Cartagena Travel Guides (Updated September 2026)

My family and I enjoyed the food and drink on this tour as well as seeing and hearing about Cartagena. Our guide had a microphone but even so make sure to stay close so you can hear what yours has to say. We'd love to return for longer than allowed by a cruise stop and sample much more.

Great day, the guide was a really great guy

Melo was a great guide! He knew the history and was so friendly and accommodating. We had a wonderful time getting to know this beautiful city and the amazing sights. It was great not being with a huge group of people. At the end of the tour we had a drink with him at a lovely local restaurant and he got us back to the ship. Highly recommend this walking tour and specifically MELO! 💕

What a phenomenal tour! We toured with all 6 of us - family 'seniors' and we all truly enjoyed this tour/adventure. Such a highlight in our trip. The bikes were extremely comfortable and safe. The tour gave us a sense of the town and surrounding scenery. All 3 guides were so friendly and knowledgeable - imparting some history and pointing out notable sites in the countryside and seashore. We stopped for wonderful views and took a LOT of picturesque memories. We all totally recommend this tour, what a gem!

Although knowing absolutely nothing about the stars the evening was brilliant, lovely guides giving great presentations in Spanish and English, food was great , had a little trouble in the pod but that’s probably our age and the breakfast was brilliant, great too see a few animals as well , all in all a great experience

It was SO MUCH FUN!!!!! Steve & Stephanie were wonderful & full of knowledge about Cartagena. I highly recommend this tour.

The trike was a lot of fun. It was quite stable and the wind was delightful. More importantly, the guides were really good. Very knowledgable with good insight into where to tour and for how long. Being dropped at the discovered Roman Coliseum at the end was terrific. We both enjoyed seeing it and some of the town. It was a pleasant downhill walk back to the cruise port.

This trip starts with a visit to the House of Fortune the. A short walk for a wine and food tasting. I enjoyed learning about Roman food and wine and the guides were great. Would recommend to friends.

This was by far my husband and my favourite excursion! The trikes were so much fun! We definitely got the looks as we were driving in and out of town. Stephanie and Steve were fabulous hosts/drivers. They were both funny and informative. It was very interesting to see the old mines and learn their history. I couldn’t recommend this enough!

We had an incredible time!! The views are beautiful! We went into Busot after the caves and our guide, Ana, showed us around the town. Incredibly charming town with a lot of history! The music museum, while small, had an extensive collection of instruments from all around the world. We found that to be a fun follow up as the caves are used for classical music performances.

We took 5 tours with Spain Day Tours on our previous cruise one of which was the Cartagena/Murcia tour and it was excellent. We had no problem finding the guide when we left the ship. The guide was very knowledgeable about the area and was a pleasure to spend the day with. She kept the tour on time and we arrived back to the ship in plenty of time. I would definitely recommend Spain Day Tours to anyone who is visiting the area.

Amazing Roman amphithéâtre built by Augustus

Fantastic tour! Our tour guide was David, who was very knowledgeable, very friendly, and great to talk to. He gave us an informative history lesson of Cartagena and Spain as a whole, while walking to beautiful sites. The Roman Theater was particularly interesting, as well as the Park with peacocks, which my kid enjoyed. I would recommend this tour and David too.

This was a great experience. Our guide enhanced our visit to Casa Fortuna. The standout was the wine and good tasting. Everything was fresh and delicious. They did a great job accommodating my vegetarian husband. The host was friendly, funny, generous, and knowledgeable. I am so glad we booked this and would absolutely recommend it to everyone.

Perfect way to see Cartagena, especially in the heat! Our tour guide was Antonio, who is a friendly, knowledgeable and flexible guide. He quickly replied to messages and he and the driver were early to meet us at port. Antonio speaks very good English and has a great deal of historical knowledge about Cartagena. Our driver was efficient and polite and the van was pristine and cool (!). We enjoyed the tour and have an appreciation for Cartagena. We would definitely recommend this tour and Antonio!

The tour was very interesting and such a surprise to us with a fascinating history and recent discoveries. A highlight during our travels! Wear comfy walking shoes.