting, lunch advice, costs, and practical tips.

“Great trip. My guide and driver were super nice. I enjoyed the day very much.”

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7.Private Day Trip to Traditional Towns Around Bogotá (9 Hrs.)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 10 reviews · 6 to 9 hours (approx.) · from $329

Review this private Bogotá day trip to Cota, Chía, Tabio, and Zipaquirá, with lunch, private transport, local insight, and practical tips.

“My wife and I traveled with Joel - a wonderful and very funny guide with an amazing amount of knowledge of not just the history of the towns surrounding Bogotá but also their people’s place in the past, present and possible future and their relationships with the country as a whole. We visited three beautiful towns with very distinct identities - Zipaquirá (known for their mining and cultivation of salt, which also resulted in the building of the magnificent Catedrál del Sal), Tabio (known for intricate stone masonry, which is representative all over the town from the roads to the buildings) and Cajicá (known for a vibrant downtown and eclectic…”

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8.Day Trip to Chicaque National Park—from Bogota

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 9 reviews · 9 to 10 hours (approx.) · from $154

Review of a private Chicaque National Park day trip from Bogotá, with cloud forest hiking, wildlife, hotel pickup, guide, and practical tips.

“The guide was fantastic, just incredibly knowledgable, and the transportation top notch. Had a spectacular hike and took many wonderful photos. Great experience!”

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9.Bogota’s Historic Center and Monserrate in one day

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 8 reviews · 6 hours · from $116

Explore Bogotá’s La Candelaria, museums, local crafts, and Monserrate’s sweeping views on a flexible six-hour private tour.

“Me encanto el servicio personalizado de la Srita Ana María, siempre muy atenta a mis necesidades y con un amplio conocimiento.”

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10.Day trip to Villa de Leyva and “the ceramics town” Ráquira

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 6 reviews · 10 to 11 hours (approx.) · from $203

Visit Villa de Leyva and colorful Ráquira from Bogotá, with private transport, colonial streets, ceramics, lunch time, and local shopping.

“Went on this trip with Sergio. The itinerary was great and relaxed. Loved the colourful ceramic town. Excellent guide. Not boring at all.”

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11.One Day Salt Cathedral of Zipaquirá, You can not miss this Wonder of Colombia

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 6 reviews · 6 hours (approx.) · from $85Best value

Review of Bogotá’s Salt Cathedral tour: private pickup, six hours, underground art and faith, price, practical tips, and who should book.

“It was a spectacular visit to see that religion can affect the horrendous labour in creating such marvel through out the salt mine.”

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12.Villa de Leyva Private Full-Day Trip from Bogota

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 6 reviews · 10 hours (approx.) · from $236

Travel from Bogotá to Villa de Leyva, Raquira, Terracotta House, and Dinosaur Village on a private day trip with hotel pickup.

“Un tour increíble donde se puede conocer el interior de Colombia, sus bellos paisajes e villas! Pensé que el tour iba directamente a Villa de Leyva, a 4 horas de Bogotá, lo que me parecía agotador. Pero no, el tour es muy agradable, el guía/motorista Ángel convertió el tour en un viaje por todos los pueblos de Colombia! La primeira parada fue en la Represa del Sisga, donde hay un restaurante con un tamal delicioso! Después paramos en un valle, hasta que llegamos a la Villa de Leyva, qué lugar hermoso! En el regreso, aún paramos en Ráquira, con sus tiendas coloridas y muchas artesanías, y después Ubaté, dónde probé…”

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13.Chicaque Full-Day Trip from Bogotá

★★★★★★★★★★3.2 · 4 reviews · 8 hours · from $197

Escape Bogotá for Chicaque’s cloud forest, with private transport, five hours of hiking, wildlife, viewpoints, and marked trails.

“It’s really just a car ride up there and a car ride back.”

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14.Discover Bogota-city tour and the Salt Cathedral in one day

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 3 reviews · 10 hours · from $155

Explore Bogotá, Monserrate, Gold Museum, La Candelaria, and Zipaquirá’s Salt Cathedral on a private 10-hour day tour.

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15.Explore Bogota’s Historic Center and Monserrate in one day

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · 7 hours (approx.) · from $116

Review of Bogotá’s private one-day tour to Monserrate, the Gold Museum, Botero Museum, historic plazas, coffee tasting, lunch, and hotel pickup.

“It was an AMAZING experience!! Ana María was a GREAT tour guide!! Gonzalo was our driver and was an awesome host!! I recommend Tranfers and Tours all the way when you visit Colombia!! Thanks you guys for an unforgettable memory.”

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