The Cruise Excursion offers comfortable airconditioned transport while you visit all the major tourist attractions in Cartagena. Your professional tour guide will help you put what you see into a greater historical and cultural context.
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
The Cruise Excursion is a very comprehensive tour that makes sure you get to experience all the major and most important tourist attractions in Cartagena.
The tour takes you to different parts of the city in comfortable airconditioned transportation. Along the way, your guide will point out things of interest, as well as putting all your new impressions into context.
Visit the Popa Monastery with the amazing view over the whole city, before entering the famous fortress San Felipe de Barajas.
You will also get to see the old historic center, city walls, San Diego, Getsemani and Bocagrande neighborhoods.
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.
fpgirl –
“I booked a tour for 5 couples arriving on the HAL ship Zuiderdam…we were escorted to the van by a gentleman who had a sign with my name on it. Getting to the van was enjoyable itself — going through a beautiful area with gorgeous foliage & colorful birds.
Javier was our guide & he did a great job! We went to the fort on the waterfront, the monastery, old town with cobblestone streets & a historical Catholic church as well as the fort on the hill – all with great commentary & he answered all of our questions. We did have to revamp his itinerary because of misunderstanding of when we needed to be back on the ship & this was handled by Javier & the driver without hesitation.
Martin responds to e-mails promptly & completely. If you are able to get a group together for his tours, the rates are discounted for the booker.”
RW –
We chose Cartagena Tour Guides, instead of taking one of the tours our ship (Celebrity Equinox) offered. The reviews we read on Trip Advisor made us confident we were selecting the right tour guide. One main reason is because my I use a walker, and my wife and I wanted to have more of a private tour which be at a slower pace and not keeping up with other guests. From the moment I contacted Cartagena Tour Guides to the minute they dropped us off at the ship, we couldn’t have asked or a better day in Cartagena, Columbia. Communication was prompt and precise, they were “on time”. Our Tour Guide, Jose and the driver did an ABOVE AND BEYOND job showing us everything presented in the schedule in a timely fashion. They were both very courteous, Jose very knowledgeable about his hometown, Cartagena, and he spoke beautiful English. Due to my limited mobility with stairs, long walks, Jose was very patient, and my wife would go with him while I visited areas closer/near to van (which was nicely air condotioned). We would strongly recommend Cartagena Tour Guides for your next tour….we will certainly use them again, when opportunity presents itself. Dr. A. Waltzer
jetman68ga –
On a recent cruise onboard the Celebrity Equinox, we stopped at Cartagena, Colombia. Before we left home, we booked a tour online with Martin Rosales at Cartagena Tour Guides. We had a group of 13 people. We found the tour to be wonderful! Using a modern van which could accommodate up to 16 people, he and the driver skillfully gave us a complete tour of Cartagena. His narrative was excellent and provided enough, but not too much, information about the city. We had several in our group with mobility issues, Martin was mindful of their situation. Martin speaks very good English and is easy to understand. He encouraged questions along the way. Everyone in our group agreed, we would highly recommend Martin and the Cartagena Tour Guides.
JJ_FROM_NJ_US –
I booked Cartagena tour guide service based on the reviews I read on TripAdvisor. Martin is very responsive and accommodating. You can email him and he will get back to very quickly. His prices were very good compared to few other options. Martin had someone waiting for us by the cruise port who took us to him. Its such a personalizes service. Martin took us to show great spot through the city and customized it based on small kids we had and the heat of the day. He knew every spot and as tour guide provided lot of detailed information to us. He answered every questions we asked. We had lot of good discussion during our drives and he was happy to tell us the history of columbia. This was one of the best tour service I have used. I would highly recommend him.
gem1662017 –
“my husband and I had a fabulous day with Martin and his colleague , we had already visited cartegena on a ship’s cruise a few years ago, but this trip showed and taught us so much more.
My husband has mobility problems, but they went out of their way to make his trip most enjoyable and even pushed the wheelchair when the going got tough!”