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guide","hw_hub_city_hero_h1":"Things to do in Bogot\u00e1","hw_hub_city_hero_intro":"Colombia's capital at 2,600 metres: colonial streets in La Candelaria, a world-class gold museum, a serious food scene and a mountain-top view over one of South America's biggest cities.","hw_hub_city_hero_image":"1307715","hw_hub_city_hero_overlay":"medium","hw_hub_city_hero_cta":"Pick a neighbourhood | #areas\r\nWhat it costs | #money","hw_hub_city_live_stats":"1","hw_hub_city_stats":"3\u20134 | Days to do it properly","hw_hub_city_intro_title":"The capital in the clouds","hw_hub_city_intro_body":"Bogot\u00e1 sits on a high plateau in the Andes, with the green wall of the Eastern Hills rising behind the city. At 2,600 metres it is cool all year, with highs around 19 or 20 degrees, chilly nights and quick changes between sun and rain. It is a city of around eight million people, and most travellers arrive here first.\r\n\r\nLa Candelaria, the colonial centre, is where most visits begin: cobbled streets, brightly painted houses, the Plaza de Bol\u00edvar and the best museums in the country, including the Museo del Oro and the Museo Botero. North of the centre, Chapinero, the Zona G and the Zona T are where Bogot\u00e1 eats and goes out, and Usaqu\u00e9n has a Sunday market in an old village swallowed by the city.\r\n\r\nGive Bogot\u00e1 three or four days. Two for the centre, Monserrate and the museums, one for the food markets and northern neighbourhoods, and a day out to the Salt Cathedral in Zipaquir\u00e1. Take the first day slowly: the altitude can leave you breathless and tired.","hw_hub_city_facts":"Language | Spanish\r\nCurrency | Colombian peso (COP)\r\nAltitude | 2,600m. Take the first day slowly\r\nFrom the airport | El Dorado, 30\u201345 minutes\r\nGetting around | Ride apps and TransMilenio\r\nEmergency | 123\r\nTap water | Safe to drink\r\nTipping | 10% is often added as voluntary propina\r\nHow long to stay | Three to four days\r\nBest months | December to March and July to August","hw_hub_city_areas_title":"Where to base yourself","hw_hub_city_areas_intro":"La Candelaria has the hostels and the sights. Chapinero is better for food and nightlife, Teusaquillo is calm and central, and Usaqu\u00e9n is quiet and upmarket in the north.","hw_hub_city_areas_map":"1","hw_hub_city_areas_zoom":"12","hw_hub_city_hostels_pins":"1","hw_hub_city_areas_live":"1","hw_hub_city_areas":"La Candelaria | Sights, budget, first-timers | The colonial centre, with cobbled streets, museums and most of the hostels. Busy and fun by day, quiet and less safe late at night. | 4.5970 | -74.0720 | La Candelaria | \nChapinero | Food, nightlife, LGBTQ+ scene | A big, lively district north of the centre, with the Zona G restaurants, craft beer bars and an alternative scene. | 4.6450 | -74.0630 | Chapinero | \nTeusaquillo | Calm, central, residential | Leafy streets of English-style brick houses between the centre and Chapinero, close to the Parque Sim\u00f3n Bol\u00edvar. | 4.6380 | -74.0800 | Teusaquillo | \nUsaqu\u00e9n | Quiet, upmarket, Sunday market | An old village in the north, with a pretty square, good restaurants and the Sunday flea market. Far from the centre. | 4.6950 | -74.0310 | Usaqu\u00e9n | ","hw_hub_city_itin_title":"How long have you got?","hw_hub_city_itin_intro":"Museums, markets, a mountain and a day out on the plateau.","hw_hub_city_itin":"","hw_hub_city_do_title":"Things to do in Bogot\u00e1","hw_hub_city_do_body":"Start in La Candelaria. The Museo del Oro holds tens of thousands of pre-Columbian gold pieces, and the room of offerings at the top is unforgettable. Nearby, the Museo Botero has a large collection of Fernando Botero's work alongside pieces by Picasso, Monet and Dal\u00ed, and it is free. The Plaza de Bol\u00edvar has the cathedral, the Congress and the Palace of Justice around one huge square.