Este tour fue una experiencia fantástica. El guía Luis fue excepcional, contestaba todas mis inquietudes, tiene un amplio conocimiento cultural y es un joven muy amable. Gracias por esta experiencia tan bonita.
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.
This was a really fun tour, with five other guys and our guide, Lifred. I had just arrived in Bogota, two days earlier, and on my first outing to La Candelaria, the day before, I'd lost my camera to a pickpocket, which unnerved me, a bit. I thought a tour would be a wise move, to hear from a local about the pros and cons of walking around Bogota, places to avoid, learn about the scams, etc. Lifred, our guide, was very knowledgeable.
We convened at a bar, the morning of the tour, checked everyone in, and then hiked to the base of Montserrate, and took the "funicular" to the summit, where we got good pictures of Bogota and the surrounding mountains. We then took the tram/gondola back down, and got lunch, went to museums, had a fruit tasting/seminar, saw Bolivar square, had a coffee making/tasting demonstration, and wound up the day at another bar, for chocolate with cheese, and a game of "Tejo," a national game involving trying to hit triangles filled with an explosive powder to make them pop.
It was a good day, and nice having a group of guys around, after having my camera stolen as a solo traveller, the day before. Lifred shared a lot of knowledge about the food, history, politics, and customs of Bogota, as well as some helpful safety tips. In fact, I'd have hired his company for a tour to a coffee plantation, the following week, but the last tour of that type for the time being fell on a day in which I was scheduled to move from one hotel to another, across town.
Great tour, and well worth the money.
MD Dec. 2026