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Bazurto Public Market

Recommended by 96% of travelers
Cartagena, Colombia
  • 3 hours (approx.)
  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: English

Overview

Get a window into the daily lives of local Cartagena residents on this half-day tour with a guide. Benefit from insightful guided commentary as you explore the public market, where you can taste native fruits and sit down for lunch at the Donde Cecilia Restaurant (a favorite of chef Anthony Bourdain). You'll get the chance to ask plenty of questions and talk with some local residents.
  • Travel like a local: via public transportation
  • Local lunch provided
  • Snacks and samples of native fruits
  • Small group of just 10 people or fewer

What's Included

  • Bilingual tour guide
  • Public transportation
  • Fruits samples
  • Lunch at a local home
  • Local fruit juice
  • Local dessert
  • Bottled water
  • Ensure

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

  • Éxito San Diego - Cartagena
    Cl. 38 #10 - 85, San Diego, Cartagena de Indias, Provincia de Cartagena, Bolívar, Colombia

    This supermarket is at San diego neighborhood. Please there are few Exitos supermarkets but just one Sandiego

End points

This activity ends in a different location. See details below:

Operating hours
.10:00 am

Itinerary

Discover Cartagena (Pass By)

Additional Info

  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Bring comfortable shoes ( I prefer to avoid white shoes)
  • Sunscreen
  • Wear comfortable cloth
  • Let us know if you have any food restrinctions.
  • Near public transportation
  • Infants must sit on laps
  • Not recommended for pregnant travelers
  • Most travelers can participate
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 10 travelers

Cancellation Policy

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

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Reviews

4.9
based on 84 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

A true cultural immersion in Cartagena

Youngnan_H, Nov 2024
Our guide Daniella was enthusiastic, friendly, and well prepared. This tour was truely immersive: using a public transportation, tasting local fruits, meeting local vendors in the market. Bazuro market is so huge that unless you have a guide or speak Spanish you may get lost. It was a very unique cultural experience.

Best tour

Kimberly_H, Nov 2023
Absol utely the best culture tour. Excellent guide Jesus. Learned so much about the market, food, and a dance lesson

Great Tour!

Monica_H, Sep 2023
Daniella was our guide and she was wonderful. She is well versed in the market and its history. Not to mention, she navigates the market like a pro! Many times I thought we were in a never ending cycle of stalls but she knew exactly where we were. This tour's main focus is the food but the market itself is a sampling of so much more the area has to offer from music and culture. Highly recommend. We sampled some native fruits as well as had a meal at Cecilia's.

El mejor experiencia!!!

Benjamin_S, Feb 2021
What a fantastic way to experience life in Cartagena. We had such a great time getting behind the scenes of the basurero market and being welcomed into someone’s home to see how life really is. There is no better way to understand this city and the people but through food and this tour.

Response from Host, Feb 2021

Dear Ben, We are Glad you were able to "Be a Local" with us. We give visitors memories of life that we hope you never forget. We will be happy to have you again in this beautiful city to "Discover Cartagena by Locals"

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