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Free tour

💃 Cali Salsa Tour

4.92
Excellent (12 ratings)
Duration: 4 hours
Languages: English and Spanish
PRO
Registered on 11 October 2022
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Hi 👋 I'm Juan, Cali local, born and raised here. Tourism is: something I love to do, something I am good at, and something I can make a job out of. That's why I have found a vocation in it. My tours keep growing, expanding, innovating, always a project-under-construction. They're never finished as I keep improving them with the experience every traveller brings. I speak superb english, native spanish, fluent portuguese, and some french. Thanks for considering me to show you my hometown. Welcome to Cali!
Free booking and cancellation
Pay-what-you-wish tour, no set price, booking and cancellation are free

Tour description

Our salsa journey begins by diving into modern salsa history, starting with the iconic Grupo Niche from the 1980s at the Plazoleta Jairo Varela. As one of Cali’s most influential groups, they brought the city’s salsa to the world stage, and you’ll learn how their sound shaped Cali’s musical identity.

Next, we’ll enjoy a break to savor some local Cali food like cholado, marranitas, pandebono, to get some energy for our salsa journey.

After a necessary food break, we0ll be immersing ourselves in the origins of salsa in Cali's Salsa Museum in Barrio Obrero. We’ll trace its roots back to early 20th-century Cuban rhythms like Guajira, Chachachá, and Mambo, and explore how these rhythms evolved and mixed with others in the melting pot of New York, ultimately giving birth to salsa.

To end the day, we’ll put all this history into action with a fun and energizing salsa class. You’ll learn the steps that have come to define Cali’s dance floors and feel the rhythm in your own moves, rounding off the day in true salsa style!


This is my propposal to discover SALSA in my hometown, for many, Salsa capital of the world. How and why is salsa so important here? Where to dance it? How to dance it? How to PLAY it? A multisensorial tour with music, history, steps, instruments and of course...

🕺 SALSA 💃



Highlights

What will we see on this tour?

Meeting point:
Cl 8 #1-3, San Pedro, Cali, Valle del Cauca, Colombia
Outside the Subway Sandwich Store. I usually wear my pink CALI CULTURAL TOURS cap.
1
Outside visit
Cali River Central Park
2
Outside visit
CAM Municipal Administrative Center
3
Free entry
Plazoleta Jairo Varela
Plaza in honor to an iconic salsa band with some of the biggest hits in our culture.
Tour map

How much does this tour cost?

Free tours don't 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

4.92
Excellent (12 ratings)
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Professionalism
5.00
Fun
4.83
Expression
5.00
Quality
4.75
Route
4.75

Who is this tour for?

Accessibility
Suitable for people with reduced mobility.
Groups
Does not accept large group bookings.
Pets
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 requires payment for tickets or additional expenses.
Free Cancellation
If you cannot attend the tour, please cancel the booking, otherwise the guide will be waiting for you.
Payment Methods
Electronic or card payment accepted.
Cancellation risk
This guru has cancelled 3 of the last 6 bookings for this tour.

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