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If you are looking for an urban escape focused on culture and food, why not add a Latin twist to enhance the experience. Bogota, Colombia’s Capital, is close to the USA and offers sophistication, attractive surroundings and, through Ultitude, some exciting cultural experiences.
In this program we suggest personalized activities, some with noted artists, others with local chefs and even your own dance instructor to master the Bossa Nova, Tango and especially Salsa. This is an ideal getaway for a couple but could work equally well for two or three couples who share an appreciation for art and food.
If you are looking for an urban escape focused on culture and food, why not add a Latin twist to enhance the experience. Bogota, Colombia’s Capital, is close to the USA and offers sophistication, attractive surroundings and, through Ultitude, some exciting cultural experiences.
In this program we suggest personalized activities, some with noted artists, others with local chefs and even your own dance instructor to master the Bossa Nova, Tango and especially Salsa. This is an ideal getaway for a couple but could work equally well for two or three couples who share an appreciation for art and food.
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Explore: Bogota
Customizable Itinerary - 8 Days (from $3,763 per person)
Day 1: USA to Bogota
You board an aircraft and fly to Bogota where you are likely to arrive in the early evening. You will be met by a driver and taken to your deluxe hotel located in La Cabrera, the city’s most noted neighborhood. It is situated a few steps from luxury shops, upscale restaurants and exclusive bas so a nightcap may be in order to get the feel of the city.
Day 2: The Gold Museum and the Legend of El Dorado
After breakfast you meet your guide for a private tour of some of the city’s highlights. You will start in the historic centre of the city known as La Candelaria made up of stately homes and Spanish Colonial buildings with iron windows, thick and sturdy wooden doors and internal patios hidden from sight but with beautiful gardens solely for the pleasure of the owner. Moving back in time you next visit the Museo Del Oro which has an exhibit of over 32,000 pieces of gold and is considered one of the most important museums of its type in the world. After lunch at a local restaurant leave the city and head into the countryside to visit Lake Guatavita which is situated in a forest reserve. In this magical and mystical place, formerly inhabited by the Muisca people you will have the opportunity to observe a wide variety of hummingbirds, hawks and blackbirds as they flit among the trees. The legend of El Dorado came about from Muisca traditions wherein a newly selected cacique or chief would be accompanied to the lake where he would be bathed in honey and then gold dust before being launched out on to the lake on a raft with offerings of gold and precious stones which he would throw into the depths of the water. This ceremony created the legend of El Dorado.
Breakfast and Lunch
Day 3: Local Food Market and a Lesson in Desserts
In the morning you will be met by a local food concierge who is an enthusiast of local markets and Colombian cooking traditions. Your concierge will take you to La Plaza de Mercado Paloquemao one of the largest and well-known local markets in Bogota, where all traditional products and ingredients of Colombian cuisine can be found. Try som exotic fruit, local breads and Colombian cheese. Your concierge is known to the vendors so you can ask any questions you like. You will also visit the flower market and some of the popular food stalls to complete the experience. As you finish the tour you select and the concierge will but ingredients for a typical dessert. You will then proceed to a restaurant in La Candelaria where you enjoy a traditional lunch and then head to the kitchen to create your dessert. You will then be returned to your hotel.
Breakfast and Lunch
Day 4: Sculpture and Graffiti Art
Start your day as your guide tales you to the colonial home of Fernando Bolero, native son and world-renowned sculptor famous for his oversized men, women and animals (particularly cats). The home is filled with some of his art as well as works by other artists including Picasso, Renoir, Dali, Matisse, Monet and Giacometti. After lunch you are taken to a section of La Candelaria where you get fitted for a bike and meet with your guide who will take you on a graffiti tour. As you will have seen from your earlier tour this area is filled with “stately homes” but in recent years Graffiti has been introduced not as defacement but as a form of expression both social and political. Some of the portraiture is very impressive.
Breakfast and Lunch
Day 5: Time for a Coffee Break
A visit to Colombia would not be complete without learning more about Colombian Coffee. You will travel outside the city to Zipacon where a new specialized production of coffee is being introduced. Arriving at the farm you learn about the history of coffee and how Colombia grew to be a world leader in its production. You visit the germinator and the storeroom, followed by the coffee processing centre and the drying area. Take a break and enjoy a lunch of organic and sustainable food from the same farm. After lunch you have a special barista class with an international professional barista and followed by a professional coffee tasting.
Breakfast and Lunch
Day 6: Art from the Inside
Today you will spend the day with Federico Ruiz, an art dealer with over 12 years’ experience in the Colombian modern and contemporary art market. He represents a portfolio of 12 artists and collectors located in New York, Tokyo, Brazzaville, Miami, Buenos Aires and elsewhere. The day starts with visiting downtown art galleries. Three will be visited based on Federico’s opinion of which have the most interesting art. We will do our best to assure that the artist is present for the tour of their work. After lunch you will visit 3 artists in their atelier to share their individual creative thoughts. End the day with dinner cooked in a clay oven at Federico’s La Colina Hotel with artwork belonging to his private collection.
Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 7: Dancing the Night Away
After breakfast you have the day open to visit the shops close to the hotel or just explore on your own. In the late afternoon you will be taken to the most famous restaurant/nightclub in Bogota where you will meet your respective dance instructors who will teach you the basic steps of the Bossa Nova, and Salsa while you sample various liquors of the region. Once you feel comfortable stay and join the fun ground until you want to call it a night.
Breakfast and Dinner
Day 8: Return to USA
After breakfast you will be transferred to the airport for a flight back to the USA.
Breakfast
You board an aircraft and fly to Bogota where you are likely to arrive in the early evening. You will be met by a driver and taken to your deluxe hotel located in La Cabrera, the city’s most noted neighborhood. It is situated a few steps from luxury shops, upscale restaurants and exclusive bas so a nightcap may be in order to get the feel of the city.
Day 2: The Gold Museum and the Legend of El Dorado
After breakfast you meet your guide for a private tour of some of the city’s highlights. You will start in the historic centre of the city known as La Candelaria made up of stately homes and Spanish Colonial buildings with iron windows, thick and sturdy wooden doors and internal patios hidden from sight but with beautiful gardens solely for the pleasure of the owner. Moving back in time you next visit the Museo Del Oro which has an exhibit of over 32,000 pieces of gold and is considered one of the most important museums of its type in the world. After lunch at a local restaurant leave the city and head into the countryside to visit Lake Guatavita which is situated in a forest reserve. In this magical and mystical place, formerly inhabited by the Muisca people you will have the opportunity to observe a wide variety of hummingbirds, hawks and blackbirds as they flit among the trees. The legend of El Dorado came about from Muisca traditions wherein a newly selected cacique or chief would be accompanied to the lake where he would be bathed in honey and then gold dust before being launched out on to the lake on a raft with offerings of gold and precious stones which he would throw into the depths of the water. This ceremony created the legend of El Dorado.
Breakfast and Lunch
Day 3: Local Food Market and a Lesson in Desserts
In the morning you will be met by a local food concierge who is an enthusiast of local markets and Colombian cooking traditions. Your concierge will take you to La Plaza de Mercado Paloquemao one of the largest and well-known local markets in Bogota, where all traditional products and ingredients of Colombian cuisine can be found. Try som exotic fruit, local breads and Colombian cheese. Your concierge is known to the vendors so you can ask any questions you like. You will also visit the flower market and some of the popular food stalls to complete the experience. As you finish the tour you select and the concierge will but ingredients for a typical dessert. You will then proceed to a restaurant in La Candelaria where you enjoy a traditional lunch and then head to the kitchen to create your dessert. You will then be returned to your hotel.
Breakfast and Lunch
Day 4: Sculpture and Graffiti Art
Start your day as your guide tales you to the colonial home of Fernando Bolero, native son and world-renowned sculptor famous for his oversized men, women and animals (particularly cats). The home is filled with some of his art as well as works by other artists including Picasso, Renoir, Dali, Matisse, Monet and Giacometti. After lunch you are taken to a section of La Candelaria where you get fitted for a bike and meet with your guide who will take you on a graffiti tour. As you will have seen from your earlier tour this area is filled with “stately homes” but in recent years Graffiti has been introduced not as defacement but as a form of expression both social and political. Some of the portraiture is very impressive.
Breakfast and Lunch
Day 5: Time for a Coffee Break
A visit to Colombia would not be complete without learning more about Colombian Coffee. You will travel outside the city to Zipacon where a new specialized production of coffee is being introduced. Arriving at the farm you learn about the history of coffee and how Colombia grew to be a world leader in its production. You visit the germinator and the storeroom, followed by the coffee processing centre and the drying area. Take a break and enjoy a lunch of organic and sustainable food from the same farm. After lunch you have a special barista class with an international professional barista and followed by a professional coffee tasting.
Breakfast and Lunch
Day 6: Art from the Inside
Today you will spend the day with Federico Ruiz, an art dealer with over 12 years’ experience in the Colombian modern and contemporary art market. He represents a portfolio of 12 artists and collectors located in New York, Tokyo, Brazzaville, Miami, Buenos Aires and elsewhere. The day starts with visiting downtown art galleries. Three will be visited based on Federico’s opinion of which have the most interesting art. We will do our best to assure that the artist is present for the tour of their work. After lunch you will visit 3 artists in their atelier to share their individual creative thoughts. End the day with dinner cooked in a clay oven at Federico’s La Colina Hotel with artwork belonging to his private collection.
Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 7: Dancing the Night Away
After breakfast you have the day open to visit the shops close to the hotel or just explore on your own. In the late afternoon you will be taken to the most famous restaurant/nightclub in Bogota where you will meet your respective dance instructors who will teach you the basic steps of the Bossa Nova, and Salsa while you sample various liquors of the region. Once you feel comfortable stay and join the fun ground until you want to call it a night.
Breakfast and Dinner
Day 8: Return to USA
After breakfast you will be transferred to the airport for a flight back to the USA.
Breakfast