Cartagena City Tour with Popa Hill
4.5
61 Ratings
Cartagena

Enjoy this 4-hour amazing city tour of Cartagena. We will visit saint phillip fort and The Monastery of Popa.

Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Castillo de San Felipe de Barajas - Castillo San Felipe de Barajas is a fortification located in the city of Cartagena de Indias in Colombia. It is situated on a hill known as San Lazarus. Constructed in 1657 during the Spanish colonial period, it endured frequent attacks from the English and French, with French commander Baron de Pointis capturing the castle in mid-1697.
  • La Popa Convent - Approaching Cartagena by land, sea, or air, the first noticeable feature is a mountain range or small hill, with its highest point reaching 148 meters above sea level, known as La Popa de La Galera. Inside the convent, visitors are impressed by the grandeur of the central courtyard and the robust columns and walls designed to withstand attacks and bombings. The church is dedicated to the purification of the Virgin or Candlemas, named after the candles blessed in her honor on February 2, a day of celebration. No festivity in Cartagena, whether civic or religious, matches the splendor of the Candelaria de la Popa festival. The large crowds that gather for the solemn procession on February 2, from the sanctuary of La Popa to the city center, are unparalleled in any other popular event.
  • Las Bovedas - This significant monument, originally a residential building for soldiers during colonial times, has now been transformed into the best handicraft shopping mall in Cartagena de Indias. Here, visitors can admire local and national handicrafts, as well as gold and silver jewelry adorned with Colombian emeralds.
  • Walled City of Cartagena - A 30-minute walking tour of the walled city will make this tour unforgettable. The old city is encircled by walls.
  • Monumento a los Zapatos Viejos - Cartagena poet Luis Carlos Lopez wrote a poem titled “My Home Town,” in which he expressed his love for his old shoes as much as his hometown.
  • Playa de Bocagrande - A sightseeing tour of the new city offers views of Cartagena Bay, Bocagrande, and Castillogrande neighborhoods.
What's Included
  • Professional guide
  • Bottled water
  • Air conditioning vehicle
What's Not Included
  • Food and drinks
  • Gratuities
Additional Information
  • May be operated by a multilingual guide (English and Spanish)
  • Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately forma sunny days (hats, comfortable clothes, sunglasses etc)
Location
Bocagrande
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Christopher
Feb 20, 2023
City tour experience - Walter is amazing and the tours he provided me and my family were amazing . We had our wedding there and we brought people from the United States that had never been out of the country much less to Colombia. We were pleasantly surprised to the service we received from the transportation from the airport to the city tours of the Castillo to La Popa and the tour of the old city. Wow it was an amazing the tour guide Big Al was a great tour guide he sure knew his stuff and he had a lot of passion in describing the things we were looking at which made the experience fun and educational. The experience with Walter and Guianza express was exceptional through and through they made our family feel safe and we felt safe being with the guides and transporters . Our family members that did not understand Spanish had a great time too because all the guides and tours were in English so there was always someone available to explain everything in English for us. Thank you Walter and the great people that work at Guianza we had a trip of a life time. I recommend anyone to use Guianza express for tours and transportation you won’t be disappointed..
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Collegetraveller2017
Jun 30, 2022
Great day! - Really enjoyed this tour! Guide was informative and everyone enjoyed having him along. Was a great way to see some of the top sites around Cartagena in an air-conditioned van. I would suggest you check out some of the "free" tours in the center also, but this one includes many things that you wouldn't see otherwise. I would recommend this to my own friends visiting the area!
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Gabrielp1228
Apr 26, 2022
The best city-tour I have ever done in Cartagena. - This is the best city-tour I have ever done in Cartagena. Our guide, Cristian, is a historian and has a great knowledge of the history of the city. I was doing the tour with my ten year old son, and my son was not bored at any moment. Cristian's talk was extremely pleasant, and it was a real pleasure to spend the afternoon with him. Also, Walter made some changes to the tour to accommodate our requests. I cannot recommend this tour enough, if you want to learn about the history of the city, with the comfort of a private transport.
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Jamesmaria319
Jul 23, 2021
Fantastic trip so friendly - An unforgettable tour. We were super impressed with Nico! He was so pleasant and extremely knowledgeable, he also spoke perfect English for us. The tour was exactly what we wanted and the buses were perfect with an immaculate AC. I will recommend the tour to everyone. Many many thanks. They are very accommodating as to pickups and drop off as well.
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Mark_f
Jul 5, 2021
Excellent lesson on the Walled City - The fort and its history were fascinating and the other stops were equally great. Guide Richard was extremely knowledgeable and was able to answer any questions we asked. Definitely recommend.
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Rebecca_s
Jun 18, 2021
Good tour - Richard was an excellent tour guide, very nice and knowledgeable about the city. He took pictures of us and was very kind.
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Kasianbeauti
Mar 20, 2020
Great experience!! - It was quite a long trip but the tour guide could speak English and was very informative. It was a little longer than I expected so make sure you eat before you go on the trip.
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Ncc0830
Feb 21, 2020
Cartagena Over view--great intro - About 15 people on this English-language tour, by bus and on foot, of Cartagena. The description on Trip Advisor was accurate. The guide was very knowledgeable and provided group comments and answered questions very well.He obviously knows a great deal (His name was Al). We missed the initial pick up and called the owner who came and got us himself and delivered us to the group en route--truly above and beyond. The tour of the monastery and the fort were both really excellent-enough time and information. This would be a great trip to do on the first day to get the lay of the land.
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Mark_w
Dec 2, 2021
Beautiful city, great history - We enjoyed the experience as a family. I signed up for the Spanish tour for my fiancée, and I got English translation as well. We were almost prohibited from entering the fortress, because we didn’t have vaccinations, but our guide convinced security to allow us entry. The history lesson about the city was amazing. Access to Popa hill is limited, but we visited on our trip.
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Wanda_k
Feb 20, 2020
Fair - The tour guide didn't translate all information in English Probably because most people were Spanish speaking
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