Cartagena Tours
Shore Excursion: Cartagena Half-Day Private Tour
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Shore Excursion: Cartagena Half-Day Private Tour

By Quality Guided Tours
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Duration: 4h
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Live guide: English
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  • Driver/guide
  • Live commentary on board
  • Local guide
  • Professional guide
  • Hotel/port pickup and drop-off
  • Transport by private car or mini-van up to 6 people (driver and guide will be the same person)
What's not included
  • Entrance fees: Punic Wall €5 per person
  • Food and drinks
  • Entraces fee to panoramic elevator/lift +3€ per person
  • Entry/Admission - Punic Wall


Start:Multiple pickup locations offered.
    Pickup details
    • Please, let us know which hotel you are staying. If you arrive by cruise we will meet you 50meters walking distance from the cruise terminal.
    Hotel pickup offered
    During checkout you will be able to select from the list of included hotels.
      Port pickup offered
      During checkout you will be able to select from the list of included ports.
      • Cartagena, Murcia, Spain
      End:This activity ends back at the meeting point.

        • Not wheelchair accessible
        • Stroller accessible
        • Near public transportation
        • Infants must sit on laps
        • Infant seats available
        If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 10121P5

        • At time of booking, cruise ship passengers must provide the following information at time of booking: ship name, docking time, disembarkation time and re-boarding time
        • This is a private tour to Cartagena with transport up to 6 people + driver/guide will be the same person
        • Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
        • This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

        • For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.

        If you have questions about this tour or need help making your booking, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 10121P5

