Private Walking Tour in Walled City and Getsemani Cartagena

4.8
(113 reviews)

4 hours (approximately)
Pickup offered
Offered in: English and 1 more

Join us in this 4-hour tour around the famous Walled City of Cartagena de Indias and Getsemani Neighbor, led by a local expert tour guide who will show the best of them. You will visit places of great cultural importance for the country such as Plaza Santo domingo, Plaza de la trinidad, Las bovedas and the famous Clock Tower. Besides, you will have a glimpse of Caribbean cuisine with some local hand-made snacks.

• Historical interesting facts about the Walled City
• Main spots along Getsemani neighborhood and discover numerous ways of expression
• A visit along fortresses, bastions and squares
• Local experiences of traditional food tasting
• A walk along colonial and heritage houses and churches

What's Included

All-risk insurance
Gastronomic experiences
Hotel pick-up and drop-off
Tours Guide
Lunch
Extra purchases

Meeting and pickup

Pickup points
You can choose a pickup location at checkout (multiple pickup locations are available).
Pickup details:

We pick-up our clients anywhere within Cartagena city - hotels, hostels, Airbnb, vacation rentals, points of interest, and also at Rafael Núñez International Airport.

Itinerary

Duration: 4 hours (approximately)
  • 1
    Walled City of Cartagena

    Our guide will pick you up at the designated time and will take you right to the entrance of the Walled City to start traveling in time.

    1 hour Admission ticket free
  • 2
    Plaza de San Pedro Claver

    While walking around San Pedro Claver’s square and church, you will observe the walls bordering the sea and the bastions, like San Francisco and San Ignacio, that were quite important back in the XVI and XVII centuries for Spaniards to defend the territory from enemy troops.

    20 minutes Admission ticket free
  • 3
    Plaza de La Trinidad

    You will also visit La Trinidad Square, Las Bóvedas and the main churches such as Santo Domingo and Santa Catalina de Alejandría.

    30 minutes Admission ticket free
  • 4

    You will keep strolling through narrow streets and among old colonial heritage houses that will make you feel frozen in time. And then, get to Getsemaní to continue knowing the area. There you will try the best Caribbean Colombian cuisine with some of the most traditional snacks: for example, arepa with egg, a crunchy and fried corn-based tortilla with an egg inside and raspao, a cup of shaved-ice with a fruity syrup on top. All of them tasting experiences with native people so you end up having as many sides as possible of the magical city of Cartagena. With this tour, you will never forget Cartagena as the touristic capital of Colombia as well as a city synonymous with culture, tradition, and diversity.

    1 hour Admission ticket free
  • 5

    You will learn and link in history the transition from free-living indigenous communities to Spanish colonization by jumping afterward to the Zenú Gold Museum, the place that holds pre-Columbian metalwork pieces of one of the oldest ethnics of the country, and then, the Palace of Inquisition, the Court of the Holy Office and a sign of the power the catholic church had in the XVII century.

    30 minutes Admission ticket free

Additional info

  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Be aware this tour is walking.
  • If you have a layover in Cartagena please select the airport or cruise ship terminal as a pick-up point for the layover tour.
  • The Tour Guide will contact you the day before in case you have any questions or assist you with any requirements
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Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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