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Day Trip · Bogotá

Villa de Leyva

13 hoursMax 12EasyFamily friendly

Before you book this one

Thirteen hours door to door as a day trip. We will suggest an overnight instead and we mean it.

One of the largest cobbled plazas in South America, whitewashed colonial buildings, and a dry valley full of fossils — including a fully articulated kronosaurus in the field where it was found.

What you do

  • The 14,000 m² Plaza Mayor, entirely cobbled
  • The Kronosaurus, in situ where it was excavated
  • Colonial streets substantially unchanged since the 1570s
  • The Terracotta House and the desert valley around it

As a private booking

Overnight rather than a 13-hour day — this town is far better in the evening once the day visitors leave.

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Practical notes for Bogotá

  • Altitude is real. At 2,640 m the air holds about a quarter less oxygen than at sea level. Give yourself 24–48 hours before anything strenuous, drink more water than feels necessary, and go easy on alcohol the first night. Altitude sickness is uncommon here but not unheard of.
  • It is colder than you expect. People pack for the Caribbean and shiver. Bogotá sits at 8–19 °C. Bring a warm layer and a rain shell — the weather changes within an hour and the rain is sideways.
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