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Cartagena: Street Food Walking Tour & 10 Local Tastings★ 4.92 (1,506) · 2h 30m
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Cartagena: Cooking Class & Dance in Historic Restaurant Kitchen★ 4.92 (201) · 2h
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Cartagena Cooking Class: Hands-On Colombian Cuisine★ 4.99 (558) · 3h
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✓ 2026-09-29Real price per person across the 16 options: US$ 43–US$ 193 (median US$ 70). With 100+ reviews: 11 of 16.
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Rum & Chocolate Tasting in Cartagena: Castle Views, Small GroupA rum and chocolate tasting in Cartagena hosted in a designed indoor space with views of San Felipe Castle, the city walls, and La Popa. You taste a curated selection of premium Colombian rums, each paired with artisanal chocolate, guided through the experience in a relaxed and social way — not technical or formal. Small group sizes keep every session intimate. The experience runs two hours (or one hour for the shorter option) and includes water, all fees and taxes, and a guide in English or Spanish. Minimum age is 18.Is it for me?Book the two-hour Premium Experience if you want time to linger over each pairing and connect with the other people in the room; the one-hour Short Tasting works if you're short on time but still want the flavors and the views. Either way, you're choosing a tasting designed around conversation and comfort, not a formal lesson — which is what sets it apart in a city full of rum tastings.
Rum and Chocolate Tasting in Cartagena: 8 Colombian RumsA rum and chocolate tasting in Cartagena where you sample 8 Colombian rums, each paired with handmade chocolate and truffles, plus three savory bites from local cuisine. The guide walks you through the production and history of each rum over almost two hours, with stories and discussion woven in. Minimum age is 18; guides speak English and Spanish.Is it for me?The guide speaks English and Spanish, so you follow the stories and the tasting notes in whichever language works for you—no translation lag, no missing the pirate stories or the details that make each rum distinct.
Cartagena: Street Food Tour with Local Tastings & BeerYou’ll wander Cartagena’s colorful streets with a local foodie, tasting fresh tropical fruits, cheese arepas hot off the grill, crispy patacón with suero, coconut sweets at Portal de los Dulces, and end with an ice-cold local beer among new friends. Expect laughter, stories behind every bite, and those small moments that linger long after you’ve left.
Cartagena street food tour: Taste 10+ authentic bitesA 2-hour guided food tour through Cartagena's Historic Center and Gethsemane, where you taste more than 10 authentic street foods while a local guide explains the Afro-descendant, indigenous and Spanish influences that shaped Caribbean cuisine. The tour includes coffee or tea and moves at a pace that lets you linger over each stop and story.Is it for me?The guide speaks English or Spanish, so choose the language you're comfortable with when you book. The 2-hour pace and all-accessible route work for anyone who wants to taste Cartagena's food without the logistics of finding vendors on your own.
Cartagena Street Food Tour: Taste Local Vendors & Historic PlazasYou walk through four historic plazas in Cartagena's old city, tasting artisan street food at each stop — empanadas, croquetas, fresh drinks and local sweets made by vendors who've worked the same squares for years. The tour includes all tastings and a local guide who knows where the real food is, and you return to your starting point by late afternoon.Is it for me?Right for travelers who want to eat what locals eat rather than what restaurants serve, and who'd rather walk the plazas with someone who knows the vendors than navigate the old city alone trying to figure out which stall is worth stopping at.
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Bogotá: Colombian Cooking Class & 4-Course Meal with LocalsYou’ll roll up your sleeves in Bogotá’s kitchen scene—cooking four Colombian dishes side by side with locals, learning tricks for arepas and Amazonian fish, then sharing laughter over homemade ice cream at the table. It’s part lesson, part family lunch—and you’ll leave smelling faintly of corn flour and caramelized plantains.
Cartagena Food Tour: 10+ Dishes, Street Food & Walled CityA 3.5-hour food tour of Cartagena led by an expert guide through Getsemaní's street food scene and the Ciudad Amurallada's colonial plazas, tasting 10+ dishes and drinks that trace 500 years of Caribbean Colombian cuisine. The guide speaks English or Spanish, and the route covers both neighborhoods on foot, ending at Portal de los Dulces for handmade sweets.Is it for me?Book this if you want to taste both neighborhoods' food cultures in one outing: you'll start with street food and street art in Getsemaní, then move to sit-down restaurant tastings inside the Walled City.
Cartagena: Street Food Tour Walled City & Getsemani WalkYou’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.
Cartagena: Street Food Tour with Local Tastings & HistoryYou’ll taste your way through Cartagena’s historic neighborhoods with a local guide — from egg-filled arepas at Donde Magola to tropical fruits in La Matuna and sweet treats at Portal de los Dulces. Expect laughter over Costeñita beer, hands sticky from coconut candies, and stories behind every bite. Come hungry; you’ll leave full of flavor and small moments you’ll remember later.
Cartagena: Bazurto Market & Cooking Class with LunchYou're picked up from your hotel, driven to Bazurto Market for an hour of tropical fruit tasting and ingredient shopping, then taken to a local home where you cook one of seven dishes — stuffed fish, shrimp, soup, or vegetarian options — with wine and music included. Lunch is what you prepared. Transport, guide, water, snacks and all beverages are included; the whole day runs from pickup to dropoff.Is it for me?Book this if you want to eat something you made yourself and understand where it came from, without spending the morning figuring out markets or recipes on your own — the guide and the fixed itinerary handle both.
Cartagena Food Tour: Walled City, Getsemaní & Bazurto LunchThis guided tour of Cartagena takes you through the Walled City's colonial center, the street art and neighborhoods of Getsemaní, and into Bazurto Market for lunch with real Cartagena food—meats, seafood, fish and local dishes. A live guide in English, Spanish or French leads groups through three hours of stops, with a typical Colombian lunch and soft drink included. Children from age 14 are welcome.Is it for me?The guide speaks English, Spanish or French, so you can follow the history and the stories in the language you're comfortable with. This works for anyone who wants the context—why the streets matter, what the neighborhoods mean to Cartagena, what you're eating and why—rather than just walking past the sights.
Cartagena: Food Tour & Getsemani with Private TransportYou taste unlimited street food and local dishes across two of Cartagena's most real neighborhoods — Bazurto market and Getsemani — with a bilingual driver who knows the vendors and the stories behind the food. Hotel pickup, private transport, samples and parking are all included, so you show up hungry and leave full without arranging logistics yourself.Is it for me?Right for travelers who want to eat real Cartagena food without arranging transport or navigating markets alone. The four-hour window means you can fit it into a morning or afternoon without losing the rest of your day, and the private car keeps the pace relaxed enough to actually taste and ask questions.
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Cartagena: Local Market & Cooking Class with ChefYou shop the local market with a guide, learn to cook three traditional dishes in a beachfront cabin with a Colombian chef, and eat lunch right there. Hotel pickup from your neighborhood in Cartagena is included, so you show up and cook.Is it for me?Book this if you want to learn how Cartagena actually cooks—not from a cookbook, but from someone who lives here—and you'd rather not spend the morning finding the market or figuring out where to take a class. The small group and fixed schedule mean you show up and the rest is arranged.
Frequently asked questions
Can I book with free cancellation?
Yes: 14 of the 16 options offer free cancellation, so you can book now and confirm your plans later.
How long do these experiences last?
Most options last between 2 and 5 hours. There are also shorter and longer formats to fit your itinerary.
Which one is the travelers' favorite?
Cartagena: Street Food Walking Tour & 10 Local Tastings is the travelers' favorite, rated 4.92 out of 5 across 1,506 reviews.
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