Most beautiful towns in Cundinamarca and close to Bogotá

This town is the capital of the Province of Sumapaz, it is also known as the "Garden City of Colombia" or "Tierra Grata" due to the variety of wild and exotic plants that are typical of the region. Fusagasugá is part of the towns to visit in Cundinamarca, it is located within the province of Sumapaz in the southwest of the department and very close to Bogotá, about 45 minutes from the center of the capital of Colombia and a distance of 70 km. The town has a warm and temperate climate with an average temperature of 20°C, which can decrease or increase depending on the temperature of the year, up to a maximum of 27°C and characterize it as a quiet destination, with a pleasant climate, clean air, of beautiful landscapes and natural reserves of all kinds to go on walks and enjoy with the family.

In addition to the historical beauty of the town, something striking to do in Fusagasugá is to visit tourist sites such as the Main Park of Fusagasugá, the Hacienda Coloma, the Coburgo Park, the San Rafael Park and the Green and Water Park that the Cuja, the Panches, the Guavio, and the Barro Blanco rivers surround. It is also very visited due to the Quininí and Fusacatán hills and a 600-hectare Andean forest in the San Rafael Natural Park. Its village festivals are also very striking, such as ExpoFusa and the Fusagasugá Floral and Agroindustrial Festival in November. Something that also characterizes it is its cozy lodging options such as the Hotel Campestre El Estoril, the Glamping Sumapaz, and the Hotel Spa Campestre La Buena Vida.

It is one of the closest towns to Bogotá that you should visit. It is located northwest of the department and 91 kilometers from the capital. It is one of the most important towns in the department because it is the capital of the Gualivá province its name means "Little Villa"; but it is also known as "La Ciudad Panelera de Colombia" for being an industry with a lot of panela production. It is considered a small town with a warm dry and warm semi-arid climate with an average temperature between 19°C and 28°C. Something very representative of the town is its panela farms, with traditional mills and guided tours along paths with exuberant vegetation of coffee and sugar cane crops; raw material for the production of Panela.

Villeta has its festivities such as the Tourist Festival and the National Panela Reign from August 10 to 15. Also among the things to do in Villeta is to visit tourist places such as the Villeta Principal Park, the Panela square, the Saltos del Mico, the bagazal intake, the Milagrosa del Camino Real, the viewpoints on the eastern bank of the Villeta river, the Alto de la Cruz, the long lagoon and the church of San Miguel Arcángel. If you decide to get to know this beautiful town, you should eat at the Parrilla House Villeta restaurant, the La Unión Villeta restaurant, and the Coffee Time restaurant and stay at the Hotel Finca Londres, the Hostelería la pequeña estancia and the Hotel Casa Ambrosía.

Guatavita is one of the largest towns in the department of Cundinamarca. It is a beautiful magical town with colonial-style buildings and is surrounded by nature, natural parks, and unique landscapes due to its proximity to the Tominé Reservoir.

It is located within the province of Guavio to the northeast of the department and very close to Bogotá, just 1 hour and a half with a journey of 58 kilometers, that is why its climate is cold sunny with an average temperature of 13 °C during most of the year. Guatavita is a town where its squares and historic, romantic, and cobbled streets, its museums of the indigenous ethnic group, and its rich coffee stand out. Guatavita, as one of the beautiful towns in Cundinamarca, has its festivals, so a good date to go in for the Festival del Dorado from September 15 to 18 and the Commercial and Livestock Fairs in November.

Guatavita has large hotels such as the Luna Llena Cabañas Guatavita hotel, the Golden Glamping hotel, and the Encubo Glamping Guatavita; famous restaurants such as La Cava Guatava restaurant, Casa San Martin and El Tominé Restaurant. Some plans to do in Guatavita are to go to the most important tourist sites in the department such as the Indigenous Museum, the upside-down house, the Indigenous Cemetery, the Bridge of Lovers, Barlovento Velero Guatavita, the Tominé River Reservoir and the Guatavita Lagoon 20 kilometers from the town, where the legend of El Dorado originated; reason for which the Spanish colonizers tried to empty the lagoon to take all the gold that was supposedly in the lagoon.

