Historic Cartagena City Tour: Colonial Mansions, Convents, and Fortifications Exploration

Explore the historic city of Cartagena on a private tour, visiting colonial mansions, convents, and fortifications. Discover the city’s main monuments, including La Popa’s Hill and San Felipe de Barajas Fortress, before exploring the walled city and bohemian neighborhood. Immerse yourself in the history and legends of the old colonial houses, and end the tour with a visit to the modern part of Cartagena.

Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Castillo de San Felipe de Barajas - The Biggest fortification of the america
  • La Popa Convent - Convent Century XVII in the Highest point of the city
  • Walled City of Cartagena - Old City Heritage of the world since 1984
  • Manga - Neighborhood Neoclassical houses.
  • Barrio Getsemani - Getsemani shares the Old Walled City of…
What's Included
  • Private tour with customized departure times
  • Professional guide and driver service
  • Transportation in air-conditioned vehicle
  • Pickup and drop-off at hotel and port
  • Bottled water provided
What's Not Included
  • Food and drinks
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Private tour to visit in detail the principal sites of interest located in the old city of Cartagena. This excellent experience begins by visiting the main monuments of the city like the La Popa’s Hill. The highest point of the city where there is a convent dating the beginning of the XVII Century. after we visit San Felipe de Barajas Fortress which is…

Location
Castillo de San Felipe de Barajas
Carrera 17
Cancellation Policy

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

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Ravneesh_s
Sep 24, 2024
Highlights of Cartagena with a very knowledgeable guide - My wife and I toured with Niko, a very knowledgeable guide who seems to know everyone, and everyone seems to know him! We visited the highlights of Cartagena, including Getsemani, San Felipe de Barajas Fort, Convent of Santa Cruz de la Popa and a short drive by of Boca Grande. The tour ended with a lovely surprise of a gift (no spoilers!) graciously given to us by Niko - thank you!
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Henry_t
Aug 30, 2024
Superb Experience - Francisco was absolutely spectacular! His knowledge of the city was incredible and the way he shaped the tour to include our interests as well as the city’s spectacular sights made it an incomparable experience. He was charming, funny and very knowledgeable. Being able to get through the entrances to sites without having to wait made it exceptionally pleasant. We can’t recommend it enough!
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Lenora_b
Aug 29, 2024
Excellent city tour - Nico was outstanding! We saw the highlights of Cartagena and received an in-depth understanding of its history and culture. We would highly recommend taking this tour. Nicco personalized the tour to be sure it met our needs. Excellent in every way!!
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Kerline_c
Aug 9, 2024
Great Guide ! Knowledge and lots of fun ! - Our guide was truly amazing . So knowledgeable, down to early and charming ! She is extremely affable and connects well with people . She definitely goes out of her way to make your experience personal. Definitely one of the best tours . I came down from New York with my two young adult kids ( 22 yo twins) , and we were all enamoured by her . This is well worth the money. You should definitely sign up it lays a wonderful basis for the rest of your trip as you will come out definitively so knowledgeable.
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Ken
Aug 3, 2024
Excellent overview of Cartagena. Francisco did an excellent job of showing us the city. Wonderful afternoon! Highly - An excellent overview of Cartagena. Francisco did an amazing job of showing us the sights of the city. A very interesting afternoon with insights to this wonderful city. Highly recommend this tour!
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Tpc5780ai
Jul 26, 2024
Steeped in History by the Best Guide - Nico was a consummate professional! He had just celebrated his 34th year as a tour guide. He made each stop of the tour both a look into history but also how his own personal experiences and memories as a native Cartagena resident wide into the fabric of the city. While our tour had a hiccup due to protests he made it work and allowed for us to adjust as necessary. Thank you Nico for the unforgettable experience!
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Christine_v
Jun 29, 2024
Best sightseeing guide in Cartegena😁 - What a wonderful experience we had on our one day trip to Cartagena. Although we wished we had more time, our guide was amazing! Our guide Al showed us everything about the history and was so accommodating and kind. Our day was purchased, he made sure we had, the best experience possible. His knowledge of Cartagena and his passion for the city made everything that much more special. We’ve made a friend in Columbia and so grateful that we had our guide. Highly recommend the tour when you want to see Cartegena as possible in a short period of time. Of course, the best part about it was having Al as our guide. He was the best!
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Danny_w
Jun 27, 2024
Great Experience - Niko was great. He had a great knowledge of the city of Cartagena. He was very accommodating to my parents who are older (70s). Highly recommend this tour and group.
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Thomas_r
Jun 18, 2024
Perfect day in Cartagena - Nico was a friendly, knowledgeable guide to his beautiful home city. He couldn't do enough for us--even arranged a detour so we could replace a damaged suitcase.
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David_w
Sep 30, 2024
No customer service - While our tour was lovely, we were double charged! We have tried every method given to contact Viator. We conclude they really do not want to hear from us. We will be stopping payment through our credit card. Very sad!
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