Private tour to Villa de Leyva and surroundings

Private tour to Villa de Leyva and surroundings

Meet the beautiful Villa de Leyva, a small town founded in 1572 but stopped in time and in 1954 was declared a National Monument for its beautiful colonial architecture.

The tour starts from your place of lodging in Bogotá and the first stop will be the Boyacá Bridge, a monument declared Cultural Heritage due to its importance in commemorating the historic victory of the Battle of Boyacá, which granted independence to Colombia.

When you arrive at Villa de Leyva, you will enjoy a tour of the old cobbled alleys, its cobbled main square of 14,000 M2 surrounded by extraordinary colonial buildings and tourist sites of the itinerary.

Notes:

1- If you are interested in visiting another attraction, it may be replaced by an attraction of the itinerary that is not of your interest.

2- Due to the great gastronomic proposal in Villa de Leyva, we do NOT include lunch so you can choose the proposal that best suits your tastes and budget.

Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product

Stop At: Puente de Boyaca Puente De Boyaca, Km 110 Bogota - Tunja, Ventaquemada, Boyaca Colombia

On the way to Villa de Leyva, they will make a short stop at the Boyacá Bridge, a monument declared Cultural Heritage of the Nation, recognized for its great importance for the history of our country to commemorate the historic victory of the Battle of Boyacá, which granted independence to Colombia.

Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: Villa de Leyva, Boyaca, Colombia

We take you to know and enjoy Villa de Leyva, a small Colombian town that despite being founded in 1572 stopped in time and in 1954 it was declared a National Monument for its beautiful colonial architecture.

The tour starts from your hotel in Bogota and you will be transferred to this beautiful town located approximately 160 km northeast of Bogotá.

Arriving at Villa de Leyva, you will enjoy a quiet journey through the cobbled old alleys and you will get to know its 14,000 square meter large cobbled main square which is surrounded by old but extraordinary colonial buildings.

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Casa Terracota, Villa de Leyva Colombia

The largest house in the world made entirely of clay and with the same technique as handicrafts are made.

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Centro de Investigaciones Paleontologicas - CIP, Via a Santa Sofia km 4, Villa de Leyva Colombia

Research Center and exhibition of a collection of Colombian marine monsters that coexisted with the dinosaurs.

Duration: 40 minutes

Stop At: Parque Arqueologico de Monquira El infiernito, Villa de Leyva 00009 Colombia

Lithic monument that has basically two components: 30 large columns of stone with phallic form, which are scattered in an irregular way by the place and more than 100 smaller columns arranged in two rows from east to west.

Duration: 40 minutes

Stop At: Pozos Azules, Carretera Villa de Leyva, Villa de Leyva Colombia

Striking water wells colored by the action of sulfur salts that are released inside them.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Plaza de Raquira, Raquira Colombia

Small municipality considered as the artisan capital of Colombia, well known for its crafts made in Barro.

Duration: 40 minutes