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        $615.65
        per group (up to 6)
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        About the operator
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        • Quality Guided Tours
          111
          Spain
          Joined in February 2015
        • 218lidiaf
          0 contributions
          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          Wonderful experience in Cartagena
          It was a fantastic experience! The guide Jordi was amazing. He explained Cartagena in a very entertaining way. If I go on a cruise in Spain again, I’d definitely repeat the experience.
          Written August 19, 2024
        • Bayoungs
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          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          Outstanding Tour!
          So much fun, so much History! The Roman ruins were amazing. Everything they showed us was so interesting. Took us to the best places in Cartagena. 100% recommended!
          Written November 25, 2023
        • flomart18
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          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          Best Tour in Cartagena!!
          Jordi was an amazing guide! We were 6 people and were driven and guided by Jordi. The mini van was exceptional. We saw Punic walls, beach area, and so much more. Everyone loved him and the tour. Very professional and knowledgeable. One of the best 4 hours we have had on our trip!! Many thanks to Jordi for making our visit to Cartagena so memorable!
          Written May 7, 2023
        • Steve R
          0 contributions
          3.0 of 5 bubbles
          Cartagena from the cruise ship
          I booked the Cartagena walking tour for 2 people via Trip Adviser. The tour confirmation was through Viator and the operator was to be Quality Guided Tours. I contacted Quality Guided Tours via email as I was nervous about the meeting place, (we were on a cruise ship and I have had difficulty finding the meeting places in the past). They were very prompt to reply and assured me that the meeting spot was very easy to find from the cruise ship and a little map. It is very easy to find, you walk straight past Mare Nostrum on the right hand side as you walk up the pier from the cruise ship. We had confirmation on the day we left the UK about the tour taking place, ( the Sunday). We were then aboard the cruise ship with no mobile connection. Luckily as we sailed past Gibraltar on the Wednesday I picked up a mobile signal and downloaded emails. The tour had been cancelled for the next day! The money was refunded immediately. So we were left with nothing booked and made our own way around the city. As it happened it wasnt a real issue. The highlights can easily be found on your own. Although we never did find the entrance to the Roman theater, but viewed from outside. Im writing this solely for others that might be visiting on a cruise ship. Dont worry if the tour is cancelled you can easily walk from the cruise terminal right into the city and enjoy the culture
          Written May 7, 2023
        • Leannetaz
          0 contributions
          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          Great
          brilliant tour would highly recommend. Bruno was great, learnt lots of history about cartegena. Thumbs up from family of 5
          Written February 25, 2023
        • Nashville4263
          0 contributions
          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          Best historical guide in Cartagena
          We had a wonderful time with Jordi, who gave us an informative, lively and perfectly-timed walking tour. He is the consummate professional with excellent English. Before we wrapped up the walking tour, he recommended great places to eat tapas, drink wine and have the best coffee in town.
          Written September 29, 2022
        • Y9173LXjamies
          0 contributions
          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          Amazing Roman, Muslim, Phoenician, and Cartagenian history tour!
          Daniel was an amazing tour guide. We are inquisitive and love history, and Daniel had tons of interesting information to share about Cartagena. We were very interested to learn about little details like patched bullet holes in the city hall building left from world war 2, and how to identify roman ruins vs. muslim ruins vs. christian ruins. Daniel described things that we never could have learned from reading plaques or researching online. He answered every question we asked (which were many!). Even though the tour was 4 hours, it flew by. The tour covered every place that I wanted to see: the roman theater, calle mayor, the plaza, a restored roman house, and more. Daniel was sensitive to the needs of our 10-year-old child, and gave us all the time we wanted for breaks to cool down in the hot July sun. Daniel even recommended a couple restaurants in Cartagena that were great, AND he called and made a reservation for our group of 7 ahead of time. The table was waiting for us when we arrived. Thank you for an amazing experience that we will never forget.
          Written July 19, 2022
        • jenztrips
          0 contributions
          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          Fun and highly informative day in Cartagena!
          Ana was our guide through Cartagena. Despite the rainy weather, she ensured that the day was fun and informative. Ana is extremely knowledgeable about her city and it’s Roman history. She took us for a fun local coffee at a beautiful cafe and gave us an excellent lunch recommendation at the end of our tour. It is easy to see how much she loves what she does! I would highly recommend Ana and this tour for anyone looking to explore Cartagena’s Roman roots.
          Written May 18, 2022
        • Anthony F
          0 contributions
          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          We enjoyed our Tapas tour in Cartagena
          Having been numerous times in Cartagena on cruises we wanted to do something different than just exploring the town on our own so I contacted Quality Guided Tours with whom we have toured before on a tour to Murcia and soon Jordi and Ana had us set up for this tour a few months ahead of our visit . I had formed a group of 10 people and we met our guide Ula Jimenez at the meeting place near the ship. Ula took us to 3 different locations and ordered the wine and Tapas for us . Some of these Tapas we would not have know as tourists to order but they were all very good and so was the wine . Ula also told us a few things about the city in very good English. Everything was perfect exept for that in a couple of the places it was so busy that there were either no seats for us and it took a little while before we could be taken care of in the one location who I believe should have been told ahead of time that we were arriving . All by all we were very pleased with the tour , the guide and the quality of the Tapas . We specially loved the final special Cartagena coffee , milk , liquor final drink of the day . I highly recommend Quality Guided Tours for any of their tours after now a couple of experiences.
          Written November 21, 2019
        • Nancy G
          0 contributions
          2.0 of 5 bubbles
          Good walking tour with a few problems
          The walking tour through Cartagena is the best way to experience the old town ! Unfortunately we had a guide whose English was very difficult to understand . We could not understand many of the exclamations . The second problem is the tour ends in the middle of old town not at the gates where it started The second problem is the tour ends in the middle of old town not at the gates where it started . Our guide handed us a map on which the streets were not labeled and pointed in the direction that we should go to find our way back.
          Written November 5, 2019
        • DFGInhhk
          0 contributions
          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          Fabulous way to see the city
          Ula our guide was promptly waiting for the group at the meeting point. We were a group of 3 couples who never met before. She was very welcoming and happy to share her knowledge and experiences with us. Ula spoke seven different languages and it was easy for her to communicate with others. Ula took us to all of the highlights of Cartagenia, we avoided most lines, and she had tickets for us to go the the wall museum and the lift. Her knowledge was plentiful and she had a fun and funny personality. I highly recommend this tour.
          Written November 3, 2019
        • Ted D
          0 contributions
          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          Great tour for the money
          Guide was interesting and was genuine. We would refer them.It was easy for all ages and easy to find off the cruise ship.
          Written October 20, 2019
        • RussnPat7
          0 contributions
          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          Nicely done!
          We had considered touring Cartagena on our own, and I think that would be manageable. But we would have missed so much of the culture and history of the town and the area. Anna was friendly and informative, and as a native of the area, had many insights she shared with the group. We also had time to enjoy Cartagena on our own after the tour, so we shared tapas with new friends at one of the local sidewalk cafes. Nice time! The price is reasonable for the experience.
          Written October 10, 2019
        • Peter_Bez
          0 contributions
          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          amazing
          Our guide was amazing really enjoyed the walking tour. really good and we thoroughly the walk. highly recommend to anyone visiting Cartagena. this was an excellent way to see the city on a short cruise stop.
          Written October 7, 2019
        • NJG0425
          0 contributions
          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          Excellent Tour!
          I was with a group of 30 friends for a walking tour of Cartagena a couple days ago. Jorge was our guide and a total delight! Everyone loved him. He’s very knowledgable, friendly, funny and more than willing to be flexible to make sure everyone is having a good time. Highly recommend.
          Written September 14, 2019
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        Shawnino
        Halifax, Canada179 contributions
        5.0 of 5 bubbles
        Nov 2019
        The meeting place was easy to find and Ana was a few minutes early. She whisked us away in her comfortable minivan for a day comparing and contrasting Cartagena and Murcia.Ana is warm and knowledgeable and packed a lot into our day. Best might have been the interpretive centre for the ruins of Cartagena and the walk through the pedestrian part of Murcia.

