Paloquemao Market Tour: Fruit & Treats Tasting

3hrs or 4hrs

Monday to Saturday

English / Spanish

Private Walking Tour

Discover Colombia’s Diversity on this Paloquemao Tour

Welcome to Paloquemao fruit Market, the most important market in the city and the best place to enjoy Colombia’s rich diversity! From flowers to fruits, vegetables, meats and local dishes.

Are you a fruit lover? Then this Paloquemao Market is for you!

Get ready to taste over 20 exotic fruits (depending on the ones that are in season), most you’ve never heard of but will never forget. Guided by a passionate local who will also show you the best tricks to open, eat, and use them. But wait… there’s more! Enjoy the famous Colombian coffee, try award winning Colombian breads and taste the best rice and pig dish in the world (according to TasteAtlas 2024): Lechona and more!

Along the way, we will introduce you to the warm-hearted family vendors who have kept Paloquemao alive for generations. This tour isn’t just about tasting; it’s about feeling connected to the people, the culture, and the flavors that make this Bogota tour unforgettable.

Ready for a bite of Colombian flavors, culture and local life? Book now

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Included: • Private Paloquemao tour with a local guide • +20 fruit tasting • Local breads • Coffee • Empanada • Lechona • Viche taste • Avena taste • Panela taste • Avocado • Tour insurance

Tours Option: • Meeting Point at Paloquemao Farmers Market (3hrs) • Private Car (4hrs) - Starts and ends at your hotel

5 Reasons to book this private Paloquemao Tour:

Private tour: only you and your local host.

More than fruits! Taste +20 exotic fruits and 8 local treats.

Tailored for You: Vegetarian, vegan and pescatarian options.

Immerse yourself in local culture and gastronomy.

Connect with local vendors.

Famous Youtubers visit fruit market with Zebra fisgona tours

Two people are smiling and examining fresh fruit at a market. The man is holding a partially peeled fruit as they both seem engaged and happy. The market, often featured in tours in Bogotá, is vibrant with various produce displayed around.

A person wearing a blue glove holds an exotic fruit with orange flesh, split into multiple segments. In the background, there are green crates filled with various fruits—a perfect snapshot of the vibrant markets you might explore on tours in Bogotá.

A market stall displaying a variety of fresh fruits including bananas, apples, melons, and pears in bustling Bogotá. A hanging scale is in the foreground, adding to the authentic experience of one of the top things to do in Bogotá.

A tray of freshly baked pastries including bagels and golden-brown flaky breadsticks topped with cheese, perfect to enjoy before your Bogotá city tours.

A close-up of bouquets of yellow roses with some green leaves and a few unopened buds, surrounded by other blurry flower arrangements in the background—perfect for capturing the vibrant beauty on one of the many Bogotá city tours.

Juani from Zebra Fisgona Tours playing with the anonas at Paloquemao Market Tour

A hand cradles a halved fruit with an orange rind and a green, seed-filled interior, evoking the magic of a stroll through Bogotá's vibrant Paloquemao Fruit Market.

meeting local vendors at Paloquemao Market Tour

A person wearing gloves holds up a potato in front of a fruit and vegetable stand filled with various produce, including apples, peaches, watermelons, and grapes—a perfect snapshot of the vibrant markets you'll encounter on Bogotá city tours.

Big corn cobs inside of the market in Bogota

A hand holding a red ear of corn in front of various fruits and vegetables at a market, including potatoes, carrots, and squash—a vibrant glimpse into the local culture and flavors you can explore during tours in Bogotá.

feijoa cut in four pieces ready for the tasting at Paloquemao

trying exotic fruit at Paloquemao Market Tour

What we will do during this Paloquemao Tour

Check out our itinerary. We can tailored it for you with vegetarian, vegan and pescatarian options.

Meeting Point – Mallplaza NQS – In front of IKEA (inside of the mall on the first floor).

Private Car – Pick up at your Hotel inside Bogota and drop off at Paloquemao Farmers Market

Start this tasteful tour with a cup of coffee at a specialty coffee shop to get an energy boost!

Be dazzled by the colors and aromas of Colombian flowers, known around the globe for their quality and diversity. (From Tuesday to Sunday)

Go on a fun fruit hunt and try over 20 different fruits depending on the ones that are in season. From passionaries, anonas, berries, to tomatoes, head sized avocado and much more!

Cheese or bread? Put your hands together and you get our local pastries!

We have more than 60 varieties of avocado in Colombia! We bet you are never going to see an avocado the same way.

Enjoy a tasting of all the things we love as locals: Lechona, Viche (moonshine), Panela and Avena.

Discover our granny’s remedies and beliefs at their favorite spot in the market.

Discover the secret of our famous empanadas at a flavory hidden gem only locals know.

Meeting Point: Finish the experience at the Farmers Market.

Private Car – Drop off at your Hotel in Bogota.

Plans & prices per person

Lower price guaranteed.

Meeting point

Your tour will start and end at Paloquemao Market

With Private Car

Your tour will start and end at your hotel/bnb.

1 person

Check out our Rent a Friend service

2 people

86 USD

125 USD

3 people

62 USD

89 USD

4 people

59 USD

89 USD

5 people

59 USD

85 USD

6 people

59 USD

85 USD

7 people

59 USD

85 USD

8-15 people

59 USD

85 USD

For bigger groups please contact us.

Reviews

Danielle B,

November 2021

Amazing tour!

Alejandra was AMAZING and the best Bogota tour guide! We got to taste over 15 fruits and had the best coffee and empanadas! Definitely the highlight of our time in Bogota, 10/10 recommend this tour.