Hotel Porton Bogota

Hotel Porton Bogota

Hotel Class: 4 out of 5 stars4 Stars - 14 Opinions

Calle 84, NRO 7-55, Bogota, Colombia

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A very short visit to Bogota - where to go, what to do?

by truemetal

I will be in Bogota for a business meeting next week, so I have available Thursday (since I arrive 5am) and Saturday. I know, it is not enough time to see any new city/country, but that's all I have :-)

So, any advices on the "must see" things?

I am "outdoorish" type in general, are there some trips I should take out of the city? So far the candidate is Zipaquirá/Guatavita. Any advice on tour operators?

PS how long does it usually take to go through the immigration/customs in the Bogota airport?

Thank you all in advance!

Re: A very short visit to Bogota - where to go, what to do?

by nhoolb

Immigration and customs is quite swift. Within approx. 30 mins you are outside.

Things to do: indeed Zipaquira and Guatavita (the lake=legend of El Dorado, see the balsa in the Gold Museum).
Going up Monserrate.
Plaza Bolivar and the Candelaria, the Gold Museum, the museum Artes y Tradiciones Populares.

Read my tip upon how to act/organise when LEAVING Colombia (the Exencion stamp).

Re: A very short visit to Bogota - where to go, what to do?

by MalenaN

Zipaquirá/Guatavita is a nice excursion, but you won't have time to see both the city and do the daytrip. If you stay in Bogota you could start with going up to Monserrate (the first cable car leaves at 9.30) for great views over the city. Then visit the gold museum and after have lunch in Candelaria. It is nice to stroll around in the old courters of Candelaria and there you should also visit the Botero Collection (it doesn't close until 19.00).
The National Museum is also great, but you will probably not have time to visit.

Re: A very short visit to Bogota - where to go, what to do?

by jumpingnorman

As as has been said, the customs is swift, but when i got back to the USA, that was when customs was a bit tighter on me and they took their time opening my luggage. Definitely, Montserrat would be the ideal choice and take the funicular up --- do not walk up (dangerous to tourists hiking I hear), I just hired a driver to bring me to Zipaquira which I think cost $200? last year.Can't remember. Also, if you do get a driver, he can have you pass smaller cities around Bogota and my driver even brought me to a local grilling spot which was really cheap. If going to the gold museum, make sure there are no renovations still going on...enjoy your Bogota adventure -- it is a nice city to visit...

Re: A very short visit to Bogota - where to go, what to do?

by IsabelBalboa

Hi there, we were just there in August. It really depends on what you like. Do you like to eat well? shop? architecture? there are some really great and hip neighborhoods to check out - Zona T, Zona Rosa, Usaquen, Candelaria. I would skip the gold museum at this time since it's being refurbished and the current exhibition is very limited. Unless of course, you are a big fan of this type of thing. Near the current home of the gold museum is also the Botero museum. If you let me know what you like to do, I can make some suggestions.

Re: A very short visit to Bogota - where to go, what to do?

by nhoolb

I see you're back.

And? How did it go?

Would be nice to know for us.

Re: A very short visit to Bogota - where to go, what to do?

by nhoolb

But I see from your home-page that it's not your habit to respond back to people who anwered your questions in the forums.

Not a very friendly attitude, in my opinion.

Re: A very short visit to Bogota - where to go, what to do?

by truemetal

Thanks to all of you for your help! I had a great time in Colombia. Immigrations at 5am very so swift, that I was outside before people, who were supposed to pick me up, arrived :-)

Travel Tips for Bogotá

You must visit the downtown,...

by ca13

You must visit the downtown, is the Bogota's heart, there you could see all kind of people, also there you'll find shoppings, night clubs, bars, brothels, discos.
Don't forget visit the historical zone, there are a lot of important museums (Gold Museum, National Museum, the Botero Donation), colonial churches, and if you like architecture, you could appreciate it.

Another interesting zone is Chapinero, is a very comercial zone, there are a lot of shoppings, and restaurants.

You would visit the north zone too, in this zone you'll find a lot of fashion stores, and is a nice zone.

And finally you must go to the stadium. The best thing in Bogotá is support Millonarios at the stadium (Nemesio Camacho 'El Campín').

Try at least to learn some...

by Ossi.P

Try at least to learn some Spanish or if you already know Spanish try to speak it. Don't try to speak English. First, most Colombians don't know it proper and second they are even more friendly if you're talking their language. Speaking Spanish you'll be their friend at once...

Planetario Distrital

by morgr

Ok. So the world over has got planetariums and most are much better than this one. One weekend we were bored and had seen most all the museums and everything, so we decided to go to the planetarium.

The entrance fee is 2,000pesos. There is a small exhibit on space and such. There is a small 'moon rock' as well as a little Colombian flag that was carried to space and back and subsequently given to Colombia, according the plaque, 'in the name peace' by the United States.

Every so often (I don't know how often exactly) they have a show in the dome, with lasers projecting on the roof the different stars and constelations and such, giving the story and history about all this. It is only in Spanish.

Carrera 7 between the highway and Calle 28. Right beside the Parque de la Independencia, Museo de Bogota and the Plaza de Toros.

BICYCLE

by swesn

I noticed there are many overhead bridges and lanes created for cyclists. I was very surprised that this city actually catered a lot of infrastructure for bicycle-travelling.

In fact, on Sundays, several major avenues are closed or halved (4 lanes reduced to 2) for people to go cycling, roller-blading, jogging or walking their dogs. There are even stages set up in the middle of the highway for peopel to do aerobics.

What a conscientious effort of the government to encourage healthy sports amongst the locals.

On La Séptima

by Ames24 about La Salerno

A great Italian restaurant: very good food (pizza & more!) & very good service. Kind of a side note but the washroom was clean, & had a cool soap dispensor. We went there twice, I had pizza both times, it was delicious.

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