Private Walled City and Getsemani Cartagena City Tour
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Private Walled City and Getsemani Cartagena City Tour
By Gran Colombia Tours (Cartagena)
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Lowest price guaranteeReserve now & pay laterFree cancellation
Ages 8-70
Duration: 4h
Start time: Check availability
Mobile ticket
Live guide: English, Spanish
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- Tours Guide
- Hotel pick-up and drop-off
- Gastronomic experiences
- All-risk insurance
What's not included- Lunch
- Extra purchases
- Start:Multiple pickup locations offered.Pickup details
- We pick-up our clients anywhere within Cartagena city - hotels, hostels, Airbnb, vacation rentals, points of interest, and also at Rafael Núñez International Airport.
Hotel pickup offeredDuring checkout you will be able to select from the list of included hotels.Airport pickup offeredDuring checkout you will be able to select from the list of included airports.- Rafael Núñez International Airport, Crespo Calle 70, Provincia de Cartagena, Bolívar, Colombia
Port pickup offeredDuring checkout you will be able to select from the list of included ports.- Rafael Núñez International Airport, Crespo Calle 70, Provincia de Cartagena, Bolívar, Colombia
End:This activity ends back at the meeting point. - Not wheelchair accessible
- Near public transportation
- Infants must sit on laps
If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 59388P49- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Most travelers can participate
- Be aware this tour is walking.
- If you have a layover in Cartagena please select the airport or cruise ship terminal as a pick-up point for the layover tour.
- The Tour Guide will contact you the day before in case you have any questions or assist you with any requirements
- If you are coming from a cruise ship, be sure to select the cruise-only rate from the booking options.
- 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: 59388P49
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- 920yesseniag0 contributionsHistorical TourVery informative tour guide. Jhon took care of us even the rain didn’t stop us. Thank you for a great time. La Boriqua de NY. Tour was on 12/2:2024.Written December 5, 2024
- I2447BWpaulb0 contributionsGreat experience and foodFabian was great! So knowledgeable and knows his local food. Besides the food the walking tour Fabian great historical information about the city too.Written November 30, 2024
- P8968WGdianed0 contributionsDeliciousExcellent start to our vacation. Carlos arrived promptly at our hotel and we enjoyed the morning trying some of the delicious local street food. We had a wonderful time.Written November 26, 2024
- P4916BDmicheller0 contributionsPrivate Street Food Tour with Alberto 11/18/24It was my husband and I's first private tour ever, and we had an amazing time with Alberto as our tour guide in Cartagena! We met Alberto at the very end of the port exit. It took us about 15 minutes to walk from our cruise ship (Emerald Princess) to the port exit. It was easy to spot Alberto from the crowd of locals waiting at the exit since he had my name written down on a big poster. The 3 of us rode a roundtrip taxi to the Walled City. Alberto was friendly, funny, knowledgeable, and easy to understand. He showed us around the Walled City for about 3.5 hours and Gatsemani area about 0.5 hours. We enjoyed every moment with Alberto- from the food to the historical sites. The shrimp cocktail was my favorite street food- it was so flavorful! Overall, we highly recommend Alberto as your private tour guide! You will leave Cartegena with a satisfied stomach and experience.Written November 18, 2024
- 45zacharyk0 contributionsExceptional Tour All Thanks To ArthurThis tour was amazing all thanks to our exceptional tour guide Arthur. If you do this tour, you must request him because our experience was just beyond expectations. Not only is Arthur very knowledgeable about the city, he goes above and beyond to give you the best time and show you his beautiful city. My brother's and I had a great tour of walking the old city, beautiful views at La Popa, and a authentic experience at the local market. Thank you again Arthur and hope to see you soon!Written November 17, 2024
- BigCane000 contributionsGood serviceGrand Colombian Tours did a very good job with my transportation from the Cartagena airport to my hotel in Boca Grande. They communicated very well the day before my flight when I got there, I contacted them and they were able to come meet me very quickly. In fact, my flight arrived earlier and they were able to adjust to pick me up earlier. The driver communicated with me on where to meet him and he was very helpful with advice on Cartagena on my way to the airport. I plan to use them again from my hotel back to the Cartagena airport when it’s time to leave.Written November 10, 2024
- 15daryla0 contributionsArrival experience at its bestExcellent experience. The driver was very accommodating. And gave great information to make contact with him upon arrival. I would definitely use them again on my next trip.Written November 4, 2024