        Ana's English is clean and rich; she lived awhile in York in the UK.

        I was in a wheelchair rehabbing a broken leg, and it was obvious that Ana knew how to adapt the tour for people with mobility issues. She made sure the places she chose wer accessible and it was one of our best shore excursions on the whole cruise. Highly recommended.
        Written December 25, 2019
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        Dear friend, Many thanks for your opinion. Was a great day!. You are very polite and it's easy for me to work hard with such nice party. Best regards from Cartagena! Ana & Jordi Linares
        Written January 20, 2020
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        NuritK3
        Los Angeles, CA40 contributions
        5.0 of 5 bubbles
        May 2018 • Couples
        Ana, Jorge's sister and partner in Quality Guided Tours, is a history buff of Cartagena, which was fascinating. She was easy to talk to, open about life in Cartagena, economy and politics. We popped into a coffee shop that was closed but she knew the owner and convinced him to open his shop because she wanted to introduce us to the local coffee drink, Asatico. Yummy!
        Written May 26, 2018
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        Dear traveler, Anna is a jewel!. We work hard each day to show the best of our land and we always try to show you the best local places ;-) See you soon! Ana & Jordi -Private Tour Guides Cartagena Spain-
        Written May 30, 2018
        This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.

        Frank M
        Chapel Hill, NC70 contributions
        5.0 of 5 bubbles
        May 2018 • Couples
        Alyssa was a fantastic tour guide hired by Quality Tours,a class outfit run by 2 professional guides (brother & sister). She was sensitive to my wife slower mobility and we never felt rushed. We saw all there was to see including the impressive museum of Punic and Roman artifact\ts including the original city wall. We ended with a special coffee and had time to shop on the way back to the ship. Highly recommended.
        Written May 26, 2018
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        Dear Franco, Many thanks for your feedback ;-) for us, was a pleasure to guide your party in Cartagena. Alisa is our colleague and a very good person and also tour guide. For sure you enjoyed your tour!. Thanks for trusting in our services! Best regards from Cartagena Spain! Alisa, Ana, Jordi, Emilio, Sergio, Dani (Dream Team)
        Written May 30, 2018
        This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.

        Cruiser663924
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        1.0 of 5 bubbles
        Jan 2024 • Friends
        Tour did not happen due to their being two cities (Cartagena) with the same name in two different countries but neither site provides the counties (Spain & Columbia) Booked the Cartagena in Spain and it should of been Columbia. Agency in Spain refused to refund my money back in excess of 500 (4 people) ! Even though the sites were not clear on the country which certainly is not my fault, I lost all of my money!!!
        Written January 11, 2024
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        Hola!! As tour didn´t happen this review shouldn´t be posted. However, I will give you an advise: you should read more in your life!! In the short description sais Cartagena (Murcia) Spain, in the large description mentions that we will visit the Roman Theatre... Come one mate!! Do you think Romans arrived to Cartagena in Columbia?¿ We didn´t refund any money because we lost one day with your booking and refused other tours for that day...
        Written January 22, 2024
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        T R
        26 contributions
        5.0 of 5 bubbles
        May 2018 • Friends
        I will always remember the sights and tastes of Cartegena because of Jordi Linares. I cannot recommend him enough. MARKETING Jordi! MARKETING! Everyone should know about this delightful city with its incredible history. Muchas Gracias, Jordi. Eress el mejor.
        Written May 5, 2018
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        Hola! Muchas gracias por su opinión ;-) many many thanks. In Spain we have wonderful products but NO marketing jajajaja (it's a joke). We appreciate your feedback, for sure will help us to show how we work in Cartagena, Valencia or Alicante. See you soon!
        Written May 7, 2018
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        mjjohnson4
        Leeds, UK6 contributions
        5.0 of 5 bubbles
        Jordi was fantastic.
        Full of information and historical details which was great.
        It was clear he had a real passion for the area, and Cartagena in particular.
        We would recommend Jordi 100%
        Written August 25, 2023
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        Hola!! Thanks for such a niew review!! It was my pleasure to show you Cartagena (Spain)!!
        Written January 22, 2024
        This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.

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