Overview
Since ancient times, fermented drinks and liqueurs have been part of local identity and catalysers for culture, social exchange and spirituality. From Precolumbian indigenous rituals to traditional liquor digestives or refreshing brews for social recreation, you will travel through centuries of an impressive history sip by sip.
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Community support
What you will be doing
You will be picked up from your hotel and head to downtown to Parque de los Periodistas (meeting point) where you will be introduced to the city and learn about the strong indigenous past that gave birth to Bogota's foundations. Walking through La Candelaria you will learn about the colonial process, independence and the contemporary revival of indigenous traditions. You will visit a very special place for ancestral drinks at the heart of La Candelaria where you will be able to try Chicha, Zhuke, Guarapo and Chirrinchi as you get tips for tasting, and facts relating to ancient rituals and traditions from Colombia's countryside.
Head North to Palermo where you will go to craft beer pubs specialised in developing distinctive flavours that appeal to the local public. You will learn about beer crafting, beer tasting, and the impressive history that made beer cast off chicha in being Colombia's most popular alcoholic beverage.
Where we'll meet
🧭 Meeting/pick-up point: Your hotel
🗺️ Instructions: We will pick you up from your hotel
Things to know
Accessibility:
You must be over 18 years old.
Fitness requirement
Any fitness level
Tour Language
English
Spanish
License requirement
None
Additional information:
Legal drinking age is 18. You may need to show your ID at certain places.
Inclusion ✅
Tour guide
Entrance ticket
Dinner
Alcoholic beverages
Exclusion ❌
Gratuities
About your host
Impulse TravelWe are the Colombian Changemakers. We believe that real luxury travel is one that forges an authentic connection with a place and its people. Our mission is to create experiences that have a positive impact on the lives of travellers and locals. Our curated experiences are the result of a lot of years of browsing, fine-tuning and iteration to reach the perfect recipe of experiences that meet that purpose.
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