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Cartagena Guide 🇨🇴
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items Colombia with Caribbean flair - I've traveled here twice now and will definitely come back. A great budget-friendly repeat destination I can't recommend enough.
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Where to Stay
Good Eats
Excursions
Nightlife
Where to Stay
Great hotel at a bit lower rates than the Hyatt, this is a great Colombian owned property. Rooms were modern and clean. This hotel also has an infinity pool, although smaller and on a lower floor than the Hyatt. Breakfast buffet was great, especially...
ESTELAR Cartagena de Indias Hotel & Convention Centre
I've chosen to stay in hotels in Bocagrande since I prefer a quieter, more calm environment at night. However, if you're more of a night owl and want to be in the center, I recommend you look into Airbnbs/hotels in the Walled City. You will rarely ev...
Murallas de Cartagena - The Walled City
The top hotel option in Bocagrande - we had an amazing stay here on our first trip. We traveled in April and it was very affordable, managed to book a Junior suite. When we arrived, we were generously upgraded to a residence suite on their top floor ...
Hyatt Regency Cartagena
Good Eats
Nice ceviche/sushi spot with Mediterranean vibes. Fish was good quality and loved the range in flavors. Nice, casual spots for couples/groups
Cancha Cevicheria
Authentic Cartagena-style food. Great presentation for food and drinks, nice atmosphere with live music. Came here for a family birthday dinner and we all enjoyed it
Restaurante Candé | Cocina 100% Cartagenera
We've only been at the rooftop at night for drinks and apps - really cute restaurant, popular in the area for their seafood dishes. Great presentation and amazing service
Buena Vida Marisquería & Rooftop
Really cool restaurant in La Serrezuela mall with good Colombian dishes. Usually come here for lunch, good prices on drinks as well.
Andres Cartagena
The best spot for a cold sweet treat, especially in the Cartagena heat. Huge variety of flavors and a good spot to stop at multiple times if you want to, since they were between $1-2USD each. Great to take a break and head upstairs to their seating a...
La Palettería
One of the top coffee spots in the city, a nice multilevel cafe. Really good pastries and coffee that can get a little pricy but is worth it. We've bought multiple bags of coffee beans to bring home on both trips we did.
Época Café Bar
#48 of the world's top 50 restaurants and #1 in Colombia - a really hard reservation to snag. Both times we went, I made the reservation at least 6 months in advance. A really cool take on cuisine using the edible Colombian biodiversity. The chef and...
Celele
Excursions
My favorite beach club and the only one I will continue to return to, since it's one of the only ones with a pool onsite. Your ticket includes round-trip boat transfer and a meal + appetizer while you're there. We've also rented a cabana on the beach...
Blue Apple Beach Club & Hotel
We used this boat rental for our Rosario Islands day - most excursions will run you about $70 per person and you will most likely be packed onto a boat with other groups. For $650, you can have your own boat with a curated itinerary for your group of...
Boat Rental in Cartagena de Indias
One of the top rated cooking classes in the area, this was a really fun activity for my husband and I. The chef brings us to the huge local outdoor market and walks us through, letting us taste different fruits as well. We handpick the ingredients us...
Lunatico Experience - Private Cooking Class
Nightlife
#11 of World's top 50 bars and the World's #1 most sustainable bar - the drinks here are on another level. I love the way the bar is set up, with each of the 3 floors having different menus based around a different set of ingredients. 1-2 floors have...
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