Excursion Aromas and flavors of cartagena tour at Cartagena

Experience the coast of Cartagena in style during this picturesque, half-day sightseeing excursion aboard a luxury yacht.

Cartagena Bay, Boat-Ride, Coffee-Tasting, Interactive Cooking Class and Tasting

Depart the pier for the short walk to your awaiting luxury yacht, the Sibarita Master, then embark the vessel and begin your tour with a panoramic ride around Cartagena Bay. Along the way, enjoy coffee tasting with a local. During this sensory experience, learn how to appreciate a good coffee and become an ambassador of the local coffee culture. Next, participate in an interactive cooking class and discover how to prepare wonderful and simple local specialities, then taste what you have helped to prepare.

Old City, Walking Tour, City Walls, Plaza de Bolivar, Plaza San Pedro, Cathedral, Free Time

Upon arrival in the Old City, disembark the boat and take a guided stroll within the city walls. Along the way, pass by the Plaza de Bolivar, Plaza San Pedro, Cathedral and other notable landmarks in the walled city. Afterward, some free time is made available to explore the Old City at your leisure and take in the wonders of your surrounds.

Return Sail, Patenquera Women, Street Food Tasting

Leaving the Old City, embark the boat and sail back to the cruise port. En route, see the Patenquera women in colourful dresses expertly balancing bowls of tropical fruit on their heads. In addition, stop for a tasting of Cartagena's typical fruit and street foods, especially the ones that inspired and appeared in novels by Columbian writer Gabriel Garcia Marquez, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1982. Your tour concludes back at the pier.

Points of interests

Points of interest seen on this excursion include: Cartagena Bay, Boat-Ride, Coffee Tasting, Cooking Class, Old City, Walking Tour, City Walls, Plaza de Bolivar and San Pedro, Cathedral, Palenquera, Street Food

Note

Please note: This tour involves a moderate amount of walking for approximately 0.6 miles (about one kilometre), at times over uneven and cobblestone surfaces, with a few steps to negotiate to embark/disembark the boat. This tour is not suitable for pregnant guests, guests with neck and/or back problems, guests with heart and/or respiratory conditions, guests prone to seasickness, guests with limited mobility, and guests who utilise a wheelchair. Guests are advised to wear lightweight, comfortable clothing with flat, closed-toe walking or boat shoes, and bring sun protection from the ship. Guests must be at least 12 years old to participate on this tour. Operation of this tour is subject to weather conditions. The tour sequence may vary.