- 347charlotteo0 contributionsAmazing!We completed the free walking tour round with our lovely host Pedro. His English was fantastic and was so knowledgeable and proud of Cartagena - he was a pleasure to listen to! He also gave us great advice about prices for local shops etc as visitors to Colombia, which was particularly useful. Thanks Pedro! 10/10 recommend this ‘free’ tour - although it should be noted they do strongly suggest tipping at the end, approx 50k per person.Written September 15, 2024
- M7271BFmariar0 contributionsMemorable CartagenaMy husband and I will always remember the beauty of historic Cartagena, its colorful streets, delicious food, joyous music, and kind residents. This private tour was special on its own, but even more so, on account of our wonderful, Cartagena-born tour guide, Adalberto. He made this a unique, up-close-and-personal experience for us, not just because of all we learned from him about each site we visited (El Castillo, Getsemaní, etc.), but also because of all we gained from experiencing Cartagena through his kind, native soul.Written September 14, 2024
- 820ayanaw0 contributionsAmazing day tripOur tour was awesome. We were picked up from our hotel and returned back. The tour guide was very informative and showed use Cartegena. The trip includes a lot of walking so wear good shoes. Bring a backpack for all of your purchases.Written September 7, 2024
- NoraM770 contributionsFun and informativeJhon was an amazing tour guide. Very knowledgeable and also so friendly and personable. We are from the US and his English was excellent. Our group included 2 young children, and despite the Cartagena heat, we all had a wonderful time. Thank you for the day, Jhon!Written August 19, 2024
- mekkaw0 contributionsThe best way to learn Cartagena 🇨🇴We spent the day with Nica on our tour of Cartagena and La Popa. It was such an incredibly thorough tour. Nica shared so much of the rich history of the walled city. We enjoyed the beautiful art of Getsemani. We lucked up and were even able to walk around inside Teatro Heredia. Nica went above and beyond and gave us restaurant and rooftop recommendations beyond the regular touristy stuff. He is our new friend in Colombia ❤️Written August 18, 2024
- T9490RMmg0 contributionsOur Cartagena tour!Jhon was a fantastic guide for our walled city tour. We were a group of first timers to Cartagena and Jhon made it an enjoyable day. His knowledge of the beautiful city was more than we could have asked for. Muchos Gracias Jhon!!Written August 12, 2024
- Nicegreg0 contributionsCartagena TourWe booked the city tour and Cesar was our driver Arthur was our guide. We were picked up at the Dreams Karibana Resort on time and started the tour in Castillo de San Felipe de Barajas. It was hot and humid but Arthur brought an umbrella for us to use, he gave us great history of Cartagena and took a lot of pictures for us. Then we went to the Walled City and we had so much fun touring around!Written August 8, 2024
- Possum13690 contributionsWonderful & Very Knowledgeable TourThis Tour Is Wonderful! Nelson Is Very Knowledgeable About Every Part We Visited And Shared Fun Facts Throughout The Tour. He Is Very Friendly And Takes It At Your Pace. He Checks In With You To See If You Want To Spend More Time At A Specific Location Or If You’re Ready To Move On To The Next One. You Also Get A Taste Of The Gastronomy Of Colombia And More Specifically Of Cartagena. After This Tour You Will Feel Like You Have Explored All Of Cartagena And Learned So Much About This Beautiful City. Highly Recommend It!Written August 6, 2024
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mrssmith1028
Chicago, IL3 contributions
Aug 2023 • Solo
My tour guide was Adalberto González .He was overly exceptional, very knowledgeable and passionate about the information he provided. He taught me Spanish, help me get the best photos and showed me the best eating spots. I would recommend him a thousand times very very good guy and make you feel at home please ask for him on your tour.
Written August 12, 2023
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Hello! We happily appreciate your review of the tour you did with Adalberto in Cartagena. We'll make sure he knows you had such a great time with him and that you highly recommend him. We're proud to have the best team of kind, friendly spirited guides!
Written August 15, 2023
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Stay04926408743
South Korea1 contribution
Jul 2024 • Couples
Our tour guide, Rafael demonstrated exceptional knowledge of Cartagena's history and was courteous in addressing any inquiries from myself or my colleague. Additionally, his photography skills were remarkable! Following the conclusion of our tour, he kindly offered to take us to the Cartagena sign on the beach for photographs. I highly recommend Rafael's services to any associates planning a future visit to Cartagena.
Written July 26, 2024
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Hola! Thank you for your review! We're delighted to hear that Rafael's exceptional knowledge of Cartagena and his courteous approach made your tour enjoyable. It’s great to know that his photography skills and the extra effort he made to capture memorable moments were appreciated. And Rafael will be thrilled to know how much you enjoyed the day. We hope to see you again for more experiences in Colombia.
