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Walled City + San Felipe Castle + Optional Popa Convent Cartagena City Tour 5-6.5H

Walled City, Cartagena

Duration

5-6.5 hours

Tour Type

Private Tour

Guaranteed departure

Languages

Eng-Spa

Overview

Whether you are short of time or you are wanting to have the complete experience this Cartagena city tour is made for you! Come to the most important places of the city and live them authentically. Discover Cartagena’s top landmarks: Getsemani neighborhood, San Felipe Castle and more. You’ll be able to choose whether you want it to last 6.5 hours with La Popa convent, a city viewpoint, or 5 hours without this top. Join us!

Tour in Cartagena – What’s the plan?

Cartagena is not only the touristic capital of Colombia but one of the cities that holds Colombia’s history, making it a place for culture, tradition and diversity. This full-day tour will make you travel back in time and experience Cartagena in the most complete way possible.

Start in San Felipe Castle

Start this full-day tour by meeting the expert local guide who will pick you up from your hotel and take you to San Felipe Castle. Walk through this old fortress built by Spaniards, and let the guide bring back to life adventure stories of conquerors, treasures and pirates, while you learn more about how Colombia became so mixed due to African, indigenous and Spanish roots.

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Cartagena City from the old town.

Second stop: the Walled City

Visit afterwards the stunning Walled City and stroll around the colonial and colorful houses as you know more about the main squares and bastions that traced our path to independence. Visit Santo Domingo’s square and church, the Cathedral of Santa Catalina de Alejandría (Saint Catherine of Alexandria) among others of great cultural importance.

Of course, this wouldn’t be the perfect tour without tasting Colombia’s flavors so you will have typical coconut sweets and fried arepa with egg, a traditional snack famous in the Caribbean coast.

Do you want to do something else?

Remember that if you choose the 6.5-hour tour option, you will finish this tour by going to the Convent of La Popa (Convent of the Stern), a viewpoint located in the top of a hill where the city, its sea and one of its islands can be seen and photographed.

If you enjoy discovering countries’ diversity, we are right: this Cartagena tour is perfect for you.

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HIGHLIGHTS

  • San Felipe Castle, and Getsemani neighbor guided tour
  • Historical landmarks in the Walled City its squares, fortresses and bastions
  • Tasting of typical Caribbean cuisine
  • Optional: visiting La Popa, on the top of a hill, and enjoying Cartagena’s landscapes
  • Plenty of spectacular photo spots for unforgettable memories of your trip to Cartagena.

Included/Excluded

  • Gran Colombia Tours Guide
  • Hotel pick-up and drop-off
  • Gastronomic experiences
  • Entry to San Felipe de Barajas Castle
  • Entry to La Popa Convent (if chosen)
  • All-risk insurance
  • Lunch
  • Extra purchases

Additional Information

🟡 Be aware this tour is walking

🟡 You can choose the total length of the tour (5 to 6.5 hours) and also the places to visit:
6.5 hrs includes La Popa Convent
5 hrs does not include it

🟡 Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately

🟡 If you have a layover in Cartagena, please select the airport or the cruise ship terminal as a pick-up point for the layover tour

🟡 Don’t forget your camera

🟡 Bring comfortable shoes and water. Keep hydrating constantly and use sunscreen

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