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Tour overview: convite, the Salt Route in Zipaquirá
Full tour details: destination, format, level and climate
Zipaquirá, Cundinamarca
Gastronomy Bogotá tour, cultural walk
Walking city tour
Easy – urban
Half day or full day
Cool highland weather
🌟 Highlights
A living Muisca bartering tradition throughout the tour
Ajiaco, changua and garulla, classic highland flavors
Chocolate and salt in surprising combinations
Cobblestone streets and colonial architecture
The convite tradition brought to life step by step
One-of-a-kind colonial backdrops
Your salt is converted into "historic banknotes"
History, culture and gastronomy in a single walking tour
Tour description: convite, flavor and Muisca memory
Read the full story behind this food tour
Every step of convite is a deep dive into the history of the Cundiboyacense highlands, where tradition, culture and local cuisine take center stage. More than a city walk, it is one of the most distinctive culinary experiences and foodie tours near Bogotá.
The tour opens with a small sack of salt, an ancestral Muisca symbol of wealth and bartering, which becomes your currency to trade for local food and drink along the route.
Wandering the cobblestone streets of Zipaquirá's historic center turns into a true gastronomy tour: garulla, changua, ajiaco, empanadas and traditional sweets with a touch of salt mark every stop, a real taste of Muisca culture and local cuisine.
At the end, your salt is transformed into "historic banknotes" — a playful, educational finale that makes convite a great fit for family trips, couple's outings and weekend getaways. Zipaquirá also offers boutique hotels and rural stays for travelers who want to extend their visit. Throughout, the tour honors the highlands' heritage, supports local producers and helps preserve the region's culinary knowledge, in the spirit of responsible tourism.
Special discounts
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👥 Groups
10% off for groups of 4 people or more...
🚗 Independent travelers
Requirements and restrictions
✅ Requirements
🚫 Restrictions
What to bring
🎒 What to bring
💊 Personal care
What's included and itinerary
✅ Included
🚫 Not included
📋 Step-by-step itinerary
You can close the experience with a game of Tejo (Colombia's national sport: throwing a metal disk to set off small gunpowder charges on a clay target), with Andean music and dance (chirimía bands, bandola and tiple inviting you to dance bambuco and rumba criolla), or with a combination of both.
How to get to Zipaquirá
Zipaquirá, Cundinamarca
Autopista Norte – Cajicá – Zipaquirá
60–90 minutes
5.0221, -74.0048
Frequently asked questions
At the start of the tour you receive a sack of salt, an ancestral Muisca symbol of wealth and bartering, which you use throughout this cultural walking tour to "pay" for tastings and activities.
Yes: 10% off for groups of 4 people or more, and independent travelers can use the code SINTRANSPORTE when booking.
Yes — you can close it with a game of Tejo, with Andean music and dance, or with a combination of both.
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