Join this 8-hour tour departing from Bogotá and visit The Salt Cathedral and the town of Zipaquirá with lunch and another attraction like Nemocón, Guatavita or Small Towns around Bogotá.
Posted By : 664stans
Awesome private tour of one of the spectacular tourist spots in Colombia. I love public tours because I get to meet people but this private tour with Maria Paula allowed for a more custom experience. I would do again!
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Posted On : 2024-02-16 17:24:08 
Posted By : lauramX5661HZ
Great organization, the tour was how I expected. My husband and I had a great time learning and exploring about Zipaquira and the cathedral. Definitely will like to visit with our kids in the future.
We were able to get amazing pictures.
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Posted On : 2023-04-08 20:50:22
Posted By : Maritza_A
The entire tour was remarkable and our guide was extremely knowledgable so the experience was very informative. We were mesmerized by the beauty of both sites.
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Posted On : 2022-12-02 10:14:37 
Posted By : ugaworldtraveler
I wanted to visit both Zipaquira & Guatavita. After checking the reviews, I wanted a day tour to provide the best experience even though Hansa Tours was expensive. I arrived a day early in Bogota before joining a group tour.
On the day of the tour, I was scheduled to be picked up at 9:00 AM from the hotel. At 9:15, no guide to be seen; I called Hansa and was told that the guide, Joel, was on his way. Finally, at 9:40, he showed up with a sorry excuse, but there was no vehicle for the tour. About 10 minutes later, an old taxi showed up, which was the vehicle I spent the day in the uncomfortable back seat.
The first stop was Guatavita. The entire tour is led by a tour guide from Guatavita in Spanish. I had expected that Joel would translate, but that didn't happen. Fortunately, there was an English tour guide with another group that I could follow along with, but I only received the gist of what was being said and the importance of Guatavita. If I wanted to know anything, I had to ask. Joel wasn't interested in providing any information unless requested. He was clueless.
When we arrived at Zipaquira again, I had to ask for information regarding the salt mine. There is an informational movie I had to insist on viewing. Joel provided no information unless asked.
If I hadn't read Lonely Planet, I wouldn't have had any information about the two sites.
Fortunately, I hadn't pre-paid for the tour. When we returned to my hotel, Joel asked for payment. I told him that he was the worst tour guide I had ever had and refused to pay the agreed payment. He called someone at Hansa, and I went up to my room. The next morning somebody who didn't speak English was at the front desk looking for me. I spoke with Hansa and agreed to take $75.00 for the tour. To make things worst, Hansa said that he had personally trained Joel.
Joel was only employed as a tour guide for 5 months. He became a tour guide because he couldn't find any other employment. Later on my trip, I was informed to be an official tour guide, one needs to attend a two-year training class and be licensed. Joel was neither. He was not qualified to be a tour guide.
Next time I will rely on Viator, which is vetted by Expedia, and not use a tour guide company that spends money on fancy advertising. I also should have paid closer attention to the reviews; almost all of the reviews are from people with less than 3 prior reviews, which leads one to assume that reviews are bogus.
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Posted On : 2022-11-30 22:08:46
Posted By : miguelvX8196DK
I had a wonderful experience thanked to the tourists guidance as she was very passionate and very enthusiastic while explaining about the Mine. I am very happy about the trip.
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Posted On : 2022-08-21 16:57:32
Posted By : B121IBdavidm
We had a wonderful day-long tour of Guatavita and Zipaquira. Joel, our tour guide, was excellent. He gave us great information on the things we were seeing, helped translate when needed, was personable, and was attentive to our needs. Would highly recommend him and this tour.
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Posted On : 2022-07-30 09:07:15
Posted By : lizasgue
5 - it was a great experience, it has beautiful view spots. The places that we visit are not that close to Bogota so it is an excellent way to visit them. Additionally, food is nice and Paula our tour guide is amazing, so patient with big group.
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Posted On : 2022-04-18 21:06:42
Posted By : akostich_11
We had an excellent experience with Jorge our guide and the Hansa tour arrangements. The car arrived on time at the airport the moment we arrived and Jorge was full of energy and information as we drove to the lake and the salt mine. Jorge is a professional and passionate about what he does and it shows ! He is so knowledgeable and accommodating to all our questions and requests. He’s also a foodie so it was great having him suggest restaurants for us to try in Bogota. He and the driver were both excellent, and I would highly recommend Hansa Tours for other excursions. I would use them again as long as we could have Jorge as our guide !
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Posted On : 2022-04-16 10:26:57
Posted By : 866guidos
I was extremely satisfied for the tour.
Our guide Marcello was very energetic and full of interesting and funny informations. He speak many languages so he was stunningly able to effortlessly manage an English/Italian/Spanish group.
The tour is nicely paced to visit thoroughly both sites and get back to Bogotá in a timely manner.
Both sites are very fascinating for the spectacles they present and the historical/cultural background beneath them.
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Posted On : 2019-11-26 13:20:18
Posted By : Phil B
This self-guided tour was great and highly recommended - been to a lot of places worldwide but not much like this
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Posted On : 2019-01-15 14:26:15
