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The 8 most popular shopping tours in Cartagena. Here's what they actually deliver, who runs them, and what they cost.
A private Bazurto Market cultural tour in Cartagena with music, poster art, herbal tastings, and optional lunch at Cecilia’s.
“Rodrigo was a great tour guide. Brought me to a lot of great stops in Bazurto, would definitely recommend. He knew a lot about the market and the surrounding area. Would take another tour with him as my guide. 5 stars.”
A 2.5-hour Cartagena panoramic tour with walled-city strolling, Las Bovedas highlights, and quick shopping time for handicrafts.
“They were supposed to arrive at my hotel at 1:30. Then they said 2. I was waiting outside my hotel at 1:55. At 2:10, they sent me a message saying they were waiting at another hotel. Then they called me at 2:14 and said they'd come pick me up up 10 minutes. At 2:30, when…”
Bazurto Market tour and cooking class in Cartagena. Shop with locals, cook Caribbean favorites in a family kitchen, then enjoy lunch.
“You experience the real Colombian life. Market experience and real home cooking experience. People are very friendly and want to teach new things”
Taste Cartagena at Bazurto Public Market with a small group, bilingual guide, public transport, fruit samples, and lunch at a local home.
“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.”
Bazurto Market to Cartagena cooking school: small group fruit tasting, hands-on lunch, and real local flavors in about 5 hours.
“My daughter and I take cooking classes whenever we travel and this was one of our favorites! We love going to the markets to experience the local culture and to learn about the different foods of the area.”
Shop a Cartagena market, learn Colombian cooking, then cook and eat by the beach in a fisher town cabin with hotel pickup.
“The market was hugh, well worth the trip. Cooking real food in someone's home made it extra special. Thanks.”
Taste Cartagena at Bazurto Market on a 3-hour small-group tour with bilingual guide, fruits, guarapo, local lunch, and crafts.
A 3-hour Bazurto Market food walk in Cartagena with a local guide, sampling pastries, fruit, smoothies, beer, plus soda/pop.
“We enjoyed our tour to the Bazurto Market! It was absolutely essential to have a local guide for this experience. Kerbie was knowledgeable and helped us sample local pastries, fruit, smoothies and beer. My one piece of feedback is that, at times, he walked ahead of us and did not turn around to make sure…”
