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Nemocón Salt Mine Full service: Guide, tickets and transfers
(2) Reviews
Zipaquira
Important Information
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Service animals allowed
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Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
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Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
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Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
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Not recommended for participants with heart complaints or other serious medical conditions, recommended for pregnant women, or participants with back problems
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Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
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Comfortable shoes are recommended
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
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Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
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If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
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This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
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Travel from Bogotá with a professional guide through the rural landscapes of the savannah to the charming village of Nemocón, where an ancient salt mine reveals a hidden world underground. Descend 80 meters to explore its illuminated tunnels, observe the sparkles of salt crystals, and marvel at the “Espejo de Agua” (Water Mirror), an underground lake that seems to stop time. This mine, featured in the movie The 33, blends engineering, history, and natural wonder.
Then continue to the Salt Cathedral of Zipaquirá, Colombia's spiritual jewel carved 180 meters underground. Walk through its 14 Stations of the Cross, admire the central dome, and experience how faith and rock merge into one monume...
Highlights
9 hours
Offered in English & Spanish
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
9 hours
Offered in English & Spanish
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Professional guide
Typical Lunch with soft drink
Air-conditioned vehicle
Food and drinks, unless specified
Gratuities
Itinerary
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Catedral De Sal De Zipaquira
Visit the Cathedral where an underground salt deposit was formed and it is where the Salt Cathedral was built, 180 meters below the surface. Inside, there is a chapel, “capilla de los mineros” built as a tribute to the Virgin “Our Lady of the Rosary of Guasá”
2 hours
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Mina de Sal de Nemocon
You´ll visit it´s salt mine descending to 80 meters underground. There, you´ll appreciate the 28 mirrors of brine, in which rocks of salt were dissolved producing an impressive optical effect
2 hours
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Zipaquira
Visit the town of Zipaquira, which name means 'city of our Father' in the language of the Chibcha.
4
Nemocon
Visit Nemocón, a quite village with colonial architecture
Nemocón Salt Mine Full service: Guide, tickets and transfers
(2) Reviews
Zipaquira
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Travel from Bogotá with a professional guide through the rural landscapes of the savannah to the charming village of Nemocón, where an ancient salt mine reveals a hidden world underground. Descend 80 meters to explore its illuminated tunnels, observe the sparkles of salt crystals, and marvel at the “Espejo de Agua” (Water Mirror), an underground lake that seems to stop time. This mine, featured in the movie The 33, blends engineering, history, and natural wonder.
Then continue to the Salt Cathedral of Zipaquirá, Colombia's spiritual jewel carved 180 meters underground. Walk through its 14 Stations of the Cross, admire the central dome, and experience how faith and rock merge into one monume...
