Jaime Duque Theme Park and Salt Cathedral in Zipaquirá

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180 meters underground is a place away from everyday life, which invites reflection, self-discovery, and internal encounters. With an architecture completely carved in salt and with different recreational activities that will make you live a unique experience the Salt Cathedral of Zipaquirá. Enjoy this interesting tour of Zipaquirá visiting the Salt Cathedral and discovering the main squares of the colonial city. To start this tour we will pick you up at 8 a.m., we will pick you up at your hotel or place of preference and from there we take you to Zipaquirá and its famous Cathedral; Depending on traffic, the trip to Zipaquirá lasts between 60 and 90 minutes. During this journey you will have the opportunity to observe different places such as the north highway in the city of Bogotá, you will go through the Marroquín Castle and the town of Chía. We will accompany you to the entrance of the salt mine where the visit to the Cathedral begins. The tour is done through an audio guide that has 7 different languages ​​to choose from Spanish, English, Italian, German, French, Portuguese, and Mandarin. The tour inside the Salt Cathedral lasts around two hours and you will have the opportunity to visit: - NUCUMA Short Film: Short film that lasts approx. 15 min, in which you can see a summary of the geological formation of the salt deposit, exploitation levels, and the entire structure of the mine. - Light Show: It is the largest screen of led bulbs in the world underground, where you will hear and see the mythological history of our indigenous Muiscas. - Water Mirror: Generates an optical illusion for the salt crystals found in the water. - Huellas de Sal Walk: A tour of the historic center is carried out, with a guide and the most emblematic places of Zipaquirá are visualized, within this tour, you visit the Quevedo Zornoza Museum, where you will have knowledge about the cultural development of Zipaquirá, ancestral information (indigenous people who lived), history of Zipaquirá, the generations who lived there, and lastly the life of Guillermo Quevedo Sornoza who was a teacher and influenced the life of Gabriel García Márquez when he studied at the Salle de Zipaquirá. When you return to the surface, you will enjoy a typical Colombian lunch in one of the best restaurants in Zipaquirá, you can make your choice between different traditionally prepared on fire, you can choose a dish with delicious meat prepared in the llanera or a vegetarian dish. Then we headed to the Jaime Duque park towards the municipality of Tocancipá, located about 35 minutes from Bogotá. Departing from Bogotá to the north, the Jaime Duque park shows a diversity of attractions that can be enjoyed by everyone, you will enjoy a guided and all-inclusive tour in the largest theme park in Colombia with historical, architectural, technological, and environmental settings. Visiting it offers the visitor educational and fun information. - Taj Mahal replica - One thousand and One Nights. - The Medieval Castle. - Museum of the human being - The 7 wonders of the Ancient World. After enjoying the park we drive back to Bogotá and drop you off at your hotel or the place of your choice.