Cartagena Trike Tour: Photo Stops & Local Beauty Spots

Open-air trike ride to hidden viewpoints and a working mining region.

A two-hour private trike tour of Cartagena and the surrounding region, with a guide who points out historical landmarks, takes you to an abandoned mine viewpoint in the mountains, and stops at Portman village for photos. The tour includes pickup and runs with a minimum of two passengers per trike. Children from age seven are welcome.

Step-by-step itinerary

Trike tour to local beauty spots

• Get ready for photo opportunities
• Travel through Cartagena and La Union
• Visit viewpoint of abandoned mine
• Explore Portman village and bay
• Return enjoying open air scenery

The experience

You're picked up and driven through Cartagena in a three-wheeled Rewaco trike: the kind of vehicle that draws attention wherever it goes. The guide points out key historical landmarks as you leave the city, then heads into the mountainous mining region of La Union. The route passes through working and abandoned mines. The guide explains how the wealth from these operations built Cartagena and the surrounding area. A stop at a viewpoint overlooks an abandoned mine, giving you a sense of the landscape's industrial past.

The tour then moves to Portman, a village and bay that locals favor year-round. It's the kind of place that stops people mid-conversation to reach for a camera. The return journey lets you settle into the open-air experience of riding the trike while the scenery unfolds around you. The whole route takes two hours, and the guide carries a camera too. They'll take photos of you and the stops so you're not always the one behind the lens.

What’s included

• Private transportation in a Rewaco trike with a live English-speaking guide.
• hotel or meeting-point pickup.
• photos taken by your chauffeur at key stops.

Before you book

Days and timesEvery day7 departure times: the first at 09:30, the last at 14:30

Book up to12h before

AgesAdult (18 and older) · Child (7 to 17 years) · Under 7: can't be booked

GroupPrivate

Live guideEnglish

Meeting point and pickupHotel pickup is optional; you can also go straight to the meeting point. Ends back at the starting point.You can choose from 4 pickup points.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.It may be canceled due to bad weather or if the minimum number of travelers isn't reached. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund.

ConfirmationConfirmation within 48 h

Prices and times updated 9 days ago

Good to know

Low physical effortPublic transport nearby

Operated by Murcia Trike Tours

Is this one for you?The trike is an open-air vehicle, so you're exposed to wind and weather for the full two hours: dress for the conditions and bring sunscreen. That exposure is also what makes the ride itself the experience: you feel the landscape change as you climb into the mountains and coast back down, rather than watching it through a window.

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Top questions

Can children come?

Yes. Ticket types: Child (7 to 17 years). Children under 7 can't be included in the booking.

What happens if it rains?

It may be canceled due to bad weather. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund. Free cancellation up to 24 h before the start.

What's the mining region like that we pass through on the way?

La Union is a mountainous area where the wealth that built Cartagena came from. The tour includes a viewpoint overlooking an abandoned mine, and the guide explains the history of the mining operations that shaped the region.

Is Portman village worth the stop, or is it just a quick photo break?

Portman is a picturesque village with a beautiful bay that locals visit year-round. It's positioned as one of the main photo stops on the tour, so you'll have time to take in the setting, not just pass through.

Can I book this tour if there are only two of us?

Yes. The minimum is two passengers per trike, and that's the price point: 75 euros per person for a two-person trike. You can also book up to three trikes for the same time slot if your group is larger.

How does the guide take photos if they're driving?

The guide is the chauffeur and photographer both. They stop at viewpoints and photo spots where they can take pictures of you and the landscape, so you have images from the tour beyond what you shoot yourself.