The next town to know of the tourist towns of Cundinamarca is Choachí, it is in the Province of Oriente to the east of the department and only 42 kilometers from Bogotá. This small town is also called "Mount Moon" because that's what they called the window or hole in the house through which you can see a landscape; also because it is located behind the hills of Monserrate and Guadalupe in the city of Bogotá. There are places like the tutelary hills, the páramo de Cruz Verde, the peñas de la bruja, the La Chorrera waterfall, the Los Volcanes Choachi hot springs, La Chorrera Adventure Park, and the white river basin that make it welcoming. We can also highlight its cold climate with a minimum temperature of 10°C from September to January and a maximum of 23°C from May to August, its patron saint festivals such as the Fairs and Festivals in Choachí are due for his birthday in January. Its delicious curd is sweet with melao and its beautiful landscapes are full of hot springs, a páramo with frailejones, interconnected wetlands, ferns, and the La Chorrera Adventure Park where you can visit the Chorrera de Choachí, which is considered the highest waterfall in Colombia with 590 meters high.

For lodging, you can stay at the Glamping Cúspide, the Miraluna country cabin, and the La Prosperidad country house. In addition, try the delicious typical dishes in restaurants such as La Montaña Restaurant, the Suizo restaurant, and the El Campanario restaurant.

Zipaquirá is also one of the places to visit near Bogotá with which you can start the town tour of Cundinamarca. Zipaquirá is one of the most visited towns near Bogotá due to its religious tourism, it is also the capital of the province of Sabana Centro and it is the town that saw Egan Bernal, Tour de France champion, and Efraín "El Zipa" Forero grow up. , who was the first champion of the tour of Colombia by bicycle. It is located in the center of the department to the northeast of Bogotá, just 54 minutes and 41 km away, which means that its climate is cold in the mountains with an average temperature of 11.5 °C during most of the year. Zipaquirá is a town where its Muisca culture stands out with historical traces of the independence of Colombia and its salt mines inside the Salt Cathedral of Zipaquirá 180 meters underground; Its entrance is free with guided tours or you can do them on your own. But if you want to know something typical of the town, you should go to its National Holidays in July.

As for tourist places in Zipaquirá, in one morning you can visit the historic center of Zipaquirá, the Plaza de Los Comuneros, Casa Quevedo Zornoza, and the Nukasa Ecopark but the main plan is to visit the Salt Cathedral of Zipaquirá. If you are looking for accommodation in Zipaquirá, some recommended hotels are the Hospedería El Libertador and the Hotel Boutique MR. Finally, if you want to try the typical food of the town, we recommend the Brasa y Salmuera Restaurant and the La Triada restaurant.

Start populating in Cundinamarca traveling to Tobia, it is a small town surrounded by tourist attractions of nature and adventure. It is located within the province of Gualivá to the north of the department and two hours from Bogotá with a distance of 87 kilometers. Tobia is one of the beautiful towns of Cundinamarca with a warm climate with average temperatures between 20°C and 29°C throughout the year, but what makes its visitors fall in love is its aroma of sugar cane during the tour on the tourist train that takes you to an old sugar mill where the cane juice is extracted.

As for tourism in the municipality of Tobia, you can enjoy the San Pedrino Agrotourism and Cultural Festival in June and plans in its surroundings to visit the Andean Colombia rivers perfect for rafting, torrents, rappelling, canyoning, paragliding, or walks. It is for all this that for many travelers, Tobia is considered "The most beautiful town in Cundinamarca".

