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Graffiti Tour in La Candelaria Bogotá

Name: Graffiti Tour in La Candelaria Bogotá
Brand: Gran Colombia Tours
SKU: 59388P20
Price: 13.00 USD
Rating: 5.0 (253 reviews)

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Shared Graffiti Tour in Bogota La Candelaria

2 hours 30 minutes (approx.)
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

Vibrant and exciting, Bogota's street art scene can't be missed. This street art tour makes sure you don't overlook a thing as your guide takes you to some of the city's essential murals in the La Candelaria urban art district. Learn about the history of Bogota and get a local perspective on its culture as you go.

Bogota street art tour in the La Candelaria district
Learn the history of the city as told by its artists
Guide shares insight in the murals you might miss on your own
Authentic travel experience immerses you in local culture

What's Included

Tours Guide
Visit to several graffiti in downtown Bogotá
Socio-political context of graffiti production
Colombian Andean Tea
All-risk insurance

Extra purchases
Hotel pick-up and drop-off

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

Plaza Del Chorro de Quevedo
Pl. Del Chorro de Quevedo, La Candelaria, Bogotá, Colombia
Find us next to the fountain at Chorro de Quevedo. Just look for the yellow umbrella!

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

What To Expect

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately, we will provide an umbrella in case it rains.
Most travelers can participate

Be aware you are paying the tip of the tour in advance.
Be aware this tour can be in English and Spanish at the same time depending on the group.
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 20 travelers

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.

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Reviews

5.0

253 reviews

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great tour

Debbie_L, Apr 2024

Our tour guide was great, we enjoyed walking and learning about local street art. Our teenage boys enjoyed it too!

Response from Host, Apr 2024

Hola, Debbie! Thank you for your review. We're happy to read you and your guys enjoyed learning about urban art in our colorful Bogota City. Thank you for choosing us!

Highly recommend 🎨

Borislava_P, Mar 2024

Five stars for the Bogotá Graffiti Tour with the incredible guide Gabriele! 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 Every alley and street corner turned into a live gallery, with stories and art that vibrated with life and color. Gabriele's passion and knowledge truly brought the walls to life. Highly recommend this tour to anyone wanting to see the heart and soul of the city through its art.🎨

Response from Host, Apr 2024

Hola! Thank you so much for taking the time to leave this review. You just described what we work for: to show you the live gallery this city is and we're happy to read you enjoyed this experience. Your tour guide will be thrilled to know you had such a great time! For recommending us, muchas gracias!!

Beautiful Public Art

Elvira_P, Mar 2024

We loved the graffiti tour with Bernardo. He explained the techniques used by the artists as well as the social and cultural themes depicted in the art. We saw many beautiful murals and also walked La Candelaria.

Response from Host, Mar 2024

Hola, Elvira! Thank you so much for this review and for being part of our Graffiti Tour. It is indeed an experience to learn about all the things that are behind urban art. We hope to see you again in the future.

Art beyond words

juliannakeyes, Feb 2024

Really fantastic way to see a bit of the soul of the city. The tour included some history, explanations and examples of graffiti/mural styles, and lots of fun photo ops. Our guide, Christian, was so passionate about the art and thr Colombian culture. I strongly recommend this as a supplement/alternative to the more traditional city tour.

Response from Host, Feb 2024

Hola, Julianna! Thank you for this review. Christian will be happy to read he did a great job as he always does. We're glad to know you enjoyed seeing Bogota from a different perspective: the artistic, urban point of view which widens what you learn about the city and our country. Thank you for choosing us!

Brilliant Bogata tour

Harriet_c, Feb 2024

My experience was excellent. Our guide was very knowledgeable and really brought history to life . The market tour was most interesting as was the coffee lecture. I highly recommend this tour .

Response from Host, Feb 2024

Hola, Harriet. Thank you for your review. We love knowing you had such a nice time while visiting Bogota and getting to learn the best insights of the city. Thank you for choosing us!

Excellent

Christopher_S, Feb 2024

Great insight into the role graffiti plays in Bogotá. From the early start to present day. Really enjoyed the personal touch presented by our guide.

Response from Host, Feb 2024

Hola, Christopher! Thank you for this brief but great summary of the graffiti tour. It is the importance of urban art to the city and the country's culture and history, all of it seen through the eyes of a local guide! We're glad that you were part of it! Thank you

Great Tour!

Bomkapr_K, Jan 2024

Luis was a great guide and I had a wonderful time learning about the history, culture and evolution of graffiti in Bogotá. I would definitely recommend.

Response from Host, Feb 2024

Hola! We're glad to read you had a wonderful time while learning about the urban art in Bogota and that you recommend our tour. Muchas gracias!

Blah Tour

Jeffrey_E, Jan 2024

The tour guide spoke way too quickly in both English and Spanish. He did not provide a great deal of history of the Candelaria district, nor did he encourage questions. The tour was blah.

Response from Host, Feb 2024

Hola, Jeffrey. We're sorry to hear that your Graffiti Tour experience wasn't as pleasant. Kindly take into account that the tour you did was a graffiti tour and that is why it was focused on urban art. We do have another one focused on Colombian and Bogota's old district history. However, we offer feedback to our guides in order to keep improving and we will work to encourage our tour guides to engage more and constantly improve their performance. Thank you for choosing us!

A great experience

Gene_J, Dec 2023

Our guide Nataly was great! She taught us about the history of graffiti and how it has evolved in Bogata. She also shared insights about the community. She took a personal interest in every one on the tour and made the experience personal. Would highly recommend this tour for anyone who wanted to learn more about the Candelaria neighborhood.

Response from Host, Dec 2023

Hola! Many thanks for recommending us and for taking the time to leave this review. We're thrilled to read you enjoyed spending time with Nataly. We're sure she will be happy to know you learned about Bogota with her. We hope to see you again in the future.

