Bogotá Tour: Monserrate, Food, City Walk & Botero Museum
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Bogotá, Colombia
- 6 to 7 hours (approx.)
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
Get a thorough overview of Bogota's vibrant history, culture, and cuisine on a small-group walking tour. You'll visit the iconic Monserrate for panoramic views of the city, stroll through the streets of La Candelaria, and discover Colombia's rich cultural heritage at the Museo Oro or Botero. Along the way, indulge in traditional local dishes and learn about the city's exciting history from your local guide.
- Enjoy a small tour group size of maximum 10 people
- Make the most of your limited vacation time in Bogota
- Take a sightseeing tour in Bogota that everyone will enjoy
- Support local family-owned businesses in Bogota
What's Included
- SnacksEnjoy traditional Colombian tastings including exotic fruits, chicha, Colombian coffee, and a traditional tamal while discovering Bogotá's history, culture, and local flavors.
- Professional tour guide
- Cable car or train to Monserrate
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting point
- The Cranky Croc HostelCl. 12d #3-56, La Candelaria, Bogotá, Colombia
Meet at the Cranky Croc Hostel Cl. 12d #3-56, Bogotá, Colombia. Once you arrive, head inside the hostel and go to the reception desk and say that you are there for the tour.
End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.Start time.8:00 am
Itinerary
1
Monserrate
1 hour • Admission Ticket Free
2
La Candelaria
1 hour 30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
3
Plaza Del Chorro Del Quevedo
40 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
4
Plaza de Bolivar de Bogota
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
5
Museos del Banco de la Republica
1 hour • Admission Ticket Free
6
Santuario Nuestra Senora del Carmen
20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
7
CASA DE NARINO
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Near public transportation
- Infants must sit on laps
- Infant seats available
- Transportation is wheelchair accessible
- Surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Most travelers can participate
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 30 travelers
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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
4.9
based on 341 reviews
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This tour was the highlight of our trip. Great guide, great food, great culture and museums. Totally recommended. Our tour guide Yacqueline was amazing and so understanding.
Response from Host, Sep 2026
Thank you so much for your wonderful review! 🇨🇴😊
We're truly happy to hear that our Bogotá Tour, Monserrate, Food Experience, City Walk, and Botero Museum was the highlight of your trip.
Thank you for highlighting the food, culture, history, and museums that make Bogotá such a special destination. Our goal is always to help travelers experience the city in an authentic and meaningful way.
A special thank you for your kind words about Yacqueline. She is passionate about sharing Colombian culture with our guests, and we will be delighted to pass along your comments to her.
Thank you for choosing The True Colombian Experience.
We hope to welcome you back to Bogotá and Colombia again in the future for more unforgettable experiences! 🇨🇴✨
I did the Monserrate and city tour with Lifred.
I booked last minute, but they contacted me via What’s app right away to let me know I was the only person who scheduled the tour and offering several options (rebook for another day, refund, solo supplement) I ended up doing a solo tour for an additional 100k COP, which was a great experience bc everything was personalized and at my pace. I learned so much from Lifred and he was very flexible with when I wanted to stop and go at the different sites. We saw so much and tried different foods and drinks. Definitely recommend doing this tour or a solo tour with Lifred!
Response from Host, Aug 2026
Thank you so much for your wonderful review! 😊
We're delighted to hear that you enjoyed your day exploring Bogotá with Lifred.
One of the things we love most about private experiences is the flexibility they offer, allowing travelers to explore at their own pace, spend more time at the places that interest them most, and enjoy a more personalized connection with the city.
We're thrilled that you enjoyed Monserrate, La Candelaria, the food tastings, and the stories shared throughout the day. We’ll be sure to share your kind words with Lifred, who is passionate about helping travelers discover the real Bogotá and Colombia.
Thank you for choosing us, and we hope to welcome you back for another adventure in the future! 🇨🇴✨
Warm regards,
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The tour guide Jacquelain did an amazing job. She was thorough with the way she relayed information about the history of Colombia. I learned a lot !! She was also patient with us and waited on us when we made stops. One of the best tour guides I have ever come across. I can say that I am satisfied with my tour. It was fantastic!
Response from Host, Jul 2026
Thank you so much for this wonderful review! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ We are delighted to hear that you enjoyed the experience and that Jacqueline helped make your day in Bogotá so memorable.She is truly passionate about sharing Colombia's history, culture, and stories, and your kind words mean a lot to both her and our team. Thank you for joining us and for taking the time to share your experience. We hope to welcome you back to Colombia for another adventure in the future 🇨🇴😊 Warm regards, 🇨🇴✨
She was very knowledgeable and showed us everything we were interested in. You can tell she enjoyed her job!