As for lodging we can recommend the Casa de la estación hotel, the Campestre La Gaitana hotel and the Rionegro Ecolodge hotel, and as for restaurants to eat at in the town you should go to Maily's Pizaa restaurant and La Ceiba restaurant

This town is an ancient Muisca settlement that, being on the eastern mountain range, has become a destination for lovers of adrenaline, rock climbing, and extreme sports. Suesca is part of the beautiful towns of Cundinamarca. It is located within the province of Almeida, which is only 59 km northeast of Bogotá and 1 hour from the Salitre terminal, it has a cold climate with an average temperature of 14°C to a maximum of 19°C. Suesca is characterized by its variety of unique natural landscapes such as the beautiful Valley of the Hawks or the rock formations that are 10 minutes from the town center and ideal for experiencing new adventures full of adrenaline.

In addition to the historical beauty of the town, Suesca is also attractive for tourist sites such as the Cerro de las Tres Viejas, the Owl Canyon, the Checua Desert (Tatacoita), the Suesca Monoliths, the Sisga River, the Sesquilé de Suesca Bridge to do Bungee Jumping, the El Turpial Nature Reserve and the climbing park in Las Rocas de Suesca that are approximately 2 kilometers long and a height of 20 to 130 meters. It is highly visited for its village festivities such as the "Roca de las Aves" Cultural Week on the occasion of the Suesca Anniversary in March and cozy lodging options such as the Niddo Suesca hotel, the Amarelo Superior Chalets, the shoe cabin, and the Tree House hotel.

It is one of the towns closest to the city of Bogotá that you should visit. It is located in the province of Guavio to the northeast within the department of Cundinamarca and 1 hour north of Bogotá with a distance of 52 km. Guasca is one of the most important municipalities in the department because it is a very quiet town with incredible landscapes, perfect for ecotourism since it is surrounded by a lot of nature with lagoons, nature reserves, moors, and hot springs. It is considered a small town with a temperate to cold páramo climate with a variable temperature between 5°C and 19°C mainly during the first months of the year and its connection with nature thanks to its imposing mountains of different green tones or its three rivers that run from east to northwest. You can also take a hot air balloon ride with Sky Lovers Balloons.

Guasca has its festivals such as the Fairs and Festivals in Guasca from November 4 to 7 and tourist places such as the San Jacinto Menor Basilica, the "Aguas Calientes" Hot Springs, the De Siecha Chapel, the Encenillo Biological Reserve, the El Zoque Nature Reserve, the Chochal de Siecha Nature Reserve, the Bosque de la Candelaria Nature Reserve, the Hummingbird Garden Nature Reserve, the Páramo Grande de Guasca and the Pajarito Petroglyph. If you decide to get to know this beautiful town, you should eat at Cocineritos Restaurante, the Piqueteadero la Casona restaurant, and the Floramargo restaurant. You can stay at the Hotel Finca el Recreo, La Meca Glamping, and the Naturaleza Muisca hotel.

Soacha is one of the largest towns in Cundinamarca, Colombia. It is a town of the pre-Columbian era of the Chibchas ethnic group, which although it is part of the metropolitan area of Bogotá, has independence as a municipality.

It is located in the capital of the Province of Soacha and limits to the east with Bogotá Capital District, that is why its climate is cold, very similar to that of the capital of Colombia with a minimum temperature of 6°C and a maximum of 20 °C Soacha is a town where its farms stand out in the rural area, its green areas such as the Indian stones, the Neuta wetland or the Tierra Blanca wetland, and its rock formations on the outskirts of the municipality. Soacha, as one of the towns to visit in Cundinamarca, has its festivals, so a good date to go in for the Dance Festival from September 26 to October 2 and the Sol y Luna Festival in November.

Soacha has large hotels such as the Hotel La Terraza; famous restaurants such as Los Balcones Restaurant, La Gallina Ardiente, and the Art of Cooking restaurant. The most important tourist sites are the Principal Park, the Archaeological Museum of Soacha, the Salto del Tequendama with its house museum, the Chicaque Natural Park, Boquemonte Natural Reserve, the Canoas Metropolitan Park, the La Leona Viewpoint and the La Poma Ecological Park.

