Things To Do

Restaurante Candé

Cartagena cuisine and show.

Mistura Cartagena

Fusion cuisine & sushi bar.

Juan Del Mar Restaurante

Seafood cuisine.

Andres Carne De Res

In the land of the walls with Caribbean breeze, the fire of a home is lit by its flavor and conquers the hearts of locals and strangers. Colombian cuisine and show.

Mar y Zielo Gastro Bar

Café del Mar Ltda.

Convent La Popa Monastery

Castillo de San Felipe de Barajas

Explore la Ciudad Amurallada - the walled city

Boat ride around the Rosario Islands

La Dulcería cartagena

Calle de la Serrezuela

Ábaco Libros y Café

A café is hidden inside of this cozy bookstore. All guests are welcomed to settle in at a table between the shelves that house great works from around the world. They can choose coffee or tea, hot or cold, to complement their chosen novels. We purchased our first book on Cartagena at this homey bookstore.

El Totumo

This tiny volcano located 45 minutes outside Cartagena may not look like much, but it is still active. Visitors climb rickety stairs to the top to reach the crater filled with warm mud. Locals perform massages on fully coated tourists if they choose before they are sent down to the lagoon to rinse off. The experience is rejuvenating for people who already enjoy messy activities. Skeptics will have a hard time thinking about anything other than the heat. Yes, that's Eder and I in the photo in the mud in the volcano.

Shop at Las Bóvedas

It’s hard to imagine that this sunshine yellow building was once a dungeon as Hi Cartagena reports. Instead of prisoners. its cells now hold handmade souvenirs. Common souvenirs include backpacks woven with traditional patterns by the Wayuu people and emblematic sombreros vueltiaos. Tourists willing to shell out more cash can take home jewelry made of emerald, Colombia’s most important gem. Coffee beans are a better souvenir for shoppers on a budget.

Clock Tower Monument

The gateway didn’t just link the Old Town to the barren wilderness. Lonely Planet states there was once a drawbridge that connected it to Getsemani. This upcoming neighborhood contrasts with the atmosphere of the Old Town since its historic walls are now covered in colorful graffiti. The bright yellow clock tower between these two areas can be viewed from afar, but people usually get a close-up on their way to other tourist attractions.

Palanqueras in Cartagena

The vibrant colors of Palenqueras are known worldwide. Their village is known as San Basilio de Palenque which makes its citizens palenqueras. They travel to Cartagena with their baskets in tow to sell fresh fruit to tourists. Fruit is the tradition, but Donde says some palenqueras have taken to selling exotic sweets made from family recipes. These women keep the culture missing from Cartagena’s Old Town alive.

Crepes and Waffles

Crêpes & Waffles is a Colombian restaurant chain. The idea was born from a couple of CESA university students, who had the vision to open a business in which they believed. Crêpes & Waffles originally catered to the upper class, but within the past few years, the prices have decreased, making it more affordable than other similar restaurants. The combination of high quality and low-price meals was a factor leading to its commercial success.

La Chiva Rumbera

Take a city ride on the Chiva Rumbera.

Monumento de Botero - Gertrudis

Caribe Jewelry

Consider purchasing an emerald(s). Emeralds are green precious gemstones that are mined in various geological settings. They are minerals in the beryl group of silicates. For more than 4,000 years, emeralds have been among the most valuable of all jewels on Earth. Colombia, located on the continent of South America, is the country that mines and produces the most emeralds for the global market. It is estimated that Colombia accounts for 70–90% of the world's emerald market. While commercial grade emeralds are quite plentiful, fine and extra fine quality emeralds are extremely rare. Colombian emeralds over 50 carat can cost much more than diamonds of the same size.

Museo Naval del Caribe

Choco Museo

Museo de Arte Moderno Cartagena

Galeón Bucanero

Museo del Oro Zenú

Plaza de Santa Teresa

Townhouse Boutique Hotel & Rooftop

Check out the Rooftop Bar & view of the city.

Movich Cartagena De Indias

Check out the rooftop bar & view of the city.

Restaurante Club de Pesca

Restaurante Bar La Vitrola

La Cevichería

El Barón

Cuba 1940 - Plaza San Diego

Members Only

La Jugada Club House Gastrobar

Bazurto

La Movida

Palace of the Inquisition Cartagena Historical Museum

Cartagena Cathedral

Visit Bocagrande and El Laguito

Catch some rays at Playa Blanca

Join the nightlife party in El Centro (tabernas, discos, and bars)

Plaza Santo Domingo in the walled city - en la ciudad amurallada

Visit the monument of the old shoes - Visitar el Monumento de Los Zapatos Viejos

Visit - Visitar - Oceanario

The OCEANARIO ISLAS DEL ROSARIO is a conservation center, home to more than 1,400 animals of 140 marine species of the Colombian Caribbean, which offers unforgettable experiences to its visitors and education on the importance and care of marine flora and fauna. It also carries out valuable conservation work in the natural environment, protecting and repopulating threatened species such as corals, sea turtles, marine fish, among others.

Horse Carriage ride at the plaza in the walled city - Plaza de los Coches

Bora Bora Cartagena - Beach Club

Bora Bora Beach Club is a unique place to disconnect from everyday life and connect with the sea, the landscape and the Caribbean spirit.