Day Tour to Barranquilla and Santa Marta from Cartagena
Description
This experience is one of the most complete that you can do in a single day leaving from Cartagena. We visited two historical places in Colombia: Barranquilla and Santa Marta in a single day, it is important to mention that within our tour we visited different tourist spots such as the Window to the World , Shark Fin, Monument to the kid Valderrama, among others. Always in the company of the best guides in Cartagena, our tour is a single day, ideal for those who want to make the most of their vacation days in Colombia.
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Itinerary
Our tour begins at the meeting point in Camellón de los Mártires towards our first stop in the window to the world, the pick-up process and transfer to the first attraction takes 2 and a half hours.
The large recreational boardwalk on the banks of the Magdalena River, this open-air site with various sports and cultural activities, here we can see the Golden Gate, the famous caiman of the river, an area of various restaurants and souvenirs.
At 30 meters high we can see the majestic Shark's Fin sculpture that was raised in tribute to the Junior de Barranquilla soccer club. Don't worry about the photos, there will be people here who will help us with our best poses for tik toks.
One of the emblematic places of Barranquilla is the Window to the World monument. It was not intended as a simple window, but as one that will show the history of Barranquilla through an open-air gallery and reflects the development and potential of a constantly growing city. The window is the projection of two foundations that represent the creativity and talent of Barranquilla. The time is approximately 30 minutes to which we will add 2 and a half hours of transportation to this first stop on our tour.
An essential stop in the Letters of Barranquilla to record our time in this magnificent city.
A panoramic view of the Pumarejo Bridge over the Magdalena River, a civil work that connects Barranquilla with Salamanca Island and the rest of the country. A spectacular view to take beautiful photographs.
A panoramic visit of Santa Marta Bay, a good place to take souvenir photos
On our visit to Santa Marta we must recognize the origin of one of the most representative soccer players in all of Colombia, "Pibe" Valderrama, the mythical number 10 of the Colombian soccer team. The sculpture is located outside the Eduardo Santos soccer stadium. The most representative thing about Pibe Valderrama is his abundant, blonde hair, and in the six-meter statue made of bronze, his hair is made strand by strand with a total of 3,500 pieces of coiled bronze. It was sculpted by Amilkar Ariza who did not leave aside any detail of the renowned soccer player's face.
The time of day that we all wait for and it is precisely time to swim in the pool or on the beach depending on each person's taste, here we can also take advantage of it to eat our food.
In this place we begin our walking tour through the most important points of Santa Marta such as the Bolivar Park, the Grooms Park, the Santa Marta Cathedral, the Gold Museum and the colonial city. A historical and cultural tour from which we will leave with a lot of knowledge about this beautiful place.
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What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
The pick-up time may vary depending on the hotel where you are staying, for those staying on Airbnb we assign a meeting point close to your location. In the confirmation you receive by email you will be given all the details of the meeting point and time. If you have any additional questions about your meeting point, do not hesitate to call or write to us, it will be a pleasure to assist you.
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Important Information
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(5)
The tour operator not only didn’t show up, but also didn’t have the courtesy to let me know they were not coming. They didn’t answer their phone! It made me stand up in front of my hotel from 3:00 am to 4:30 am, until I called the Vaiator operator, your operator couldn’t contact them as well! Not only did it mess up my day, but I also couldn’t go back to sleep! There should be a penalty for the company to notify those who mistreat the travelers.
We tried to contact you the day before, but you did not respond to our messages. The refund was made in full. We have all the evidence to prove it.
I am an inhabitant of Barranquilla, I recommend that in the tour include sectors such as El Prado neighborhood, so that you can see the houses republican style, colonial, gothic, it is also filling with good restaurants that delight the night the sector, also sectors of the shopping centers Buenavista 1, Buenavista 2 and Mall Plaza. Not to mention the sports arenas such as the Edgar Renteria, Metropolitan Stadium, the Downtown neighborhood, the house and museum of the carnival.
Nos alegra mucho que habitantes de esta ciudad tan importante en Colombia se encuentre comprometido con su ciudad y nos pueda recomendar sectores y lugares interesantes por visitar, agradecemos muchisimo tus recomendaciones y por supuesto que las tomaremos en cuenta para organizar un recorrido especial que abarque todos los puntos de interés de la ciudad.
I will try to point out the good things first. The driver was excellent. Pleasant through the trip and stopped to accommodate bathroom needs. The tour itself was good, if you spoke Spanish fluently. We requested an English speaking guide but we were not accommodated. Luckily one of the tourists, like us, spoke Spanish and English, and translated to the best of her ability. Also the toilet on bus did not flush and there was no soap. Thank God for hand sanitizer! that I brought. Also the electrical sockets did not work. The Barranquilla portion of the trip could have been longer and more detailed. Maybe even an hour at the beach in Barranquilla or a quick downtown walking tour would have been nice. Overall, though the guide seemed pleasant. I just wished she could have communicated with us like the Spanish speaking tourists.
Dear visitor, we appreciate your comments, we want to improve our service day by day, that is why we are more than grateful that you have detailed your experience in our tour. For our part we will do everything in our power to improve on the points you have pointed out.
This tour had to be the least enjoyable tour i have ever been on. Its mostly a money grab. Trip took almost 16 hours with nothing to really see or do. I paid 212 u.s.dollars for spending 10 hours in a very uncomfortable bus. You dont reslly see Barranquilla only the outskirts of town. I paid for english guide however it was entirely in Spanish. Picked up at 4:45 am dropped off at 8:25 pm and i still have no idea what was the basis of this tour and it definitely was not Barranquilla food was basic. You have to pay to use the atrocious bathrooms along the way. Dont book this tour what a rip off. You really only see a few statues. Trust me its not worth the money. Rent a car it will cheaper and more enjoyable.
Dear Raul, we understand that your needs were not met satisfactorily as you expected, so I leave here some details about your comments: First of all everything that is done during the tour is indicated in the content of the product, the statues as you call them are part of the same tour in the tour of the city of barranquilla, likewise the pick up schedule is established and the duration of the same so we are surprised that you find it strange or excessive time being that all this is indicated in the product before you could make the purchase. I can recommend you in your next tours in any other city in the world to choose the private tours since that way you would not have to drive a rented car as you suggest in your comments and you would have a more flexible schedule for the visit. Thank you in advance for taking the time to recommend this tour.
This was my favorite city tour. Barranquilla is completely different from Cartagena—it’s a metropolitan city rich in history. The vendors here are more laid-back, and the local food and coffee are delicious. The tour guides, Cesar and Joa are AWESOME! They are extremely knowledgeable, helpful, friendly, and make the tour experience memorable. They go the extra mile for you to have a good time.
