Cartagena, Colombia ? (Excursion Question for Panama Canal Cruise)

[ajtraveler66]

As I look at the excursions offered by NCL while in Cartagena, Colombia, there is no excursion to go to the 'Walled City' On Your Own.  The closest thing I see is an excursion entitled "Discover Cumbia Dancing and the Walled City".  Included in that excursion is an hour to an hour-and-a-half of free time.

 

Note to NCL:  Offer a "Walled City On Your Own" excursion, and you'll probably sell tons of tickets.

 

All of this said, is it easy and safe to walk to the "Walled City" of Cartagena from the cruise port ....  or is it safe and easy to find transportation to the "Walled City" of Cartagena?

 

Also....while we are on the topic....any good restaurants to recommend while there?

[Turtles06]

Your inquiry belongs in the Colombia Port of Call forum, which is here:

 

https://boards.cruisecritic.com/forum/391-colombia/

 

As for your “note to NCL,” I take it you meant that in jest; NCL is not reading this forum. If you’d like to see the walled city on your own, just take a cab. Easy peasy.  

[Ashland]

On 8/11/2023 at 6:20 AM, ajtraveler66 said:

As I look at the excursions offered by NCL while in Cartagena, Colombia, there is no excursion to go to the 'Walled City' On Your Own.  The closest thing I see is an excursion entitled "Discover Cumbia Dancing and the Walled City".  Included in that excursion is an hour to an hour-and-a-half of free time.

 

Note to NCL:  Offer a "Walled City On Your Own" excursion, and you'll probably sell tons of tickets.

 

All of this said, is it easy and safe to walk to the "Walled City" of Cartagena from the cruise port ....  or is it safe and easy to find transportation to the "Walled City" of Cartagena?

 

Also....while we are on the topic....any good restaurants to recommend while there?

We easily (Oct 2022) took a taxi from the port to just outside the entrance to the Walled City and did the same when we returned. Easy to do.

Edited August 22, 2023 by Ashland

[mpk]

On 8/22/2023 at 10:47 AM, Ashland said:

We easily (Oct 2022) took a taxi from the port to just outside the entrance to the Walled City and did the same when we returned. Easy to do.

 

Do you recall if the taxi accepted credit cards?  Also, no attempted scamming on the taxi fare, right 🙂