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Zipaquira & Guatavita: Discover Hidden Treasures
4.9
66 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.
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:
24 hours
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…
- 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
- All-risk insurance
- Lunch (Optional) - Menu of the day available at the restaurant
- Hotel pick-up and drop-off
- Tours Guide
- Entry to Lake Guatavita
- Entry to the Salt Cathedral of Zipaquirá
- All-risk insurance
- Lunch (Optional) - Menu of the day available at the restaurant
- Hotel pick-up and drop-off
- Tours Guide
What's Not Included
- Extra purchases
- Breakfast
- Extra purchases
- Breakfast
Additional Information
On the outskirts of Bogotá, two charming historic towns await your visit: Zipaquira and Guatavita. Join us for a combined day trip to discover their wonders. Begin by exploring the Salt Cathedral, the world’s only underground Catholic church. Next, journey to Guatavita’s natural park to uncover its cultural importance and the legend of El Dorado. Opt…
On the outskirts of Bogotá, two charming historic towns await your visit: Zipaquira and Guatavita. Join us for a combined day trip to discover their wonders. Begin by exploring the Salt Cathedral, the world’s only underground Catholic church. Next, journey to Guatavita’s natural park to uncover its cultural importance and the legend of El Dorado. Opt for a private or shared experience.
• Enjoy a full-day excursion beyond Bogotá
• Participate in a guided tour of the salt mine and lake (private options available)
• Gain insights into indigenous cultures and their transition to Catholicism through salt
• Experience the retelling of local legends, ancestral myths, and indigenous folklore
- 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.
- This tour offers a shared option without lunch. It includes pick-up and drop-off at your lodging, entrance to the Cathedral and Guatavita Lake, and risk insurance. A minimum of 2 people is required for the tour to operate. If only one person books and the minimum is not met, the customer will be offered either a change of date or a 100% refund
- The pick-up for the shared tour will be between 8 and 9 AM, depending on the hotel route
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.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.9
(66 Ratings)
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Traveler20212022
Jan 14, 2025
Amazing. Our second day in Bogota! - We had a wonderful time on this tour. Jazmine was amazing and again, we were able to go at our own pace. I highly recommend this tour. It’s actually the second tour my family and do with this company. And, it’s been nothing short of amazing.
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Vinitaniranjand
Dec 28, 2024
Yet Another Great Day in Bogota - Diego was awesome! Very knowledgable guide, patient and friendly. He voluntarily explained many things about Bogota and Colombia. He was a safe driver. Highly recommend this tour with Diego
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Frailuisj2024
Oct 14, 2024
Magnificent. - Incredible we loved it we left our comfort zone, we met new and fun places, we did quite a lot of sightseeing we could know about the history of salt of how everything was formed very beautiful and with the Guide of the lagoon very nice that told us different stories made us dynamic really everything very very nice very attentive pending everything they collected us they were looking for everything very well. It really was an unforgettable experience, everything was very well organized the agency is very responsible I recommend it 100%
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Robtreviso
Sep 9, 2024
"El Dorado" and Zipaquirà, an unforgettable experience - excellent experience on the tour to Zipaquirà and Guatavita.
Our guide Mr. Juan Carlos was extremely friendly, Pro, very prepared on the subject.
The driver Don Miguel who accompanied us also very prudent and very friendly too. Two very nice and attentive people.
Zipaquirà is a must-see attraction, especially it must be done with a guided tour. Guatavita is clearly also unmissable for its history to give meaning to "El Dorado" and for the incomparable natural beauty of its landscape. The Muisca Culture Cradle Forest Reserve is a magical place.
Lunch is also very much enjoyed in the restaurant Brasas del Llano with typical ajiaco and grilled meat!
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B6090zxalexr
Sep 2, 2024
Great experience! - The trip was great. Sergio was a good guide and the experience was worth it. Many good sights and nature to see outside of the city.
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Meghanl475
Sep 2, 2024
Great day - We had a fantastic day! We really appreciated our guide Ludwyn being completely fluent in English and so knowledgeable about the sites. We learned a lot!
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352silvian
Jul 29, 2024
Day tour to Lake Guatavita and Zipaquirá Salt Cathedral with lunch - Exceptional tour. The guide Andres proved really very competent and affable. He accompanied us throughout the tour telling us several anecdotes about all of Colombia. He answered all our questions and curiosities. We were a group of 13 Italian friends and requested the English language. The tour is suitable for everyone, families and groups of friends.
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Akinator59
Jul 5, 2024
Amazing private tour experience ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ - We were a group of 3 people for the private tour to the Guatavita Lagoon and the Salt Cathedral. Our tour guide, Nataly, and driver, Diego, were absolutely amazing. We learned a lot. We laughed a lot. We ate a lot. We 100% recommend this tour.
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Traveler326249
Dec 11, 2024
A very good tour hampered by logistics - My family and I took this tour with Diego and Diego, our guide and driver. My 10 year old son can be a bit of a tough customer but Guide Diego was great about trying to engage with him and find interesting things for him to see and do. Ultimately it ended up being a really good experience. We started off the morning with a long drive out to Guatavita. It was a nice hike, not too strenuous, but ultimately it felt like too much time in the driving to be worth it. Spending hours sitting three across in the backseat of a small car, going along dirt roads was not very comfortable. Driver Diego did a fantastic job navigating traffic and making everything as smooth as possible but a larger, more comfortable vehicle would have greatly improved the experience. The tour operator is really responsive and has promised to address this going forward but there wasn't much that could be done the day of the tour, so we rolled with it. Guatavita was beautiful to see and the legend is interesting. The arepa at the end of the hike was the best we had throughout Colombia. Bring a reusable water bottle as single use plastics aren't allowed in.. the people who operate Guatavita check!
We chose the lunch option and it was delicious.
The Salt Cathedral was amazing. If I could do it over again I would have spent the majority of the day there. Diego expertly navigated us away from the large crowds and let my kiddo explore. He loved it. There was more to see than what we could fit in before the drive back to Bogota though.
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Waynel97
Nov 13, 2024
Tough Trip - Poor Transportation - My second time visiting the Salt Cathedral - and a markedly tougher experience using Gran Colombia. I chose the operator based on the overwhelmingly positive reviews but found the mode of transport to be quite lacking.
This is a full day tour with quite a bit of time spent to commute to the sites and I was extremely disappointed that we were met with a very small vehicle with tight legroom - especially tough after coming off a 6 hour flight. Response from the company was that this is the typical transport for a smaller group, so perhaps would avoid if you are a small group of 2-3. Driver and guide were nice guys but outside of the actual lake/cathedral there was not much insight into the country given. Overall would have expected at least a more comfortable vehicle for a bit over $300 USD, which is more expensive than other operators that we have gone with for a day tour in Colombia.
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