Private Historical Walking Tour of the Streets of Cartagena

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

• 1
  Camellon de los Martires

  Our accredited tour guide will welcome you, verify your reservation and give you the geographical location to start the tour. At Camellón de Los Mártires - Plaza de Cervantes, you will learn about the indigenous people who inhabited Cartagena before and during the arrival of the Spanish. Get ready for an incredible experience!

  10 minutes • Admission ticket free
• Walled City of Cartagena (Pass by)

  On our walking tours of Cartagena de Indias, we explore squares, streets and historic sites, revealing the rich history and soul of the Walled City, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Travel with us through the romantic streets of Corralito de Piedra, where the history of conquest, colony and republic intertwines with 21st century modernity. You will discover battles with pirates, Caribbean fusion, religious influence and vibrant musical culture. Join this unique experience!

  Admission ticket free
• 2
  Monumento Torre del Reloj

  Clock Tower entering the Plaza del Ecuador, before the Plaza del Esclavo, a prelude to continuing part of the slave route along Porto Carrero and Candilejo streets. But first, Pedro de Heredía welcomes us.

  10 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 3
  Monumento a Pedro de Heredia

  Here you will learn about Miguel de Cervantes and his relationship with the city. Also, the importance of him in Colombian literature. Here you will learn more about the slave markets and the importance of the portal of the typical sweets of the city.

  10 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 4
  Portal de Los Dulces

  We continue towards the Portal de Los Dulces, a symbol of female activity in times of slavery and whose descendants still continue their traditions.

  10 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 5
  Plaza de la Aduana

  The process of trading goods, including those of slaves, in the old "Plaza de la Aduana" has been historically important. Here we will see important buildings such as the Municipal Palace.

  10 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 6
  Museo de Arte Moderno Cartagena

  Art is no stranger to the tour, the Museum of Modern Art, exponent of Caribbean and Latin American art from the 1950s, the Gold Museum opens its doors with displays of indigenous pieces from the Colombian Caribbean and the Emerald Museum, beautiful stones considered the most beautiful in the world, used by celebrities.

  10 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 7
  Plaza de San Pedro Claver

  Religion is present with San Pedro Claver, Slave of the Slaves, we will see the Architecture of the Church and Museum-Monastery that bears his name and is the Headquarters of Human Rights.

  10 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 8
  Baluarte de San Ignacio

  This bastion was built to defend the "Bay of Souls" from any pirate attack. On this tour we will see the history behind the walls of Cartagena.

  10 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 9
  Plaza de Bolivar

  Pirate and corsair exploits? We will tell you about them by visiting a bastion, as an example of Spanish military constructions and strategies, and then we will continue to Plaza Bolívar, in homage to the precursor of Independence, a place to refresh ourselves.

  10 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 10
  Plaza de la Proclamacion

  At this point we will find different places of interest. Such as: the palace of the inquisition, the passage where the beauty queens of our country are exhibited and the gold museum. The entrance tickets to these places are not included during the tour, we will only refer to them within the outline and topics of the tour.

  10 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 11
  Barrio Getsemani

  Graffiti, culture, music, customs, folklore, commerce, architecture. We will enjoy one of the most important and colorful cultural corridors of Getsemaní, due to the umbrellas (symbol of the announcement), the graffiti and the unique architecture.

  10 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 12
  Parque centenario

  Do you know sloths, squirrels, iguanas? You will see them in one of the most important lungs of Cartagena, the Centenario Park, the former Railway Station, which is a relic of the Tropical Dry Forest where we can cool off under the shade of beautiful trees.

  10 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 13

  Here we will talk about Graffiti, Coffee, Blas de Lezo, Gabriel García Marques, Mister Black, Joe Arroyo.

  10 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 14
  Plaza de La Trinidad

  Finally, we enter Callejón Ancho, to reach the end of the tour along Calle San Juan to the sound of salsa and African champeta, passing by the church and plaza of the Santísima Trinidad.

  10 minutes • Admission ticket free

Additional info

• Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
• Service animals allowed
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Not recommended for pregnant travelers
• Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels

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