CARTAGENA WALKING TOUR
Get to know Cartagena on this guided walking tour lasting around three hours. Points of interest include the 17th-century military base Entrada de Santiago and the Palace of the Inquisition.
Excursion details
Learn more about Cartagena’s past and present during this approximately three-hour excursion. Board your bus at the port and drive to Castillo de San Felipe de Barajas, around 20 minutes away, passing the traditional district of Manga on the way. Spend 15 minutes or so at this imposing limestone structure on San Lázaro hill, taking photos of the once impregnable fortress and sweeping views across the city.
Board the bus once again for a short transfer to the historic military base Entrada de Santiago and the Bastion of Santo Domingo, where the walking tour begins. After about 30 minutes here, continue on to reach the nearby Iglesia de Santo Domingo. Built in the 1530s, it’s thought to be the oldest in the city. Following a short panoramic visit, you’ll head to Plaza de Bolívar and the colonial Palace of the Inquisition for about 35 minutes. Today it’s a museum, but in the 1600s and beyond it held the Sentencing Tribunal of the Holy Office, which judged heresy and other offenses against the faith.
For the next approximately 60 minutes, follow your guide through the area’s narrow streets, stopping off at interesting old plazas, colonial mansions and other landmarks. You’ll then board your bus for a brief transfer to Las Bóvedas (‘The Vaults’), the former dungeons of Cartagena, now transformed into shops. There’s a short time to browse for souvenirs before an approximately 20-minute transfer back to the port.
Important Information: Not designed for wheelchair bound guests and walking problems at all. Comfortable walking shoes are recommended
