The City Tour Cartagena gives you a good all-round introduction to Cartagena. From the comfort of your air-conditioned transport, you will go to all the major tourist attractions in Cartagena. Along the way, your guide will provide you with context and stories to help you understand the significance of the attractions you visit.
About the activity
Experience
Highlights
- La Popa Monastery
- San Felipe de Barajas Fort
- Manga Neighborhood
- Getsemani Neighborhood
- Bocagrande Bay
- San Diego Neighborhood
- Old Historic Center
- City Wall
- Churches in the old city
- Slave, Colonial, Military, and Independency History
- Colombia & Caribbean Facts
- Taylor-made Cartagena City Tour
Full description
Through this comprehensive guided tour, you will visit the Popa Monastery on the mountaintop. From here you will have a spectacular view over Cartagena and the bay.
At the San Felipe de Barajas fortress, your guide will show you all the important areas while giving you the historical context of architecture and battles fought.
You will get a tour of the walled city of the old center, as well as the Manga, Getsemani, and Bocagrande neighborhood with an introduction to all major attractions along the way.
Includes
- Professional licensed guide
- Skip-the-line access
Covid-19 precautions
Safety measures in place
All areas that customers touch are frequently cleaned
Traveler requirements
You are required to bring and wear a mask
Prepare for the activity
The details below may change if you update your current selection:
Meeting point
Hotel
Start time of the tour
9:00 a.m. *
Length of the tour
4 hours (approximately)
Return Details
return to the original departure point
Notes
La Popa is currently open to the public.
This is perfect for cruise ship passengers.
Later departures are also available, depending on the time of year and current availability. If you are interested in booking this tour for a later time, simply contact us once your booking is confirmed, and we will do everything possible to accommodate you.
We own all types of transportation contact us if you have a group coming to town.
bigmom1086 –
“Great tour of beautiful Cartagena!
My husband and I had a private tour of the city and we thoroughly enjoyed the 6 hour tour in a comfortable touring van with a skilled driver and excellent guide.
We feel as though we have very pleasantly experienced Catagena, Columbia!”
alaskamtngirl –
“I actually went before this date but somehow didn’t finish my review, my apologies.
Martin did a great job for us. We hired his services for several days. We went around Cartegena, to the mud volcano, to Baranqilla and the beaches. It was my dad, me, my best friend and her husband. Ages – 45-65. The van was clean and easily accessible (2 of us have mobility challenges). He answered all questions we had. He would stop at places we wanted to stop at that we had not pre-arranged and offered more options to us (at no cost when no entry fee required). He would hold the cameras for us as well so we could all be in the pictures. He was open to taking us anywhere we wanted to go.
Felt totally safe with Martin as well.
Probably the only thing worth mentioning if you are on a budget is the expectation all meals of his were paid for by us too. That being said, he also paid to get us snacks along the way if there was something we wanted to try from a street vendor.
I would definitely use Martin again and have recommended him to others.”
RebelT –
“My husband and I took a private tour with Martin. It was great having a set price for the tour, with all the entrance fees included. We saw everything we wanted to see and I was able to get great pictures of the graffiti, fort and monastery. I could have done without going to the emerald store as it was way over priced and I didnt see the quality there. It was great to go by some of the local sales folks out in front of the stores and on the side streets. We bought quite a few items. The women outside the fort who want you to take pictures with them will demand money. Some want $5 and others $10 each, so if you think you are getting a picture just because, think again. We are use to this (although they usually dont demand a certain price), but one young couple were having some real issues with some really pushy women. Just beware and if nothing else ask before taking the pictures.
Martin will take care of you and keep you safe.
My only complaint for the tour was the driver took to long to pick up up at the end and take us back to the ship. We were hot, tired and ready to get back on board and it was over 30 minutes from the time Martin started calling to when we were picked up.”
AnnArborMHT –
We had a private 3 1/2 hour tour with Martin Rosales and were absolute delighted. I checked off 3 days worth of sightseeing, had I been doing it on my own, in just those 3+ hours with Martin, enjoying every minute. He is such a gentle man, knowledgeable and he really gave us a fantastic overview of the city while seeing the most important sites. It was unbelievable HOT so we saw many beautiful areas of the city by car and were in and out of the A/C enough, so we weren’t miserable. Good flow, touching on history, food and sites. Highly recommended! Thanks Martin!
HansHirschi –
“Okay, I’ll readily admit that I was looking forward to this stop on our cruise more than others. Why? I’ve written a book where Cartagena plays an important role. When I contacted Martin, I explained to him which sights from the book I had to see, and asked him what else could offer us.
His father, William, guided us on our tour. And what a gentleman and what knowledge he possesses. To accommodate us and to avoid the worst tourist lines (four cruise ships arrived more or less simultaneously), he’d changed the order of our tour (which helped us see more and never feel crowded).
And all the many amazing mansions, neighborhoods, forts, alleyways, streets, squares we saw, and the vistas… And yes, I got to visit my beach outside the city, I got to visit the old town where my protagonists will have lunch and I was happy.
I highly recommend this city and Martin’s company for a personalized tour. We were out from eight am to 1.30 pm when we had to be back on our ship, and we never had a dull moment. William and Martin were the perfect hosts of a Christmas Eve this author and his family will never forget.”