Museums:Gold Museum / Museo del Oro, calle 16 #5-41: extraordinary selection of pre-Hispanic gold work collection - the biggest in the world - it also testifies to the life and thought of different societies which inhabited what is now known as Colombia before contact was made with Europe.
Botero Museum and Colombian Mint House (Casa de La Moneda), calle 11 #4-93
Biblioteca Luis Ángel Arango, Carrera 5 No. 11-68: the most important public library in Latin America.
And also Casa Museo Quinta de Bolivar Calle 20 #2-91 Este (typical house of the early 19th century where lived Simon Bolivar, the Libertador); Archaeological Museum, Carrera 6 #7-43; Colonial Art Museum Carrera 6 #9-77; Modern Art Museum, Calle 24 #6-00; National Museum, Carrera 7 No 28-66…
Discovering the city:Montserrate (nice view on the city) - http://www.cerromonserrate.com
Cyclovia, on Sundays and holydays, 600 km (400 miles) are reserved to bikes: the best way to discover Bogota - http://www.bogotabiketours.com
Simon Bolivar’s park or the Botanic Garden are nice places to go if you want to escape the big city.
And if you like architecture, you’ll find a lot of nice colonial houses, late XIXth building and churches.
Around Bogota:
Salt Cathedral, Zipaquira, 48km North of Bogota – half day trip by bus or train (weekends only).
Cyclovia, on Sundays and holydays, 600 km (400 miles) are reserved to bikes: the best way to discover Bogota - http://www.bogotabiketours.com
Simon Bolivar’s park or the Botanic Garden are nice places to go if you want to escape the big city.
And if you like architecture, you’ll find a lot of nice colonial houses, late XIXth building and churches.
Around Bogota:
Salt Cathedral, Zipaquira, 48km North of Bogota – half day trip by bus or train (weekends only).
Further: Villa de Leyva, Raquira, Suesca, Melgar, Girardot, Cachipay, Villavicencio… are some nice cities to visit 2 to 4 hours far from Bogota.
Nightlife:Zona Rosa, Parque de la 93… there is a lot of places where you can enjoy the early and late night (from midnight to 3am in most of the night clubs). Bogota has a great diversity of clubs with various style of music (salsa, vallenato, reggaeton, merengue, cumbia, international, electronic…).
Ask us and we will find you the best place to go, even if the best place might be Alterego J.
Events:Rock al parque, every year: 3 days of rock concerts in Bolivar’s park.
Festival de teatro, once every 2 years, during eastern holy week: the biggest theatre event in Latin America.
A lot more events are happening, check on http://www.culturarecreacionydeporte.gov.co/
Festival de teatro, once every 2 years, during eastern holy week: the biggest theatre event in Latin America.
A lot more events are happening, check on http://www.culturarecreacionydeporte.gov.co/
Other activities:Billiard, bike, paragliding, climbing, paintball and a lot more can be found in or around Bogota: if you have any special need, feel free to ask!
OutdoorXtrems sports: look at our partner website http://pachapurik.com
OutdoorXtrems sports: look at our partner website http://pachapurik.com
And just for you to be able to plan your trip, we will give you here some ideas about what you can do:
Guide about tourism in Colombia
http://www.colombia.travel/es
Ecoturism
http://www.parquesnacionales.gov.co/PNN/portel/libreria/php/decide.php?patron=01.02
Recommanded hostels in the country
San Gil
http://www.hostelsantanderaleman.com
Santa Marta/Taganga
www.lacasadefelipe.com
Cartagena
http://www.cartagenarelax.com (little bit more expensive but it's worth it!)
Cali
http://cafetostaky.blogspot.com
Medellin
http://www.casamaydehostel.com
Manizales/Eje Cafetero
www.pitstophostelmanizales.com
Buga
bugahostel@gmail.com
Buga hostel on hosteltrail
Bogota
info@hostalmartinik.com
http://www.martinikhostal.com/
And last but not least, if you want to help in a local NGO:
http://www.pintandocaminos.com
Artesanias -Regalos
www.suecolombia.com
