City Tour in Chiva through the City of Cartagena

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Cartagena, Colombia

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4 hours (approx.)
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Offered in: English

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Overview

What's Included

Private transportation
Entrance to the Castillo de San Felipe
Tour guide
Transportation in chiva (Bus)

Bottled water • Soda or soda

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting points

Select a meeting point

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Itinerary

Camellon de los Martires (Pass By)

Bahia

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Monumento a los Zapatos Viejos

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Castillo de San Felipe de Barajas

1 hour 30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Monumento a la India Catalina (Pass By)

Centro Historico

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Torre del Reloj

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Service animals allowed
Near public transportation

Infants must sit on laps
Most travelers can participate
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 30 travelers

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Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

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Reviews

4.5

based on 35 reviews

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Great Experience!!!!

Elizabeth_J, Nov 2025

Great experience. Caesar was excellent providing great details of Cartagena. I ended the tour with vast knowledge. Being one of three English speakers, he was quite attentive. The entire staff was excellent!

Excellence all around

Jagdish_C, Jan 2025

Excellent option to explore not just the walled city but also the San Felipe de Barajas Fort. I highly recommend it.

Nice tour . Only the...

naaraisrael, Dec 2024

Nice tour . Only the guide didn’t speak any English.. this was something I could’ve did without and just went to poplar spots alone . Wouldn’t recommend for anyone who can’t understand Spanish

You are in great hands

RIchardCorrea, Sep 2024

The staff was great. My wife had a medical emergency and they took care that she received adequate treatment. Couldn’t recommend more. You are in great hands.

Chiva bus tour

Medina_M, Jun 2024

This was A very informative tour we got to see the old shoes and san felipe we also got to stop at the chocolate factory to try a chocolate beer and of course we saw the Cartagena sign Herman was a great tour guide we also got some great pictures thank u again I recommend this tour

Great first tour on our Cartagena trip

ANTHONY_D, Feb 2024

I thought this was a good tour to start with for our first time in Cartagena. We visited all of the stops that were advertised. I personally wanted to give a shout out to the tour group who were in constant communication with us prior to the tour and to also make note that even though we were the only two English speaking people on the tour that the guide went above and beyond to include us to make sure we didn't miss out on anything and made us feel very welcomed. The only side notes as mentioned in some other posts (which I knew beforehand, so this is not a complaint) is that the bus is not airconditioned and it can get very hot. The other mention is that near the end of the tour we stopped at an Emerald store to be given a sales pitch which I don’t recall reading about and didn’t so much mind except we spent a decent amount of time there which I would have wanted to spend elsewhere.

Awesome experience

beatrice_f, Dec 2023

The narrator, sorry I forgot his name. He was very patient and translate everything in English. Very attentive and make each person feel special.

Great but no ac or fans

Nkechi_M, Aug 2023

Very nice and informative but was very hard to fully enjoy due to the extreme heat. There were no fans or AC on the bus.

Chiva experience

Yliana_V, Jul 2023

It was a very informative experience. Very hot they should consider installing some fans in the chiva. Also make it accessible for people with certain handicap restrictions. They would get more clients. Overall very good..

Fun Fun Fun

Maria_d, Jul 2023

Driving around in the chiva bus made the tour different and unique. Even though it was a large group Freddie was able to keep us on schedule, give us the facts of Cartagena's history and keep was engaged and interested. Definitely a must do in Cartagena!

Unique transportation!

Melody_R, Jun 2023

This is an enjoyable tour once it gets started. I felt the tour guide went to some trouble to make sure he was giving us information in English even though the rest of the group spoke Spanish, which was very kind of him. Riding around in the chiva is fun and unique. You do need to be able to climb up about 3 rungs of a ladder to be able to get in the chiva. The biggest drawback for us is that we were picked up at the entrance to the walled city which was the first stop on the tour. Then, we circled around and through the beach hotel district to pick up other groups for the next 1.5 hours. If this is likely to bother you, suggest doing something else. I tried instead to just concentrate on the fun experience of riding in such a unique transport and taking colorful photos and so on. During the walled city walking portion of the tour there is a "shopping stop" in a jewelry store which is pretty annoying (though air conditioned).

Must do tour!!

Pamela_V, Jun 2023

Excellent tour!! Very friendly and knowledgeable guides. Plenty of time at each stop. Guides are willing to take pictures and explain everything very well. Guides also took own pictures that you can purchase at the end, but they don’t force you to buy them. My favorite part of the trip!

History and Fun !

Yovela_A, May 2023

My friend and I truly enjoyed this tour! Cartegena had so much history and our tour guide was extremely knowledgeable ,friendly,and passionate about making sure he helped us to enjoy! There’s so many great stops and many opportunities to take lovely photos of your vacay! If you love learning about the history in Cartegena,this is a must do! Dress comfortably and wear walking shoes and a sun hat because it gets HOT! Overall,I truly enjoyed this part of my vacation! Thank you!

My experience

Michele_L, Feb 2023

Lots of history and amazing spots to visit. We were shown some of the best places Cartagena has to offer. My only complaint was that the bus was overly crowded.

Great experience

Jenna_S, Aug 2022

It was a great experience. We went to a bunch of different sites. There was enough time to take plenty of pictures. I had an English tour. The translator did a great job but probably twice I had to ask what he said and reminded him to tell me in English. Be prepared to have a lot of street vendors ask yoh to buy stuff. Not really the tour's fault, its the nature of Cartagena. Other than that it was great. I highly recommend.

A Must Do!

Courtney_T, Apr 2022

Amazing tour!!!! The tour guide was amazing and very thorough with the history of Carteģena! A very reasonable price for a great vibe of a tour.

Awesome.

Tanisha_P, Nov 2021

The tour guide was very informative and did an excellent job translating for us in English. Would definitely recommend this tour.

Response from Host, Nov 2021

Thanks Tanisha, hope to see you again here in Cartagena. ;)

Very attentive Martin

Hazel_V, Jan 2026

The Martin group was very close, Mr. Martin is an excellent guide we loved the History of Cartagena.

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Chiva the flirt

Isabel_M, Jan 2026

Tour in the gobble outside the wall, inside is a walking tour, likewise there are different stops to take photos. My only observation is that the sound is not of very good quality, sometimes the explanation was not understood, the explanations on the walking tour are lost.

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Excelente tour.

David_E, Sep 2024

Todo el tour fue muy interesante, una ciudad muy bonita y el guía era muy capacitado, conocía todos lugares y su historia.

Muy cultural y entretenida.

Andrey_S, Dec 2023

La visita al Fuerte de San Felipe y la visita a la Ciudad Antigua. Los tiempos estuvieron bien y cumplieron con el tiempo de recogida y regreso al punto de partida.

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Monica_A, Dec 2023

Más se preocupan de cumplir el cupo y de ir llenando la chiva que de que uno esté cómodo cuando estaba el anuncio incluía agua luego de que pague desapareció el agua de la lista

Qué linda es CARTAGENA

Cristina_A, Oct 2023

Los relatos de Martín sobre la historia de cada lugar geográfico y/o de los hechos vividos por la ciudad en su origen y evolución Excelentes, gracias!!!

Tour cartagena

Alejandra_M, Jul 2023

Buena experiencia, justo lo que ofrecen eso recibes al realizar el tour, volvería hacer actividades con ustedes

Estuvo espectacular,...

Bella_G, Jul 2023

Estuvo espectacular, nuestro Gia Martin fue muy amable divertido y muy paciente. Aunque hacia muchísimo calor, pero me divertí muchísimo conociendo diferentes partes de Cartagena en chiva.