Full City Tour Cartagena
The City Tour Cartagena gives you a good all-around introduction to Cartagena. From the comfort of your air-conditioned transport, you will go to all the major tourist attractions in Cartagena. Along the way, your guide will provide you with context and stories to help you understand the significance of the attractions you visit.
About the activity
Experience
Highlights
- La Popa Monastery
- San Felipe de Barajas Fort
- Manga Neighborhood
- Getsemani Neighborhood
- Bocagrande Bay
- San Diego Neighborhood
- Old Historic Center
- City Wall
- Churches in the old city
- City Tour Cartagena
- Slave, Colonial, Military, and Independency History
- Colombia & Caribbean Facts
- Taylor-made Cartagena City Tour
Full description
Through this comprehensive guided City Tour Cartagena, you will visit the Popa Monastery on the mountaintop. From here you will have a spectacular view over Cartagena and the bay.
At the San Felipe de Barajas fortress, your guide will show you all the important areas while giving you the historical context of architecture and battles fought.
You will get a tour of the walled city of the old center, as well as the Manga, Getsemani, and Bocagrande neighborhood with an introduction to all major attractions along the way.
Includes
- Professional licensed guide for the City Tour Cartagena
- Skip-the-line access
Covid-19 precautions
Safety measures in place
All areas that customers touch are frequently cleaned
Traveler requirements
You are required to bring and wear a mask
Prepare for the activity
The details below may change if you update your current selection:
Meeting point
Hotel
Start time of the tour
9:00 a.m. *
Length of the tour
4 hours (approximately)
Return Details
return to the original departure point
Notes
La Popa is currently open to the public.
This is perfect for cruise ship passengers.
Later departures are also available, depending on the time of year and current availability. If you are interested in booking this tour for a later time, simply contact us once your booking is confirmed, and we will do everything possible to accommodate you.
We own all types of transportation contact us if you have a group coming to town.
jacques145 –
I echo what the others have said about Martin’s excellence and customization ability. We wanted to see the Sephardic Center during our visit, and Martin arranged time there. My wife was reading “Love in the Time of Cholera” so we also visited some of the sites associated with the book and movie (I recommend seeing it before a visit). Well worth the time and money.
Ozzles –
Martin arranged a tour for us for Jan. 2nd. Due to circumstances beyond our control, our stop in Cartagena go canceled. I called Martin and he was so understanding and gracious. A few hours later, we were told we were stopping in Cartagena. I called back and asked to reschedule and he immediately rescheduled with another guide. He had it all arranged and personally came to meet us and introduced us to Benny. Benny was so professional, personable and knowledgeable. He provided us with a lot of information about Cartagena. He also packed in a lot of details and sites in a relatiely short time. He totally changed my preconceived negative opinion of this area….and I am planning to return. Thank you to Martin and all his staff….great experience!!!!
WanderingWagars –
My husband and I visited Colombia with our 2 children for a week this past January. We decided to sign up for a private tour of Cartagena with Martin Rosales based on the comments we read on TA. We were not disappointed! Martin was punctual, knowledgeable and friendly. He modified the tour based on our requests and we never felt rushed at any point.
CindyC –
My friend and I booked a tour with Martin last minute about a day or two before we arrived in Cartagena. I had high hopes because of all the great reviews on TripAdvisor, but to be honest, I felt a bit like he was giving a rote tour without a whole lot of personality injected into the tour itself. I kind of felt like maybe we were wasting his time. It was very historical-based which was great and informative, but I was hoping for a more fun and interesting vibe rather than just a walking tour with lots of facts. I keep a travelogue of my travels – and the street food tour I did with Cartagena Connections actually proved more interesting in terms of the facts I learned about the Cartagena way of life than this tour did, unfortunately. In fact, I remember almost none of the things Martin told us, but almost all of the information the street food tour injected into their walking tour.
cmme –
Our group of 8 family members, including 2 young children visited Cartagena in early February 2015 and had a wonderful time with Martin on his city highlights tour. He was always very professional, extremely courteous and made some wonderful recommendations on great places to eat and other must do activities during our stay. He was quick to respond to all of my email inquiries and truly recommend you contact him if you are planning a visit to Cartagena and interested in getting a good feel for the city and meeting a new friend.