Things to Do in Bogota, Colombia

Bogota has much to offer the visitor, from the center of the historic district, to ample parks and amusement centers, shopping, churches, museums, walks, and of course, restaurants and nightlife.

1.     Amusements Parks

Mundo Aventura Park has mechanical games such as sky-coaster, roller coaster, hammer, and other adult amusements plus children's rides and a feeding zoo. Salitre Mágico Park offers entertainment no matter what your age is. Jaime Duque Park offers riding, a giant map, exhibitions and a zoo. A big hand holding the world symbolizes God, and a reproduction of the Taj Mahal dipslays reproductions of famous paintings. The park now is more famous for its raves and parties with renowned DJ's.

2.     Soccer

Bogotá's best known and most popular soccer clubs are Millonarios and Independiente Santa Fe. You'll find plenty of socce/futbol action in the parks.

3.     Carnaval de Bogota

Held on August 5-6 to celebrate Bogota's founding, the carnival is a festive event honoring Colombia's diversity with Comparsas, parades of folkloric groups, dances and music that represent the cultural manifestations from different regions and cultures of the country and Verbenas, celebrations in suburban streets with dances, music, games and gastronomy from different regions of the country.

4.     Expoartesanías

Expoartesanías is the place to find the best traditional and modern Indian and Afro-Colombian handcrafts. It offers products made of different natural raw materials like: fibers, fabrics, wood, silver, gold, ceramic and stone, among others. From the beginning in 1991, the main objective of 'Expoartesanias' has been to lead handcraft product trends in the market.

Experiencing all the activities above, the fun is guaranteed. The only thing you don’t have to miss is to find a good hotel but it is a piece of cake when we are talking about Bogota. Hotels in Bogota offer high quality of the service and you will be pleased by the attitude of the staff there. Spending your holiday in a hotel in Bogota, you have to be sure that it is a good value for money.