Top Caribbean Coast Art & Culture

Absorb the color and charisma of Cartagena on a half-day tour of the UNESCO-listed Colombian city. In a comfortable, air-conditioned vehicle, you’ll admire the beautiful mansions of Manga and ascend to La Popa (temporarily unavailable) – the city’s highest point – for spectacular views. Enter the magnificent San Felipe de Bajaras Castle, absorb the Caribbean spirit of Santo Domingo Square and browse artisan market, Las Bovedas, for unique souvenirs. Refreshments and round-trip transport from your Cartagena hotel is included.

This is a joyful experience for all ages which directly supports a talented group of young people who have decided to produce lasting change in their community through their artistic endeavors. Also it gives you the opportunity to see the surrounding areas of Cartagena.

It's not just a tour on very good bikes that look like and ride like your own (all are different), I'm a story teller and part of my family is included as we have been part of the history of Cartagena. You don't have to return the bikes. We end where you want!

Bazurto Market is Cartagena’s largest and busiest market, and it’s a maze of colorful stalls, exotic foods and local artisans. This guided visit will take you to the heart of the market, where you’ll get the chance to meet the vendors, watch craftsmen at work, sample local delicacies and enjoy a delicious Colombian lunch.

Capture your Cartagena memories without having to whip out a selfie stick by booking a private photoshoot with an experienced local photographer. Your photographer will take you through some of the prettiest parts of the city where you'll get help on posing and positioning for your shots.

The Freedom Tour is the most authentic tour offered in San Basilio de Palenque given by certified guides that are native to the community. We offer door to door transportation in comfortable AC cars with flexible pick up time to fit any schedule. Visitors are able to learn about incredible history of the community and feel the African essence that the community has maintained alive for over four centuries. During this tour our guests will hear traditional music, see the practice of traditional medicine in person, learn about the unique language that exists in the community and much more. More than traveling is living grand experiences.

Get a more intimate glimpse of the colorful, colonial streets of Cartagena than you would if traveling by coach or car during a private walking tour. Exploring with a private guide allows you to customize your experience according to your interests, as well as receive tailored recommendations to enhance the rest of your vacation. Plus, you guide collects you from your accommodation so you don’t have to worry about finding a meeting point.

Discover the wealth of history and beautiful scenery in Cartagena during this half-day adventure to some of the city’s top landmarks. Admire the unique ‘republican-style’ architecture found on Manga Island. You’ll also take a guided tour inside historic San Felipe Fort and have time to shop for handicraft souvenirs at Bovedas shopping mall. Your Cartagena exploration also includes entry fees, professional guide, bottled water and transport by air-conditioned vehicle.

Enjoy a fascinating 4-hour exploration of Cartagena’s top attractions during this shore excursion designed with cruise ship passengers in mind. Join a local guide to check out Cartagena sights including the striking architecture in the Manga neighborhood and see the colonial San Felipe Fortress. You’ll also have shopping time at Las Bovedas, take a walking tour of the old city and learn about Colombia’s emerald industry at the Emerald Museum. This shore excursion also covers transport by air-conditioned vehicle, bottled water and entrance at the monastery and the Saint Peter Claver Church and Museum.

Have you ever dreamed you were in a Pirate Movie? La Fantastica sailed from Boston in search of great adventure. Sail the waters of Cartagena with us. Explore Fuerte San Fernando and the beaches of Boca Chica. If you want a better experience than a hour long bumpy speed boat ride, then this is the tour for you! Do you have your eye patch ready? We board the ship and toast to the crew who will keep us safe for the trip. We will begin to cross the waters of Cartagena until we see Fuerte San Fernando. Like the pirates of past centuries, we will attack this bulwark and hear a few stories from it's past. Then we walk the Boca Chica Beach Club where we will relax on the beach and enjoy a typical Cartagena Lunch of coconut rice, fried fish and patacones. Pirate Life can work up an appetite! IF YOU DO NOT WANT TO HAVE FISH YOU MUST SEND US AN EMAIL REQUESTING A SUBSTITUTION BEFORE THE TRIP. We the reboard La Fantastica for the return trip with more drinks, music, and comradery.

If you are interested in an encounter with African culture and all the magic of Black history, this is the tour for you! This tour allows you to learn about the gesture of liberty that was realized in Palenque.

Immerse yourself in the captivating history and Caribbean flair of Cartagena on a 3-hour historical tour of the city. Visit all of Cartagena’s significant sites and UNESCO World Heritage-listed structures accompanied by a knowledgeable guide; absorb the sacred ambiance of San Pedro Claver Church; and gain insight in to the colorful culture of the Colombian area.

