RiCo Salsa Tour: Cali Real
Description
Where can you experience a day time authentic salsa party with classical old-school caleños dancing? At RiCo tour we visit the Barrio Obrero, which is one of the oldest neighbourhoods in Cali, you can see the life in Cali "like in the old days", still today.
Tour Options
Itinerary
Photography exhibiotion of the history of salsa with all the famous artists visiting Colombia.
The center of the historic neighbourhood of Cali, where people meet at lunch hour, after work, meeting friends, playing dominos, getting a nap..
Famous salsa singer, composer and dancer from Cali, Colombia has his statue in the Parque Obrero to remember his long career in salsa.
We continue to see a place that still todays lives the history of Cali, "The old school" people get together as they've done for decades, in the roots of salsa. Amazing atmosphere, authentic decoration and beautiful people. You get a chance to dance with the legendary salseros of town.
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
We pick un in the area of San Antonio, El Peñon and Centro
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Wheelchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Only for 18 years and older
- Dress code: No flip flops and for men, no shorts. We visit a classical salsa bar where people wear long pants, jeans is ok. :)
Reviews(15)
The tour was great. I was in low season and since we were just two on the tour, we got a super personnalised tour. Suzanna was our guide and brought us to lots of different place to know more about salsa history : music, singer, dance and instruments. She passed to us her passion of salsa music and the sense of community that music brings. I recommend.
Thank you for the feedback, we are glad you had good time, we hope to see you here again for more things! :)
We shared a fantastic evening of live music, dancing and drinking with Susana and Carlos Mario. Not only was it a great introduction to Salsa's formation, history and development but also a great way to see different sides of Cali's vibrant culture through it's musical landmarks. Our special thanks for finishing the tour at the Andean dance event at the Parque Artesanal Loma de La Cruz (on Thursdays). Sharing this type of unique, lively, positive and communal experience with visitors is sure to attract more new-comers to Cali and made us wish we had more time to stay longer in this fascinating city. Thankyou for a truely memorable experience. 🇨🇴
Hi and thank you for the comments, it was a pleasure to host you around different places and events happening in Cali and you are welcome next time for the things you didn't have the time to do! =) Enjoy your travels!!
I was able to join the tour because I ran into the tour group at the museum, and I am so glad that I did! The guide has lived in Cali for a decade, and truly loves Cali. She shared generously of her knowledge and experiences of the culture, and took us to places that were authentic, with lots of local people. I am falling in love with Cali! I highly recommend the tour. We ended with dancing with hundreds, probably thousands of people on the street. Que rico!
It was great running in to you! Thank you for the review, good to hear you had good time and are falling in love with Cali :) I hope to see you again!
She is amazing! She loves salsa and knows Cali salsa scene 100%. We first meet at the Jorge Varela plaza then we went to salsa museum, local salsa clubs where we meet real hard core salseros. We enjoyed the tour.
We are very glad you enjoyed! I loved to see you enjoy the city, the salsa and the surroundings. Hope to see you again for more! Abrazos
Susanna and her friend are excellent guides. It exceeded my expectations, because not only were we soaked in salsa, but we learned to play some instruments and visited very interesting places, such as a good salsa museum, places where old and young dance all styles and finally a street party that shows the spirit and roots of the people of Cali. He who wants to, dances. He who does not dance, plays. He who does not touch, converses. And if you don't talk, you can have a good rum too!...Our group was very entertaining. If I return to Cali, I return to this tour!
Nos alegra mucho que te haya gustado el tour, la salsa, la fiesta, el ron, y Cali! =) Aqui te esperamos para mostrarte mucho más lo que tiene la industria de la salsa en Cali para enseñar y para disfrutar! Hasta pronto :)
Such an enlightening experience. Susy and Chris were great so knowledgeable about the Salsa culture. I am so glad to have gotten this experience. Salsa is so sexy, especially if you can find a great dance partner. Watching the "seasoned" vets at the salsa club at the end of the tour was definitely the highlight. To see folks enjoying themselves from the simple pleasures of dancing is something a lot of Americans can take in. Susy's knowledge of Salsa is second to none. Her passion for the culture is clearly evident and she is also so very nice and easy going. It would take years to get to the talent level of the Caleños but some of the seasoned vets clearly still have it. This is a great excursion for those who want to slow down a little bit after going on adventures. Plus once you get to learn the basic steps, you can go out on the town and show off your "talent". Would definitely go again with friends from the states.
Rob, it is wonderful to read how you enjoyed the tour and could absorb at least some of our passion and knowledge of salsa. Because this is the shortest tour, only 3 hours! :) We will be adding more tours here and hope to see you again on one of them. The seasoned vets is an interesting term, and yes, they definitely still have it! I'm very grateful for your review and that you had a good experience. Great travels for you and see you again! :)
The experience of visiting the Workers’ neighborhood on a Monday with RiCo Salsa Tour is an opportunity to see and experience the salsa after its history and present. The Salsa Museum left us full of wonder, managed by good people committed to the history of salsa and saucers. Like the experience of being dancing and enjoying with the people of the Workers neighborhood. This tour gives you the opportunity to really see the people of Cali and their love of salsa.
Hola Melina, muchas gracias por tus comentarios! Fue un placer atender a colegas, justo antes de la gran pausa en el turismo... Estamos de vuelta en actividades, re-forzados! Esperamos volverles a ver en los recorridos de nosotros o en los de Ustedes en Puerto Rico! =) Abrazos
Unforgettable afternoon with two competent and friendly authentic passionate professionals Susanna and Christian. Must-see in Cali.
Bonjour! Je vous remercie pour vos bonnes paroles, votre expérience nous rend heureux! Merci pour votre visite et bonne voyage, à la prochaine !
By far something that you need to do while in Cali! It was a delight to learn from Susanna. I would absolutely recommend everyone to go on this tour. Susanna is very knowledgeable and kind. Everywhere she took us was fantastic. Going to both the museum and club was like walking into a time machine.
I'm very delighted to hear you have enjoyed all the fun on our tour, the places and people I introduced you to and it was very nice to see your curiosity and enjoyment and you guys learned to play those instruments so well! :) Thank you for the comments and I hope to see you again here for another type of music tour! Abrazos
An Excellent tour, I really enjoy and a great way to know about the salsa rhythm. Who wants to dance salsa as “caleños”.
Nice thing, thank you for the comment, we're glad you learned new things about the story of salsa in the world and in Cali :) Hope to see you again soon!
