Dec 3, 2024
A great way to see the sites of Cartagena - We really enjoyed this walking tour. The guide was really knowledgeable and interesting. She was very thoughtful to those who were less mobile. We enjoyed all the sites we visited. It was a great way to see a lot with limited time on shore from our cruise ship. We would recommend this tour.
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Nov 10, 2024
An Informative and enjoyable tour. - This is a walking tour around the roman amphitheatre, museum and related ruins. It is not a difficult walk for anyone with mobility issues as there are ramps. The walk is followed by a tapas and drink. Our guide Camello, whose English is very good, was knowledgeable and made the tour more enjoyable by also pointing out & discussing other points of interest on the tour, for example the Central Grand Hotel.
If there is anything I would have liked a little bit more information about it was why the Romans and originally arrived and why they left. But that is a small point and I can look it up.
We weren't on a cruise liner but had driven up from the Costa Almeria. It was a really good morning which we thoroughly recommend.
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Nov 4, 2024
A great tour! - We were originally scheduled for the three tapas experience however we were the only two booked because our cruise ship made an emergency stop in Cartagena. The company notified us immediately and gave us an offering of either taking the room and Empire tour or the three tapas experience later on in the afternoon; we chose to do the Roman Empire tour, which was at the same time as our original booking. Mello was our tour guide. He was well-versed on the Cartagena history and the evolution of the Roman Empire. We went to the room and Empire museum, which was included in the tickets and enjoyed a thorough explanation of how the theater was built and by whom. Ended with tapas at a local restaurant and was very tasty.
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Sep 17, 2024
Great historical overview of the city. - Loved the Roman theater! Funny fact the Roman emperor statues have a replaceable head spot since the attrition rate on emperors was high!
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Jun 5, 2024
Roman tour - All is in the guide...Carmelo was very interesting and enthousiastic. Tour awsome, explanation precise, the tapa excellent
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Jun 3, 2024
Cartagena - rich in history and culture - Cartagena is fascinating and this was made clear and obvious by our guide Carmello. He was knowledgable and personable throughout our time with him. As a local resident he shared details and experiences that were helpful to understand the depth of the area's conviction to its history and lifestyle. As first time visitors we are encouraged and determined to visit Cartagena again to gain further insights into its culture and many intriguing aspects.
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Apr 9, 2024
Roman Ruins in Cartagena—Don’t Miss Them - This tour was the highlight of our brief cruise ship stopover in Cartagena. Before touring the Roman ruins, our guide, Juan, gave us a concise overview of Cartagena’s history that set the stage for what we were about to see.
The ruins are as interesting as any we’ve seen elsewhere. Our guide conducted the tour at a good pace-neither too fast, nor too slow. He was easy to understand. And he patiently answered our questions and gave us enough time to take all the pictures we wanted. This was a good tour and worth the money.
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Sep 17, 2024
Needed earphones - Tour should have had audio with earphones. Guide was good but heavily accented. Roman theater was interesting but could have skipped the museum part
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Apr 19, 2024
Cartagena Roman Antiquities Tour Dissappoints - Our guide, Carmelo, was not qualified to lead this tour about Roman antiquities in Cartagena. He would stop at many buildings and structures unrelated to the cities Roman era and expound on them at length. The two important Roman excavation sites are the theatre and baths. He only thought his job was to let us look at them from the outside; erroneously contending over objections that inside entry was not included in our tour. We weren’t scheduled for a restroom stop until the presentation on Roman food and drink 2 hours into the tour. He attempted an unscheduled restroom stop at a small museum at a small Roman excavation site but a loud kerfuffle ensued with the guard when we headed to the restroom. We were forbidden to use the restrooms. When we finally made it to Maria’s Roman food and drink we had a very interesting presentation on Roman dining lifestyle. We also found out that our tour was to include Roman theatre entry and were offered the opportunity to backtrack and tour the theatre museum and excavation. We never determine if entry to the Roman baths was supposed to be part of our tour. All in all one of the worst tours I’ve experienced in 50 years of foreign travel.
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Apr 22, 2024
Disappointed tourist. - We did not get to complete our tour in Cartagena. We went to the meeting point, and there was no one there. I even communicated with Viator the day before and no response. I have disputed this charge.
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