Lake Guatavita Tours and Tickets

Explore Guatavitá Lake on this guided walking tour from Bogotá. Learn about the culture of the Muisca Indians, the legend of El Dorado, and the biological importance of the area. Then, visit the town of Guatavita, taking in its architecture and buildings, including the city's bullring. Since it's a private tour, you'll be able to stop for photos where desired.

Uncover the ancient legends of Guatavita on a half-day tour of the beautiful landscape from Bogotá. After travelling through the spectacular scenery of the region, you'll arrive at the New Guatavita, a traditional town famed for its distinctive architecture. Delve into the legend of El Dorado as you visit the beautiful Lake Guatavita, and choose to pay an additional visit to indigenous towns, Zipaquirá or Nemocón, to observe local handicrafts. Round-trip transport from your Bogotá hotel is included.

Experience the natural wonders of Colombia on this combined 8-hour day trip to the subterranean Zipaquirá Salt Cathedral and Lake Guatavita (Laguna de Guatavita). This fun-filled day of outdoor activity offers an opportunity to discover an amazing cathedral built into the walls of a former mine before checking out a lake considered by many to be the source of the famous "El Dorado" legend, plus a visit to the nearby Tomin e Reservoir. Your tour includes round-trip transportation from your Bogotá hotel plus a guide, lunch and all entrance fees.

Explore the unsolved mysteries and secret treasure of Colombia's ancient people during this 7-hour trip to Guatavita Lake and Bogotá's Gold Museum. Journey one hour from Bogotá to Guatavita Lake, a natural reservoir used as a sacred site by the indigenous Muiscas and famed for the numerous gold artifacts recovered from its deep. Then travel back to Bogotá to explore the 'Museo del Oro' (Gold Museum) housing thousands of gold objects collected at the lake and nearby. Your gold-themed trip also covers entrance fees, snacks, a driver-guide and round-trip hotel transport.

Explore the mysteries of the scenic Laguna de Guatavita, a sacred lake used by the indigenous peoples of Colombia for ritual purposes, on this 6-hour excursion from Bogotá. Discover the intriguing history of this unique body of water, once believed by explorers to be the origins for the legendary story of 'El Dorado,' as your meander its picturesque shoreline. Your tour also includes round-trip transportation from your Bogotá hotel, a guide and all entrance fees.

Uncover the mysteries behind one of Colombia's most fascinating legends on a full-day trip to the secreted Guatavita Lagoon from Bogotà. Escape the hustle and bustle of the city to travel deep into the Andean mountains, through spectacular landscapes of dense jungle and snow-capped mountains. Visit an indigenous town beside the lagoon and hear of how locals used to give gold to the gods as a tribute and sacrifice. Capture photographs of the iridescent lagoon surrounded by lush greenery, and then enrich your knowledge of gold at the glimmering Gold Museum in downtown Bogota.

Have an adventure in search of the legendary 'City of Gold' during this 7-hour private tour to Colombia's Guatavita region. Explore the architectural treasures of New Guatavita before heading to Guatavita Lagoon, a nearby lake famous for its recovered gold artifacts (and connection to the story of 'El Dorado'). Before you finish your day you'll make an optional visit to nearby Zipaquirá or Nemocón, where you can shop for local handicrafts. A private guide, entrance fees, lunch and round-trip hotel transport are included.

Escape the city and experience two of Colombia's top attractions on a 10-hour tour of the Zipaquirá Salt Cathedral and Lake Guatavita from Bogota. Descend to the otherworldly Zipaquirá Salt Cathedral; enjoy a Colombian lunch in Zipaquirá, known as the City of Salt; and discover the legend of El Dorado during a visit to Lake Guatavita, a crater lake famed for its vivid green color. Entrance fees and hotel pickup and drop-off are included.