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Salt Cathedral and Lake Guatavita Tour: Explore Contrasts of Nature and History outside Bogota

4.9

52 Ratings

Zipaquira

Discover the contrasts of nature and history on a day trip from Bogota. Visit the Salt Cathedral, explore the cultural significance of Lake Guatavita, and immerse yourself in the legends and folklore of the region.

Duration: 10 hours

Cancellation: 1 day learn more

Highlights

Catedral de Sal de Zipaquira - Explore the depth of an amazing cathedral carved out of an enormous salt mine!
Laguna de Guatavita - Learn about the legend of El Dorado and enjoy the amazing landscapes of Lake Guatavita.
Guatavita Main Park - Guided visti to New Guatavita town
Zipaquira - Zipaquira Town is home to the Salt Cathedral where our adventure takes place
Guatavita - Guatavita Town is home to the Lake where our adventure takes place

What's Included

Entry to Lake Guatavita
Entry to the Salt Cathedral of Zipaquirá
Professional guidance by Gran Colombia Tours
All-risk insurance included
Optional lunch - Menu of the day at local restaurant
Convenient hotel pick-up and drop-off

What's Not Included

Extra purchases
Breakfast

Additional Information

On the outskirts of Bogotá, there are two beautiful old towns that are worth visiting: Zipaquira and Guatavita. Come with us and explore its treasures with this two-in-one day trip. First, explore the halls of the Salt Cathedral, the only underground catholic church in the world. Then, venture into Guatavita’s natural park to learn about its cultural significance, as well as the legend of El Dorado. Live a day of contrasts. Choose an option with lunch included and live a day of contrasts.

• A full-day adventure outside Bogota city
• A guided tour at the salt mine and the lake
• A history lesson on indigenous cultures and its transition to Catholicism through salt
• Retelling of local legends, ancestral myths and indigenous folklore
• A tour around Zipaquira and Guatavita villages

If you have a layover in Bogotá please select the airport as a pick-up point for the layover tour.
The Tour Guide will contact you the day before in case you have any questions or assist you with any requirements.

Location

Catedral de Sal de Zipaquira

Carrera 6 Calle 1, Parque De La Sal

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings

4.9

(52 Ratings)

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Wanderer11193928144

Jun 3, 2024

Amazing tour with Miguel! - Miguel was amazing. He was very knowledgeable in everything we saw. The salt cathedral was absolutely beautiful and worth it. The driver amazing as well! So much fun with my young kids and family. I definitely recommend them and will use again!

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Mariap15399

May 31, 2024

Enjoyable day trip from Bogotá - Really enjoyed our trip to Guatavita and the Salt Cathedral with Nataly. She was very knowledgeable, well organised and spoke excellent English. Thank you

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Paolodg8230pq

May 30, 2024

Sarai is an Excellent Guide - I had booked a one day tour of Guatavita and Salt Cathedral from Gran Colombia. Sarai, my guide, was very professional, knowledgeable and is a great storyteller. She is an excellent communicator and always gives context to all the sights visited.

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Ricardo_o

May 29, 2024

Great day trip out of the city - Excellent full day tour. Did this along with the same tour operator’s 7hour tour of Bogota and it was a great combination. Our guide was Jose Vasquez… we were one native Spanish speaker and one English, both passable but not perfect in the other language. He happily switched back and forth between languages as needed for us to both understand everything, which was very much appreciated. (Some guides previously have told us to pick one language only!) The lagoon has a great story, and the unusual vegetation was beautiful. The guide also knew a ton about the different plants. The salt cathedral was amazing also. Highly recommended if you have more than one day in Bogota.

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Xtncruz

May 26, 2024

Be amazed of what nature can bring! - SARAI is the guide you must get.! A passionate guide with a heart of gold and emerald. The tour is up and down, literally. Sarai made the adventure wonderful. Keeping in mind our group's pace. 🥰 Going up the mountain and down the mine. It is worth the climb to see the Guatavita lake whilst imagining the Legend of El Dorado. It is ethereal on how the Sal Cathedral was built with the miners craftmanship.

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María

May 16, 2024

Excellent experience - We really enjoyed the tour, the guide and driver were kind and respectful to us the entire time. They picked us up at the airport and when they finished they dropped us off at the airport again. We really enjoyed the tour and learned a lot.

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Benjaminlr6135dx

Mar 25, 2024

Cathédral del Sal and Guatavita - The guide and the trip were perfect!! Amazing!! We were really happy and grateful for her to sharing us her knowledge and kindness!! Perfect!!

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Jorgebj5198yw

Mar 18, 2024

Extraordinary! - Excellent experience! Deep knowledge of tour guide. The traveling time was full of explanations of the country and site to visit.

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190dexterc

Mar 13, 2024

Wonderful tour, which was part of a 2 day tour i booked with the same company Gran Colombia Tours. Cant go wrong! - lovely trip and pleasant tour guide Leslie. She was charming and engaging! Bogota is a nice place! Salt cathedral was beautiful in its own right and not to compare to the on in Krakaw, Poland. The drive to the lake was also worth it. The included lunch was sumptuous. If you have the 10 hours to spare to take this tour, then do it. you can sleep in the car to rest in between. What people need to know is that a level of good fitness is needed to walk to the lake and high altitude sickness can be a concern if you have not aclimated to the high altitude of the city. Cheers.

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