The 15 Museums in Bogotá That Earn Their Price

1.La Candelaria, Monserrate and Museums Bogotá Private City Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,567 reviews · 5 to 7 hours (approx.) · from $60Our pick

Private Bogotá tour with Monserrate views, Gold Museum and Botero options, La Candelaria tastings, and downtown history, with pickup included.

“Lorena was the best tour guide. We went to all the spots on the tour and she also took me to a few other places like Galleria Hariencia. She was very informative and knows a lot about Colombian history. Highly recommend this tour. Ask if Lorena is available for yours!”

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2.Bogota + Monserrate Private City Tour, Museums, Candelaria.

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,015 reviews · 6 hours 15 minutes (approx.) · from $59

Private 6-hour Bogotá tour to Monserrate, La Candelaria, emerald and Botero museums, plus Plaza de Bolívar and Nariño House, with hotel transport.

“This was a wonderful experience from start to finish. Our guide David was fantastic in all ways - attentive, knowledgeable, genuine and passionate! The tour gave us a deeper appreciation for the city of Bogota - its history, its culture, its people! And, we had the very best tamale ever! I would highly recommend this tour!”

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3.Bogotá City Tour with Monserrate, Gold and Botero Museums

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 584 reviews · 5 - 7 hours · from $65

Bogotá city tour with Monserrate views, La Candelaria, Plaza Bolívar, Museo del Oro and Botero, plus chicha, fruit, juices, and coffee.

“Leslie took an amazing care of me on this tour. It was a perfect way to spend a day in Bogota and get to see the best sights. I have also tried some local fruits and coffee. Great tour and definitely recommend.”

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4.Bogotá Tour: Monserrate, Food, City Walk & Botero Museum

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 328 reviews · 6 to 7 hours (approx.) · from $57

A small-group Bogotá tour mixing Monserrate cable car views, La Candelaria food stops, Botero Museum, and key historic squares.

“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!”

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5.Private Tour in Bogota : Monserrate, Museums and Candelaria

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 220 reviews · 5 to 7 hours (approx.) · from $140

Private Bogota day tour to Museo del Oro, Botero Museum, La Candelaria, Bolívar, and Monserrate with bilingual guide, tickets, and hotel pickup.

“Loved my guides deep historical info and photos to illustrate the backstory of points along the tour”

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6.Private Bogotá Tour: Candelaria, Gold Museum, Optional Monserrate

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 213 reviews · 5 to 6 hours (approx.) · from $117

Private Bogotá highlights in 5 to 6 hours, pairing La Candelaria, Botero, the Gold Museum, and optional Monserrate views.

“Emilio and Giovanni gave us an extremely informative, fun, cultured and relaxed tour. They gave us a deep dive into bogota”

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7.City Tour, Monserrate, Gold Museum, Plaza de Bolivar

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 168 reviews · 6 hours · from $88

Bogotá in 6 hours: Monserrate views, Museo del Oro, Botero Museum, Plaza de Bolívar, La Candelaria and Chorro de Quevedo.

“Diego the guide speaks Spanish and little English but is a great human being. He is quite chatty and explains the city well and took me to all the sites and waited with patience. The highlight of the tour was us having local lunch together at Plaza Bolivar. Super day will recommend him highly”

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8.City Tour, Monserrate, Gold Museum, Botero Museum, Plaza Bolívar

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 146 reviews · 6 hours · from $81

6-hour Bogotá tour with La Candelaria, Plaza Bolívar, Monserrate views, Gold and Botero museums, plus Chorro de Quevedo.

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9.La Candelaria Private Tour Bogotá + Local Lunch + 2 Museums (6 Hrs.)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 41 reviews · 6 hours (approx.) · from $179

Private 6-hour La Candelaria tour with two museums, hotel pickup, and local lunch in Bogotá’s historic core.

“We had a six hour trip to see the main sites of Bogota as well as two museums Melissa was very knowledgeable and friendly tour guide - her detailed descriptions of the various famous sites an artist of Bogota made us really get a deep understanding of the Colombian culture and way of life. The tour included fast entrance to the top sites, which made the process very easy and effortless.”

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10.Private Candelaria Walking Tour and Gold Museum

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 17 reviews · 4 hours · from $75

Private 4-hour Bogotá tour combining the Gold Museum and La Candelaria, with hotel pickup, bilingual guide, premium coffee, and key center stops.

“Brilliant in every way. Mauricio was an excellent guide-he knew so much about the history and background of Bogota. The Gold Museum was fascinating too.”

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11.Tour of Jaime Duque Park, Zoo, and Aerospace Museum

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 15 reviews · 6 hours · from $117

Guided 6-hour family day trip from Bogotá to Jaime Duque Park with Wakatá Zoo, Aerospace Museum, monuments, and gardens.

“Tuve una excelente experiencia con la agencia durante el tour al Parque Jaime Duque. Desde el momento de la reserva, todo fue muy organizado y claro. El transporte fue cómodo, puntual y el guía muy amable, siempre pendiente de que todos disfrutáramos el recorrido. El parque es un lugar increíble, lleno de historia, naturaleza y diversión, y gracias a la agencia pude aprovechar al máximo el día. Sin duda, recomiendo este tour a quienes quieran conocer más de Bogotá y pasar un día diferente. ¡Muchas gracias por tan buen servicio!”

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12.Private Candelaria Walking Tour with Gold Museum

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 11 reviews · 3 hours · from $63

Private 3-hour walk in La Candelaria plus the Gold Museum with an English guide, museum tickets, and a Colombian snack.

“El chavo súper amable, nos explicó absolutamente todo y súper bn! Súper seguro la vdd mil veces regreso.. Bogotá es hermoso y eso que venimos en mal tiempo!”

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13.Shared Tour to Monserrate Hill and Gold Museum in Bogota

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 8 reviews · 3 hours · from $70

Cable car up Monserrate Hill for views and a sanctuary stop, then hit Bogotá’s Gold Museum with 55,000 pre-Hispanic treasures.

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14.City tour Monserrate, emerald and gold museum & more

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 5 reviews · 6 hours · from $85

Guided Bogotá sights: Monserrate views, Gold and Emerald Museums, Plaza de Bolívar, and La Candelaria in 6 hours.

“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.”

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15.Gold Museum and Monserrate Private Half-Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★3.6 · 4 reviews · 4 hours · from $89

Private 4-hour Bogota tour with a bilingual guide at Museo del Oro, then Monserrate views and sanctuary time, with hotel pickup.

“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…”

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