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.
10issdancer –
Martin picked up my wife and me at our hotel and gave us a 4 hour tour in gis air conditioned car. couldn’t imagine that we’d have seen as much as we did had we just took a 4 hour walking tour. martin took us to see the Popa and the fort where we got out and walked around and he also drove us thru the old city center, where he parked just outside the walls and then we walked thru parts of the old town. Martin has an excellent grasp of the history of Cartagena and provided us with an excellent tour. would highly recommend a tour with Martin when you visit Cartagena.
ThereseO –
“Martin was an engaging and super friendly tour guide – we really enjoyed our tour and he has lots of great local knowledge which he shares in a compelling way.
Definitely recommend him!”
KathyD –
We had been to Cartagena before but had our teen sons with us this time. We had ideas of how we wanted to spend our day and discussed it with William. William’s English was excellent. He planned our route and added a few interesting stops along the way for taking photos. We missed La Popa before so that’s where we began. Went to San Felipe de Barajas Castle then off to Old Town. William allowed us to set the pace. At our request he took us shopping at Las Bóvedas and then to Joyeria Caribe Jewelers to buy my emeralds. The pace was perfect and William was very easy going and accommodated our every wish, stopping for cold water and beer at our request. We always felt safe with William. William offered a lot of information and made our tour very interesting and enjoyable. We would not hesitate to recommend him to anyone.
KarynS –
My mother and I visited Cartagena for just one day aboard Celebrity Infinity on 26 April 2014. Before leaving home to start our cruise, we arranged for Martin to be our private tour guide, explaining that I have mobility limitations and use a small travel scooter, and my mother is elderly. We were very impressed with Martin’s polite consideration, professionalism, flexibility and knowledge. He accommodated my scooter and customised our tour, providing an extensive and comprehensive tour accompanied by interesting commentary. I would definitely recommend Martin’s services. Thank you Martin. We enjoyed our day with you. You are a great ambassador for Cartagena.
TerrieandJohn –
We were in Cartagena for one day during our Celebrity Cruise. I contacted Martin by email to arrange a tour for 4 of us. Unfortunately Martin was already booked for that day. He offered to have us tour with an associate tour guide Ed Fuentes. We agreed; and were we lucky. Martin’s associates met us at the dock. Ed and our driver were friendly, efficient and knowledgeable. We toured several places around the city. Ed was willing to adjust the itinerary to what we requested without problems. Cartagena is a beautiful city and Ed was a great ambassador. Feel safe booking with Martin, you will be in great hands. We felt like royalty during our private tour.