Cartagena Tour and Vacations

Visit to the San Felipe Castle + La Popa Monastery:

Tour of the city traveling through residential neighborhoods along Cartagena Bay, visit to La Popa and its monastery and the Virgen de la Candelaria Chapel. A panoramic view of the city will be admired from this point. Visit to the Castillo de San Felipe de Barajas fortress, the greatest military engineering work of the New World. Visit to the Las Bovedas craft Center, ending with a sample of emeralds work at a jewelry store.

Visit to the La Popa Monastery + San Felipe Castle + San Pedro Claver Church:

San Pedro Claver Church: The San Pedro Claver Cloister, with its half-point arches and its beautiful church in honor of Pedro Claver, the protector of slaves. The Museo de la Marina (Marine Museum) operates in the rear of the building, where most of the history that took place in the Cartagena Ocean can be seen.

Visit to the Rafael Nuñez House + Santa Catalina Bastion + Gold Museum + San Pedro Claver Church:

Rafael Nuñez House: One of the most illustrious Cartagenians of all times lived and died at this house of the El Cabrero neighborhood, which belonged to his wife Soledad Román Polanco. Four times president of Colombia, author of the National Anthem and responsible for the 1886 Constitution. He lived in a spectacular West Indian style mansion.

Santa Catalina Bastion: Located at the Las Tenazas Bastion. Recently restored. A fresh water well and armaments of the time were found in it.

Gold Museum: The Gold Museum is located in a beautiful colonial house in front of the Bolivar Plaza. Valuable pieces of the El Dorado period are on display. The most complete archaeological sample of the pre-Hispanic cultures that populated the Colombian territory can be seen. The museum is closed on Mondays.

Chiva Rumba: Night time tour in the well-known colored buses known as Chivas, with native rum open bar, music group on board and tasting of Cartagenian fried dishes at a popular place, ending at a discotheque where one can enjoy Cartagena’s night life.

Islas del Rosario Tour: One hour tour crossing the Cartagena Bay and ending at the beautiful Rosario Islands. Stay at a private island with a typical lunch (coconut rice, fried fish, banana chips, salad and beverage), fruit buffet.

Barú Portonaito Day Tour: Tour to the white-sand beaches of the island of Barú onboard the yacht Lola. Includes guide, entertainer, nautical sports, open bar, special lunch, tropical fruits and typical fried dishes. Hot dogs and hamburgers station.

Carriage Serenade: We will travel the narrow streets and plazas of colonial Cartagena on a horse-drawn carriage and in the company of a known saxophonist. Wine and food can be included for the remaining 30 minutes.

Duration: One hour. Pick up at your hotel

Volcano Tour + Mangrove Swamp Canoe Tour: Departure to the 45-minutes trip to the Volcan del Lodo (Mud Volcano) on the road from Cartagena to Barranquilla where you will enjoy a healthy mud bath. You will be able to swim at the El Totumo lake.Canoe ride through the La Cienaga de la Virgen mangrove swamps on the way back. A great diversity of birds such as the Kingfisher, White Heron, Nocturnal Heron, Common Laura, Pink Spatula and Pelicans live in it. Duration: 5 hours.

Tour to the Botanical Garden and visit to the Reptilians Farm: Departure to the Botanical Garden to see the broad variety of flora and fauna of the region. Later departure to the Babillas farm (small alligators) where one can enjoy a paso-fino horse show and pictures with the boa constrictor and the sloth. While there, you will find the “babillas” tank, which are fed at their habitat. Duration: 3 ½ hours.