Private: Biking Tour In Downtown Bogotá
What your day looks like
Bogotá is packed full of history. From its foundation to modern times, the city has sprawled around its vibrant and ever-changing downtown. And just walking can’t ever do it justice. Our bike tour was designed to show a bigger face of this massive city and its more than 500 years of history. You will discover so much more on a bike that you would do on foot or bus! Visit the city’s founding three plazas to understand how the city has changed over time. From its indigenous beginnings to Spanish colonialism, independence and modern times, learn how each place has symbolically transformed over time. Then, join us at Seventh Avenue, the commercial lifeline that connects north and south. It was originally an important salt road in indigenous times, it now gathers Colombians of all walks of life in trade, culture, politics, and protests. We’ll then go to Independence Park: the oldest in the city. Around it, Bogotá’s cosmopolitanism can be better explored through the adjacent Planetarium, Santamaría Bullring, Modern Art Museum and surrounding neighborhoods. Science, art, history, and culture clash and mingle in this often-controversial space. Then, visit the National Park, half forest-reservoir, half-cultural, and science hub. A typical weekend gathering spot for Bogotá’s denizens, where we will discuss broader changes in Colombia as a whole. We will then make our way back through the Parkway, part of La Soledad Neighborhood. Bogotá’s first boulevard and another of its cultural and artistic hubs where. Here artists celebrate the White Night, a gathering of artists that fills the boulevard with sculptures, performances, paintings and more.
The experience, in brief
- Great overview of Bogotá Downtown, besides La Candelaria
- Ride the Seventh Avenue that connects north and south
- Visit of the city’s founding three plazas
- Parkway boulevard: one of the cultural and artistic Bogotá hubs
- Sightseeing Independence Park and Santamaría Bullring
Your day, step by step
Bogota
Cycling.
What to know before booking
Included
Gran Colombia Tours Guide Hotel pick-up and drop-off Private transportation for your group Bike, helmet, and technical assistance Tree-planting experience All-risks insurance
Not Included
Extra purchases
Meeting & Pickup
Pick-up at hotel/hostel in Bogota is included.
Planning Notes
Hotel pickup offered: No Confirmation: Manual By Business