Very good for sightseeing with a guide, forts and bay shows wonderful clean white buildings. The walled city is a bit scary, lots of arms police, and bought emeralds at Mr. Emeralds, and bringing to my jeweler to make sure they are good emeralds, they ARE lovely. Will edit if we were ripped off. ...
Beautiful city. Full of history and culture. Old city and Getsemani are areas that are a must see. Stunning vistas from the Fort Castillo de San Filipe de Barajas and the Monastery Santa Cruz de la Popa.
- A walking tour of the old city can be had for $10 per person, just have to look for the right tour guide. And if you tell the tour guide you are not buying anything from street vendors, the ...
The walled city was very interesting and worth a trip. Our tour guide Roy was terrific Be prepared for many many street vendors and people asking for money . We also saw the fortress and while we didn’t do the hike it was amazing ...
Cartagena was disgusting. Way too many beggars and locals trying to ask for money and sell things. They wouldn’t take “no” for an answer and the worst was that the tour guides did nothing to stop them. I did not feel safe at all ...
Here I did the San Felipe Fortress and City at Leisure tout. It was very interesting and informative. It provided plenty of time for shopping and sightseeing on my own. ...
I liked having 2 days in Cartagena, since Grand Cayman had to be removed due to their strict Covid Restrictions. Colombia is not a place I plan to visit on a land vacation, so it was nice to have 2 days to see more of it. There are many panhandlers in the Old City, so be prepared. ...
