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Cali Street Food Walking Tour: Explore Local Culture and Authentically Delicious Snacks
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24 Ratings
Cali
Embark on a Cali Street Food Walking Tour and immerse yourself in the local culture while indulging in delicious snacks. From bakery treats to salty fried goods and refreshing ice with fruits, there’s something for everyone, including vegans, vegetarians, and gluten-free individuals. Join us now!
Duration:
2 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Puente del Boulevard del Río Cali - We will start our Street Food Tour atop Colombia’s biggest urban tunnel.
- Departmental Institute of Fine Arts - We will check out Cali’s biggest public arts school and have our first official stop nearby: bakery.
- Plazoleta Jairo Varela - “Salsa Plaza” or “Cali Plaza” as it’s also known, we will explore this iconic city square and check the trumptets monument. After we explore the square we will head to our 2nd official stop.
- Avianca Park - If during a weekday, in this park we will try an enigmatic regional fruit, said to be aphrodisiac… Chontaduro, with honey and salt.
- Monumento a Simon Bolivar - Around this hero statue we will find our 3rd and last food stop, Cholado, ice with fruits in different preparations.
- Puente Ortiz - We will cross this enigmatic bridge for Cali, over Cali river.
- Iglesia La Ermita - By the end of the tour we will check out the most famous church to the city, and walk back by the River Boulevard.
What's Included
- Scenic views
What's Not Included
- Tips
Additional Information
Welcome to my introduction to my hometown: discover local culture while we walk amongst landmarks and try local snacks. Come hungry!
I will take you through a list of food spots that I’ve personally chosen. From hots to colds, solids to beverages, sweet to salty, stores & street vendors, national and local, fried to baked, fruits to meats, and everything in between while we walk amongst the city’s most famous landmarks.
All tasting options are snacks. Don’t be fooled, most are not small.
Our route will be the following (depending on availability):
STOP 1: plantain chips.
STOP 2: Bakery - pandebono, roscón.
STOP 3: coconut products
STOP 4: Empanadas and local fried snacks as well as lulada and champús, traditional beverages.
STOP 5: Chontaduro: regional fruit said to be aphrodisiac.
STOP 6: Raspado / Cholado - ice with fruits in different preparations.
Vegans welcome. Vegetarians welcome. Gluten-free people are welcome. Meat-lovers welcome as well! There are options for everybody.
Location
Subway
Calle 8
Let's see each other outside the Subway Sandwich Store atop the Boulevard del Rio (Calle 8 crossing)
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Marcella_f
Jul 12, 2024
The best Street Food Tour! - This was an awesome tour. My mom, sister, brother in law, niece, friend and I did the tour as a group and we had no idea what to expect. We were visiting Cali from the USA. Andres was our tour guide and he was terrific. He was very knowledgeable and informative and he taught us a lot about the history and art of Cali, he displayed such love and passion for his city. Andres also made sure that everyone was comfortable at all times taking breaks as needed and frequently checking and asking to see if everyone was okay. My elderly mom was able to keep up very well with the pace. While touring the city we made several stops at different bakeries/restaurants/cafes tasting the street food, drinks and frozen treats of Cali. The food was amazing, we enjoyed tasting all the local treats and we were so full at the end of the two hours of the tour. I definitely recommend this tour to everyone. You will have a blast!
Marcella from Atlanta, GA USA.
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Lenasow
Jun 9, 2024
Great food tour in Cali! - I loved this tour! Andres was a great guide and made it feel like I was exploring the city with friends. The pace of the tour was really great so that we had time to sit and eat at each stop without ever feeling like we were being rushed. Andres also taught us a lot about the city and Colombia in general which made for an even more enriching experience. I would highly recommend doing this tour and I’ll be sure to book Cali Cultural Tours again when I make it back to the city.
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Steve_c
May 19, 2024
Great Food - Everyone was great and it was a fun street tour. It was a good mix of street food and little history lessons here and there. It was awesome to see La Calle del Sabor in person as well. I recommend it.
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Almenia_m
May 17, 2024
Amazing - Juan was a pleasure to be with. He was so informative and the food was great I was so full when it was over.
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Lexybee21
May 1, 2024
Thanks for the tour Camilo!! - The tour was great, the food was very good, each stop we went got better and better and the whole story behind each stop was great, the road, everything we saw was beautiful, thank you for everything Camilo, this was very good!!!!!!
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Marialuisapd9259ka
Mar 30, 2024
Excellent tour - I had an amazing experience, thank you so much. I tasted exotic juice and also learned a little bit of Cali 's story, which was really helpful for me.
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Jerryer
Mar 28, 2024
Excellent tour - My wife and I took the street food tour with Juan Camilo and we really enjoyed it. Not only did we try typical Cali products but he also told us about the history of Cali and Colombia in general.
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Cristina_n7687ld
Mar 26, 2024
Thanks Camilo!!! - Camilo is a real sun!! He made us feel super comfortable. We were a group that spoke English, but since I was (Spanish) I adapted the context quite a bit and was very very attentive. We were delighted!!!
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Ktldolan
Mar 22, 2024
A great way to explore the city! - Juan was the absolute best! His tour was extremely informative, covering history, culture and the quirky side of Cali. The food and drinks were varied and definitely filling. I was the only person on my tour so I got a complete vip experience but I have a feeling everyone walks away feeling that way! Can’t recommend enough.
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Letgoleash
Mar 16, 2024
Such a fun and great way to experience Cali! Juan is the best :) - A group of us did this tour with Juan and had a fantastic time. He is very knowledgeable not just about food, but Cali's history and culture as well! We got to have such a variety of street food and he was very knowledgable and inclusive about my allergy of only being able to eat gluten free foods. It was a great time getting to walk around the city with him.
I enjoyed his tour so much, that I ended up joining him a few days later for his market and exotic fruit tour!
You can tell Juan really loves his job and I would highly recommend him as a tour guide to anyone who wants to get a good look at Cali and eat some delicious grub!
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