Colombia · EMERALD TOURS
The pavement trade off Avenida Jiménez is real and it is not for browsing alone. These 12 visits get you into the trading houses with someone who can explain colour, clarity and what a fair asking price sounds like, priced and timed.
Private guided walk in Bogotá with Monserrate cable car views, Emerald Museum, Botero, Plaza de Bolívar, and Chorro de Quevedo in 5 to 6 hours.
“This tour was an excellent way to see the highlights of bogota in one day. Our guide Maria was very knowledgeable, engaged, informative and thoughtful about accommodating our group’s needs. Highly recommend!”
A 3-hour Comuna 13 street-art tour with graffiti history, escalator stories, and coffee or craft beer tasting, plus a Colombian emerald.
“Big up Simon our tour guide and Sagmedellin!!! This tour was worth every penny and we enjoyed every moment of it. I would do it again”
Create your own Colombian emerald ring in Bogotá. Learn emerald history, craft with silver, choose designs, and upgrade to gold if you want.
“This was such a fun and unique experience! Learned about Colombian emeralds and got to design our own rings and bring them to life! Well worth the money, would highly recommend to anyone visiting Bogotá!”
Cartagena emerald museum and jewelry workshop tour with mine replicas, global emerald specimens, factory production, and hotel pickup for $18.
“This is a wonderful unique tour! for anyone interested in gemology, the emerald heritage of Colombia and emerald jewellery..My tour guide was very friendly and so knowledgeable on each aspect, I've learnt so much.. they even show you the making process in the factory which is above the museum. They collect you from your hotel at the time you choose and there is also a beautiful shop with various emerald jewellery made there, with your guide helping you to choose the best quality stone for your budget if you want to buy one.”
Cartagena emerald jewelry class with museum tour, free pickup, and included tools. Create 2 jewelry pieces and learn the gem process.
“We were picked up on time and drove to the location for the jewelry making class. Jessica gave us a lot of the history on emeralds and Maria helped us make our jewelry they were both great! The class was well instructed and very kid and adult friendly and also great for solo travelers. After making the jewelry you get in depth look and the museum and are able to purchase emeralds if you would like. Great class, nice people and I would recommend.”
Create a Colombian emerald ring in a small Bogota workshop, learning emerald history and making a silver ring to keep.
“It was a great experience!!! I 100% recommend the workshop. The guide and the juweler explained everything.”
Grade emeralds at Cartagena’s Emerald Museum, examine specimens, get an emerald sample, then watch silver or 18K gold jewelry made.
“Our driver was fantastic—gave us a comprehensive tour of the old city on the way to the museum and continued on our way back. He most certainly did not take the most direct route to or from the museum but made sure he took us to many many noteworthy locations and shared a rich history with us. The museum tour was also incredible. We had a private lecture about emerald formation, excavation, and fabrication. We were given bowls of fresh fruit and bottles of water, along with a sample of raw emerald. We had specimens to examine and compare, and it was an excellent learning experience. The museum itself was…”
Hands-on Cartagena emerald polishing at Caribe Jewelry. Hotel pickup, tools, and a take-home polished emerald included.
“Amazing selection and even more amazing tour. Angelica offered the best customer service i have ever had!!! I spent more than i anticipated but couldn't help it”
Private 4-hour Bogotá emerald tour with museum, virtual mine visit, workshop market stop, and downtown walking plus local pastries.
“i just arrived again to Colombia with some fereign friends, and this tour, not only made me feel like at home; also to them, and i think it shows in an excelent way a beautiful face of one of the most important places around the capital. the experience was amazing, and despite that we couldn't show to them all our gastronomy, these snacks were a beautiful start for them. Thank you MAUI water tours for your guidance and for this great experience”
A 4-hour private emerald tour in Bogotá, with hotel pickup, a bilingual guide, and real tips for spotting authentic Colombian emeralds.
“Quite interesting. In addition to the emerald tour we were afforded access to the gold museum as well and it was very well done and informative. The alternative theories of the “Legend of Eldorado” was fascinating. Opportunity for shopping as well as a nice coffee stop.”
A 6-hour guided Bogotá tour combining Monserrate views with the Emerald Museum, the Gold Museum, Plaza de Bolívar, and La Candelaria.
“I'd give Jhair 10 stars, if I could. He gives you historical details that really make his tour exceptional. He is incredibly patient, being very attentive to my nonagenerian mother. I selected the tour for my understanding of the value. But honestly, a tour like his is priceless. Folks who are able to reserve a tour with him are lucky.”
Private Cartagena tour with San Felipe fortress, Las Bóvedas vaults, emerald workshops, Museo del Oro Zenú, and Getsemaní streets.
“The guide was very nice and helpful since we were a group of 80+ years. Our only complain was that the meeting place was not very clear and we expected to see a person with my name and we had to ask help from another guide to find out where they were and they ask us for our booking and after showing it they said was ok. It seems to us that they didn't know about our tour. We have taken many tours with Viator and never had these problem.”
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