Private Tour
Bogota Kickstart Tour: Candelaria + Cacao & Coffee Experience •4h
Overview
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4 hours
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Get ready to kickstart your trip to Bogota with a tour that combines the best of two worlds: the most iconic neighborhood in the city: La Candelaria; with a coffee and cacao crawl to taste Colombia's finest products!
La Candelaria is the heart of Bogota, where our main landmarks and government buildings are located, it is also known for its lively streets, colorful graffiti art and colonial architecture. Explore the streets of La Candelaria as your local guide shares juicy stories, fun facts and the best coffee & chocolate shops.
This isn’t just a tour, it’s a flavor-packed journey! Here’s what’s waiting for you:
- 3 Coffee bean tasting.
- Traditional Colombian Tinto (coffee).
- Cold brew.
- Flat white.
- 3 Chocolate tasting.
- Chocolate bonbon with bold, exotic flavors.
- Pre-hispanic cacao beverage.
- Traditional hot chocolate with cheese.
NOTE: For groups of +15 travelers we will arrange a private coffee and cacao tasting in one store.
Additional Info
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Public transportation options are available nearby
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Not recommended for travelers resistant to caffeine
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What‘s Included
4 chocolate based products
4 coffee based products
Zebra Fisgona Tour Guide
Tour Insurance
Additional Purchases
Meeting and Pickup
Pickup points
Select a pickup point
What To Expect
Plazoleta del Rosario
Take a look at one of the first universities in the country, known for being a jail during the colony! Reconstruct our colonial history from the stories of our greatest heroes and heroines.
Carrera 7
Witness the corner where Colombia’s biggest murder mystery took place. Listen the story behind it and understand the way it shaped our future and marked the beginning of a new era!
Options
Private tour/ Meeting point
Private tour/Private transport
Hotel pick up & drop off: Our local guide will pick you up at your location. After the tour he/she will leave you back at your location.
Pickup included
Reviews
19 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
A MUST DO!
Trip12488031788,
Aug 23, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00I went back to Colombia after 20 years with my Canadian family and hiring this tour was the best thing we could've done. Aleja was our guide, she was punctual, friendly , and very knowledgeable. She did a great job managing our group, we tend to split constantly and she respected our wandering souls while also keeping us together and safe while in La Candelaria. She taught us so much of the rich history of Colombia. My family and I had lots of fun, and I left feeling very proud of my country. Thank you so much Aleja for that great experience!
Perfect family tour of Bogota!
Joanne A,
Jul 14, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Incredible private tour with Juani! Our tour was tailored to suit our family with teens and included the Bogota Kick Start Tour and Monseratte. Juani was super nice and we connected immediately! She speaks perfect English and kept the kids interested throughout with lots of food tastings along the way! We opted for the fast track at Monseratte and we were straight through the line, it’s definitely worth the extra during busy periods! Communication was spot on from our initial enquiry right through to the day of the tour! 🙌
Like going with a really fun, passionate and knowledgeable friend from Bogota!
Randi A1021,
Jul 6, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00I went with Vivi on a 4-hour "Rent a Friend" walkabout around the Palequemao Fruit Market and Chapinero one morning. Then went with Aleja on the Kickstart Cacao + Coffee tour another morning. We can't wait to come back to Bogotá and go with Zebra Fisgona on their other tours. They really do feel like visits with very knowledgeable and fun local friends rather than "tours". Just like real friends from the city, they also gave us really good recommendations on places to eat and things to try after our tours. Highly recommended!!!
Coffee and Chocolate with an Amazing Host!
brianaY4312ES,
Jul 6, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We had a wonderful time on our tour with Juani - “Cacao & Coffee Experience + Candelaria”. Juani had a great knowledge of the city and histories of Bogota and Colombia. She was incredibly friendly and accommodating, picking us up at our hotel and getting to know us in order to better cater the tour to our interests. We booked the tour for our first day in Bogota - Juani was very helpful with tips and recommendations for the remainder of our stay! We felt less like we were on a tour and more like we were hanging out with a local friend. Juani’s passion for the city, traditions, and history is genuine and made the tour that much more impactful and interesting! Thank you, Juani and Zebra Fisgona Tours!
