{"id":6290,"date":"2026-07-22T18:50:23","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T18:50:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cielo.travel\/?post_type=colombia-tours&#038;p=6290"},"modified":"2026-09-04T20:40:22","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T20:40:22","slug":"tour-de-2-dias-zipaquira-villa-de-leyva","status":"publish","type":"colombia-tours","link":"https:\/\/cielo.travel\/es\/colombia-tours\/2-day-tour-zipaquira-villa-de-leyva\/","title":{"rendered":"Tour de 2 d\u00edas: Catedral de Sal de Zipaquir\u00e1 y Villa de Leyva"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Dos d\u00edas desde Bogot\u00e1 hasta las tierras altas de Colombia<\/h2>\n<p>Un tour de 2 d\u00edas de Zipaquir\u00e1 a Villa de Leyva te lleva desde Bogot\u00e1 a dos de los destinos m\u00e1s fascinantes de Colombia, y te trae de vuelta con una idea completamente distinta de lo que este pa\u00eds ofrece m\u00e1s all\u00e1 de su capital. Es un viaje privado y guiado, con una noche de alojamiento, que cubre minas de sal, historia colonial, paisajes naturales y cultura artesanal a un ritmo que te permite asimilar de verdad lo que est\u00e1s viendo.<\/p>\n<h2>La Catedral de Sal de Zipaquir\u00e1<\/h2>\n<p>El tour empieza en Zipaquir\u00e1, un pueblo a m\u00e1s o menos una hora al norte de Bogot\u00e1 que la mayor\u00eda de los viajeros conoce por una sola raz\u00f3n: la Catedral de Sal. Construida a 200 metros bajo tierra dentro de una mina de sal que sigue activa, la catedral es el \u00edcono arquitect\u00f3nico m\u00e1s visitado de Colombia. No es una iglesia tradicional: es una serie de c\u00e1maras talladas, t\u00faneles y cruces iluminadas cortadas directamente en la roca de sal, resultado de d\u00e9cadas de trabajo de ingenieros y artistas colombianos. Caminar por ah\u00ed no se parece a nada en la superficie. El aire es fresco y cargado de minerales, la luz cambia entre \u00e1mbar c\u00e1lido y azul, y la escala de la nave principal, lo bastante alta para albergar una congregaci\u00f3n de verdad, es dif\u00edcil de dimensionar hasta que est\u00e1s parado en ella.<\/p>\n<h2>Represa del Sisga y el Puente de Boyac\u00e1<\/h2>\n<p>Despu\u00e9s de la mina de sal, la ruta sigue hacia el norte por Cundinamarca rumbo a Boyac\u00e1. La parada en la represa del Sisga es la oportunidad de bajarte, estirar las piernas y mirar el embalse y las verdes estribaciones andinas que lo rodean. Es una pausa tranquila entre dos de las experiencias grandes del viaje. M\u00e1s adelante cruzas el Puente de Boyac\u00e1, donde las fuerzas de Sim\u00f3n Bol\u00edvar derrotaron al ej\u00e9rcito realista espa\u00f1ol el 7 de agosto de 1819 y aseguraron, en la pr\u00e1ctica, la independencia de Colombia. El sitio tiene monumentos y un parque peque\u00f1o, y tu gu\u00eda te da el contexto hist\u00f3rico que convierte la visita en algo con sentido y no solo en una parada para fotos.<\/p>\n<h2>Llegando a Villa de Leyva<\/h2>\n<p>Al final de la tarde llegas a Villa de Leyva. Si solo has visto ciudades colombianas, este pueblo te cambia las expectativas. Fundada en 1572, Villa de Leyva fue declarada monumento nacional, y las restricciones a la construcci\u00f3n hacen que las calles empedradas, las paredes blancas y los balcones coloniales se vean casi igual que hace siglos. La plaza principal, la Plaza Mayor, es una de las plazas m\u00e1s grandes de Suram\u00e9rica, empedrada por completo y enmarcada por casas coloniales bajas. Al atardecer, cuando la luz se suaviza y baja la gente, es uno de los lugares m\u00e1s tranquilos del pa\u00eds para simplemente sentarte y contemplar lo que te rodea.<\/p>\n<h3>Noche en Villa de Leyva<\/h3>\n<p>Tu alojamiento para la noche es un hotel de 3 estrellas en Villa de Leyva, con desayuno incluido. La cena corre por tu cuenta, y tu gu\u00eda puede indicarte restaurantes locales que sirven comida t\u00edpica boyacense: sopas sustanciosas, carnes a la parrilla y arepas frescas que reflejan el car\u00e1cter agr\u00edcola de la zona.<\/p>\n<h3>D\u00eda dos: el Museo del F\u00f3sil y Pozos Azules<\/h3>\n<p>El segundo d\u00eda abre el paisaje alrededor de Villa de Leyva. El Museo del F\u00f3sil, El F\u00f3sil, guarda los restos extraordinariamente bien conservados de un Kronosaurus, un reptil marino que vivi\u00f3 en lo que hace millones de a\u00f1os fue un mar poco profundo que cubr\u00eda buena parte del centro de Colombia. La exhibici\u00f3n es un recordatorio f\u00edsico de que este valle seco y semi\u00e1rido estuvo alguna vez bajo el agua, lo que tambi\u00e9n explica la siguiente parada: Pozos Azules. Estos pozos ricos en minerales est\u00e1n en un terreno \u00e1rido, casi des\u00e9rtico, que parece completamente fuera de lugar en los Andes colombianos. El color turquesa del agua contra la tierra polvorienta impresiona, y el escenario no se parece a nada de lo que encuentras en un tour t\u00edpico a Zipaquir\u00e1.