The next town to know about the towns to go to in Cundinamarca is La Vega, and it is in the Province of Gualivá to the northwest of the department and 1 hour and 20 minutes from Bogotá. This small city with the official name of San Juan de La Vega is a town very visited by Bogotanos due to the activities that can be done in its surroundings and it is a refuge on cold days in the capital of Colombia. There are plans to go to places like Cascadas del Chupal, the Paraíso Andino Natural Reserve, Cerro del Butulú, and Laguna del Tabacal which is 7 kilometers from the town which make it cozy. We can also highlight its hot climate with a minimum temperature of 16°C and a maximum of 24°C, and its patron saint festivities such as the departmental meeting of tunas with the celebration of the foundation of La Vega, during June. In addition to its delicious climate, its wealth of water, and its farms or rest houses to relax, you can visit the town for adventure tourism, mountain biking, and ecological tourism in the Ecological Parks.

As for lodging, you can stay at La Colina Glamping, the Cabaña El Bosque hotel, and the Hotel Juan De La Vega. Taste the delicious typical dishes in restaurants such as Los Naranjos Restaurant, El Sazón Dorado Restaurant, and Los Abuelos Restaurant.

La Calera is also one of the Cundinamarca towns with which you can start the tour of the Cundinamarca towns. La Calera is a small town on the outskirts of Bogotá, but with excellent views and places to enjoy nature, it is located in the Province of Guavio in the northeast of the department and is one of the closest towns to Bogotá, it is only 25 minutes (24 kilometers). Its proximity to the capital makes its climate cold with an average temperature of 12°C, where sometimes it can drop to 5°C. La Calera is a town with places in the Savannah away from the noise and surrounded by nature, ideal for bird watching since in its hills you can see the condor of the Andes; but if you want to know something typical of the town, you should go to the La Calera Gastronomic Festival and the Farmers' Festival in June, and Fairs and Festivals in La Calera from November 29 to December 1.

As for things to do, you can find them in the tourist places in La Calera where in one morning you can visit the Hummingbird Observatory, the Municipal House, the Chingaza National Natural Park, the Camino al Meta, the Cerro de La Pita, Peña de las Águilas, the Blanco River, the Namigni Animal Sanctuary, the San Rafael Reservoir, El Tambre or Paragliding. If you are looking for accommodation in La Calera, some recommended hotels are the Botania Silvestre hotel, the Spa Baden Baden hotel, and the Spa La Casa Del Agua hotel. Finally, if you want to try the typical food of the town, we recommend the Nueva Villa Peruana restaurant, the Plaza Principal Restaurant, and the Italian Restaurant Trattoria La Gloria.

Begin to populate Cundinamarca by traveling to Girardot, this town is one of the largest and most visited Colombian municipalities in the department, due to its warm climate and beautiful landscapes. It is located within the Province of Alto Magdalena, south of the department, and 3 hours and 30 minutes from Bogotá, approximately 142 kilometers away. Girardot is one of the towns in Cundinamarca to visit with a hot climate with an average temperature of 26°C and reaching 31°C; but what makes its visitors fall in love is its location next to the Magdalena River, its interesting historical sites, and its spas.

As for tourism in the municipality of Girardot, you can enjoy the traditional festivities with the Miss Girardot Reign in June and the National Tourism Reign in October. Some plans in its surroundings are to go to the Magdalena River, the Parque de la Locomotora, the Girardot Cathedral, the Piscilago Water Park, the Alto De Las Rosas Viewpoint, the Iron Bridge, its Market Square, the tourist pier and the Islands of the Sun.

As for accommodation, we can recommend the Hotel Unión Girardot, the Hotel Girardot Resort On Vacation, and the Hotel Tocarema. To try the gastronomy of Girardot, you must go to the El Caseron Girardot restaurant, Mojarras Restaurant, the Palo Alto Girardot restaurant, and the Asadero La Bonga.