Response from Host, Jul 2026
Thank you so much for your kind words and for taking the time to share your experience! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ We are delighted to hear that you enjoyed the tour and that Jacqueline helped make your visit to Bogotá so memorable. She truly enjoys sharing Colombia's history, culture, and daily life with travelers, so your feedback means a lot to her and to our entire team. Thank you for choosing The True Colombian Experience, and we hope to welcome you again on another adventure in Colombia 🇨🇴😊 Warm regards, 🇨🇴✨
This tour includes the major highlights of Bogota. It’s thorough, without being too long. If you just got to the city, this is a great introduction to all that the city has to offer!
Response from Host, Jul 2026
Thank you so much for your review! 😊We're delighted to hear that you enjoyed the experience and felt it was a great introduction to Bogotá. One of our goals is to help travelers discover the city's most important highlights, history, culture, food, and local stories in a way that feels complete without being overwhelming, so we're very happy that the experience achieved that for you.Thank you for choosing The True Colombian Experience. We hope you enjoy the rest of your time in Colombia and that we have the opportunity to welcome you again in the future! 🇨🇴✨Warm regards.
A great mix of touring and eating samples of local food.
The views from Montserrate were fenomenal. Natalia was a wonderful guide.
Response from Host, Jul 2026
Thank you so much for your kind review! 😊
We're delighted to hear that you enjoyed the combination of local food, culture, and sightseeing during your Bogotá experience. Monserrate truly offers some of the most spectacular views of the city, and we're glad you had the opportunity to enjoy them.
A special thank you for mentioning Natalia. She is passionate about sharing the history, culture, and flavors of Colombia with our guests, and she will be very happy to read your comments.
We hope to welcome you back to Colombia again in the future! 🇨🇴✨
Warm regards,
The True Colombian Experience
The tour is great! Nat did a great job of introducing us to Colombian culture and teaching us more about Bogota. It is a very long tour. It’s very worth it but we were spent by the end of it.
Response from Host, May 2026
Thank you, Caitlyn!
We’re so glad you enjoyed the full Bogotá experience with Nat. She loves sharing the culture, flavors, and stories of the city, and it’s great to know the tour felt meaningful for you.
It is indeed a long day — Bogotá has so much to offer — but we’re happy to hear it was worth it.
You’re always welcome back to explore even more with us.
The tour operator was about to cancel the tour because it was just me. Luckily two more persons joined on the evening before the tour.
Our guide Jaquelin is superb. She knows her stuff as a guide and has a charmingly joyful way of delivering it.
The tour takes to see the views over Bogota from Monserrate and is a great way to learn about Bogota, Candelaria and Colombia.
Fascinating. Take it. Jacqueline is a great guide. She knows a lot. She is very good at explaining and even takes great pictures. She accommodated to our likes and went beyond what she had to. I don't know if you can request a tour guide but if you can, request Jacqueline. The only thing I want much food of was the food. Soup was great but second wasn't. Maybe correct that.
I had a fantastic walking tour in Bogota with Nat. We explored La Candelaria, visited Monserrate, the Gold Museum, and Botero, and even sampled some great local snacks. Nat is incredibly informative and knows her city inside out.
What really impressed me was how she handled a setback when my phone was stolen. She went above and beyond, helping me speak with the police and taking me to a shop to buy a new phone. As a solo traveler, having her support was invaluable. Despite the incident, I had a great trip. I highly recommend Nat to anyone visiting—she truly looks out for her guests!
Yuli was an amazing tour guide! Her expertise and love for the heritage and culture of Colombia weaved throughout the tour. We tried lots of food we otherwise wouldn’t have been comfortable ordering on our own. The food was delicious too! Highly recommend this tour, we’ll work the money. Tour was in both Spanish and English.
Highlights of Bogota and plenty of food! Pretty good pace with some rest spots while snacking/ eating. Attentive and accommodating host.
Our tour guide, she is Amazing!
Yaqueline's energy and passion for her job was everything to make this tour very remarkable and memorable.
Explained everything and very patient with everyone, specially us this is our first time in a different country and getting adjusted with the weather and altitude.
Yaqueline's explanation in Spanish and english is very good so everyone got a chance to hear about the history, culture and cuisine.
I highly recommend a tour with her for sure!
We had a great time exploring Bogota. Gaby did an outstanding job with lots of knowledge throughout the tour. We highly recommend her and this experience!
The “Full City Tour” with The True Colombian Experience was a great way to orient myself to Bogota, learn some history and get acquainted with the culture. I was solo and that was perfectly comfortable. Natalia was a wonderful guide and I enjoyed spending the day with her.
Punctuating the tour with interesting food stops was perfect for me- got to try different things I wouldn’t have known about on my own and kept up a steady flow of fuel for the walking and altitude adjustment.
I feel really comfortable exploring on my own now, but would book more tours like this with The True Colombian Experience (hello chocolate and coffee tour) if I had more time here.
Luis was great! Learned so much and had plenty of time to do so much! The food was more than enough so sustain us throughout. The infusion of social and political realities within Colombia was also helpful to understand the country and how it functions today.
