Cartagena city tour – Historic center
Transport service from your hotel or your boat till the historic center of Cartagena. The schedule of the tour starts at the Santa Teresa place and the San Pedro Claver place. Then we move up to the La Douane place, carriage place, Public Clock. And then to the Simon Bolivar park by passing through the Proclamation place right beside the Cathedral close from the Gold museum and then we visit the Inquisition Palace by heading to the church place of Santo Domingo. We walk to the Wall and the ramparts of Santo Domingo and San Francisco Javier to take the vehicle and gead to Las Bovedas. Many other sites are visited during this tour.
Consult our page of historic places
to see to watch pictures, videos and for more
information. The prices are in Colombian exchange.
HOW MANY ARE YOU? |
PRICE PER GROUP |
---|---|
1-2 | 88 $ us |
3-4 | 116 $ us |
5-8 | 160 $ us |
9-11 | 230 $ us |
12 persons or more : Call us
TOUR INCLUDES
- Round trip hotel or cruise ship
- Tour guide narration in english
- Vehicle with air conditionning
TOUR EXCLUDES
- Site entries
- Food and beverages
- Tips and gratuities
DESCRIPTION AND DETAILS
Cartagena de Indias was founded on June 1, 1533 by Pedro
Heredia and became prosperous with the exportation of
gold, emeralds and other riches. Its beautiful
fortifications are still solid today with the colonial
architecture, government buildings and churches. Cartagena
has been designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in
1984.
Your 4-hour city tour will take you through history,
starting at the two most spectacular sites: the
Castle of San Felipe de Barajas, which was erected
between 1536 and 1657, whichi is a strategic place to
observe the invasions in the city by the land or by the
bay of Cartagena and the magnificent
convent of
La Popa, which overlooks the city from its 145 meters
and was built in 1606.
Afterwards, you will visit the 8 km long
wall around
the historic center and finally you will have a two
hours walk in the historic center of Cartagena to discover
streets, monuments, parks, squares, churches and
interesting places.
ITINERARY
** ($) Paid and optional entries **
-
Departure from your hotel or Cruise Ship
-
Convent of La Popa ($ 2 us)
-
Castle of San Felipe de Barajas ($ 10 us)
-
Botas Viejas monument (Old Shoes)
-
The wall around the historic center
-
Torre del Reloj (Clock Tower)
-
Historic Center
- Plaza de los Coches (Carriages
Place)
- Portal de los Dulces (Candy Portal)
- Plaza de la Aduana (Customs Place)
- Plaza de las Armas (Weapons Place)
- San Pedro Claver Church ($ 4 us)
- Bolivar Park
- Gold Museum
- Inquisition Palace ($ 4 us)
- Proclamation Place
- Cathedral
- Santo Domingo Place
- Naval Museum ($ 2 us)
- Modern Art Museum ($ 2 us)
-
Return to your hotel or cruise ship
MAP : CITY TOUR CARTAGENA DE INDIAS
ADDITIONAL NOTES
** Meeting point must be well indicated **
-
Please note that the your hotel name is indicated on the booking ticket.
-
It is recommended to start this tour at 10h00 am (depend the cruise) or at 15h00.
-
Please show your booking ticket to the driver or guide before the tour service.
PICTURES
BOOKING, CHANGE AND CANCELLATION
BOOKING PROCESS
-
When you want to know more about our tours, our transportation or tour company using our quote or booking form, we will answer you within 24 hours in order to receive a quick answer to your requests.
-
A free booking is then made on your behalf for a period of 5 days while asking you to choose to pay a deposit of 50% or 100% by credit card via Paypal (Editions Melonic).
-
If after 5 days we have not received your desposit, then we will cancel your booking.
-
When your payment is received, we will send you by email your booking ticket between 24 and 48 hours to confirm your tour or transportation.
-
This booking ticket contains in detail all information concerning your tour as well as the information and contact details of the person in charge of the service in Cartagena.
-
Please print your booking ticket and show it to the person in charge during your tour. This ticket is your proof of purchase.
-
If a final payment is to be paid, then you must give it to the person in charge when you start your tour.
DATE CHANGE
Once your reservation is confirmed, you will receive a booking ticket with all the information about your tour, including local contact details, which you can contact if you have any questions or need to change the date.
We will do our best to accommodate your request change free of charge.
CANCELLATION
You may cancel your booking in accordance with certain provisions that do not cause harm to you or to us.
Full refund, if the cancellation occurs more than 5 days before the date of service.
If your claim is less than 5 days before the date of service, we will evaluate your request to ensure that we have no serious prejudice as a loss of customers or expenses incurred by the booking.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Your purchase does not guarantee a booking confirmation.
Prices may vary according to availability.
We reserve the right to make a price adjustment without notice.