Historic Center & Getsemaní Shared Tour in Cartagena

Discover the Historic Center and Gethsemane on this tour through the scenes of enslavement, pirates and corsairs, battles, Graffiti, Salsa and Champeta and much more as a result of the mixture of indigenous, African and Spanish, migrants from Lebanese, migrants from Lebanese.

This shared tour lasts about 2 and a half hours, visiting the main squares, churches and important scenes of the walled city of Cartagena.

This is the best way to learn about the history of the city and understand its impact on the current dynamics. You will learn to dance Champeta, Salsa and we will play songs with the gentrification that is lived in Gethsemane.

Without a doubt, the best experience to get to know the wonderful city of Cartagena de Indias, together with professional guides that will make the tour the best possible experience.

Itinerary
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Stop At: Cartagena, Cartagena, Cartagena District, Bolivar Department

Cartagena, a city that bewitches, welcomes you to the best tour of the beautiful and magical city of Historic Cartagena full of stories, sayings and fascinating myths of its walls, streets, convents and houses of the walled downtown and San Diego that transcends the city limits. Discover the secrets, customs and legends of the tradition inherited from the Spaniards and popular from our Caribbean miscegenation, among which Gabo (Nobel Prize for Literature) accompanies us through his writings, such as his book "One Hundred Years of Solitude", one of the most read in the world.

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Camellon de los Martires, Avenida 25 de Setembro, 1845, Cartagena Colombia

We start, at the agreed time, the shared tour, in the Camellón de Los Mártires - Plaza de Cervantes we will learn about the indigenous people who were before and during the arrival of the Spanish.

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Torre del Reloj, Carrera 7, Cartagena 130002 Colombia

We move to the "Golden Key of Cartagena" or Clock Tower entering the Plaza del Ecuador, before the Plaza del Esclavo, a prelude to continue part of the enslavement route through Porto Carrero and Candilejo streets. But first, Pedro de Heredía welcomes us.

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Portal de Los Dulces, Plaza de Los Coches, Ciudad Amurallada, Cartagena Colombia

We continue to the Portal de Los dulces, a symbol of female activity in times of slavery and that their descendants still continue their traditions.

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Plaza de la Aduana, Plaza de Armas, Cartagena Colombia

The process of commercialization of merchandise, including that of the enslaved, in the old "Plaza de la Aduana", has been historically important. Here we will see important buildings such as the Municipal Hall.

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Museo de Arte Moderno de Cartagena de Indias, Plaza San Pedro, Cartagena 130001 Colombia

Of course, art is no stranger to the tour, the Museum of Modern Art, an exponent of Caribbean and Latin American art from the 50's, the Gold Museum opens its doors with samples of indigenous pieces from the Colombian Caribbean and the Emerald Museum, stones of beautiful considered the most beautiful in the world, worn by celebrities.

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Sanctuary of Saint Peter Claver, Carrera 4 30 01, Cartagena 130002 Colombia

Religion is present with San Pedro Claver, Slave of the Slaves, we will see the Architecture of the Church and Museum-Monastery that bear his name and is the Headquarters of Human Rights.

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Baluarte de San Ignacio, Avenida de Blas de Lezo, Cartagena Colombia

This bastion was built to defend the "Bay of Souls" from any pirate attack. On this tour we will see the history behind the walls of Cartagena.

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Plaza de Bolivar, Cartagena Colombia

Do you like the feats of pirates and corsairs? We count them when visiting a Bastion, as a sample of Spanish military constructions and strategies, we continue to Plaza Bolívar, in homage to the precursor of Independence, a place to refresh ourselves.

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Parque del Centenario, Calle 30, Cartagena 130002 Colombia

Do you know the sloths, the squirrels, the iguanas? You will see them in one of the most important Lungs of Cartagena, Centennial Park, former Railway Station, which is a relic of the Tropical Dry Forest where we refresh under the shade of beautiful trees.

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Barrio Getsemani, Cartagena Colombia

We will enjoy one of the most important and colorful cultural corridors of Getsemaní, due to the umbrellas (symbol of the advertisement), the graffiti and the unique architecture.

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Plaza de La Trinidad, Carrera 10 & Calle 29, Cartagena Colombia

Finally, we enter the Callejón Ancho, to reach the end of the route along Calle San Juan to the sound of salsa and the African champeta; previously passing by the church and square of the Holy Trinity.

Duration: 10 minutes

You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.

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