This town is a town with rich history, with colonial buildings from yesteryear and with natural wonders such as Las Piedras del Tunjo that have become very popular as they are located on the plain of swampy land. Facatativá is part of the towns near Bogotá, it is located within the Province of Sabana Occidente, 36 km away, and has a cold climate with an average annual temperature of 14 °C, where in December to March and July and August its temperature can rise to 22 °C during the day and drop to 0 °C at night. It is characterized by its species of fauna and flora due to its location at the western end of the Sabana de Bogotá, which is why its name means "Strong fence at the end of the plain".

In addition to the historical beauty of the town, Facatativá is also attractive for tourist sites such as the Piedras del Tunjo Archaeological Park, Las Tinguas Park, the Children's Park, the Piedras del Chivo Negro, the royal roads, the Cerro de Manjui and the Alto de la Tribuna. For village festivals such as the Fiestas in honor of the Muisca culture in November. It also has cozy lodging options such as Finca Hacienda Caracolí, Hotel la Palma y el Tucán, and the hotel La Quinta Del Guerrero.

It is one of the indigenous towns of Cundinamarca closest to the capital that you should visit. It is located in the Province of Sabana Centro to the north of the Capital District, just a distance of 30 km which would be about 34 minutes. It is one of the most important in the department because it is an old town that, before the arrival of the Spanish, was characterized by having an almost impenetrable wall, which was one of the Muisca works, a site that was later called Monte Pincio. That is why the meaning of Cajicá comes from the Chibcha language and means "fenced" and "stone fortress". It is considered a small town with a cold climate similar to the climate of Bogotá with an average temperature of 14 ° C. In the town, you will find intact colonial houses, the Tourist Train of the Savannah, and attractive landscapes of the savannah where extreme sports are practiced.< /p>

Cajicá has its festivals such as the Festival of Dances, the Festival of Tunas, the Festival of Lyrical Singing, and the Festival of Symphonic Bands. In addition, tourist places such as the Luis Carlos Galán Park, the Train Station of La Sabana Cajicá, the Cajicá Main Park, the Mirador la Cumbre altos de Paito, the Puente Sopó Park, and the Jaime Duque Park.

Sibaté is one of the largest towns in Cundinamarca and is a town of Chibcha origin whose name means "Spill from the Lagoon", it is well known in the department for its desserts made with strawberries.

It is located within the Province of Soacha, to the south of the department, and 27 km near Bogotá, which is why its climate is cold with an average temperature of 14 °C. Sibaté is a town with abundant strawberry crops, which is the source of the region's economy. Sibaté as one of the towns to visit in Cundinamarca has its festivals, so a good date to go is for the San Pedro Fairs in June, the Chicha and Corn Festival at the end of June, and the Strawberry Festival at the beginning of July.

Sibaté has large hotels such as the Sibateando hotel and the El Secreto Campestre hotel; famous restaurants such as La Kamelia Restaurant, Guatytua Restaurant, and El Gran Chaparral restaurant and most important tourist sites in the department such as Los Frailejones Sibaté Park, the Fair Coliseum, the San Benito Hacienda, the Muña Reservoir, Ozagua Park, Alto De San Miguel and Las Cascadas Ecological Reserve.

The last town to visit of the beautiful towns of Cundinamarca is Funza. It is part of the province of Sabana Occidente and is only 26 minutes from downtown Bogotá. This small city near the metropolis of Bogotá and whose name means "Powerful Male", has places like the main Park of Funza, the Parque de las Aguas, the Market Square, the Laguna de la Herrera, the Gualí Wetland and you can do the tour of the haciendas such as Hacienda Catama or Hacienda la Ramada. We can also highlight its warm-cold climate with an average temperature between 12 °C and 23 °C, its patron saint festivities such as the Festival of Art and Culture in September, and places such as its historic center with some buildings of colonial architecture, its main square and its Belonging to its roots have made it the Muisca capital of Cundinamarca.

As for accommodation, you can stay at the Glamping El mirador de las Estrellas and try the delicious typical dishes in restaurants such as the Burger Stock fast food restaurant, Pacho Parrilla Bar Funza, and La Guaricha Hamburguesería.