The 8 Best Gold Museum Tours in Bogotá

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

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

See Bogotá’s essential sights on a six-hour private tour with hotel pickup, English or Spanish guidance, and transport between stops. Visit the Gold Museum, Botero Museum, Plaza de Bolívar, La Candelaria, and Monserrate. Guides such as Edwin and José are praised for care, flexibility, and local insight.

“I had a fantastic experience exploring Bogotá with my guide, Edwin. We visited the Museo del Oro and the Museo Botero, both of which were incredibly rich in culture and history. We also took in the views from Monserrate and walked around the iconic Plaza de Bolívar. Edwin was super kind, friendly, and incredibly knowledgeable — I learned so much thanks to him. His passion for his city really made the tour special. Thank you again, Edwin!”

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

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

See Bogotá’s colonial center, colorful street art, Plaza Bolívar, Chorro de Quevedo, the Gold Museum, Botero Museum, and Monserrate in one private six-hour tour. English and Spanish guides, museum entry, transport, and a light snack are included. Monserrate’s funicular costs extra.

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3.La Candelaria, Mount Monserrate and Museo del Oro in One Day in Bogota

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 41 reviews · 5 hours (approx.) · from $160Top rated

Start at Monserrate with skip-the-line access, then explore the Gold Museum, La Concordia Market, La Candelaria, Plaza Bolívar, and Banco de la República museums. Private transport, hotel pickup, and a local guide are included. Guides such as Diego, Lina, Rafael, and Santiago are praised for clear English and local insight.

“Tours are usually perfect because of the guide/host. Which is why this was a perfect day from the beginning to the end. Rafi is extremely knowledgeable and attentive. We learned so much about Bogota in the time we spent with him. Mount Monserrate was beautiful and the ride up and down was also a true experience. (Beware of the Sunday crowd, its insane.) The price was definitely worth the tour, you get more value than you think with this team. My husband is not a big museum fan but I am, so I loved getting to see the Museo del Oro and walk around La Candelaria and take photos of…”

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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

Walk Cartagena’s walled center with a private English-Spanish guide, starting at Las Bóvedas and ending at the Clock Tower. You’ll see major plazas, church facades, bastions, and the Gold Museum. Guides such as Belkin, Inri, Sam, Rafael, and Martin have led this route.

“Excellent. Another view of Cartagena. Excellent guide Mr. Martim.”

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5.Private Candelaria Walking Tour and Gold Museum

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

Spend four hours with a private bilingual guide exploring Bogotá’s Gold Museum and La Candelaria. See 34,000 pre-Hispanic gold pieces, Plaza de Bolívar, Chorro de Quevedo, Calle del Coliseo, and the Chamber of the Golden Offering, with hotel pickup and premium coffee included.

“Wir hatten einen wunderschönen Nachmittag, mit sehr viel Kultur, Geschichte, tollem Kaffee, absolut empfehlenswert.”

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6.Private Candelaria Walking Tour with Gold Museum

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

Spend three private hours in Bogotá with an English-speaking guide such as Joel, Ivan, or Maira. Visit the Gold Museum, walk La Candelaria’s cobbled streets, see colorful churches and government buildings, and stop for a Colombian snack.

“Même si nous n’avons pas pu visiter le musée de l’or le jour de la visite, nous en avons visité 2 autres, le musée national et le musée Botero et la Candelaria. Nous avons pu profiter de la connaissance de notre guide Iván, de ses témoignages et ses conseils.”

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

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

Spend six hours with an English or Spanish-speaking guide visiting Monserrate, the Gold Museum, International Emerald Museum, Plaza de Bolívar, and Chorro de Quevedo. Hotel pickup, museum entry, and a Colombian snack are included. 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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8.Gold Museum and Monserrate Private Half-Day Tour

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

Spend four hours with a bilingual guide and private car visiting Bogotá’s Gold Museum and Monserrate. Your ticket, transport, hotel or Airbnb pickup, insurance, parking, and drop-off are included. Plan carefully around Sunday crowds and afternoon queues at the mountain.

“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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