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4-Hour Cartagena Private Cultural Tour For Cruisers
  • Tour Category

    Private Tour

  • Tour Types

    Culture, History, Sightseeing

  • Duration

    4 Hours

  • Activity Level

    Easy

  • Language

    English, Spanish

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

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USD 100 / person