Freedom Tour of Palenque in Cartagena with Traditional Music, Lunch and Hotel Transport
by Travel Palenque
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The Freedom Tour of Palenque in Cartagena lasts approximately five to six hours and includes transportation to and from the hotel in air-conditioned vehicles. The tour is led by certified local guides who are natives of San Basilio de Palenque, the first free African community in the Americas. The visit begins with a 30-minute stop at the Monumento a Benkos Bioho, where participants learn about the founding of Palenque and its history. This stop includes viewing cultural displays such as murals, traditional medicine areas, and information about community leaders. Afterward, the tour continues with about three hours spent exploring San Basilio de Palenque itself. Visitors walk through key sites including the Benkos Bioho main square, Mi Kombilesa house, Masu Tejedor house-museum, the traditional medicine patio, the Pambele monument, and the Palenque mural route. During this time, guests see demonstrations of traditional dance and music, observe the practice of traditional medicine, and hear the unique language preserved by the community. Lunch and local alcoholic beverages are included. The pick-up time is flexible to fit the visitor’s schedule.
Highlights
What's included
Itinerary
Monumento a Benkos Bioho
This stop lasts about 30 minutes and introduces visitors to the founding and history of Palenque, known as the first free land in America. Visitors will see the ancestral legacy through traditional medicine, cultural displays, murals, the Benkos Bioho main square, and learn about Palenque leaders and other attractions.
30 min
San Basilio De Palenque
This stop lasts about three hours and covers various tourist attractions within the community, including welcome letters, Mi Kombilesa house, Masu Tejedor house-museum, traditional medicine patio, the Pambele monument, and the Palenque mural route.
180 min
Languages
Cancellation policy
- Cancel at least 24 hours before start for a full refund.
Additional info
Freedom Tour of Palenque in Cartagena with Traditional Music, Lunch and Hotel Transport
by Travel Palenque
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.$220Overview
The Freedom Tour of Palenque in Cartagena lasts approximately five to six hours and includes transportation to and from the hotel in air-conditioned vehicles. The tour is led by certified local guides who are natives of San Basilio de Palenque, the first free African community in the Americas. The visit begins with a 30-minute stop at the Monumento a Benkos Bioho, where participants learn about the founding of Palenque and its history. This stop includes viewing cultural displays such as murals, traditional medicine areas, and information about community leaders. Afterward, the tour continues with about three hours spent exploring San Basilio de Palenque itself. Visitors walk through key sites including the Benkos Bioho main square, Mi Kombilesa house, Masu Tejedor house-museum, the traditional medicine patio, the Pambele monument, and the Palenque mural route. During this time, guests see demonstrations of traditional dance and music, observe the practice of traditional medicine, and hear the unique language preserved by the community. Lunch and local alcoholic beverages are included. The pick-up time is flexible to fit the visitor’s schedule.
Highlights
What's included
Itinerary
Monumento a Benkos Bioho
This stop lasts about 30 minutes and introduces visitors to the founding and history of Palenque, known as the first free land in America. Visitors will see the ancestral legacy through traditional medicine, cultural displays, murals, the Benkos Bioho main square, and learn about Palenque leaders and other attractions.
30 min
San Basilio De Palenque
This stop lasts about three hours and covers various tourist attractions within the community, including welcome letters, Mi Kombilesa house, Masu Tejedor house-museum, traditional medicine patio, the Pambele monument, and the Palenque mural route.
180 min
Languages
Cancellation policy
- Cancel at least 24 hours before start for a full refund.