Flavors of Colombia: Chapinero Street Food Tour
This tour is part of our H.E.A.R.T. Experiences at Impulse Travel - Walk the streets of Bogota´s Chapinero traditional neighbourhood, and get to know iconic recipes of Colombian Gastronomy while you learn about their origins and preparation methods at places where locals go.
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Chapinero street food tour
What's included in Flavors of Colombia: Chapinero Street Food Tour
(Subject to Option Inclusions)Itinerary
You will meet your guide at Parque de Los Hippies before moving on to try some arepas, a corn flatbread filled with cheese that will give you a sweet start for your gastronomic journey. After, you will taste empanadas, a savory pastry that contains a delicious meat filling that goes great with ají (a typical hot sauce). This stop for empanadas is at a traditional restaurant that has been open for more than a century and according to many, they serve the best empanadas in town.empanadas in town. Heading north you will arrive at Nuestra Señora de Lourdes, an impressive neo-gothic cathedral in the heart of Chapinero. A shortstop can be made here to enter if the cathedral is open and if it suits your interest. Next, you will walk a few steps to taste Pan de Bono and Avena, a typical snack from Valle del Cauca region. You will continue some streets ahead to drink a delicious cup of coffee prepared by a barista with your method of preference. This coffee is served at Wilborada, a bookstore built inside a traditional Chapinero house that holds impressive books about Colombia and literature in many languages. To give this tour a sweet end you will stop to try a typical Colombian dessert such as Fresas con Crema, Arroz con Leche or Oblea. If you're in a group, try them all!
Iglesia Nuestra Senora de Lourdes
Heading north you will arrive at Nuestra Señora de Lourdes, an impressive neo-gothic cathedral in the heart of Chapinero. A shortstop can be made here to enter if the cathedral is open and if it suits your interest. Next, you will walk a few steps to taste Pan de Bono and Avena, a typical snack from Valle del Cauca region.
You will continue some streets ahead to drink a delicious cup of coffee prepared by a barista with your method of preference. This coffee is served at Café Cultor, a responsible coffee shop that serves fair trade, organic coffee from various regions of Colombia. Here you will understand why Colombian Coffee is so famous and distinctive in its flavor, and how a preparation method can make a huge difference in highlighting coffee qualities.
Inclusions
- Food and drinks at each stop
- Knowledgeable guide in your language of preference
- Optional tips and gratuities
- Transportation
- Personal expenses
- Wheelchair accessible
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- You must bring comfortable shoes and clothes and sunscreen
- Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
- This tour includes insurance. Please send Passport number by the time of booking to make the insurance effective.
- Although the food tried during this tour is enough to cover your lunch, we can't assure you'll be completely full as this depends on each person's appetite.
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Pickup and Dropoff
You will make your own way to the meeting points
Meeting / End Points
- Meet up with the guide at Parque de Los Hippies.
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Ticket Redemption
Please e-mail the tour operator at [email protected] to confirm your booking. The price you paid for the service does not include 19% V.A.T. This benefit only applies to foreigners entering as tourists, so it is necessary that you send us as proof a copy of your passport and the photo of the entry stamp to the country. As required by the national tax authority.