Great way to get introduced to Bogota. The views of the city from Monserrate are amazing, but to me the highlight of the tour is the walk through the Candelaria neighborhood. Liz our guide was very knowledgeable and made the experience very enjoyable. The food tasting were a special touch.
Lorena was a fantastic host that made it feel like we were just hanging out as a group of friends. We saw so much of the city, learned a ton and had great food experiences. Highly recommended!
The tour pushed through even though I was the only participant. I couldn't ask for a better guide than Andrea who could explain very well in both English and Spanish, per my request, and answer my questions. I highly recommend this tour if you're pressed for time and want to see the highlights of the historical centre (Montserrate, La Candelaria, Botero, and Plaza Bolivar) and sample the typical dishes, coffee, and coca tea.
I was only in Bogota for a couple days and looked at many tours, this one seemed like great value with a lot of things to see! Our guide was Natalie and she was great! Her English was really good so I was able to understand and she was very knowledgeable of the area. The tour included multiple stops for food, so come hungry!
Response from Host, Aug 2025
Thank you, Julie! We’re honored you chose our tour for its value and variety. It’s great to hear Natalie’s English and local insights made your brief Bogotá stay so memorable. Whenever you’re back in town, we’ll have more culinary and cultural stops waiting for you; come hungry!
Our tour with Jackie was very enjoyable. She was personable and eager to pass her love for Colombia and Bogota on to us. She progressed at our speed and showed both historical Bogota as well as cultural. The museums were an interesting and unique part of the tour. The food was very authentic and from local vendors. The trip up the mountain and the view from the top was the best. Jackie was especially helpful in joyfully taking pictures of our group whenever we requested, and her English was complete and easily to understand. We would recommend this tour.
Response from Host, Aug 2025
Thank you, Robert! Jackie is thrilled you appreciated her pace, passion for Colombia, and photo; ready spirit. We’re glad the mix of history, local; vendor foods, and Monserrate’s views exceeded your expectations. We’d love to welcome you again to rediscover Bogotá’s highlights!
It was a lot of walking so you need to have endurance. My tour guide Natalia was great!!!! Very knowledgeable, friendly and accommodating to our needs. It was only 3 of us in this tour. I highly recommend it.
Our guide, Nat, was friendly, and we had a pleasant group for the tour. However, the overall experience felt disorganized. We began with breakfast, where we could choose a few items from a menu, but there was little explanation of what the dishes were. Some items were served quickly, while others required us to follow up, which felt a bit chaotic.
Throughout the tour, our guide walked at a very fast pace, often leaving some group members struggling to keep up. At several stops, we were given minimal context or background, and were simply told, “I’ll meet you here in 30 minutes.” While the day had some enjoyable moments, the lack of structure and communication made it feel somewhat disconnected.
Response from Host, Apr 2025
Hello and good morning
Sorry to hear you have this experience
We always looking for give the best experiences to our visitors. All this week **thursday santo on the catholic holly week ** everything is super chaotic in the city. Majority of the places we normally go are close and we have to use a lot of second options like for example the museum gold and Botero and some of the restaurants are close (even that we organize second options some of the restaurants just take a day of without say; and Monserrate is super full because so many catholic visitors. We appreciate you have take the time to write a feedback and we will use for to keep growing believe us we always listen and grow and we have spoke with Nat too. and also for to know what to do the next year in semana santa or other big holly days in Colombia when the city get supper full. We hope you keep having a great time in Colombia. And all the blessings for you.
The tour was great and our tour guide, Liz, was fantastic. She was incredibly knowledgeable, very organized, super friendly and she took us to all the best spots, from the Monserrate to the Museo del Oro and all the communities and plazas in between. We stopped along the way to sample various food and drinks. And Liz gave a great history of all the local cuisines. I highly recommend the tour!
Great experience learn alot of the culture of bogota. It’s a little tiring due to amount of walking but I enjoyed every minute of it
Great way to get a quick lay of the land when you're new to the city. I had the guide to myself which was great so I could ask as many questions as I liked.
Gabriela gave an in depth tour to introduction of Bogota. It was a full day event, and we started off with exploring Monserrate, Candeleria, trying local foods and drinks and learning more about the history of Bogota. I was very surprised how in depth the tour was. While it may be pricey, I highly recommend this tour. It’s a great introduction to your first day in Bogota!
Had a great tour of the city. Andrea was a fantastic guide with lots of knowledge. We spent the whole day touring the city and eating god food.
Luis was awesome! He was super kind, and I felt like I was visiting the beautiful city of Bogota with a friend. This tour was a great way to see and taste so much—there were so many tastings, samplings and meals; all delicious! Great tour, great food, and great company!
Absolutely outstanding. Marcel was the best; made a new friend. The tasting menu at all the places was so so good, especially the fruit
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