Written August 3, 2024
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Jennifer B
Saint Albans, NY13 contributions
Great tour that took us to a lot of nice spots for photo ops. Lots of street art, traditional cuisine, and history all thrown together. Our tour guide, Marco, was very nice as well. He gave us good information, including restaurant recs for dinner, and helped us take pics.
Written September 22, 2022
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Hola Jessica! Thank you so much for your review! We are glad that you enjoyed our tour with us and that Marco showed you beautiful spots for your photos.
I wish you the best.
Sincerely,
Andrea
Written September 23, 2022
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abhijith h
Southbury, CT4 contributions
Jun 2023 • Couples
We had a wonderful private tour of the gorgeous Walled city and Getsamani neighborhood. Jhon Serrato our tour guide was knowledgeable, considerate, funny and set the perfect pace for our 4 hour tour. He also doubled as our private photographer, so we could take home precious memories 😊.
Written June 8, 2023
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Hello there, thank you so much for choosing Gran Colombia Tours. We are thrilled to know you got to see the immense beauty of Getsemaní and Cartagena. We'll make sure to tel Jhon Serrato that he did an amazing job during your tour. He'll be touched by your nice comments. It makes us proud to know that John went the extra mile as a photographer to make sure you took home the best memories. Again, thank you for taking the time to leave your comment.
Written June 9, 2023
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Philippa l
San Francisco, CA25 contributions
Mar 2022 • Couples
Thank you so much. Adalberto was utterly fantastic. 6 ⭐ out of 5 ⭐! His English was great, knowledge was great, most of all he made us feel welcome. We enjoyed our time with him so much. It had changed our minds about the city...... Appreciated the local insights and local food and his personal story. Made us feel like locals too! We loved the day. Thank you Adalberto!
Written March 22, 2022
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Hola Philippa,
Thank you so much for your review! We are glad that you enjoyed your Cartagena tour with us. I wish you the best and I forwarding your message to Adalberto :)
Kind regards,
Mario.
Written April 4, 2022
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Robin L
22 contributions
Dec 2024 • Couples
We took a three hour walking tour with Jaime . He was personable, friendly, extremely knowledgeable and everyone along the way seemed to know him!it was an outstanding morning on every way! We highly, highly recommend this young man.
Written December 9, 2024
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moniek v
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Nov 2024 • Family
John, was a fantastic guide, he knew a lot about all the places we had visited. His English was very good. He was also interested in Europe and Belgium. Given my husband walks slowly it was very attentive and during the walk he had an eye for beautiful benches and shade. In short, our visit to CARTAGENA was 100% successful. The night before, he had also made concrete arrangements via Whatapp. Kudos to JC Tours and also to the driver NOVIA. our first experience with such a booking via trip advisor has pleased us extremely.
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Written November 14, 2024
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Thank you for your fantastic review! We’re thrilled to hear that John made your Cartagena tour such a memorable experience. It’s wonderful that his knowledge, attentiveness, and communication helped make the tour enjoyable for you and your husband. We’re also happy to know that the arrangements via WhatsApp made everything smooth, and that Novia, the driver, contributed to your great experience. We appreciate your kind words and are grateful for the positive feedback. We hope to welcome you again for more unforgettable adventures in the future!
Written November 21, 2024
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Naomi
New York City, NY22 contributions
Feb 2023 • Couples
This was such a great experience & out tour guide was phenomenal. We learned so much history, got to see many landmarks, and took a ton of pics!! I definitely recommend.
There was a lot of walking (as expected) so wear very comfortable shoes!
There was a lot of walking (as expected) so wear very comfortable shoes!
Written February 24, 2023
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Hello there! We are very thrilled to hear your guide was a perfect match. Wearing comfortable shoes is definitely a must while walking across Cartagena. Thank you for choosing Gran Colombia Tours!
Written March 22, 2023
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ICEBOXPR7
Puerto Rico45 contributions
May 2022 • Couples
The horse carriage ride thru the city is a must, great experience and excellent treatment. I recommend taking the hour long ride thru the whole city.
Written June 28, 2022
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Hola!
Thank you so much for your review! We are glad that you enjoyed your tour with us. This is the goal we want to give to our customers.
I wish you safe trips
Kind regards,
Jessica
Written July 11, 2022
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loeeetta
New York City, NY10 contributions
Oct 2024 • Solo
The pickup and drop off service included was smoothly done and on time. My guide, Carlos, was professional, knowledgeable, and courteous throughout the experience.
Written October 19, 2024
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Thank you for your wonderful feedback! We’re delighted to hear that the pickup and drop-off service was smooth and punctual, and that Carlos provided a professional, knowledgeable, and courteous experience. Your satisfaction means a lot to us, and we hope to welcome you back for another great adventure soon!
Written November 19, 2024
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