Colombia · HISTORICAL TOURS
Prices, running times and who each one suits — the 15 historical tours below are laid out so the decision takes minutes rather than an evening. Start at the top.
Explore Cartagena’s Walled City and Getsemaní on a lively 150-minute walking tour covering history, culture, music, and local tips for $12.
“Fun tour of this beautiful city. Legacy is a master of historical knowledge, and kept us laughing and cool while exploring. Highly recommend!”
Explore Cali’s historic center, Afro-Colombian culture, salsa, social movements, and major landmarks on a lively English walking tour.
“unfortunately this tour didn't happen, but the guy offered me a replacement market food tour instead which was really good, Fernando was fantastic 👌”
Ride Medellín by e-bike from Ciudad del Río to Botero Plaza, learning local history, art, and daily life with a bilingual guide.
“Nuestra experiencia fue fantástica. John es excelente guía y sin dudas recomendamos este tour 100%.”
Explore Cali through salsa, street art, and resistance on a Spanish guided walk linking music, murals, culture, and local history.
“Cristian was an incredible guide—warm, personable, and so much fun! He gave us a crash course in salsa history (plus some “salsa survival skills” 😆), and showed us Cali’s vibrant street art scene. What stood out most was his thoughtful explanation of how music, dance, and art serve as forms of unarmed resistance and empowerment for the community. The combination of rhythm, creativity, and social impact made this tour one of the highlights of our trip. A must-do in Cali!”
Explore Bogotá’s La Candelaria on a $13 walking tour covering Bolívar Square, El Bogotazo, chicha, graffiti, and local history.
“Great tour , useful info and good expertise of the guide Juliana . We learned a lot”
Explore Medellín’s downtown, Paisa culture, Botero Square, and local stories on a $14, 210-minute walking tour with English guides.
“Dio was great, we learned tons of history and saw a lot!”
Review of Medellín's private Pablo Escobar tour, including key sites, guides, Comuna 13, value, logistics, and who should book.
“Stop looking for a Medellin tour and book this one! This tour was absolutely amazing! The guide was super friendly, informative and loved hearing his stories as he took us around Medellin. We left this tour feeling very informed and educated about the struggles (and resilience) of the Medellin people. Highly highly recommend!”
Explore Bogotá’s Candelaria on a three-hour historical walking tour covering Bolívar Square, El Dorado, Botero, Gaitán, chicha, and local tips.
“Paula is a phenomenal tour guide, brimming with knowledge about Colombia's history and politics. Her tour included a memorable stop at the Gabriel García Márquez Cultural Center, enriched by her insightful commentary and love of literatuRead more”
Explore Cali’s historic center on a small-group walk with colonial churches, gold artifacts, salsa landmarks, local fruit, and lulada.
“My guide Julio was incredibly knowledgable and engaging. I was really lucky as I was the only one who had booked that morning so effectively had my own 121 tour guide. Fully recommend!”
Trek Minca’s Tayrona trails, visit an Arhuaco cacao and coffee farm, taste local products, and cool off at a waterfall for $41.
“Jorge was a great guide and taught us alot about the local community and also gave some great tips for our travels around the Santa Marta area. The coffee farm tour was great and felt very private. The family was very friendly and the son explained everything in English for us too which we appreciated.”
Explore San Basilio de Palenque from Cartagena through history, music, medicine, boxing, murals, language, and a traditional lunch.
“Overall, I am pleased with the services. However, I did not get the sense this group were official tour guides. I understand this was a tour with a “local” but I expected more of seasoned/well versed tour guide. I will probably visit the community again, with a larger tour operator.”
Review of Buga’s private Chiva tour, with audio guide, historic sights, local sweets, wine, coffee, and practical booking advice.
“This tour is short and sweet! It was the perfect way to spend a Thursday afternoon in Buga. The tour gives you historical details of the sites while the audio explains detals and history of the city and each stop.”
Explore Bogotá in seven hours with Monserrate, La Candelaria, major museums, fruit and coffee tastings, and a bilingual private guide.
“It was a really good experience with Juan Carlos; I had an amazing time and definitely recommend it. It's totally worth it.”
Explore Santa Marta’s history, Tayrona culture, colonial landmarks, and local flavors on a guided two-hour walking tour.
“Tour guide was nice but the tour was really short and we didn’t get a tour of the museum or other places that were listed in the description. Same with the food tasting we didn’t get to try the ceviche because the place was closed but never made it up somewhere else. Overall it was too much money for such a concise tour”
Review of Medellín’s Pablo Escobar tour and cable car ride, with memorials, grave sites, prison ruins, city views, price, timing, and tips.
“Jaime was our tour guide and he was EXCELLENT! The tour was very informative and we learnt a lot. We also enjoyed the tour to the fullest.”
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