Colombian History Tour: Discover Our Past

Explore Colombia’s history of conflict, drug trade, and peace on this insightful tour. Understand the past and present of one of the world’s happiest countries.

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Santander Park - The tour will commence at Santander Park, a symbolic location in Bogotá where significant historical events have unfolded. The guide will share stories about the events that marked the onset of the armed conflict in Colombia and how this park has been a venue for demonstrations and protests.
  • Avenida Jimenez - Jimenez Avenue…
What's Included
  • Certified professional guide
  • Free Tour Map
What's Not Included
  • Lunch and tips.
Additional Information

Colombia, known as one of the happiest countries globally, has struggled with a tarnished reputation due to issues like drug production and violent conflicts among various armed groups. However, much has changed, and during this tour, you’ll gain insight into the causes, development, and conflicts that have shaped Colombia’s history. By the end of this…

Location
Gold Museum
Carrera 6
Meet us in front of the Bogotá Gold Museum, where you will find your guide with the red Beyond Colombia umbrella.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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209miguell
May 16, 2025
The best tour if you really want to understand Colombia. - This is by far the best tour you can do if you are into real local history. The tour guide, Santiago is very good and really informed. You can openly ask questions and he will have factual answers.
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172enriquez
May 16, 2025
Fantastico con Santiago - Santiago was excellent tour guide to a very sensitive tour, he gladly answered all the questions, don't hesitate to go with him
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Iliass482
Apr 30, 2025
Bogota history tour - This tour is a must Leo really guide us through the history of Colombia explaining to us every period of time pretty well. I highly recommend it to everyone!!
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Jonatan
Apr 28, 2025
Very interesting tour of Hector!!!! 👍🏼 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼Can I absolutely recommend it while you are in Bogota. 🇨? - Very interesting tour of Hector!!!! 👍🏼 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼Can I absolutely recommend if you are in Bogota. 🇨🇴👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
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Kukkam
Apr 28, 2025
Great tour! - I did the conflict / war and peace tour with Hector and it was very informative and interesting. Highly recommend this tour!
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F3399kujacobt
Apr 26, 2025
Awesome tour of political sites around Bogota - A very informative and eye opening tour. Leo our tour guide was excellent at providing information and very friendly. The locations we went to were very beautiful and would absolutely recommend it to others.
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Rebeccawo9211ej
Apr 21, 2025
Amazing tour on war and violence in Colombia. - This is an incredible tour. Hector is so informative and gives so much detail on the history of violence in Colombia, which is so incredible and helps to understand and appreciate the country as it is today. Would definitely recommend as a must do to anyone in Bogotá!
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F2720hgpatricias
Apr 14, 2025
Great! - Leo was super great! Definitely recommend! I learned a lot! Definitely more for people who want to learn a lot! Great great tour
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238melvam
Apr 2, 2025
Tour to the center of Bogota - It was super nice, very interesting The super friendly guide Erick and always watching for a whole super guide. I would recommend this tour to friends
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Monroedavidm
Apr 1, 2025
Ask for Santiago!! - I CANNOT RECOMMEND THIS ENOUGH!! We booked this tour last minute because we had a free afternoon in Bogota. We were absolutely blown away!! Santiago was the best tour guide we have ever had - he was so incredibly knowledgeable, thoughtful, unbiased, and thorough. In many ways, the story of a country is the story of its conflicts; Santiago managed to clearly and succinctly cover the entirety of the political, social, and economic story of Colombia from its independence from Spain to modern day. Truly a monumental feat to cover all of that while keeping us engaged and interested! He was extremely open to questions and seemed so passionate about the material and answering any questions we had. The tour is actually a free walking tour, so the cost on Viator is the suggested tip for the guide. We ended up tipping a little more because we loved the tour and were so impressed with Santiago. Thank you so much and keep up the great work!
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Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).