\r\n\r\nGo up Monserrate, the mountain above the city, by cable car or funicular for views across Bogot\u00e1, best in the morning before the clouds come in. Fit walkers can climb the path, which is steep and takes around one to two hours; check which days it is open and go early.\r\n\r\nThe graffiti tour in La Candelaria is one of the best introductions to the city's politics and art. On Sundays and holidays, the Ciclov\u00eda closes more than 100 km of roads to cars, and the whole city comes out on bikes. Paloquemao market is the place for tropical fruit and flowers, and the Usaqu\u00e9n flea market fills the old village on Sundays.","hw_hub_city_do_points":"Museo del Oro | Pre-Columbian gold. Unmissable\r\nMonserrate | Cable car, funicular or a steep climb\r\nGraffiti tour | Art and politics in La Candelaria\r\nCiclov\u00eda | Car-free roads on Sundays and holidays","hw_hub_city_do_tag":"things-to-do","hw_hub_city_do_more":"All things to do in Bogot\u00e1","hw_hub_city_free_title":"And what it costs nothing to do","hw_hub_city_free_body":"The Museo Botero is free every day, and the Museo del Oro is free on Sundays (expect queues). Several other museums in La Candelaria, run by the central bank, are free too.\r\n\r\nFree walking tours and graffiti tours leave from La Candelaria every day; tip the guide at the end. The Ciclov\u00eda on Sundays and holidays is free to join, on foot or on a hired bike.\r\n\r\nThe Plaza de Bol\u00edvar, the Chorro de Quevedo square and the street performers along the Carrera S\u00e9ptima cost nothing, and the Parque Sim\u00f3n Bol\u00edvar is the city's biggest green space.","hw_hub_city_free_points":"Museo Botero | Free every day\r\nMuseo del Oro | Free on Sundays\r\nWalking tours | Daily from La Candelaria. Tip the guide\r\nCiclov\u00eda | Sundays and holidays","hw_hub_city_free_tag":"free","hw_hub_city_free_more":"All free things to do in Bogot\u00e1","hw_hub_city_food_title":"Eating and drinking","hw_hub_city_food_body":"Ajiaco is the city's dish: a chicken and three-potato soup with corn, served with cream, capers and avocado, perfect for a cold Bogot\u00e1 day. Try it in La Candelaria. Changua, a milk and egg soup, is the classic breakfast, and tamales and hot chocolate with cheese are an afternoon tradition.\r\n\r\nBogot\u00e1 has some of the best restaurants in South America, especially in the Zona G, Chapinero and Usaqu\u00e9n. Paloquemao market is the place to taste fruit you have never heard of, from lulo and granadilla to pitahaya, and to eat a cheap lunch at the stalls.\r\n\r\nA men\u00fa del d\u00eda costs a few euros in any local restaurant. Colombian coffee is easy to find in excellent speciality caf\u00e9s, and chicha, a fermented corn drink, is sold around the Chorro de Quevedo.","hw_hub_city_food_points":"Ajiaco | Chicken and potato soup. The city's dish\r\nPaloquemao | Fruit, flowers and cheap lunches\r\nChocolate with cheese | An afternoon tradition\r\nZona G | Some of the best restaurants in the country","hw_hub_city_food_tag":"food","hw_hub_city_food_more":"All food guides for Bogot\u00e1","hw_hub_city_nightlife_title":"Going out","hw_hub_city_nightlife_body":"The Zona T and the Zona Rosa in the north are the city's main nightlife area, with bars, clubs and restaurants around a pedestrian T-shaped street. Chapinero has a younger, more alternative scene, with craft beer, live music and the centre of Bogot\u00e1's LGBTQ+ nightlife.\r\n\r\nAndr\u00e9s Carne de Res in Ch\u00eda, outside the city, is a famous and theatrical restaurant-party, and there is a branch in the Zona T. La Candelaria has cheap bars and hostel nights, but gets quiet and less safe late.