Cartagena: Street Food Tour Walled City & Getsemani Walk

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Duration3h–4h

GroupPrivate

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PickupAt your hotel

Cartagena food tour through lively streets, local bites and city stories

You’ll walk Cartagena’s Old Town and Getsemani with a local guide, tasting street foods like arepa de huevo, carimañola, shrimp cocktail, and coconut sweets. Hear stories behind every bite as you wander plazas and colorful alleys. Expect laughter, sticky fingers, maybe even new friends—and memories that linger long after your last taste.

3h–4h

Step-by-step itinerary

Cartagena food tasting and city walk

Meet local tour guide
Walk around Cartagena Walled City
Try fruits and shrimp cocktails
Sample deep-fried snacks and sweets
Eat arepa with egg and carimañola
Taste cocadas and other sweets
Drink coffee or cold beer
Learn about local culinary traditions
Walk to Plaza de la Trinidad
Visit Plaza Santo Domingo
Pass Sanctuary of Saint Peter Claver
Pass Las Bovedas

The Experience

I’ll never forget how the first bite of arepa de huevo caught me off guard—hot oil on my fingertips, that crispy corn shell cracking open to a soft egg inside. We’d just ducked under the Clock Tower into Cartagena’s Walled City, and our guide Camilo grinned when he handed it over. “This one is breakfast, lunch, and midnight snack,” he joked. The air smelled like frying dough and salt from the sea. I could hear salsa music leaking out from a shop nearby, mixing with the clatter of carts rolling by.

We wandered through narrow lanes in Getsemani where murals burst with color—kids darting around us, someone calling out “buen provecho!” as we sampled carimañola (I still can’t pronounce it right). It’s this chewy yucca thing stuffed with cheese or meat; honestly better than I expected. Camilo pointed out how each snack tells a bit of Cartagena’s story—African roots in the spices, Spanish in the sweets. At Plaza de la Trinidad, we stopped for shrimp cocktail—tangy and cold in the afternoon heat—and I tried to guess what was in the sauce but gave up after the second spoonful.

By the time we hit Las Bóvedas and San Pedro Claver Cathedral, my hands were sticky from coconut cocadas and fruit juice dripped down my wrist. There’s something about eating your way through a place that makes you pay attention differently—I noticed how locals always greet each other with a nod or a tap on the shoulder. We ended at Santo Domingo Church with tiny cups of strong coffee (or beer if you wanted), standing in a patch of shade while Camilo told us about his grandmother’s recipe for arepas—he said hers are still better than any you’ll find on this food tour. Maybe he’s right.

What’s included

Your day includes hotel pickup and drop-off (or cruise/airport meet-up if needed), all-risk insurance for peace of mind while wandering Cartagena’s streets, five different samples of regional foods and drinks—from savory snacks to sweet desserts—and a friendly local guide who brings every bite to life with stories along the way before returning you safely at the end.

Good to know

Easy physical levelPublic transport nearbyInfants must sit on laps

Operated by Gran Colombia Tours