Exploring the Walled City & Street Food Tasting

Cartagena, Colombia
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Duration3h
Free cancellationFull refund up to 24 hours before
TicketMobile or paper ticket accepted
LanguagesGerman, English, Italian, French, Spanish
Group sizeUp to 15 travelers

Overview

Cartagena de Indias is full of stories and legends with a unique street gastronomy that you can taste while walking through the narrow streets of the walled city where you can appreciate and enjoy its beautiful Colonial and Republican style buildings such as Churches, Plazas, Houses with charming balconies that have turned the city into a world heritage site, it is also a great opportunity to feel the warmth of its people and their customs since the walled city is the center of the city where many go to work and meet to do business, always accompanied by an excellent experienced professional guide.

Taste some of the best-known street foods in Cartagena, patacón with cheese, fried foods such as arepa with egg, carimañola, stuffed potatoes, among others... delicacies that you cannot miss.

What's included

  • Tour guide
  • Bottled water

What to expect

  1. Centro Historico
    1h · Admission ticket included
    Cartagena Downtown makes feel our visitors traveling back on time 200 and 300 years ago when This colonial city was considered the gem in the Spanish Crown’s territories. It was built up between the XIV and XIX centuries and in order to protect it from the continual attacks by foreign buccaneers and pirates, the largest fortification in the Americas was constructed around it. Just walking through its narrow yet remarkable streets there is enough to understand why Cartagena is in the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites
  2. Plaza Santo Domingo
    10m
    The most emblematic square in the walled City ,Perfect place to appreciate Colonial and Republican Style Building.
  3. Plaza De Los Coches
    10m
    Horse Drawn Carriage was the transportation sistem during Colonial Times and also one of the places where spaniards sell and buy african slaves.
  4. Plaza de la Aduana
    10m
    Such a beatiful square where the we can appreciate the city hall and some of the most beajutiful Colonial style buildings in Cartagena
  5. Plaza de San Pedro Claver
    10m
    San Pedro Claver who called himself the slave of slave for ever conveted more than 300.000 Slaves to Catholic Religion, Pioneer of human rights in Colombia
  6. Walled City of Cartagena
    15m
    We can not say we were in Cartagena and did not walk on the walls , We will visit the oldest part of the walls to appreciate the contrast between the modern city, the Caribbean Sea and the walled city.
  7. Plaza de la Proclamacion
    15m
    Another beautiful Republican Style building is Palacio de la Proclamacion , Cartagena was indipendence from spain in 1811
  8. Plaza de Bolivar
    10m
    Simon Bolivar , Liberator of Venezuela, Ecuador,Bolivia and colombia, Plaza de Bolivar is undoubtedly the best meeting point in Cartagena, known as the Heart of the City.
  9. Plaza Fernandez Madrid
    5m
    located in a san diego neighborhood.
  10. Plaza de San Diego
    10m
    San Diego neighborhood where middle Class people used to live during Colonial Times.
  11. Las Bovedas
    10m
    There is not a better place in Cartagena to see and buy Handicrafts than Las Bovedas

Meeting and pickup

Meeting point

Our tour guide will be waiting for you at clock tower where statue of pedro the heredia the founder of the city is located.

End point

Las bovedas was the last section of walls built in cartagena, it was the residential building for soldiers nowadays converted in a handicraft mall where we can appreciate beautiful emeralds and a large exhibition of handicrafts from the diferent regions of colombia.

Additional information

  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Cancellation policy

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