\r\n\r\nNights start late and go on until early morning. Use ride apps to get home, and never leave a drink unattended.","hw_hub_city_nightlife_points":"Zona T and Zona Rosa | Bars and clubs in the north\r\nChapinero | Alternative, LGBTQ+ and craft beer\r\nAndr\u00e9s Carne de Res | A restaurant that becomes a party\r\nGetting home | Ride apps only","hw_hub_city_nightlife_tag":"nightlife","hw_hub_city_nightlife_more":"All nightlife guides for Bogot\u00e1","hw_hub_city_transport_title":"Getting around","hw_hub_city_transport_body":"TransMilenio, the bus rapid transit network, is cheap and covers the city, though it gets very crowded at rush hour and pickpockets work the busy stations. You pay with a rechargeable TuLlave card. For most travellers, ride apps are the easiest and safest way around, especially at night. Bogot\u00e1's first metro line is under construction.\r\n\r\nEl Dorado airport is around 30 to 45 minutes from La Candelaria, depending on traffic, and is the main hub for domestic flights. Medell\u00edn, Cartagena and Santa Marta are each around an hour to an hour and a half by plane.\r\n\r\nThe main bus terminal, the Terminal Salitre, has buses all over the country. Villa de Leyva is around four hours away, Medell\u00edn around nine.","hw_hub_city_transport_points":"TransMilenio | Cheap but crowded. Watch your pockets\r\nRide apps | The easiest way around\r\nEl Dorado airport | 30\u201345 minutes from the centre\r\nTerminal Salitre | Buses across the country","hw_hub_city_transport_tag":"transport","hw_hub_city_transport_more":"All transport guides for Bogot\u00e1","hw_hub_city_money_title":"What Bogot\u00e1 costs","hw_hub_city_money_body":"Bogot\u00e1 is good value for a capital. Dorm beds start around \u20ac8, with the well-rated hostels in La Candelaria and Chapinero more like \u20ac10 to \u20ac18. A men\u00fa del d\u00eda is \u20ac3 to \u20ac5, a coffee \u20ac1 to \u20ac2 and a beer \u20ac1 to \u20ac3.\r\n\r\nThe Museo Botero is free and the Museo del Oro is cheap. The Monserrate cable car and funicular are the main sightseeing costs, and the Salt Cathedral is the main day trip expense.\r\n\r\nCards are widely accepted, but carry some cash. Use ATMs inside banks or shopping centres.","hw_hub_city_money_points":"Dorm bed | Around \u20ac8\u201318\r\nMen\u00fa del d\u00eda | \u20ac3\u20135\r\nMuseums | Free or cheap\r\nATMs | Use ones inside banks or malls","hw_hub_city_money_tag":"budget","hw_hub_city_money_more":"All budget guides for Bogot\u00e1","hw_hub_city_safety_title":"Safety and scams","hw_hub_city_safety_body":"Bogot\u00e1 needs more care than most places in Colombia. Phone snatching and armed robbery happen, especially in La Candelaria after dark, on TransMilenio and around busy stations. La Candelaria is busy and fine by day, but empties at night: take a ride app even for short distances after dark.\r\n\r\nDo not walk up Monserrate on your own or late in the day, and do not wander into unfamiliar neighbourhoods south of the centre. Keep your phone out of sight on the street.\r\n\r\nDrink spiking with scopolamine is a real risk in bars and with people met through dating apps. Never leave your drink and meet new people in busy places. In an emergency, call 123.","hw_hub_city_safety_points":"Emergency | 123\r\nLa Candelaria at night | Take a ride app, even for short trips\r\nMonserrate path | Go early, never alone\r\nDrink spiking | Never leave your drink","hw_hub_city_safety_tag":"safety","hw_hub_city_safety_more":"All safety guides for Bogot\u00e1","hw_hub_city_trips_title":"Worth leaving the city for","hw_hub_city_trips_intro":"Salt mines, sacred lakes and colonial towns on the plateau.","hw_hub_city_trips":"Villa de Leyva | About 4 hours | Bus from the Terminal Salitre | A whitewashed colonial town with a huge cobbled square. Best with two nights. |  | 1306324\nChingaza National Park | About 2 to 3 hours | Guided tour only | High p\u00e1ramo with frailejones and lakes, the source of much of the city's water. |  | 1306328","hw_hub_city_trips_tag":"day-trips","hw_hub_city_trips_more":"All day trips from Bogot\u00e1","hw_hub_city_season_title":"When to go","hw_hub_city_season_intro":"Bogot\u00e1 is cool all year, with highs around 19 or 20 degrees. December to March and July to August are drier. Bring layers and a rain jacket whatever the month.","hw_hub_city_season_note":"Average