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Villa De Leyva And Ráquira Private Tour 12 Hours with Lunch
Ráquira
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Villa de Leyva
Ráquira

Villa De Leyva & Ráquira Private Exclusive 12 Hours tour Lunch In

By Bogota Henry Tours
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Overview

One of the most beautiful villages in Colombia is Villa de Leyva, founded in 1572 and declared by Unesco as a world heritage site. Walk through the cobblestone streets of typical Spanish architecture, with its interior patios adorned with arches, fountains and multi-colored flowers, enjoy its quiet and serene beauty it is an incomparable pleasure, a delight for the senses!

Do not miss the Saturdays market! For the visitor, the bustling activity of the popular sales, the proximity of the authentic people with their traditional hospitality and their characteristic garments, constitute a unique attraction, an unforgettable opportunity.

Ráquira, one of the most colourful towns in Colombia, is known throughout Colombia for its ceramics, which even today conserve pre-Columbian techniques and designs.

On Sundays, the traditional local market takes place, allowing you to feel the real Andean environment. Ráquira has been prized as “The Most beautiful village in Boyacá”.

Activity location

  • Puente de Boyaca
    • Puente de Boyaca Puente De Boyaca, Km 110 Bogota - Tunja, Ventaquemada,
    • Boyaca, Colombia

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Puente de Boyaca
    • Puente de Boyaca Puente De Boyaca, Km 110 Bogota - Tunja, Ventaquemada,
    • Boyaca, Colombia

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What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedWater bottle
  • What's includedWhat's includedTravel insurance
  • What's includedWhat's includedCoffee break
  • What's includedWhat's includedFace-to-Face Professional Tourism Guide English / Spanish
  • What's includedWhat's includedDoor-to-Door exclusive transport by private car
  • What's includedWhat's includedLunch in typical restaurant
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedAlcoholic drinks (available to purchase)
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedService charge
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedOther expenses not specified

Know before you book

  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Specialised infant seats are available
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Casual clothing
  • It is advisable to bring a warm jacket
  • Sun cream
  • A moderate amount of walking is required
  • Due to uneven surfaces, this route is not recommended for people with walking disabilities or who use a wheelchair.
  • Subject to favourable weather conditions. The schedule of the visit could be adjusted to the weather conditions.
  • Children must be accompanied by an adult
  • In accordance with UK consumer law, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.
  • This activity is provided by a private individual (a party not acting within their trade, business or profession).

Activity itinerary

Puente de Boyaca
  • 3h
The journey Depending on the day of the week, the state of the roads and even the weather, the route may change. Basically, we have two routes. If possible, we go on one route and return on the other. ROUTE 1. Bogotá, Chiquinquirá, Ráquira, Villa de Leyva, Samacá, Boyacá Bridge, Bogotá. If we use this route, we stop at the Basilica of Our Lady of Chiquinquirá, Santa Patron of Colombia. ROUTE 2. Bogotá, Boyacá Bridge, Samacá, Villa de Leyva, Ráquira, Chiquinquirá Bogotá. If we use this route, we stop at the Boyacá Bridge, place where the Battle of Boyacá happened, which determined the independence of Colombia on August 7, 1819. Explanation. Coffee Break Two hours away, we stop for a cup of coffee.
Villa de Leyva
  • 3h
Villa de Leyva white village founded by the Spaniard Andrés Díaz Venero de Leyva in 1572, declared a national monument in 1954, and a Universal Heritage of Humanity according to UNESCO. The church of Nuestra Señora del Rosario dominates the Main Plaza of the Villa, the largest in Colombia, is framed by the impressive mountains that support it. The whole town preserves the charm of its cobblestone streets, its white houses with balconies dotted with multicoloured flowers, with spacious interior patios and water fountains that refresh the atmosphere with its eternal music. DO NOT MISS THE TRADITIONAL MARKET VERY COLORFUL AND VERY ANDEAN, WHICH IS CELEBRATED THE SATURDAYS, and which the peasants of the region attend to offer their products. Many typical craft shops and excellent restaurants complete the panorama of this fascinating corner of Colombia.
Plaza de Raquira
  • 3h
  • Admission ticket included
The road between Villa de Leyva and Ráquira is very interesting, as it crosses a desert sector of incomparable beauty, natural environment, which allows appreciating the daily life of the farmers in their daily work of grazing and agriculture in small rural communities. The populations of Sáchica, Sutamarchán, and Tinjacá are visited, typical examples of the Colombian Andean peoples. Lunch included in a typical restaurant in the region. Ráquira Artesanal Capital of Colombia. Grey town, known throughout Colombia for its ceramic crafts, which preserve the primitive techniques and design since pre-Columbian times. On Sunday the traditional local market is celebrated, one of the most authentic events in Colombia, where you can feel the real atmosphere of the South American Andes. Ráquira has been awarded as "The Most Beautiful Village of Boyacá", due to the original colour of its houses and the decoration of its main park with handcrafted ceramics. DO NOT MISS THE TRADITIONAL MARKET THAT IS CELEBRATED ON SUNDAYS, and that the peasants of the region attend to offer their products.
Bogotá
  • 3h
Return to Bogotá includes a stop for a cup of Coffee.

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESPuente de Boyaca
    • Puente de Boyaca Puente De Boyaca, Km 110 Bogota - Tunja, Ventaquemada,
    • Boyaca, Colombia

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLEPuente de Boyaca
    • Puente de Boyaca Puente De Boyaca, Km 110 Bogota - Tunja, Ventaquemada,
    • Boyaca, Colombia

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