Full-Day Tour to Villa de Leyva Town & Surroundings from Bogota

Itinerary
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Stop At: Plaza Mayor, Villa de Leyva Colombia

(1) During the ride to Villa de Leyva, stop at Chocontá town to enjoy some typical snacks as your guide shares insights into the beautiful landscape.

(2) Upon arriving at Villa de Leyva—a charming colonial town from 1572 with the largest plaza in Colombia (14.000 m2), walk through its cobbled streets and gaze at the white façades, clay roof tiles, wood balconies. Stroll through cobbled streets while listening to fascinating stories about the Colony and Colombia’s origins. This town is a National Monument and considered one of the most beautiful towns in the country.

Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Casa Museo Antonio Narino, Carrera 9 No. 10-25, Villa de Leyva 154007 Colombia

Stroll through this charming colonial house from the 17th century and discover why it is known as the Seed of Liberty.

It’s been named after the famous Antonio Nariño who has been considered The Colombian of all time due to his achievements, such as translating the Human Rights Declaration from French into Spanish, his important role during the Independence and much more!

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Pozos Azules, Carretera Villa de Leyva, Villa de Leyva Colombia

Notice the distinct beauty of the remarkable fluorescent blue color given by the interaction between natural salts and minerals in the soil and the water.

Located at about 3 km from Villa de Leyva; 6 mins ride. Blue Ponds is a captivating place and its five artificial wellsprings—two of them somewhat big lakes—offer an outstanding scenery surrounded by a Pine forest and a semi-desertic landscape. It looks like a giant emerald from afar.

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Plaza Mayor, Villa de Leyva Colombia

Lunch: enjoy the local cuisine at a typical restaurant.

Duration: 40 minutes

Stop At: Casa Terracota, Villa de Leyva Colombia

This tourist attraction is essentially a 500 m² house made entirely of clay, known as the largest piece of pottery in the world. It turns out to be a completely liveable house, which is super interesting and enthralling too.

Wander around its corridors, bedrooms, kitchen, terraces and the lake. Enjoy the stunning landscape surrounding it and the other pieces of pottery scattered around the garden. It looks like a sort of huge honeycomb from afar.

Duration: 40 minutes

Stop At: Museo El Fosil, Villa de Leyva Colombia

Get to know one of the only two Kronosaurus ever discovered in the world. This 120+ million years old fossil is known as the Jewel of Colombian Paleontology.

Besides, there is a wide collection of ichthyosaurs remains, ammonites, bivalves, and gastropods that show how life should have been in this place millions of years ago.

Duration: 40 minutes

Stop At: Archaeological Site El Infiernito, Carrera 8 Parque Arqueológico de Monquirá, Villa de Leyva Colombia

It is currently considered an archaeological park located in the rolling hills outside Villa de Leyva. However, it’s actually a 2000+ years old sacred place for the ancient communities. It turns out to be a sort of unusual indigenous solar observatory.

Come and find out how the ancient indigenous communities used this place as a way to calculate solstices and equinoxes. Besides, there is a super interesting connection with their spiritual traditions and it’s not what you probably think!

Duration: 1 hour