4-Hour Cartagena Private Cultural Tour For Cruisers
Description
Enjoy an unforgettable experience exploring what Cartagena La Heroica has to offer. Get to know the Santa Cruz de la Candelaria monastery on Popa hill, a beautiful architectural work from the 12th century with a lot of history. Visit the San Felipe de Barajas Castle, a sample of the military engineering of the colonial era and of the attack and defence strategies where battles were fought that marked the history of this city.
Highlights
- Offer respects at the Santa Cruz de la Candelaria monastery
- Visit the incredible Monumento a Los Zapatos Viejos
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- Connect with your tour guide and begin the tour from La Popa Convent. It is important to visit it because it is the highest point in the city, a good orientation point, and on its top is the Santa Cruz de la Candelaria monastery, a beautiful 17th-century ecclesiastical construction.
- Go to Monumento a Los Zapatos Viejos, a UNESCO world historical and cultural heritage site, where you can see military, civil and ecclesiastical architecture.
- Visit Castillo de San Felipe de Barajas, a feat of Spanish engineering in the new world during the colonial era. The historical site of the heroic city.
- Then, roam around Cartagena Narrow Alley, an ideal place for photos taking advantage of the decoration with umbrellas and murals.
- Next, head to Baluarte El Reducto, examples of architecture and colonial military strategy.
- Afterwards, move to Arte Getsemani- Graffiti and art in the Getsemaní neighbourhood
- Continue the tour to the following sites:
- Barrio Getsemani- Street of umbrellas in Getsemaní
- Plaza De Los Coches- Emblematic place in the heart of Cartagena
- Plaza de la Aduana- The second most important square in the city, the epicentre of trade in Cartagena during the colonial era
- Plaza de San Pedro Claver- Beautiful ecclesiastical construction, a place where the remains of San Pedro Claver Corberó, servant of the Ethiopians forever
- Plaza de Santa Teresa- a place suitable for photographs
- Walled City of Cartagena- military constructions of the 17th century
- Café del Mar Ltda- the ideal place to watch a sunset, and enjoy music and a drink, is the bastion
- Parque del Centenario- In commemoration of the independence of Cartagena, there you can see sloths, squirrels, monkeys, iguanas and parrots, which are part of our fauna
- Plaza de La Trinidad- The main square of the Getsemani neighbourhood where the independence revolution began and its church, the Holy Trinity
- Calle del Pozo- a great place for photography
Tour ends.
What's Included
- Guided tour
- Air-conditioned vehicle
- Bottles of water
What's Excluded
- Entrance to museums
What to bring
- Comfortable shoes
- Casual clothing
Know before you go
- Confirmation will be received at the time of booking
- Service animals allowed
- Most travellers can participate
- Stroller accessible
- Not wheelchair accessible
- This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
Meeting Point
Sociedad Portuaria Puerto Bahía, Cartagena Province, Bolivar, Colombia
Cancellation Policy
For cancellations upto 2 days before the tour -
Refund of 50% of the tour price.Price Details
Standard | |
1 To 3 | USD 100 Per Person |
4 To 10 | USD 80 Per Person |
11 To 15 | USD 60 Per Person |
This is a private tour |