Very Knowledgeable.

Mr_R, Dec 2023

The guide was very well spoken and knowledgeable about every stop we made. Extremely thankful and glad I booked this tour. Will do it again next time.

Response from Host, Dec 2023

Hola! We're the ones thankful and glad to know you had a great time walking around Bogota. Thank you for choosing us and leaving your review. We definitely hope to see you again in the future.

Take this tour!

melissa_l, Nov 2023

Tour Guide was very informed as well as i nteresting and funny! He said he was an artist himself, so that granted the tour even more authenticity. You could feel he was passionate about street art and Bogota's impact as well. I thoroughly enjoyed myself and recommend this tour to all!

Response from Host, Nov 2023

Hola, Melissa! Thank you for your review and for recommending us! We love knowing you enjoyed learning about our urban in Bogota with your guide. Many thanks for choosing us and we hope to see you again in the future.

Must do walking tour!

Dione_D, Oct 2023

On the day of my scheduled trip it stormed at the time of my reservation. Columbian Tours accommodated me for next day no problem! Luis was an amazing tour guide he gave us a great history of Columbian while checking out the street graffiti and murals! I highly recommend this tour!

Response from Host, Nov 2023

Hola! Thank you for recommending us and for taking the time to leave this review. We're glad you were able to do the tour without rain and you had fun with Luis while walking around Bogota's best urban art. We hope to see you again someday!

Enjoyable tour

Katherine_C, Sep 2023

Gabriel was a very organized guide who looked after our small group with care. The street art was so beautiful to look it and I enjoyed the tour very much.

Response from Host, Sep 2023

Hi, Katherine! We're glad to know you enjoyed spending the time with your guide Gabriel around the vibrant streets of Bogota. Thank you so much for leaving this review and for choosing us!

Great tour! Highly recommend!

Evan_S, Sep 2023

Luis was an excellent guide! He was very knowledgeable about the art and the artists, and did a great job explaining not just the story behind each of the pieces shown, but also the history of graffiti, both in general and in Bogotá, and the social, cultural, and legal considerations surrounding street art.

Response from Host, Sep 2023

Hola, Evan. Thank you for leaving this review. We love to know you enjoyed doing the graffiti tour with Luis this much. We hope you had an overall view of what this artistic way of expression means for Colombia's history and people. Thank you for choosing us!

Must do in Bogota !

Arnaud_B, Sep 2023

We had an awesome experience with Sara: she shared interesting stories and made this tour feel like a friend giving you a personal tour. Thank you Sara !

Response from Host, Sep 2023

Hola, Arnaud! Thank you for leaving your review. Sara will be happy to know you had a great day with her as the tour guide. We're proud to have a friendly, kind and knowledgeable guide like her in our team! Thank you for choosing us.

Confusion meant we ended up on the wrong tour... we had a good time but

Karen_C, Sep 2023

Informative guide. Really enjoyed the history. However, this was not the graffiti tour. Some were on a free walking tour (make a donation), some had booked and paid for a history / walking tour - we had booked the Graffiti Tour. The issue wasn't apparently until the end - when the guide (understandably) made suggestions of the donation for the tour she'd done as a 'free tour'. We were at the correct location - including finding the yellow umbrella as instructed etc. Great tour guide etc - just not what we'd booked and paid for.

Response from Host, Sep 2023

Hi, Karen. Thank you for taking the time to leave this review of your experience with the tour. We're sorry for the inconvenience but we're glad to know you had a nice time even when there was confusion. We have 4 different tours scheduled at the same time and we receive a big amount of people every day. And although our tour guides check on people before starting, sometimes there can be confusion if the tourist do not double-check the tour they're joining. We'll keep working to improve and avoid misunderstandings like those. We hope to receive you again!

Murals are worth more than words!

Michelle_P, Jul 2023

Luis was an excellent tour guide and I learned so much about graffiti, murals, and other Colombian history. I also enjoyed the tea experience.

Response from Host, Aug 2023

Hi! We're glad that you enjoyed the art in the city and learned something from it, thank you for sharing your experience with us.

Street art history of Bogota

Raul_M, Jul 2023

Lifred Gabriel and Sara gave us a tour down street art history lane. With a great walk through Bogotá’s historic downtown, you walk through various styles and collectives of the city.

Response from Host, Aug 2023

Hi, Raul! Thank you for this review of your experience in Bogota. We'll definitely let Sara and Gabriel know you enjoyed the tour. Thank you for choosing Gran Colombia Tours.

Great!

SimonLuhende_B, Jun 2023

The tour was great, we got around a nice part of the city with cool and beautiful graffiti. The guide, Lifred, was very kind and knowledgeable, he could also answer more historic / societal questions, rather than "just" talk about the meaning of the different murals, types of graffiti and artists. I would recommend it to anyone who likes to know about culture and to a certain extent history (the tour is, ofcourse, mainly about graffiti though).

Response from Host, Jul 2023

Hi, Simon! Thank you for your review. We are proud to have guides in our team that are friendly and knowledgeable and that offer wide perspectives of our rich urban culture! Thank you for choosing Gran Colombia Tours.

Great tour to understand the local graffiti scene

Nicholas_P, May 2023

Great tour, we got to get immersed in the the local graffiti scene, super interesting. Cristian was super knowledgeable and friendly.!

Response from Host, May 2023

Hola Nicholas, thank you so much for daring to discover the happiest nation in the world. We are very happy to know you had a great time learning about graffiti in La Candelaria, it's definitely a spot you must visit when in Colombia. Cristian will be happy to know he did a great job as your guide. Thank you again for choosing Gran Colombia Tours.