Thorough and fun
K4187RJsues,
Sep 16, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Great gals, informative and entertaining. I'm from USA so it was very nice to walk and learn so much about this beautiful city.
Amazing tour
travelmakesonemodest,
Jul 11, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We had an amazing tour of La Candelaria with Juani who was incredibly knowledgeable about Colombian history and culture giving so much depth to each stop on the tour which we truly appreciated. It’s worth noting she made the tour highly customizable so even if you have zero interest in history and just want instagram pictures she can tailor your experience to best meet your needs. For example we randomly passed a restaurant grilling a variety of meats, and Juani arranged for us to taste samples of all the different varieties after seeing our interest. She was also highly professional and an excellent communicator prior to and during the tour. She and Aleja patiently answered all our questions and even recommended the neighborhood where we ended up staying in Bogota as well as numerous other points of interest. So if you want to know why a beer is called a “Pola” and learn about the seamstress/spy heroine who inspired a nation, or if you want to take your senses on a smelling and tasting journey of cocoa and coffee or even if you’re just looking for the best street graffiti or perfect souvenir gift, do yourself a favor and BOOK THIS TOUR! I guarantee you will not regret it. These super friendly and knowledgeable guides will heighten your visit and make it a truly memorable experience!
Zebra Fisgona tours is a gem and the guides are not to be missed! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Jason C,
Jul 7, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00This is my 4th trip Colombia and my 3rd tour with Zebra Fisgona Tours. Alé & Juani are amazing guides, super fluent in English, even more awesome people. They both care about your wellbeing pre and post tour and that you really get to know Colombia and its culture. We’ve done tours in Candelaria, the Bogota farmers market & Coffee and Cacao tasting. The tours are very well organized, with great levels detail, always on time and full off fun facts. The little things that Ale does during tours, like sending a pic of her waiting for you so you know where to meet up, washing every piece of fruit we tasted, had hand wipes to wash between tastings, water, pacing tours with breaks on uphill climbs (thanks to the change in altitude), helped us choose a perfect a Uber pickup point in downtown. Ale is also like a mini celebrity, with make hugs from business owners and downtown friends. I’ve never experienced a more amazing tour in my travels around the globe, highly recommended!
Quite an Experience!
1lornie,
Mar 30, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Juanita, our guide, was waiting at the entrance by the elevator for us. She even sent her photo, so we'd recognize her. She explained more of the history of Columbia and Bogota as we drove to our destination in Candelária. Her English is impeccable. She took us to the coffee and cacao shop where we were to have our informative session. The trained baristas spoke only in Spanish, but she carefully explained all so well in English. We began with the cacao plant. It was broken and the seeds exposed. We learned about sucking on the membrane covering the actual seed. We tried the different stages of development to the final product. We were included in the process which made it more fun. We went on to the coffee production. The regions of production and types of coffee were carefully explained. We helped with the pressing of the coffee and could sample the two distinct types. The variances in prices were also carefully explained. I loved that Juanita, as a woman, is the owner. There are few women that own businesses in Bogota, or for that matter in many places of the world. She loves her country and praises its advances. She is ecologically sound. IF one is to take this tour, I recommend going with her.
Great tour of La Candelaria
Mikayla B77,
Sep 29, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Juanita was my guide for this tour in La Candelaria and I couldn't be happier with the experience! It was one of my favorite tours I've done, Juanita did a great job of breaking down Colombian history which had previously been very confusing to me. The coffee and cacao shop was really great too! I tried one of the cacao drinks which was great, a very cool concept.
Great tour of Bogota
Sarah D,
Aug 25, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Juanita was amazing and her English is fluent. We are a family of 6, with 4 teenagers (19, 18, 16 and 14yr) and she engaged us all for 4 hours. She was full of stories about Columbia’s history and she knows a huge amount, is passionate about her country and wants to share that with others. We really enjoyed the coffee/cacao experience where we were educated about the cacao and coffee process by a woman who has set up a great coffee/cacao shop. Juanita was really generous with her recommendations and helped us navigate the city with ideas for the next few days. I would thoroughly recommend Juanita and her tour.
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