Bogotá · GOLD & EMERALD MUSEUMS
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The Museo del Oro holds the finest pre-Columbian goldwork on earth, and the emerald trade runs a few blocks away. Below are the best museum tours: which guides bring the Muisca raft to life, which add Botero and Monserrate, and what you will pay for entry and a proper walk-through.
Private Bogotá tour with Monserrate cable car, Emerald Museum, Botero, Plaza de Bolívar, Chorro de Quevedo, and sweeping city views.
“Camilo our guide was really knowledgeable and his English was excellent! Always willing to help and answering all the questing!!”
Bogotá in one packed day: Monserrate views, Botero and Gold museums, chicha/coffee tastings, and a clear history lesson.
“Our guide Luis was extremely knowledgeable about the history of Colombia and where to take us to show us the best sites and food within the day excursion! Thank you to Luis for making us such an excellent activity!”
Monserrate panoramas, Museo del Oro and Botero, La Candelaria and Plaza de Bolívar on a 6-hour private Bogotá tour with pickup.
“I can recommend this tour ! thank you Julio for an amazing day”
6-hour private Bogotá tour blending La Candelaria, Plaza Bolívar, Gold Museum, Botero Museum, Monserrate views, and Chorro de Quevedo.
Make your own Colombian emerald ring in a hands-on Bogota workshop with a jeweler guide and a short history stop by Museo Casa de la Moneda.
“Wonderful experience learning the history of gold and emeralds in Bogota. The whole experience was unique and fun to shape and create a beautiful ring. I was able to pick out the design as well as the emerald. Paid extra for gold and a bigger Emerald. Each step was explained and was guided throughout. Loved the whole experience!”
Small-group Bogotá tour with hotel pickup: skip-the-line Monserrate views, Museo del Oro, La Candelaria streets, market break, and Plaza Bolívar.
“We spend a great tour and a great guide with Lina. Thanks for made us feel great!”
Private 4-hour Bogotá tour blending Museo del Oro and La Candelaria, with pickup, bilingual guide, premium coffee, and city-center landmarks.
“We had a great time and our guide Alexandra was so sweet and friendly. She is very knowledgeable and tailored the tour just for us. I'm so glad we took this tour and made a great friend and great memories!”
Private 3-hour Bogotá La Candelaria walk with Gold Museum, snacks, and an English guide. See the largest Americas gold collection.
“I had the best day with Joel! He ist super friendly and showed me around so well He is well informed and was able to tell me a lot. Also he helped me find Monserrate. Thank you very much!!”
Small-group Bogota tour to Monserrate Hill by cable car and the Gold Museum, with a certified guide, snack, and entry.
A 6-hour Bogotá tour combining Monserrate views, the Emerald and Gold museums, and historic plazas in La Candelaria.
“I'd give Jhair 10 stars, if I could. He gives you historical details that really make his tour exceptional. He is incredibly patient, being very attentive to my nonagenerian mother. I selected the tour for my understanding of the value. But honestly, a tour like his is priceless. Folks who are able to reserve a tour with him are lucky.”
Private half-day Bogota tour with a bilingual guide: Museo del Oro and Monserrate for big city views and a quick sanctuary stop.
“This tour was our most disappointing from our 5 week trip. For a 4 hour excursion it was incredibly rushed with maybe 90 minutes max of information. We raced through the gold museum incredibly quickly. However, the tour guide did share some high level info and one in particular great story of El Dorado and it’s history. Largely this was also not completely the guides fault as it was a Sunday we went on where the museum is free and extreamly busy. Monseratte similarly was very busy, but as we did afternoon it was very fast to go up, but extreamly long (1 hour+) to come down (again not guides…”
A 2-hour private, hotel-pickup guided visit to Bogotá’s Museo Botero. See 123 Botero works plus major artists for $46.
“Excelente gigio and the driver were very informative and friendly”