<\/p>\n<h3>R\u00e1quira: la capital de la cer\u00e1mica en Colombia<\/h3>\n<p>El destino final del viaje es R\u00e1quira, la capital de la cer\u00e1mica en Colombia. Este pueblo peque\u00f1o gira alrededor de la cer\u00e1mica hecha a mano: las casas mismas est\u00e1n pintadas de colores primarios vivos, y una de cada dos puertas da a un taller o a una tienda que vende ollas de barro, platos, adornos y figuras. Es un lugar donde la tradici\u00f3n artesanal sigue siendo la base econ\u00f3mica de la comunidad, no una curiosidad de museo. Tu gu\u00eda puede explicarte las t\u00e9cnicas y los materiales que usan y ayudarte a encontrar piezas que valga la pena llevarte a casa.<\/p>\n<h2>Por qu\u00e9 un gu\u00eda privado marca la diferencia<\/h2>\n<p>Hacer esta ruta con gu\u00eda y conductor privados marca una diferencia real. El recorrido entre Bogot\u00e1, Zipaquir\u00e1 y Villa de Leyva cubre terrenos variados y varias paradas distintas, y tener a alguien que conoce las v\u00edas, los tiempos y las historias detr\u00e1s de cada lugar significa que dedicas tu tiempo a vivir los lugares y no a resolver log\u00edstica. Un tour a Villa de Leyva por tu cuenta es posible, pero te pierdes el hilo que lo conecta todo: el contexto que convierte un viaje con lindos paisajes en una historia coherente sobre la geograf\u00eda, la historia y la cultura de Colombia.<\/p>\n<h2>Comb\u00ednalo con m\u00e1s de la regi\u00f3n<\/h2>\n<p>Si vas a quedarte m\u00e1s tiempo cerca de Bogot\u00e1, el <a href=\"https:\/\/cielo.travel\/es\/tours-de-colombia\/catedral-de-sal-colombia-guatavita-tour-privado\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Tour Catedral de Sal de Zipaquir\u00e1 y Laguna de Guatavita <\/strong><\/a>cubre un terreno distinto con otro de los sitios emblem\u00e1ticos de la regi\u00f3n: la laguna sagrada que inspir\u00f3 la leyenda de El Dorado. Para quienes se quedan m\u00e1s tiempo en Villa de Leyva, el <a href=\"https:\/\/cielo.travel\/es\/tours-de-colombia\/tour-en-villa-de-leyva-plaza-mayor-museo-de-fosiles-centro-historico\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Tour de 5 horas por la ciudad de Villa de Leyva<\/strong><\/a> profundiza en la historia colonial del pueblo, sus museos y la naturaleza que lo rodea.<\/p>\n<h2>Reserva tu tour de 2 d\u00edas a Zipaquir\u00e1 y Villa de Leyva<\/h2>\n<p><strong>\u00bfListo para ver Colombia m\u00e1s all\u00e1 de Bogot\u00e1?<\/strong> Reserva arriba el tour de 2 d\u00edas a Zipaquir\u00e1 y Villa de Leyva y nosotros nos encargamos de todo: gu\u00eda, transporte, hotel y todas las entradas del recorrido.<\/p>\n<p>Mira todo lo dem\u00e1s que ofrecemos all\u00ed: <a href=\"https:\/\/cielo.travel\/es\/destino\/bogota\/\">todos nuestros tours en Bogot\u00e1<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dos d\u00edas desde Bogot\u00e1 a las tierras altas de Colombia\nUn tour de 2 d\u00edas desde Zipaquir\u00e1 a Villa de Leyva te lleva desde Bogot\u00e1 a dos de los destinos m\u00e1s cautivadores de Colombia, y te trae de vuelta con una comprensi\u00f3n completamente diferente de lo que este pa\u00eds tiene para ofrecer m\u00e1s all\u00e1 de su capital. Este es un viaje privado con gu\u00eda y alojamiento de una noche que\u2026<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":6304,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false},"categories":[],"tags":[],"destination":[20],"difficulty":[38],"tour-theme":[28],"tour-type":[19,17],"class_list":["post-6290","colombia-tours","type-colombia-tours","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","destination-bogota","difficulty-easy","tour-theme-cultural","tour-type-multi-day","tour-type-private"],"acf":{"starting_price":367,"sub_below_price":"Per person \u00b7 2 travelers \u00b7 Discounts available for larger groups.","duration":"2 Days","overview":"This private, two-day overnight tour from Bogot\u00e1 begins at the Salt Cathedral in Zipaquir\u00e1, carved 200 meters underground inside an active salt mine and Colombia's most visited architectural landmark, before continuing past the Sisga Dam and the Puente de Boyac\u00e1, where Bol\u00edvar's forces secured Colombian independence on August 7, 1819. 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