11 Museum Visits in Colombia to Build a Day Around

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

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

Spend 5 to 7 hours exploring Bogotá with a private English or Spanish-speaking guide. Walk La Candelaria, taste chicha, fruit, juice and coffee, visit the Gold and Botero museums, then ride up Monserrate by cable car. Guides such as Sara, Sergio, Leslie and Rodrigo are praised for flexible pacing and strong local insight.

“Rodrigo (our guide) was amazing and very very friendly. We lost out phone in a taxi in the middle of the tour and because of Rodrigo we were able to contact the taxi driver and get phone back. Not only that, my wife got altitude sickness and Rodrigo helped veryyy much to aid and heal us, he literally saved my wife too (giving his sweater, helping with head pain, buying medicine). Thank you very much, Rodrigo, you are an amazing person..”

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

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

Spend six hours exploring Bogotá with a private English- or Spanish-speaking guide, visiting the Gold Museum, Botero Museum, Plaza de Bolívar, La Candelaria, and Monserrate. Hotel pickup, private transport, museum entry, and a typical snack are included. Monserrate’s admission ticket is extra, and the Gold Museum is closed Mondays.

“Edwin was the best tour guide. Knowledgeable and courteous”

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

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

Spend six hours exploring Bogotá with a private English or Spanish-speaking guide. Walk through La Candelaria, Plaza Bolívar, Chorro de Quevedo, the Gold Museum, and Botero Museum, then ride toward Monserrate for city views. Museum entries, transport, a light snack, and an optional Cerro Guadalupe climb are included. Monserrate admission is extra.

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4.Walking Tour Cartagena Old City with Gold Museum and Plaza de Bolivar

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 28 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $67

Start at Las Bóvedas and walk Cartagena’s old city with a private English-Spanish guide. You’ll see Plaza de Bolívar, San Pedro Church, the cathedral, the clock tower, city walls, and the Zenú Gold Museum. Guides such as Belkin, Inri, Martin, Rafael, and Sam are praised for clear history and warm help. Wear good shoes and a hat.

“Our tour guide, Inri was very good. The tour was supposed to include the gold museum which was left off, so we did not go there. If you are interested in history the walking tour is great.”

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5.Private Candelaria Walking Tour and Gold Museum

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

Visit Bogotá’s Gold Museum, then walk through La Candelaria with a private English- or Spanish-speaking guide. See Plaza de Bolívar, Chorro de Quevedo, Calle del Coliseo, government buildings, and the Chamber of the Golden Offering. Hotel pickup, transportation, museum admission, and premium coffee are included.

“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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6.Cristo Rey, Tertulia Museum & Downtown Cali City Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 16 reviews · 6 hours · from $91

Spend six hours seeing Cali from above and at street level. Your private English or Spanish-speaking guide takes you to Cristo Rey, Tertulia Museum, a coffee shop, downtown plazas, and Alameda market for fruit tasting. Guides such as Juan Camilo and Viviana are known for warm, flexible service and strong local insight.

“Juan was great, we had a thunderstorm on the day, some of the excursions were closed because of bad weather, Juan quickly moved things around and filled our day wit alternatives. highly recommend tour 👌”

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

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

You’ll spend about six hours traveling from Bogotá to Jaime Duque Park in Cundinamarca, with private transport, a bilingual Spanish and English guide, park admission, the Aerospace Museum, refreshments, and free time for lunch. Expect replicas of world monuments, Wakatá Biopark, a medieval castle, gardens, theater options, and a short stop in Tocancipá.

“The park is beautiful and the zoo is nice too. My son and I had a great time. Recomended”

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8.Private Candelaria Walking Tour with Gold Museum

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

Spend three hours with a private English-speaking guide in Bogotá’s La Candelaria, including one hour at the Gold Museum and two hours among murals, churches, government buildings, and cobbled streets. Guides such as Joel, Iván, and Maira have helped visitors understand local history, art, and daily life. A Colombian snack and soft drink are included.

“I had the best day with Joel! He ist super friendly and showed me around so well He is well informed and was able to tell me a lot. Also he helped me find Monserrate. Thank you very much!!”

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9.Malecón, Carnaval Museum, Downtown Barranquilla City Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 7 reviews · from $89

Spend six hours exploring Barranquilla with a Spanish or English-speaking local guide, hotel pickup, and private transport. Visit Paseo Bolívar, San Nicolás Square, the Carnaval Museum, Avenida del Río, the Malecón, and La Ventana al Mundo. The tour also includes handmade Caribbean snacks, museum admission, and return transport.

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

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

Spend six hours exploring Bogotá with a private English- or Spanish-speaking guide, including Monserrate, the Gold Museum, Emerald Museum, Plaza de Bolívar, and Chorro de Quevedo. Jhair is noted for patient, thoughtful guiding. Hotel pickup, museum entry, and a Colombian snack are included, but the Monserrate cable car costs extra.

“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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11.Gold Museum and Monserrate Private Half-Day Tour

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

Travel by private car with a Spanish or English-speaking guide to Bogotá’s Gold Museum, then ride up Monserrate for city views and a visit to its sanctuary. The four-hour tour includes tickets, hotel or Airbnb pickup, insurance, parking, and drop-off. Ask about a flexible start time, especially on busy Sundays.

“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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