The panoramic City Sigtseeing vehicles are comfortable doubledecker buses that offer visitors a complete tourism experience, from getting to know the history of Cartagena using audio guides, to exploring the most representative places of the city, all with predefined routes, a monitored security system and flexible service, which allows users to get on and off […]

One of the most beloved Colombian sculptures lies behind the San Felipe Castle: a bronze sculpture of “Monument of old shoes“. It is quite common to see tourists climb in and take pictures of themselves inside the shoes. The artist Hector Lombana sculpted the shoes as a tribute to Luis Carlos López, the Cartagenero poet […]

Shopping centers, boutiques and specialized stores in Cartagena are all part of the traditional shopping venues on offer in the city. Find a number of craft passages in Las Bóvedas (The Vaults) and sotres located around the Plazas(Squares) of Santo Domingo(St Dominic) and Santa Teresa(ST. Theresa) where you can also purchase antiques and artwoarks. In […]

A variety of flavors make up the cuisine of Cartagena, a city where it is possible find eateries offering local, international, fusion and signature restaurants, all in a place with a characteristic romantic atmosphere. The most popular sector fo restuarants is Bocagrande, where you can find everything from fast foof restaurants to typical fish based […]

Declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, Cartagena de Indias stands as testimony of the colonial splendor of the New World, the jewel of the southern Caribbean. The city of Cartagena, known in the colonial era as Cartagena de Indias,  is a major port founded in 1533, located on the northern coast of Colombia in […]

Take a day trip from Cartagena Colombia. When in Cartagena, you don’t need to spend all your time entirely in the city as there are several options on where to go, all of them easily accessible on a one-day or a half-day trip. Rosario Islands and San Bernardo The archipelagos of the Rosario Islands and […]

The only thing visitors to want to do in Galerazamba, 25 miles away from Cartagena, is mud-bathe in The Totumo Volcano. Visitors climb about 65 feet up a wooden staircase leading to the mouth of the Totumo Volcano. There, they descend into the crater and come into contact with a dense, grey fluid in a […]

Corals Of The Rosary and Saint Bernard Islands National Nature Park (Parque Nacional Natural Corales del Rosario e Islas de San Bernardo) is one of the destinations with the highest levels of biodiversity in the Cartagena area. To get there take a 1 hour trip in a fast boat from the Los Pegasos pier. The […]

In to days in Cartagena de Indias: visit the historic center of the city where you can see the Plaza de San Pedro (St. Peter Square), the Plaza de Bolivar (Bolivar Square), the Museo de Oro Zenú (Zenú Gold Museum), the Palacio de La Inquisicion (Palace of the Inquisition) and the walled city, constructions and […]

When in Cartagena it is important to note that the city is delimited by the Caribbean Seaand therefore it has an irregular shape. It is divided it into three parts, the northern zone, where the historic center is, the northwest, where the barrio Getsemani (Gethsemane neighborhood) is located and the south where the Bocagrande (Big […]