4-Hour Tour of the Best of Cartagena

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About this activity

This excursion will take you to see the most representative sites of the city of Cartagena, Bocagrande, Bahia, tourist dock, monument of old shoes, castle of San Felipe, walled city.

On your tour you will see colonial-style houses and the walls of its historic center

Get to know emblematic monuments such as India Catalina and the Old Shoes

Take the opportunity to ask the guide all the questions you have during the tour and thus learn about the history that surrounds this city

We will visit the San Felipe de Barajas Castle, the most important military engineering work of Spain in America and which protected the city from pirate attacks.

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At a glance

Duration: 4 hours
Confirmation: Instant confirmation
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Up to 15 people
People per booking: 1–15
Guide: English, Spanish
Operated by: Colombia Travel

Ages: Infants (0–2 years) · Children (3–12 years) · Adults (13–90 years)

What is included

Included

Included: Bottled water
Included: In-vehicle air conditioning: Air-conditioned vehicle
Included: Entrance to the castle of San Felipe and Cerro de la Popa

Itinerary

Castillo de San Felipe de Barajas

one hour Admission not included

We will visit the San Felipe Castle for the guide's explanation; if you wish to enter to take the tour through the Tunnels and its batteries, remember that you can pay the entrance fee, which costs 38 thousand Colombian pesos. Remember that the entrance is not included in the Tour. From this time we will take 15 minutes to reach the point of interest.
La Popa Convent

30 min Admission not included

Cerro de La Popa is the highest geographical feature of the city of Cartagena de Indias, in Colombia. The Spaniards who discovered it in 1510 never imagined seeing a huge galley protruding from the sea, so they called it Cerro de la Galera, and at the top, "La Popa de la Galera." In this tour we will go up to this historic place, If you decide to enter the cost will be 15 thousand Colombian pesos. From this time we will take 15 minutes to reach the point of interest.
Walled City of Cartagena

1 h 15 min

We will take a guided walk through the magical streets of the historic center, here you will discover the secrets that every corner of this place keeps. Of this time we will take 25 minutes to reach the point of interest.
Monumento a los Zapatos Viejos

15 min

We will visit this monument where you can take some incredible photos
Monumento a la India Catalina

Passing by

We will pass by the side of India Catalina
El Getsemanicense

30 min

Our first visit will be to this colorful neighborhood, where we will get to know its famous streets decorated with umbrellas, flags, urban art, and Caribbean atmosphere.