Nemocon Salt Mine Tour from Bogota
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- Day Trip
- Pickup Service
- E-Ticket
- 8 hr
Enjoy a hassle-free visit to the Nemocon Salt Mine. Walk-through the bowels of the earth and be a salt miner for a day in the first salt mine ever exploited in Colombia—an outstanding subterranean tourist attraction 500 years-old. Hear in-depth commentary from a savvy guide that lets you in on its enthralling history. Gaze at the captivating carving of the caves and lots of fascinating attractions within the mine, such as the world’s biggest underground brine mirror, a natural history museum with dinosaur fossils, 28 saturation tanks, an 80-year-old salt waterfall, the wishing well, dedicated chambers, a geology room and many more!
Itinerary Details
Operated by: Parche Cachaco Tours
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At:
After the hotel pickup at 8 a.m, listen as your guide shares fun facts about the landscape and insights into the Colombian history and culture while enjoying the scenery of the Andean Savannah. (Premium Option)
Duration: 2 hour
Stop At: Mina de Sal de Nemocon
3-Meter High German-like eucalyptus gates (from 1817) will welcome you to the hosting chamber—98 feet high. Then, discover stalagmites and stalactites hanging from the cave’s walls. Stroll through carefully illuminated tunnels whose ceiling reflection on water mirrors causes the visual effect and feeling of being on the edge of an abyss. There are 28 of these saturation tanks. Get to the heart of the mine, literally. It’s a lighted 1.6-ton carved crystalline halite salt crystal—the biggest in South America. Visit the natural history museum, where you will find fossils of the mastodon, megatherium, plesiosaurs, and ammonites. Stroll through the dedicated chambers deep inside the mine, as you hear in-depth commentary on Indigenous history.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At:
After the hotel pickup at 8 a.m, listen as your guide shares fun facts about the landscape and insights into the Colombian history and culture while enjoying the scenery of the Andean Savannah. (Premium Option)
Duration: 2 hour
Stop At: Mina de Sal de Nemocon
3-Meter High German-like eucalyptus gates (from 1817) will welcome you to the hosting chamber—98 feet high. Then, discover stalagmites and stalactites hanging from the cave’s walls. Stroll through carefully illuminated tunnels whose ceiling reflection on water mirrors causes the visual effect and feeling of being on the edge of an abyss. There are 28 of these saturation tanks. Get to the heart of the mine, literally. It’s a lighted 1.6-ton carved crystalline halite salt crystal—the biggest in South America. Visit the natural history museum, where you will find fossils of the mastodon, megatherium, plesiosaurs, and ammonites. Stroll through the dedicated chambers deep inside the mine, as you hear in-depth commentary on Indigenous history.
Duration: 1 hour
