Savor the Exotic: A Flavorful Adventure at Paloquemao Market!
Delight yourself with the flavors of exotic fruits, flowers, and herbs at Paloquemao, the country’s most traditional market, and chat with local farmers and merchants.
What to Expect
A Colorful Market Experience
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Step into the heart of Bogotá’s culinary culture at Plaza de Paloquemao, one of the city’s most iconic and traditional markets. You’ll be surrounded by vibrant displays of exotic fruits, fresh flowers, native herbs, and local produce.
Flavors You’ve Never Tasted Before
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Get ready to awaken your taste buds! Sample a wide variety of Colombia’s most unique and exotic fruits—from the tangy lulo to the sweet guanábana, juicy pitahaya, and more. Many of these are found only in South America.
Personal Interactions with Local Vendors
- Meet and chat with local farmers and market vendors who are happy to share their knowledge, stories, and passion for their produce. It’s a great way to connect with the people behind the food.
Cultural Insights and Local Traditions
- Learn how the market reflects Colombian identity, gastronomy, and daily life. Your guide will share fascinating facts and stories about the ingredients, the market’s history, and the communities that make it thrive.
A Local Guide to Lead the Way
- Your knowledgeable bilingual guide will ensure a smooth and enriching experience, helping you navigate the market, translate local expressions, and highlight the hidden gems within.
Duration
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The tour duration is 3 hours.
Paloquemao Market Fruit Tour: A Closer Look
The fruit tour is a private experience that will engage you with the vast diversity of food, geography and cultural practices of Colombia in just one place: the Paloquemao Plaza, the only market in the world where you can find up to 67 different fruits!
An expert guide, who has worked with the market community since 2015, will connect you with farmers and merchants so that you can learn about their family businesses and community projects such as “Back to the plaza” and “Hello my friend.” These initiatives were created to promote employment and the learning of a second language learning among the market’s community members.
We recommend you do not have breakfast – or at least a small one – because you will begin the experience by trying different types of bread and pastries prepared by local cooks and then you’ll walk through the stalls of flowers, plants, and handicrafts and will learn about the medicinal, gastronomic and esoteric uses of herbs and condiments. After stopping at each area of the produce section, you’ll sit down to try a banquet of 20 exotic fruits from different regions of the country. While tasting these delicious fruits, you’ll hear about Colombia’s history, present and future from the perspective of the merchants.
After you’ve had your fill, you’ll learn about the importance of cleaning, drying and storing the fruit seeds, as well as get some tips for eating healthier, organic and diverse. Finally, you will give a toast for Colombia, the world’s fruit reserve, in an exclusive tasting of refreshing juices and fruit extracts.
A Glimpse of the tour
How this tour creates an impact
By joining the Paloquemao Market Fruit Tour, you directly support a community-led initiative that:
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Strengthens local livelihoods by working directly with market vendors and shop owners.
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Fosters cultural exchange through special connections between travelers and vendors.
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Promotes education and empowerment via English workshops and employment projects.
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Creates sustainable tourism by enabling vendors to offer unique, personal experiences.
Impulse Travel is committed to responsible tourism practices that prioritize community benefit and cultural preservation.