Cartagena Instagrammable History: Explore Picturesque Sites with Compelling Stories
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29 Ratings
Cartagena de Indias
Discover the captivating history of Cartagena while exploring its most picturesque sites. Capture stunning photos and learn the stories behind the city's facades and door knockers.
Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Parque De San Diego - Here we will meet and talk about the plan, you can tell us your expectations or if you have any special photo you want to achieve.
  • Cartagena - Let the tour begin, in the company of your guide you will walk the streets of Cartagena and learn about the wonderful history of the city, you will also be able to look at the facades of the houses from totally different angles that will allow you to take pictures that you might not have thought of.
  • Hotel Movich Cartagena De Indias - This is one of the best views in Cartagena, however getting in if you are not a guest can be difficult or very expensive. But for that we have our guide, so prepare your eyes and your camera to see the cathedral of Cartagena from its best angle.
  • Getsemani - This neighborhood is really the place to be. Full of flowers, murals and above all colors everywhere, it is the most photogenic place in the city, besides being full of a thousand stories to tell.
  • Parque del Centenario - In this place you will be able to see and photograph iguanas, sloths, monkeys, among other species. They live freely, so it will depend on your luck how many you can see.
What's Included
  • Expert guide in your preferred language
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Unspecified food or beverage
  • Private transportation
Additional Information

Achieving that ideal snapshot involves getting the right angle, lighting, and narrative, and Cartagena is brimming with stories. Your guide on this excursion will direct you to the top locations, providing the finest sweeping views of the city and sharing tales of the city’s most charming streets. We can guarantee that the city’s facades and door knockers will convey a whole new significance to you. You, along with your photographs, will have many stories to share.

  • A minimum of 2 people per booking is required
  • This tour includes an insurance. Please send Passport number by the time of booking to make the insurance effective
Location
Monumento Torre del Reloj
Infront of the entrance of the Torre del Reloj
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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(29 Ratings)
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Florence_l
Apr 10, 2023
Personalized and friendly tour tailored to your interests! - Carlos was an amazing tour guide who took me to a lot of spots to take some great pictures. He also explained the history and background of the sites and the art as we passed by. He also pointed out specialty stores like coffee boutiques with special coffee from the region. We even saw sloths and tiny monkeys in the Parque Centenario! Carlos, thanks for all the pictures! I'm glad I'm able to show my family how much I love this place.
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Jessica_s
Jul 29, 2022
Amazing walking tour - Our tour guide was a nice young lady. The amount of history you learn was awesome. Make sure you have your walking shoes on it is by far the most walking we have done since we arrived in Cartagena.
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Michele
May 24, 2022
Old city walk - We had a lovely time with a guide that found shade on a blistering hot day. The architecture was amazing. She was knowledgeable and helped us navigate the mazes of street vendors, often negotiating for better prices when we did want to purchase something. We wanted to see churches and we got into several. Thank you for a wonderful morning in Cartagena.
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Whyska_n
May 12, 2021
Great tour - Sam was awesome. Definitely would recommend this tour ! We saw great parts of the old town . My siblings enjoyed it as well
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Caroline_g
May 9, 2021
Great tour! Highly recommend! - This was a great tour and Sam was an amazing tour guide. He was full of interesting information, his English was perfect, and he was funny. I was traveling with 4 young adults (ages 20-22) and they were highly engaged the entire time. We saw so many beautiful parts of the old walled city. I highly recommend this tour!
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Umcpastor
Apr 28, 2019
Nice walking tour with the hop on hop off bus - Our walking tour was informative. Our guide was friendly and very helpful in sharing information about the historic area. We toured in the morning and it still got quite hot. Afternoon may have been unbearable.
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George_buckner
Mar 6, 2019
A worthwhile learning experience - My guide Carlos (Charles) was friendly, knowledgeable, and considerate. As we rode between sites he told about events that occurred along the route, and Milna (?) would slow down or stop as was appropriate, they worked together very well. At the sites where we stopped he was never hurried, Vern informed, and always answered any questions. Even though this was not my first visit to Cartagena, he pointed out countless things I had not noticed before. A very relaxed tour. He even offered to help me plan another excursion!
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Timothy
Jul 1, 2018
Very educational tour. This was a... - <p>Very educational tour. This was a private tour and we learned a great deal about Cartagena's history</p>
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Josephine
Feb 4, 2019
Beautiful - This is an amazing city, colorful and full of history. Each part has a different story and they are all interesting. Our guide was Toti, our tour operator was Cartagena Travels, excellent service; everything was great.
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Renwoxing
Jul 1, 2018
A waste of time and money - The agenda was not followed. Despite what the agenda said the first stop was not the San Felipe de Barajas Castle. It was not. When we did go to the Castle we spent perhaps two minutes looking at it from the sidewalk, We did not get close to it or go inside it. The next stop was then supposed to be the "Cathedral of San Pedro Claver to learn about the philanthropic monk who aided more than 300,000 slaves." We didn't go there at all. "The tour culminates with a visit to the Inquisition Museum, which tells the story of a bloody inquisition that occurred in the 17th century, and Museum d’Oro, dedicated to items made from the precious metal." Nope, we didn't go to either of those either, We did however go to another "museum" where after a brief and uninteresting tour we were taken to the showroom where the real reason for the stop became apparent, a hard sales pitch for the "'museum's" wares. I spend the last 1.5 hours of the tour just waiting for it to be over.
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