Explore / A Historic Walking Tour
- 3 hours
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- 2 languages
- Mobile ticket
Highlights
This is Cartagena's historic walking tours with a bilingual guide so you don't miss a thing in this UNESCO heritage-listed city. The walking tour helps you to get 'under the skin' of Cartagena, to properly understand the city's historic struggle between the pirates and the Spanish colonialists, its influence on literary greats like Gabriel García Márquez, tales of ghosts and the colourful reasons behind the city's quirky street names. Accompanied always by a bilingual guide who knows the city backwards, you will be able to explore every aspect of the city's remarkable history and take in all the main landmarks of Cartagena's famous walled city.
Inclusions
What's included
- Pit-stop to rejuvenate with excellent quality coffee at a nearby café
- Visit the most iconic churches, Convento Santa Teresa and Iglesia de Santo Domingo
- See the best parts of the wall fortifications including Las Bóvedas
- Walk through the charming barrio of San Diego
- Insights and commentary on the rich history and culture of the places you visit
Itinerary
For history buffs and groups who want to know the fascinating and often chilling stories that lie behind Cartagena’s picturesque doors and balconies. If you want to understand Cartagena’s fascinating, colonial history, meet its enigmatic locals and look beyond the bewildering beauty of Cartagena’s picturesque streets, then this three-hour, historic walking tour is just for you.
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Reviews
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Know before you go
- Pickup
- Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Group size
- Up to 15 travellers
- Operated by
- This Is Cartagena
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
How it compares in Cartagena
- Its from-price is 44% below the median of the 1343 experiences we list in Cartagena.
- Its length is typical for the group.
- By number of reviews it ranks 575 of 1343.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Cartagena
Cartagena, on Colombia's Caribbean coast, is a walled colonial port of flower-draped balconies, colourful plazas and warm, music-filled evenings.
The walled old city, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is a maze of cobbled streets and squares lined with pastel houses, churches and bougainvillea. The Clock Tower gate leads into Plaza de los Coches, and the cathedral, the Church of San Pedro Claver and the Palace of the Inquisition are all within a few blocks. Walking the thick ramparts at sunset is a local ritual.
Top-ranked sights in Cartagena: Rosario Islands (Islas del Rosario), Old Town Cartagena, Santo Domingo Church (Iglesia de Santo Domingo).
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