3. Private Tour of Guatavita Lagoon and Town
Private Tour of Guatavita Lagoon and Town
Length: 6 Hours 30 minutes
Tour type: Nature
Overview
There is a place where engineering, architecture, mystical nature and ancestral cultures all come together through the history of a flooded and rebuilt town, and the cradle of a legend that sparked the Spanish gold rush: El Dorado. You can find all this in the town and the Guatavita lagoon.
Starting this tour you will visit the unique town of Guatavita, really its “new version”, since the “original” was flooded to be rebuilt, this fantastic story will be told by one of our expert guides while you walk and contemplate its cobbled streets and the colonial buildings.
We will continue the tour traveling towards a hidden treasure among the native nature of the Bogotá savannah, in the middle of its hills and its vegetation, at the highest point in the middle of the mountains you will find the sacred lagoon of Guatavita, a site that became legendary thanks to the gold offerings made by the Muisca culture, a pre-Columbian population of which you will hear more during our journey.
Finally, on the way back you can enjoy the amazing view that the Tominé reservoir leaves us, and you will enjoy a typical snack, such as an arepa or almojábana with panela water, traditional foods from our Colombian Andean zone.
Information
Includes
– Private transportation to and from the hotel
– Expert guide in English or Spanish
– Tickets to the Guatavita Lagoon with its tour
– Tour of the town of Guatavita
– Typical lunch from the region
Excluded
– Breakfast
– Other visit not mentioned in the description
– Visit to the crazy house
Itinerary
- Pick up: The Guide will pick you up at your accommodation to take you to the vehicle and start the journey to the Guatavita Lagoon.
- Guatavita Lagoon: A walk in the middle of the native vegetation of the Bogotá savannah, and between the peaks of the Andean mountains, you will find the Guatavita Lagoon, sacred to the pre-Columbian Muisca culture.
- Guatavita Town: Built and rebuilt, this charming town will captivate you not only for its architecture, but for its history and the magic that its stories carry with them. You will walk through its streets while learning more about it.
- Lunch in Guatavita: Walking through the magical streets of Guatavita again, you can have lunch where the Guide tells you.
- Finally, we will take you back to the hotel so you can rest.
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