Cartagena Street Food Walking Tour with 10 Tasting Stops
by NEXPERIENCE
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The tour begins by walking through the streets of Cartagena’s historic Walled City, where participants visit ten different stops over about 2 to 3 hours. Along the way, guests sample seven local street foods that showcase the city's African, Indigenous, Lebanese, and Spanish culinary influences. The first tasting is on Avenida Santander, where Colombian-style ceviche and other seafood dishes are featured. Next, the group tries cocadas, a traditional Afro-Caribbean sweet, followed by pandebono bread paired with tropical fruit juices at Portal de Los Dulces. In the Walled City, the tour includes sampling Colombian fritos such as arepa de huevo, carimañola, and stuffed potatoes. Additional tastings include Patacon with suero and cheese, exotic tropical fruits in Cartagena District, and a local Caribbean beer at Plaza Fernandez Madrid. The tour finishes at Plaza de Bolivar with Colombian coffee and African-inspired candies at an artisanal café, and also includes tasting arepa with tropical fruit juice in Barrio Getsemani. Snacks are provided throughout, but extra meals are not included.
Highlights
What's included
What's not included
Itinerary
Avenida Santander
Participants pause on Avenida Santander to taste Colombian-style ceviche, a seafood dish with fresh, zesty flavors typical of the Caribbean coast. Other seafood samples with similar coastal influences are included during this 20-minute stop.
20 min
Cocadas Tasting
At this 5-minute stop, the group tries cocadas, a traditional Afro-Caribbean coconut sweet. The guide shares a local Cartagena secret about this treat being associated with joy.
5 min
Portal de Los Dulces
Visitors taste warm pandebono, a cheesy bread from Colombia’s Valle del Cauca region, known for its flavor. This stop includes fresh tropical fruit juices and extracts, some of which may be new to participants, lasting about 10 minutes.
10 min
Walled City of Cartagena
At this 15-minute stop, the tour features Colombian fritos such as crispy arepa de huevo, savory carimañola, and stuffed potatoes. These fried snacks are local favorites served in a well-known street food area of the Walled City.
15 min
Patacon Tasting
The group samples Patacon con suero and cheese, a typical Colombian delicacy, during a 20-minute stop early in the itinerary.
20 min
Cartagena District
For 15 minutes, participants try exotic tropical fruits native to Colombia and the Caribbean. The stop highlights the colors and flavors of these fruits, offering a sensory variety.
15 min
Plaza Fernandez Madrid
At this 10-minute stop, the group tastes a unique beer brewed by Caribbean farmers in Colombia, representing the local brewing tradition.
10 min
Plaza de Bolivar
The final major stop is a 20-minute visit to an artisanal café where guests drink Colombian coffee and view handicrafts made by indigenous artisans. Traditional African-inspired candies from Portal de Los Dulces are also served here.
20 min
Barrio Getsemani
In this 10-minute stop, the tour features arepa, a corn-based bread symbolic of Colombian cuisine, paired with tropical fruit juice to complete the local tasting experience.
10 min
Meeting point
Our meeting point is at Camellón de Los Mártires on the outside of the clock tower, across the avenue. You will recognize us because we identify ourselves with an ORANGE UMBRELLA with the name Nexperience on it and our tour guide holding it! :)
End point
We will finish in a central place after having had an experience that awakens the sense of taste and flavor of Cartagena.
Languages
Cancellation policy
- Cancel at least 24 hours before start for a full refund.
Additional info
Cartagena Street Food Walking Tour with 10 Tasting Stops
by NEXPERIENCE
Choose from 1 available option
How do you want to book?
✓Confirmation before Wed, 9 Sept - card's only charged if it's a yes. If it's a no, still time to book on Viator.
Book on Viator Confirmed right away, but you pay full price.$104Overview
The tour begins by walking through the streets of Cartagena’s historic Walled City, where participants visit ten different stops over about 2 to 3 hours. Along the way, guests sample seven local street foods that showcase the city's African, Indigenous, Lebanese, and Spanish culinary influences. The first tasting is on Avenida Santander, where Colombian-style ceviche and other seafood dishes are featured. Next, the group tries cocadas, a traditional Afro-Caribbean sweet, followed by pandebono bread paired with tropical fruit juices at Portal de Los Dulces. In the Walled City, the tour includes sampling Colombian fritos such as arepa de huevo, carimañola, and stuffed potatoes. Additional tastings include Patacon with suero and cheese, exotic tropical fruits in Cartagena District, and a local Caribbean beer at Plaza Fernandez Madrid. The tour finishes at Plaza de Bolivar with Colombian coffee and African-inspired candies at an artisanal café, and also includes tasting arepa with tropical fruit juice in Barrio Getsemani. Snacks are provided throughout, but extra meals are not included.
Highlights
What's included
What's not included
Itinerary
Avenida Santander
Participants pause on Avenida Santander to taste Colombian-style ceviche, a seafood dish with fresh, zesty flavors typical of the Caribbean coast. Other seafood samples with similar coastal influences are included during this 20-minute stop.
20 min
Cocadas Tasting
At this 5-minute stop, the group tries cocadas, a traditional Afro-Caribbean coconut sweet. The guide shares a local Cartagena secret about this treat being associated with joy.
5 min
Portal de Los Dulces
Visitors taste warm pandebono, a cheesy bread from Colombia’s Valle del Cauca region, known for its flavor. This stop includes fresh tropical fruit juices and extracts, some of which may be new to participants, lasting about 10 minutes.
10 min
Walled City of Cartagena
At this 15-minute stop, the tour features Colombian fritos such as crispy arepa de huevo, savory carimañola, and stuffed potatoes. These fried snacks are local favorites served in a well-known street food area of the Walled City.
15 min
Patacon Tasting
The group samples Patacon con suero and cheese, a typical Colombian delicacy, during a 20-minute stop early in the itinerary.
20 min
Cartagena District
For 15 minutes, participants try exotic tropical fruits native to Colombia and the Caribbean. The stop highlights the colors and flavors of these fruits, offering a sensory variety.
15 min
Plaza Fernandez Madrid
At this 10-minute stop, the group tastes a unique beer brewed by Caribbean farmers in Colombia, representing the local brewing tradition.
10 min
Plaza de Bolivar
The final major stop is a 20-minute visit to an artisanal café where guests drink Colombian coffee and view handicrafts made by indigenous artisans. Traditional African-inspired candies from Portal de Los Dulces are also served here.
20 min
Barrio Getsemani
In this 10-minute stop, the tour features arepa, a corn-based bread symbolic of Colombian cuisine, paired with tropical fruit juice to complete the local tasting experience.
10 min
Meeting point
Our meeting point is at Camellón de Los Mártires on the outside of the clock tower, across the avenue. You will recognize us because we identify ourselves with an ORANGE UMBRELLA with the name Nexperience on it and our tour guide holding it! :)
End point
We will finish in a central place after having had an experience that awakens the sense of taste and flavor of Cartagena.
Languages
Cancellation policy
- Cancel at least 24 hours before start for a full refund.