Historical streets, mountain trails, trendy markets and one-of-a-kind museums coexist in Colombia’s capital city, located 2600 meters (8530ft) above the sea.
In Bogotá, you can start your day with a walk in the local cloud forest, spend your afternoon meandering through the 18th-century streets of La Candelaria, and enjoy dinner at a restaurant that turns into a raucous dance club.
It’s a busy city of 8 million people but the main sites are located just a short taxi ride from each other. Make the most of your visit with our round up of the best things to do in Bogotá.
Visit this green mountain that towers above the city center and get a sense of Bogotá’s colossal size – all while you breathe fresh air from the cloud forest and nibble on some local treats.
Most people take a cable car to the top of Monserrate but if you're up for the challenge, there’s a well-marked trail with hundreds of steps that takes about an hour to complete. Once you’re at the top you can stroll through the market stalls selling souvenirs, coca tea, arepas and fruit juices, as well as hearty lunch and breakfast platters.
There are also a couple of gourmet restaurants with panoramic views of the city and a church that is visited by thousands of pilgrims on Sundays – skip the crowds by visiting on a weekday.
Local tip: Arrive early in the morning to avoid the crowds at the cable car stop. The best times for photos are before 8am when the sun rises over the mountains and will be behind your back as you face the city, or after 5pm when the sun begins to set over Bogotá.
Colombia’s aboriginal people didn’t construct massive pyramids like their peers in Mexico or Peru. But they were experts at working with gold and bronze and produced carefully crafted jewelry that has survived for centuries.
At the Museo del Oro, hundreds of earrings, nose plates, necklaces, breastplates and small sculptures depicting birds and mammals provide a window into life in Colombia before the arrival of European colonizers.
The museum is run by Colombia’s Central Bank, which started the collection in 1938 and has now gathered more than 34,000 gold items from the Pre-Columbian era, making this one of the world’s largest collections of bling.
The first item ever purchased by the museum can be found on the fourth floor. It is a golden gourd topped by four spheres known as a poporo. Indigenous people would store lime in these gourds, and then mix it with coca leaves while chewing on the sacred plant.
Walk along narrow streets lined by colorful homes with clay roof tiles in La Candelaria, one of Colombia’s best-preserved colonial-era neighborhoods. Start out at Plaza de Bolívar, where you can see the neoclassical congress building, the Baroque era cathedral and the modern
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Prior to joining the Saudi Tourism Ministry as a senior advisor , Gloria led the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) as President and CEO, having joined in 2017. WTTC represents the global travel & tourism private sector worldwide, a sector that generates 10% of GDP and accounts for 300 million jobs globally. Gloria was the global voice for the sector and, under her leadership, WTTC led the industry’s agenda during the most difficult crisis in history, the Covid19 pandemic. WTTC successfully unified the sector and implemented measures to reduce the impact such as the creation of the “Safe Travels” global protocols and a stamp that were granted to more than 400 destinations around the world. WTTC also pursued active engagement with over 150 governments to share best practices and public policies to support workers and the private sector, including millions of SMEs, in addition to providing guidelines from lessons learned to help the strong recovery.