Private City Tour Cartagena: Exploring History and Culture in Colombia's Jewel
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Cartagena
Immerse yourself in the rich history and vibrant culture of Cartagena, Colombia's jewel, on a private city tour. Explore ancient walls, churches, and monuments, visit Castillo San Felipe and Convento de la Popa, and discover Colombian crafts and emeralds. Experience the story at every step!
Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Manga - Exclusive and panoramic neighborhood.
  • La Popa Convent - Learn the history of the 17th century Convent which is the highest point of the city
  • Castillo de San Felipe de Barajas - Our certified guide will accompany you throughout the tour of the largest fortification in America, explaining all the details of its construction and its history.
  • Walled City of Cartagena - Discover the World Heritage Old City since 1984, its history and culture, you will be delighted during the tour.
  • Las Bovedas - Stop to observe the Vaults and know their history, besides being a good place to take a memory of our City and discover the beautiful Colombian Emeralds
  • Emerald Station - Discover the best emeralds in Colombia, its detailed process, explains the importance of color, brightness and its different cuts.
  • Plaza de Bolivar - Old Town Square - Walking tour
  • Plaza Santo Domingo - Square in the heart of the historic centre - Walking tour
  • Playa de Bocagrande - Being the most exclusive neighborhood of the City, you can know its skyscrapers, history and its beaches, is the so-called modern area of Cartagena similar to Miami or Panama City, you will know its nearby neighborhoods like: El laguito, and Castillo grande.
  • Barrio Getsemani - Getsemaní being the colorful and creative neighborhood of the City, you can know its history and observe its impressive architecture.
What's Included
  • Private transportation
  • Transfer to and from the hotel
  • Customizable departure time
  • Transfer to and from the cruise port
  • Driver and professional guide included
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
  • Complimentary bottled water
What's Not Included
  • Food and Drink
  • Tips
Additional Information

Experience the historical allure of Cartagena on our exclusive City Tour that will time-travel you through the rich layers of the city’s history and vibrant culture. Our Private City Tour offers an exceptional encounter in our comfortable, air-conditioned transportation, guided by our expert and certified personnel. The tour explores the Walls, Clock Tower, Churches, and prominent Monuments that make up the entire old city, as well as the Historical Center. Next, we proceed to Castillo San Felipe, Convento de la Popa, and Getsemani. The tour concludes with a visit to the Vaults to gain insight into Colombian handicrafts and emeralds. This unique experience is fully personalized, with a skilled bilingual guide, professional chauffeur, air-conditioned travel, and entry fees for Castillo San Felipe and Convento de la Popa covered, in addition to hydration. Make history come alive with each stride!

  • The attraction called “La Popa” is subject to availability and could be replaced by a visit to museums or churches
  • At the time of booking, cruise passengers must provide the following information: name of passengers, name of ship, time of docking, time of disembarkation and time of re-boarding
  • This is a private tour or activity. Only your group can participate.
  • The visit could be led by a multilingual guide.
  • Confirmation will be received when booking
Location
Manga
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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(48 Ratings)
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Pfl0res
Jun 4, 2024
If you need a tour, there is no one like them - Super professionals, the experience was magnificent to get to know Cartagena quickly, since we were on a Cruise, but it gave us time for everything!
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Jaxmahan
Jun 2, 2024
EXCELLENT Private Tour with Angelica - Angelica was an incredibly good guide. She explained the historical and cultural significance of Cartagena’s major sites (the Monastery, the Fort) as well as the strategies for the various fortifications. The tunnels were WILD! (Almost lost my husband - smile). Near the end of the tour. Angelica took us to a local cafe for some traditional arroz coco, friend chicken, and patacone. It was so pleasant to hear about Columbia’s history from a native. Oh, and Ricardo did an excellent job of driving us about the sometimes crowded streets. We thoroughly enjoyed the tour.
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Sharon_b
May 21, 2024
Saw a Lot in a Short Amount of Time - Our tour was a good way to see a lot in a short amount of time. Luis, our tour guide, was very knowledgeable and took time sharing the history of Cartagena, and our driver did a great job maneuvering through the traffic in this busy city. The vehicle was nice, clean and smelt very good. Only negative comment is that our tour didn’t include La Popa Convent as advertised and was cut short by about 45 minutes. We were okay with that, but thought others should know in case that is important to them.
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Quest16010185178
May 19, 2024
Excellent day and saw lots! - Amazing day and fantastic tour to do. Guide was accommodating for my 81 year old mother with walking restrictions. Not a rushed day. Saw a lot and had a wonderful lunch which we added in.
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Kylie_g
May 19, 2024
Excellent day , must do - Fantastic day. Tour guide was fabulous and accommodated a slow 81 year old with long walking limits. Would recommend this to anyone
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Seshs2014
May 16, 2024
Excellent tour - Roque Vergara is an excellent guide and the entire tour was very laid back and enjoyable. Learned a lot about the history of the city and got to see several interesting spots. Highly recommend.
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It14421
May 5, 2024
Amazing Tour! - Nico was great! We had an amazing time touring Cartagena and would highly recommend using him. He took us all around the city and we saw everything we wanted. He was very helpful and had some great stories!
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Cynthian14
Apr 28, 2024
Awesome Cartagena tour! - We had an incredible tour with Alvaro and Fernando. Our guide, Alvaro passionately shared the history, culture, and interesting facts of Cartagena with us. Alvaro's knowledge was extensive. Fernando was an excellent driver, navigating us to our destinations efficiently. Awesome tour!
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Kamelia
Apr 23, 2024
Perfect 4 hour hour private tour of Cartagena - We had a driver, Fernando, and a tour guide, Francisco. It was incredibly warm and humid and they did a great job trying to keep us in the shade and keeping the car cool for us. Francisco was very knowledgeable about Cartagena and Columbian history and culture and spoke excellent English. We were very thankful we chose this private tour instead of a large excursion from the ship. Despite the heavy traffic, Fernando made sure we didn’t miss a thing and got us back to our ship with plenty of time to spare. Excellent tour! We highly recommend it!
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Road30625039726
Apr 11, 2024
Jaime y Eduardo Numero Uno! - A wonderful tour with Jaime as a guide and Eduardo as the driver. Well worth the money! It was an informative, fun and relaxing experience!
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