11 Tickets & Entry Passes in Colombia to Build a Day Around

1.Private Guatapé with Peñol Tickets and Boat Ride

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 256 reviews · 8 hours · from $126Our pick

Spend eight hours with a private bilingual guide such as Manuel or Jhonn, climbing the 740 steps of El Peñol, cruising Guatapé Reservoir, exploring tile-lined Guatapé, and eating a Colombian lunch. Hotel pickup, transport, tickets, boat ride, snack, and lunch are included.

“Excellent service. Manuel was great the whole tour. Prompt arrival at our hotel — quick and efficient throughout the whole day. Very informative as well and personable. Highly recommended!”

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2.Monserrate Entry Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 233 reviews · 7 days · from $16Best value

You receive a Monserrate entry ticket by WhatsApp, then make your own way up Bogotá’s famous 3,152-meter hill by cable car or funicular. Expect big city views, the Señor de Monserrate basilica, steep uphill and downhill walking, and possible weekend waits of up to two hours. No guide, food, or hotel transfer is included.

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3.Football Tour with Match Tickets and Pre-Game

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 150 reviews · 7 hours · from $84

Meet your English, Spanish, or Portuguese-speaking guides at Viajero Hostel Medellín, warm up at a local bar, learn chants, paint your face, and walk with fans to Atanasio Girardot Stadium. Guides such as Andres and Sebastian help you follow the football culture while match tickets, transport, a local drink, and a bracelet are included.

“Amazing trip so well organised would recommend to anyone to do”

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4.Monserrate Tour in Bogotá Including Tickets

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 82 reviews · 2 hours · from $28

Meet your English- or Spanish-speaking guide beneath Monserrate and ride up with your included round-trip ticket. Walk the Via Crucis path, hear about Bogotá’s customs, food, plants, and animals, visit the 17th-century basilica, and take in broad city views. Lorena has been praised for clear insight into local culture.

“as explicações da Lorena, sobre a cidade de Bogotá, os costumes, a culinária e a cultura em geral.”

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5.Salsa Tour in Cartagena with admission Ticket to Café Havana

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 76 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $105

Start at Crazy Salsa Getsemaní with a one-hour beginner salsa lesson and welcome cocktail. Then follow an instructor through Getsemaní bars before ending at Café Havana, where admission and live music are included. Guides have included Ruben, Esteban, Kevin, Natalia, Mayra, and Esmeralda. Expect a small group, though numbers can vary.

“Highly recommend this tour! Esteban was a great teacher and took us out on the town. Great time!!!!!”

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6.4 islands by sport boat +oceanarium tickets

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 72 reviews · 7 hours · from $69

Spend seven hours touring four Cartagena-area islands by sport boat, with stops at Bocha Chica, a submerged airplane, the Rosario Oceanarium, Cholon, and a quiet Baru beach. Lunch, oceanarium entry, a private-island stop, and a mask are included. Guides speak Spanish and English, with guide John noted for clear English.

“bardzo fajna wycieczka, trochę chaos przy zbiórce bo punkt wysyłany przez operatora jest 200 m od właściwego, ale ogarneli. świetne widoki i przeżycia. Bardzo fajny przewodnik z firmy DYK o imieniu John, mówi dobrze po angielsku.”

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7.Salt Cathedral Private Tour with Entry Ticket Basic

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 64 reviews · from $159

Travel privately from Bogotá to Zipaquirá, then descend 180 meters into Colombia’s remarkable Salt Cathedral. Your Spanish-speaking driver provides transport, while an audio guide is available in Spanish, English, and Portuguese. You also get time for lunch and a walk through Zipaquirá’s colonial center.

“An incredibly soulful experience that's rather unique. I'm far from religious but exploring this vast underground church and stations of the cross felt deeply timeless and spiritual. Ancient and beautiful, the salt cathedral is remarkable regardless of your religious background. The tour was wonderfully comfortable, with a punctual hotel pickup, relaxing ride and delicious lunch in the nearby interesting town of Zipaquira and three to four hours to explore the salt mine marvel. Our tour guide was so polite and amiable, explaining everything with great detail. Rent the English audio guide with headphones, it's fantastic! I'm so grateful I took this tour for their knowledge and planning of thi...”

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8.Party Boat in Cartagena Bay with NightClub Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 52 reviews

Meet guide Miss Tatiana at Pegasus Pier for a two-hour Cartagena Bay party boat ride with a safety briefing, music, open bar, sunset views, and an entertainer who helps set the Colombian dance mood. English and Spanish are advertised, though Spanish may dominate. The package also includes a nightclub ticket.

“Unfortunately, I was not able to locate the tour guide despite several calls and texts. There were several boats at the dock and I asked for a way to identify the company. I also tried to contact them via WhatsApp but to no avail. We were really looking forward to the tour. I think there are other boat tours that are better organized.”

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9.Zipaquirá Salt Cathedral, with tickets and guide

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 24 reviews · 270 minutes - 5 hours · from $117Top rated

Travel from Bogotá to Zipaquirá with a private or small-group guide, then descend 180 meters into Colombia’s Salt Cathedral. You’ll see 14 religious stations, salt-carved chambers, water mirrors, the miners’ chapel, the dome, and the great cross. Guides speak English or Spanish, with hotel pickup, admission, and return transport included.

“Nuestro guía Daniel Melo fue súper amable y la explicaciones de 10! Nuestro conductor Jon también muy amables. Es un tour súper recomendable.”

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10.Paragliding Flight Ticket in Guatavita

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 6 reviews · 20 - 25 minutes · from $119

Meet a certified pilot from Encanto Colombiano Tours near Guatavita or La Calera, learn the basics, and take a 20 to 25 minute tandem paragliding flight above mountain valleys and Guatavita Lake. Anderson is one named pilot associated with the experience. Bring sunscreen, water, and light clothing, and expect weather to shape the flight.

“the Adrenaline Paragliding is once in a lifetime experience. shakes your inner soul this is how extreme it felt. I strongly recommend it to any adrenaline junkie out there. driver was on time and kind. everything went well. 5 stars and strongly recommend!!”

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11.Volcano of Totumo with Entry Ticket and Transfer

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 4 reviews · 6 hours · from $38

Leave Cartagena for Totumo Volcano on a six-hour guided trip with air-conditioned transport, entrance, a 20-minute mud bath, and water or a national beer. Expect optional fees for massages, photos, and lagoon cleaning. The guide may explain the site in Spanish with phone translation rather than fluent English.

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