On this tour you’ll explore the underground world of the famous Zipaquirá Salt Mine Cathedral, an unbelievable and beautiful labyrinth of tunnels, passages and paces of worship; above ground you’ll discover the charming colonial town of Zipaquirá, and wander the streets of this wonderful old city.
You’ll be collected at 8:30am and be taken directly to the salt mine of Zipaquirá, where you will meet your bilingual guide and join in a tour of the Salt Cathedral. This is also where you’ll uncover an ancient salt mine 590 ft (180 m) underground converted into an amazing church that receives as many as 3000 people every Sunday of the year.
Once you’ve finished your tour, taken many many photos and come to understand how important this location has been for hundreds of years to the locals of this area you’ll take the short trip to the town of Zipaquirá where you’ll wander around the grand Plaza (main square), Independence Square and one of the oldest churches you can find in Colombia.
Posted By : 333LILIAN
Our visit to Zipaquira Salt Mine and Colonial town was part of a multi day private trip with BnB Colombia Tours. It is an outstanding company and our guide Juan Carlos Lagorio was an absolute delight. With excellent English and a great sense of humour, he was one of the best guides ever. He shared a lot of information and in between sights, we talked non-stop. The driver Giovanni was professional and a very good driver. We also shared a lot of jokes along the way. Zipaquira Salt Cathedral was impressive. The walk was easy and we were able to take a lot of photos. There are also a coffee shop and shops down in the mine, worth visiting. After the cathedral we went to Zipaquira town where we visited the plaza and beautiful church and afterwards we had lunch at Casa del Chorro. The food was excellent and we continued chatting until it was time to leave for Raquira. On the highway we encountered an accident and Giovanni had to take a detour which caused us to reach Raquira after dark. This pretty colourful town was I think even more beautiful with all the lights than during day time. Giovanni played some local music while we drove the hour to Villa de Leyva. All in all, a day to remember.
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Posted On : 2024-03-06 09:18:58 
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