Free tour
A pearl in the Caribbean - essential walking tour in English🇬🇧
4.96
Excellent(402)Guru: Javier
PRO
Verified quality
Registered on 20 October 2022
Hi, I'm Javier! Professional tour guide, passionate about history and innate interpreter of Colombian culture. My passion is sharing, so it is a pleasure to host travelers from all over the world and learn from each one of them and that they can do it from me.
Free reservation and cancellation
Pay-what-you-want tour, no set price, reservation and cancellation are free
Tour description
Hello, I'm Javier and I invite you to visit the most iconic places in the historic center of the city of Santa Marta, taking a tour through the culture and history of the city appreciating places such as:
- Simon Bolivar Square
- Tairona's museum of gold
- Gabriel GarcÃa Márquez Library
- Town hall palace
- San Francisco square
- mail alley
- cathedral square
- Santa Marta’s theater
- Calle Grande and Calle Real
- Tayrona Palace
- Lover's park
- bay boardwalk
- Juice place
If you like to know details and curious facts, this will be an ideal plan for you, allow me to be your guide on this adventure.
Highlights
What will we see on this tour?
Meeting point:
Cl. 14 #2-08, Santa Marta, Magdalena, Colombia
In front of the Tairona Gold Museum, with a black backpack and my tour guide accreditation.
1
Free entry
Museo del Oro Tairona - Casa de la Aduana
The gold museum allows us to observe different pieces of pre-Hispanic and current indigenous art. In this wonderful place we will talk about who the Taironas were and why they became extinct. On the other hand, as its name indicates, we can appreciate pieces of gold.
2
Outside visit
Parque Simon BolÃvar
In every place and corner of Colombia there is some place related to the same name "Simón Bolivar", and here we explain a little bit of everything; pre-Hispanic history, independence history, architecture, sculptures, etc. It almost feels like traveling back in time!
3
Outside visit
Plaza San Francisco
The San Francisco square is a very old place in Santa Marta, here you can appreciate the daily life and local economy or well known as "rebusque" in the popular Colombian slang. In this place we talk about the pirate attacks related to the catholic religion in the caribbean.
How much does this tour cost?
Free tours do not have a set price, instead, each person gives the guru at the end the amount they consider appropriate (amounts usually range from €10 to $50 depending on satisfaction with the tour).
Tour reviews
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Excellent(402)Generic
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Professionalism
4.98
Fun
4.91
Communication
4.97
Quality
4.95
Route
4.89
Who is this tour for?
Accessibility
Not suitable for people with reduced mobility.
Groups
Accepts bookings of up to 8 people.
Pets
Not suitable for bringing pets.
What should I know?
Minimum attendees
Does not require a minimum number of people to conduct the tour.
Additional costs
The tour does not require payment for entries or additional expenses.
Free cancellation
If you cannot attend the tour, please cancel the reservation, otherwise the guide will be waiting for you.
Payment methods
Electronic or card payment accepted.
