Top Cartagena Art & Culture

Get in touch with your creative side during this 3-hour exploration of Cartagena’s thriving art scene. Head to the Getsemani Quarter as you meet up with local artists at their studios, tour the newest galleries and check out the city’s diverse street art scene. An art historian guide, all entrance fees, water, and coffee or beer is included.

This is a workshop that covers local gastronomy, art and culture. It is guided and taught by an expert who knows the environment and its surroundings. It is an immense experience that allows you to know the real Cartagena not seen in postcards

We will be on the private rooftop of our house located in the neighborhood Getsemani! with a beautiful view of the castle San Felipe! a cool place since being on a third floor there is always a relaxing wind blowing!

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.

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.

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.

A fun, romantic and spontaneous photo shoot, made by a professional photographer native to the city and with more than 12 years of experience in the field. Travelers will be encouraged to express their emotions through laughter, poses and looks, dancing, jumping and kisses, all guided by the photographer, in beautiful corners of the city of Cartagena. During the tour we will talk as friends and share moments in a warm and jovial atmosphere.

Get an in-depth introduction to Cartagena on this walking tour. Together with just your party and a private guide, walk through the streets of the colorful city and to the most important squares and churches, and locals' favorite coffee shops and restaurants. Listen as your guide gives you insight into the history of the city, its legends, and the pirates and other characters that have left their mark.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Discover Cartagena’s major sightseeing spots on this guided tour. Travel in an air-conditioned vehicle, stopping at the convent of La Candelaria, which is located on top of La Popa Hill, for panoramic views, plus the San Felipe Fortress, popular neighborhoods, parks, and public squares. Also, enjoy free time to shop.

See the city of Cartagena through the eyes of iconic Nobel Prize-winning Colombian author Gabriel Garcia Marquez with this 3-hour independent audio tour. Learn about the work of “Gabo,” a renowned author whose work seamlessly blended reality and fiction, exploring this colonial city’s many mysteries through his own words and characters. The audio content lasts for approximately 3 hours and includes 35 unique ‘stations’ that match different stories within the city. It's a fun, unique way to explore this charming city through the eyes (and pen) of one of the world's most famous novelists.

Panoramic tour of the city, in which you will know why Cartagena was the economic epicenter of the Spaniards in South America, which made it the target of pirates and privateers in the Caribbean that in turn caused the most heroic and fearsome Naval battles of the continent, and therefore this city was walled and fortified with the largest defense system in the Caribbean. You will visit the Convent of the stern founded and built from 1606-1611, which is located on a mountain at 140mts altitude and where the patron virgin of the city (Virgen de la Candelaria) is located, and then reach the largest fortification of the Caribbean The Fort of San Felipe de Barajas, which witnessed and executioner in the most epic naval battle of the Caribbean in 1741 against Admiral Vernon, and finally will make a journey of approximately two hours walking in the old city visiting its squares, churches and monuments being part of this magnificent city (Not for cruises).

When your cruise ships drops anchor in the UNESCO World Heritage-listed city of Cartagena, don’t waste a minute of sightseeing time on a shore excursion that’s ideal for visitors with limited time. Convenient port pickup and drop-off are included, and you’ll travel in air-conditioned comfort between top Cartagena attractions in Old Town Cartagena, without getting lost or having to navigate unfamiliar public transport systems.

Climb inside the Totumo Volcano in an amazing activity near to Cartagena in one of the world's smallest volcanos and enjoy a relaxing soak in the warm mud inside. Some locals say the mineral-infused mud has healing properties. After floating in the mud, rinse off in the ocean nearby. Massages are included. Hotel pickup and drop-off are included and a typical snack is with a drink.

The colorful streets of Cartagena are a photographer’s dream, and this photographer-guided tour ensures you’ll find the city’s best angles. Traveling between the Getsemani neighborhood, the Old City, and the city walls in a climate-controlled vehicle will keep you—and your photography equipment—cool and safe, and everyone from amateur shutterbugs to experience photographers can brush up their skills with tips from a local.

Enjoy your own independent exploration of Cartagena with the help of local experts thanks to this interactive audio guide tour. Learn about the highlights of this historic UNESCO World Heritage-listed Colombian city with the help of historians, fun sound effects and professional narrators. Along the way you’ll hear stories about pirate attacks, colorful characters, architecture, fashion and local customs.. Best of all, you can take this audio tour at your own pace in whatever order you like. Your purchase includes a drop-off of the guide at a location of your choosing.

The "Essential Cartagena de Indias" walking tour, will make you understand the relevance of this Caribbean port city and how its strategic location has helped to shape the world powers and economy from the 16th century till today. In this tour, you will feel the city like a local and will be amazed by the beauty and the good vibes of this unique place on earth. This is a no-rush kind of tour, that will walk tourists by history while learning why Cartagena became the prize for so many pirates and empires. Also, you will live the rhythm that does of Cartageneros happy citizens of the world. The walking tour is totally customizable and can be upgraded to compliment it to your interests or preferences. You will get to feel my city like a local. "El Guiador" is a perfect tour to fully understand the energy of the cartageneros and enjoy a fun time. Let me have the pleasure to be your #TourGuide I speak fluent English. Licensed, insured and certified by Colombian authorities.

Gethsemane is one of those neighborhoods that love it. This place was considered the fourth most beautiful neighborhood in the world in 2018 by Forbes Magazine and without a doubt it is worth going through its streets where we will meet the local culture of the city, we will know and learn from the dozens of graffiti that They were painted in the framework of the 1st Urban Art Festival in 2013 and obviously we will learn from the history that enclose its streets, churches and squares since Gethsemane played an important role in the process of independence of the city and witnessed the rise of the Slavery in the Colonial era.

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.

Learn to dance the Salsa or put your dancing skills on display with these dance classes which are offered multiple times daily and cater to different dance ability levels. Select your class and hit the dance floor to learn basic steps, Salsa movement sequences, and how to immerse yourself in the music. Grab a drink from the studio’s bar and enjoy a tropical cocktail while you learn.