Bogota: Food Tasting Tour and Coffee Workshop
ID: GYG194897-302309
Category:
Country: Colombia
Duration:
04:30 hours
Description
This small-group Bogota food tour is limited to just 8 guests a day. Dive into the heart of Colombian cuisine on this 10-taster food tour. End the tour with a coffee workshop, learning about the Colombian bean to cup process.
Greet your guide at the Market Square district perseverance and start your food tour, carefully planned to give you insight into every corner of Bogota cuisine. First, head to a small local market where you'll try several different types of exotic fruits (some you've likely never heard of, let alone tasted!). Next, visit a local joint to sample cheesy melt-in-the-mouth corn arepas. For carnivores, there's no happier place than our next stop: a small hole-in-the-wall eatery, where you'll indulge in lechona — roasted and stuffed suckling pig with crunchy golden skin.
At the next tucked-away restaurant, experience modern twists, including innovative takes on local ajiaco soup, gourmet ceviche accompanied and aguadiente (local firewater) cocktails. Walk down the streets of Old Town Bogota while your local guide recounts the city's stories and history. Famous among locals, the next stop is a bakery, which has been producing fine snacks served with aguapanela (panela water) since the 1930s.
Continue through the streets of central Bogota and stop to try golden buñuelos, a deep-fried doughnut-like pastry paired with a local oatmeal smoothie called avena. Then, eat mouthwatering beef empanadas served with slices of lime and zingy local salsa. After, jump into one last restaurant, which has been serving hungry locals for almost two centuries. Here, try steamy leaf-wrapped chicken tamales with frothy hot chocolate.
Sign off the tour with a coffee workshop, where you'll learn the ins and outs of coffee production from three different areas of Colombia, see various methods of steeping, sample three different coffees and discover why the country produces and roasts some of the finest beans in the world.
Highlights
- Sample 10 different Colombian foods and drinks
- Enjoy an hour-long coffee workshop with tastings
- Experience an intimate atmosphere in a group of eight guests
- Learn about Colombian history and culinary culture
- Let your experienced, local, foodie guide lead the way
Guiding languages
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
• The tour runs rain or shine so please wear appropriate clothing and footwear
• All guests must be 18 years or older
• Please eat lightly on the morning of the tour, as there is plenty to try
• This tour is not suitable for vegetarians or those with a gluten or lactose allergy
You are required to bring and wear a mask
The tour starts outside the brightly-colored Market Square district perseverance in Bogota. It's located at 40, Cra. 5 #30 A, Bogotá, Colombia, in the heart of the city. Your guide will be waiting on the steps wearing a t-shirt with the name of the local partner on it.
When should I book?
To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.
Cancellations
This excursion you can cancel with no cost up to 48 hours before the start of the trip. If you cancel it after 48 hours or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity. Being late on pick-up or departure will be considered as not showing up.
