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Private tour in Cartagena Néstor M
"Wonderful Cartagena" Private Tour
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Let me have the pleasure to be your private ToursByLocals guide in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia. Visit the walled city and its fortifications, a worldwide heritage site (declared by Unesco in 1984) where you will have the opportunity to live the history and to feel the local vibes that had made of this port city of almost 500 years of history such an special kind of traveling and tourism destination in the Caribbean sea. We are shore excursion experts. Family oriented, kids and seniors. Colombian licensed and certified Tour Guide. Professional journalist and content creator. I work on a team together with my daughter Stephanía who also is a tour guide. No rush, kind of tours, that will leave you time to enjoy this magical place on earth. Permit me to make you sense Cartagena and all of its charm. I can also travel with you by the Caribbean region as a private tour guide. Also I can serve as a driver/guide. Let us design and customize to your taste the Cartagena and Colombian Caribbean experiences so you be delighted and come back again and again for more of this magical realism that comes alive in the mix of cultures (indigenous, black and white) that has made of Cartagena and of Colombia ultra-special kind of destination, as it mixes history, culture, islands, beaches, gastronomy and exultant and happy life. If you need a private tour guide to travel Colombia, it is something I do enjoy and love to do. So, let's design and make real your dream of traveling to my country Colombia. It would be a privilege to share my port city, Cartagena de Indias, and the Caribbean coastal region of Colombia with you and your party. Tell me about your interests and expectations visiting Cartagena and I personally will design a private tour for your delight. Muchas gracias and be always welcome to Colombia. Tarjeta Profesional de Guía de Turismo #2767 (Professional Card) issued by the Viceministery of Tourism of Colombia. Registro Nacional de Turismo # 74570 (National Tourism Registry) issued by Colombian government. Comunicador Social-Periodista, Universidad Externado de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia. 1987. Guianza Turística, SENA, 2018 Locutor de Radio y Televisión, Academia Arco, Bogotá, Colombia. 1984. Periodismo en el Realismo Mágico, Miriadax y Universidad Externado de Colombia. 2019
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Overview of your Cartagena tour
Private tour and experience at Cartagena de Indias, Colombia. It's a mix between a walking tour and a city tour in an air conditioned vehicle. Know why Cartagena de Indias was a magnet for pirates, corsairs, and empires and feel the magical realism that inspired writers like Gabriel García Márquez, painters and sculptors (Fernando Botero, Alejandro Obregón, Enrique Grau, others), famous cumbia musicians and various artists. Understand the miracles of San Pedro Clavér, how he advocated against the mistreat of the enslaved Africans before the authorities. Walk the walls and the streets of walled city Cartagena and see Bocagrande and the Castillo de San Felipe. Feel the rhythm that encompasses the tri-ethnicity (indigenous, African and Spanish) and look for a moment the way Cartageneros live their lives. Taste the food, have the best coffee, learn about the emeralds and their green mistery. Let's talk about what are your main interests and we will design a private experience.
Your Cartagena tour itinerary
Pickup of passengers. Torre del Reloj, then into the walls, Plaza de los Coches here the importance of this port for commerce with the world and as an enslaved African people selling and buying port. Plaza de la Aduana (Customs Plaza) the conquistadores sent tons of gold, emeralds, pearls and much of the western culture and imports came to Southamerica. Plaza de San Pedro Claver will know about this Jesuit turned saint being "The slave of slaves". Go by the Museo Naval and get up into the upper part of the murallas. Parque de Bolívar, learn about Simón Bolívar, the Inquisition Palace, the Gold Museum and the Emerald Museum. Coffee break and walk to the van that will take us to the cerro de la Popa where the city reveals itself and then a panoramic ride by the Castillo de San Felipe. Getsemaní neighborhood with its local feel. This tour can be totally customizable to your interests and needs.
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Type: Private Transportation / Category: Minivan
SUV or 12 passenger recent model van with A/C authorized to transport tourists, in and out the port and the walled city.
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Cartagena, Bolivar, Colombia
Airport: ,Cruise: ,ByGuide: The tour will start a The Torre del Reloj located at Carrera 7, Cartagena 130002, Colombia
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