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No minimum number of attendeesNo minimum number of attendees is required for the tour
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Free booking and cancellationFree payment tour, no set price, booking and cancellation are free
Oaca Colombia is a travel agency located in the city of Bogota. We focus on providing quality experiences in Colombia with certified guides. We offer natural, cultural, religious, gastronomic and historical tours.
Hello, we are Oaca Colombia and we want to invite you to this Free Tour, we call this tour as the first tour you should do when you arrive to Bogota because we offer you an extensive historical and cultural introduction of our beautiful city.
This walk will last approximately 3 hours. I know, It seems quite long, but we assure you that it will pass very quickly, however, if for any reason you have to leave early, you can do it just let our guide know at the beginning of the tour and that's it.
On this tour you will walk through the streets of Candelaria, La Concordia and Las Aguas. During the tour we will talk about the beginnings of the capital, the indigenous tribe that inhabited Bogota, the legend of El Dorado, the colonization, the independence of Colombia, the most important events for the country as the Bogotazo and the violence in Colombia; we will talk about important people like Fernando Botero and Gabriel García Márquez; besides knowing how a Colombian lives in Bogota, education, art, gastronomy, architecture and different essential tricks for the stay in the capital.
*Remember that our tour is NOT free. At the end, each person gives a monetary contribution according to the satisfaction of the tour.
The tour will not be cancelled due to bad weather, so we recommend bringing an umbrella.
If for any reason you can not attend we recommend to cancel the reservation.
Our meeting point is the Plaza de Bolivar in front of the church doors. You will recognize us because our guide will be holding a green umbrella that says Oaca Colombia. There are always too many people in the square and other people pretending to be guides, if you don't see us contact us
The first school in Bogota
The mayor's office in Bogota
The seventh wonder of Colombia
The church that gives its name to the neighborhood
The place where Bogotá was founded
You will learn about recommended food and products
Free tours do not have a set price, instead, each person gives the guru at the end of the tour the amount that he or she considers appropriate (these usually range from €10 to $50 depending on satisfaction with the tour).