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Mount Monserrate Bogota
Arrived from Quito at 2 am. we go to a small hotel to rest and spend the night called Hotel Siar, little, fairly comfortable rooms, enough to spend a few hours of sleep for USD40, but the good, is its distance to Cerro Monserrate, first visit in Bogotá before continuing the same day to San Andrés Island.
Cerro Monserrate is located less than 4 kilometers from the center and is a mandatory tourist spot for all tourists who want to know Bogotá and realize its size. "From the air", Bogota has a magical charm and also, for aviation lovers like me, allows you to have a beautiful view of El Dorado Airport.
There are many alternatives to get there., you can use the Transmilenio, acquiring a card for $1.800 pesos and loading it with the amount you need for daily transport, walking even or the means that I preferred for this trip, Uber, a cheaper means than a normal taxi, better service and above all safer.
To use Uber you only need to have a chip with a Colombian number to activate the account, in my case use a SmartSim from Smart Phone Solutions, who for a very reasonable price give you an easy activation chip with more than 2 gigabytes to navigate, with calls and SMS included, I recommend them.
From the center to the Hill the cost was $5000 Colombian pesos in a journey less than 15 minutes, it is important to take into account, What if you don't have much time on your trip?, using taxi is the best, since in public transport the time can be tripled.
To climb to the top of Monserrate there are 3 alternatives, walking, cable car and funicular. That day only the funicular was active and the only price is $19.000 COP per person, the price may vary depending on the day and time. The cable car and funicular interchange operation according to hours and maintenance.
after less than 5 minutes on the funicular one arrives at the upper station, from where the traditional walk of the crucifixion takes place 10 minutes, until reaching the temple of Monserrate at a height of 3.100 meters high, so if you're not used to the height, walk slowly and breathe to avoid the effects of altitude or "soroche".
At the top of the Hill there are first-class restaurants, food kiosks, an artisan market and a traditional food market (recommended).
Bonus:
Descending from Monserrate in time-lapse:
What else do we visit in Bogotá? find out HERE.
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