highs, rounded. Nights can drop to single figures.","hw_hub_city_season_rows":"January | 20 | 4 | Dry and sunny. Cold nights\r\nFebruary | 20 | 3 | Dry\r\nMarch | 20 | 3 | Rains begin\r\nApril | 19 | 2 | Rainy\r\nMay | 19 | 2 | Rainy afternoons\r\nJune | 19 | 3 | Drier\r\nJuly | 19 | 3 | Drier and windy\r\nAugust | 19 | 4 | Holidays. Kite season\r\nSeptember | 19 | 3 | Mixed\r\nOctober | 19 | 2 | The wettest month\r\nNovember | 19 | 2 | Wet\r\nDecember | 19 | 4 | Dry season starts. Christmas lights","hw_hub_city_events_title":"What is on while you are there","hw_hub_city_events_intro":"Free festivals, concerts and the Sunday Ciclov\u00eda.","hw_hub_city_events_source":"api","hw_hub_city_events_count":"8","hw_hub_city_events_cache":"24","hw_hub_city_events_cta_label":"All events in Bogot\u00e1","hw_hub_city_events_cta_url":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/events\/south-america\/colombia\/bogota\/","hw_hub_city_events":"Ciclov\u00eda | Every Sunday and public holiday | Across the city | More than 100 km of roads closed to cars for cyclists, runners and skaters. |  | \nRock al Parque | Dates vary by year | Parque Sim\u00f3n Bol\u00edvar | One of the biggest free rock festivals in Latin America. |  | \nUsaqu\u00e9n flea market | Every Sunday | Usaqu\u00e9n | Crafts, food and street performers in the old village square. |  | ","hw_hub_city_budget_title":"What your trip will cost","hw_hub_city_budget_intro":"Per night, for one person, based on Bogot\u00e1 prices.","hw_hub_city_budget_note":"Treat these as a guide. The Salt Cathedral and nights in the Zona T cost extra.","hw_hub_city_budget_rows":"Shoestring | 9 | 9 | 3 | 5\r\nMiddle of the road | 16 | 17 | 7 | 14\r\nComfortable | 35 | 35 | 14 | 28","hw_hub_city_budget_currency":"\u20ac","hw_hub_city_hostels_title":"Where to stay","hw_hub_city_hostels_intro":"The highest-rated hostels in Bogot\u00e1, straight from Hostelworld. Prices and availability are live on each property page.","hw_hub_city_hostels_cta_label":"All hostels in Bogot\u00e1","hw_hub_city_hostels_cta_url":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/hostels\/south-america\/colombia\/bogota\/","hw_hub_city_hostels_source":"api","hw_hub_city_hostels_count":"12","hw_hub_city_hostels_cache":"12","hw_hub_city_picks":"Best for solo travellers |  |  | \nBest for a party |  |  | \nQuietest |  |  | ","hw_hub_city_hostels":"","hw_hub_city_team_title":"","hw_hub_city_team_intro":"","hw_hub_city_team":"","hw_hub_city_faq_title":"Bogot\u00e1 questions","hw_hub_city_faq_note":"The ones we get asked most.","hw_hub_city_faqs":"How many days do you need in Bogot\u00e1? | Three or four: two for La Candelaria, the museums and Monserrate, and one or two for the markets, the north and the Salt Cathedral.\r\nWhere should I stay in Bogot\u00e1? | La Candelaria for the sights and most hostels, Chapinero for food and nightlife, and Teusaquillo for a calm, central base.\r\nIs Bogot\u00e1 safe? | It needs more care than most Colombian cities. Use ride apps after dark, keep your phone hidden, watch your pockets on TransMilenio and never leave a drink.\r\nWill the altitude affect me? | At 2,600 metres many people feel breathless or tired at first. Take the first day slowly, drink water and go easy on alcohol.\r\nHow do I get up Monserrate? | By cable car or funicular, or on foot up a steep path that takes one to two hours. Walk early, never alone, and check the path is open that day.\r\nIs the Museo del Oro worth it? | Yes. It is one of the best museums in South America, and it is free on Sundays.\r\nBogot\u00e1 or Medell\u00edn? | Medell\u00edn has the better climate and the bigger hostel scene. Bogot\u00e1 has the museums and the food. Both are worth a few days.","hw_hub_city_cta_title":"Say yes to hostels, meet the world","hw_hub_city_cta_body":"Compare hostels in Bogot\u00e1: live prices, real reviews and free cancellation on most bookings. 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