Charm Trilogy: Beyond Bogotá with Included Tickets

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Bogotá, Colombia

10 to 12 hours (approx.)
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

What's Included

Private transportation

Lunch

Our tour DOES NOT include meal at Andrés Carne de Res, this menu has more than 50 pages and we do not want to limit our travellers.

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

Kr 13 #124-23, Bogotá, Colombia
Parking Unicentro Shopping Center, entrances 5 and 6 (Plaza Banderas)

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Operating hours
.7:30 am

Itinerary

Laguna de Guatavita

3 hours • Admission Ticket Included

Catedral De Sal

3 hours • Admission Ticket Included

Andrés Carne de Res Chía

2 hours • Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Infants must sit on laps
Not recommended for travelers with back problems

Not recommended for pregnant travelers
No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

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Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

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Reviews

4.5

based on 20 reviews

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Organized and friendly tour

Imaryarie_R, Aug 2024

Our tour guide was very friendly and kind. She answered all our questions. I enjoyed all the stops: the Cathedral and Laguna Guatavita were beautiful and restaurant San Andrés was delicious. I highly recommend this tour since is organized and include some of the main things to do here in Bogota.

Get Outta Town

Connor_A, Feb 2024

Andrés was a phenomenal guide who is an experience unto himself. He seemed to know just about everyone (possibly from having done the tour so many times himself!), which certainly has its perks. He adds a personal flair to the whole tour and is flexible with regards to not rushing anyone and really emphasizing that living in the moment is more important than getting on to the next locale. The tour itself is a phenomenal bargain, as it covers 3 of the most fantastic sites just outside of Bogota, and gives you a flavor of life in Colombia outside of the big city, which to our knowledge was not done by any other tour company. You can get the individual locations or maybe 2 of them, but doing all 3 in one trip is unique. Guatavita Lagoon was an excellent reprieve for us in terms of getting outside of Bogota and really breathing in the fresh air that the country has as you get away from the pollution of the city. Highly recommend bringing a good amount of water if you're not used to the elevation; however, it's important to note it can only be in Glass Bottles or some type of Reusable container. Single Use Plastics are forbidden in the park. The hike itself is about 2 miles, over half of which is up hill, but there are a decent number of opportunities to take breaks, and there were certainly folks in their 70s doing the hike. It's also a one-way hike as when you get to the end there's transport to either take you back to the entry point or in our case, Andrés was there to ferry us to the next destination. The Cathedral of Salt was a fascinating architectural feat. We're not religious people, so could have done less with that and more on the engineering of the mine itself. Having said that it was impressive in any case. For a tour hack, you could skip past most of the cathedral and go straight to the Commercial Zone of the mine and check out the Salt Spa at De Sal (it's through a door behind their check-out counter). We didn't know about it until we got down, but would have likely opted for a massage or something had we known ahead of time. Riding on a Thomas the Tank Engine train out of the mine and back up to the parking lot where we started, was a cherry on top! Moving onto Andrés Carne de Res (Chía) it was nothing short of a feast for the senses. The place is like no other restaurant I've ever encountered. Everywhere you look has some level of visual interest. Apparently every person that ever works there is expected to offer something to the restaurant, and it certainly shows. There's custom works of art in every corner/crevice of the compound. I say compound because it's at least 3 different structures which can host upwards of ~7500 people. The food was phenomenal but you almost certainly should look at the menu ahead of time, because it's dozens of pages long. Andrés was kind enough to make recommendations in the face of overwhelming choices while also working with a few options we had found ahead of time. Was also the fastest restaurant service we had had in Colombia while we were there. Taken altogether, I cannot recommend this tour more than I have. It's well worth the money and makes for an incredibly memorable day trip outside Bogota. Treat yo'self!

Scam

Nolan_A, Jan 2024

No one was in contact with me before the trip and when I arrived to the Meetup destination nobody was there the support numbers did not work also

Response from Host, Feb 2024

This is not a Scam AT ALL! Viator seriously needs to check their system as we didn’t get any notifications of this booking until it was already cancelled by themselves! Please VIATOR!!

Andres the Awesome!

Erin_B, Oct 2023

Andres was awesome! Full of energy and so accommodating. We departed feeing friends. We highly recommend any of the tours he leads. Thank you!!!

Response from Host, Feb 2024

Thank you for your support! 🙏🏽🙏🏽

Don't book with this tour company

Carla_M, Sep 2023

I booked this tour before leaving Australia for my holiday and confirmed with full payment. My travel agent made absolutely sure that I was included in the booking as a solo traveller. I arrived in Bogota two days before this tour after travelling for two weeks and not a word from the tour company. On the day of travel I took a 40 minute taxi ride to the starting point and arrived 30 minutes early, waited in the rain for nearly an hour and the tour bus did not arrive. When I rang the number provided I was told that the tour had been cancelled days ago and they had notified me and my travel agent. Neither of us had been notified and the reason for the tour being cancelled was that I was the only person booked for that date. They then asked to put me on the next day but I had no other chance to do this tour because I was doing an organised group tour around Colombia. I then cancelled my other tour booked for my last day in Bogota several weeks later and rebooked for that day with this tour company as I was desperate to see these three locations and this is my once in a lifetime chance to visit Colombia. They accepted my booking, charged my credit card again and then just two days before this second chance they cancelled again. This is just not acceptable. I am always very careful booking my tours as I am usually a solo traveller and need the safety and security of an organised company to take me some of these places. I am always checking and double checking that I can be a solo traveller and expect that when the tour company takes my money and confirms my booking then I am accepted on that tour. If you are going to have minimum numbers on a tour then say so on the booking page and I won't waste my time and can book with another company so travellers dont miss out and are terribly disappointed as this ruins the holiday.

Response from Host, Feb 2024

We are very sorry you had this terrible experience! Unfortunately there is no button for a minimum passengers so it can be clear for people that we can´t do a tour for only one person as the expenses are higher than what the actual price is. Once again we are very sorry and hope travelers read all of our other reviews so they can see what this experience actually is!

A Must Do in Bogota

JohnPaul_V, Sep 2023

Spent an incredible day with our private guide Andres. He picked us up on-time at the designated pick-up spot. Transportation was in a comfortable private vehicle. He gave us clear agenda of the day activities and what to expect. He made sure we were completely comfortable and tailored the tour to our desires. He provided us with insights and knowledge along the way in a fun and informative manner. He made sure we got home safely to our final destination. You can book with confidence in Bogota and we highly recommend this tour. 3 sights not to be missed if you have a day to explore outside of Bogota.