It is the archaeological territory of an ancient Tayrona city located in the Sierra Nevada whose foundation is attributed to the year 800, many years before Machu Picchu. Tayrona paradise is made up of a series of terraces dug into the mountainside made up of a network of tiled paths and small circular squares. Access to Ciudad Perdida is made by ascending some 1,200 stone steps through the vast jungle of the region.

If you’re a fan of Gabriel Garcia Marquez, one of Latin America’s most beloved authors, then don’t miss out on this literary walking tour, ideal for travelers that are familiar with Marquez’s work. With a guide, you’ll visit hard-to-find places that correlate to the fictional places in the Nobel Peace Prize winner’s books. Plus, a mid-afternoon start time means you’ll avoid the midday heat.

The best introductory tour to Cartagena: the Walled City, a Unesco World Heritage Site and a magical city, with legends and beauty within the old colonial stone wall. Join this fun-filled shared tour to understand and learn about the origins of the so-called "crown jewel of the coast," the Caribbean repository of all the gold and other resources of the conquerors stolen from the continent. On our walking tour, you will relive the battles and victories of the Europeans, the empowerment and influence of Afro cultures, you will explore the narrow and colorful colonial streets, you will see the contrast of the old and modern areas. From its history, to its food and nightlife, to its beaches, Cartagena has it all!

Whether you are short of time or you are wanting to have the complete experience in Cartagena, this full-day tour is made for you! Come to the most important places of the city and live them authentically. Discover Cartagena’s top landmarks: Gold Museum, the Palace of Inquisition, San Felipe Castle and more. You’ll be able to choose whether you want it to last 8 hours with La Popa convent, a city viewpoint, or 6 hours without this top. Join us! • San Felipe Castle, Gold Museum and Palace of Inquisition 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.

Learn to capture your travel memories better with this guided photography course that helps you master your camera’s manual settings while touring Cartagena. Learn about lenses, colour, white balance, depths and how to switch between automatic and manual settings, and practice with an instructor to help you make corrections. Get a better understanding of how to take portraits, landscapes, and city shots.

Only a trolley tour lets you explore the city of Cartagena's major attractions in open-air historical style. Ride through the city's historical core and around the bay, stopping to visit museums, plazas, and more on your own schedule. This small-group tour is limited to 15 people per booking and includes live onboard commentary.

If you love food this is the experience you are looking for! It is your chance to try something delicious and different while you explore the cool places of the city tasting the local gastronomy! Get prepared for the amazing combination of biking tour and street food tour all in one in Cartagena! We start in Getsemani and follow a well-thought route of snacks around all of the old city. We try many different types of local street bites that local people like, share interesting info about the recipes and the location. During the tour we also have some stops to enjoy, relax and discover! When you make this tour on a bike you can see a lot and eat a lot! A combo of our knowledge, biking and food makes Cartagena the perfect place for BIKE & BITE! In addition, we will be biking with our unique Colombian-flag colored bicycles that have a basket in front and are a beautiful decoration to your photos! You will eat like a local and learn the true taste of Cartagena! Come with an appetite!

Discover the untold story of the famous Getsemaní neighborhood! This is a shared tour where you will visit the most emblematic streets and their representative squares of a historically resistant town, its folklore, its colors, its music and its people. Get closer to the Getsemanicence culture through our tour where you will understand the importance of a segregated and insurgent people during the colony whose fighting spirit initiated independence and eventually spawned artistic movements in film, painting, sculpture, dance. and, of course, the music. Today you will find a tourist neighborhood with original inhabitants inheritors of a rich culture that at first glance hides stories and legends of revolution, pride and tradition. Join this journey through time, culture and art, discovering the other real side of Cartagena de Indias.

Experience the vibrant culture of Cartagena with a half-day salsa tour. Combine salsa dance lessons with venturing out to see live salsa music in one tour. Learn the basic steps for salsa and then try them out on a dance floor in a popular live music venue. Visits to two dance clubs plus welcome drinks at each are included in this tour.

Set out on a 2-hour guided walking tour of Cartagena, Colombia's stunning seaside city. Take in the the colonial architecture of Old Town, here the stories behind buildings like the Cathedral of Cartagena and San Pedro Church, and learn about local culture along the way.

This tour will give you the ends and outs on the bar scene and help you know the layout, and where to go to meet the beautiful women and party with the most fun women in the world.

Cartegena was the site of a decisive battle in the mid-1700’s, the outcome of which helped shape the region and the world for the next 200 years. Learn about that battle and much more during this half-day private tour of Colombia's most important colonial city. You'll also have a chance to discover the Caribbean region's pre-Columbian history by exploring artefacts of that era while visiting the Zenu Gold Museum.