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Cartagena
March 19 – March 23, 2014
Adults, 18-35 years old– 0 kids
leisure, fun
Cartagena, Colombia4 Nights, Adults 18-35 years old – No Kids
Medium Budget Travel
Author: Annamaria Pino
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Flight
Author: Vangos
Pterneas
Origin: JFK
Airlines: jetBlue
Price / person: aprox. 550 USD
Direct flight JFK-CTG. Total trip time 5h8m. From friday to tuesday.
Flight Booked from: www.jetblue.com
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Stay
el Genovés HostalCalle Cochera del Hobo 38 -27 – Cartagena
Tel.: +57 5 6460972
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.elgenoveshostal.com
Price / night: 171.000 COP (88 USD) for private double room
39.900 COP (21 USD) for bed in a dorm
Recommended: Located in city center. Restaurants, bars,
supermarket and activities are within walking distance. Colonial
style house.
mailto:[email protected]://www.elgenoveshostal.com
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Day 1: Arrival and colorful CartagenaTime Activity Tips & advice Cost
Flight itinerary
Departure from JFK at 8:00 am on a Friday (check jetBlue.com)
Arrival time in Cartagena at 12:08 pm
Welcome to CTG Rafael Nuñez International Airport!
Check-in at El Genovés Hostal.
Centro Histórico. Calle Cochera del Hobo 38-27, Cartagena. COL
The ride from the airport to the city center takes approximately 20 mins by car.
Taxi will charge
aprox. 10.000
COP between
airport and city
center.
15:00
First of all, let´s go for food and drinks. From the hostel you can go
to the Plaza de San Diego, where you will find various restaurants
and cafés. Is just a 5 minutes walk, so no worries in case you are
starving.
Here is a nice place to go for food at the Plaza de San Diego:
El Balcón - Tripadvisor
Centro Histórico. Plaza de San Diego, Cartagena
http://elbalconcartagena.com/
10.000 COP –
30.000 COP
per dish
So.. Great start! You are already are in the colorful city center
(known also as old town or ciudad amurallada), our first area to
explore. Everything in the ciudad amurallada is within walking
distance. So no worries about transportation and enjoy the walking
through the colorful streets. Spots and markets to pass by are
definitely: Plaza de San Diego, Las Bóvedas, Plaza de Santo
Domingo, Torre del Reloj, Muelle de los Pegasos. Just ask people
around how to get there.
Take a close look to the doors of the colonial-style houses in the city center.
You will see lot of different lions, lizards, fishes in metal called aldabones. In
the end of the day you will have a nice photocollection!
http://www.tripadvisor.co/Restaurant_Review-g297476-d3669920-Reviews-El_Balcon_de_San_Diego-Cartagena_Cartagena_District_Bolivar_Department.html
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Time Activity Tips & advice Cost
For lunch and dinner…
You can find restaurant for any taste while walking. Some recommendations are:
MOK by Fuad Akel - Asian Food. Tripadvisor - 20.000 COP - 30.000 COP per dish
Centro, San Diego Calle Cochera Del Hobo #38-26, Cartagena, Colombia
Juan del Mar - Seafood: Tripadvisor - 25.000 – 50.000 COP per dish
Plaza San Diego 8-12, Cartagena, Colombia
http://www.juandelmar.com/es
Andante Allegro Vivace. Tripadvisor - 25.000 COP - 35.000 COP per dish
Calle don Sancho y Calle de la Mantilla, Cartagena, Colombia
http://www.andanteallegrovivace.co/
For sweet snacks on the way try the intagram-famous icecreams at La Paleteria. Check
#lapaleteria
17:00
Sunset over the muralla. To recharge batteries have have some first
drinks head to "Café del Mar" and enjoy the sunset.
Café del Mar
Centro Historico, Baluarte Santo Domingo, Cartagena, Colombia
+57 5 6646513
http://cafedelmarcartagena.com/
Note: Take it easy this evening and be fit and specially not hangover
for tomorrow.
Do not mix Juan del Mar (the restaurant) with Café del Mar (the terrace)…but in
case you do, no worries. You can walk back.
25.000 COP –
60.000 COP
per dish
Day 1: Arrival and colorful Cartagena
http://www.tripadvisor.co/Restaurant_Review-g297476-d5937559-Reviews-Restaurante_Mok_by_Fuad_Akel-Cartagena_Cartagena_District_Bolivar_Department.htmlhttp://www.tripadvisor.co/Restaurant_Review-g297476-d1458286-Reviews-Juan_del_Mar-Cartagena_Cartagena_District_Bolivar_Department.htmlhttp://www.juandelmar.com/eshttp://www.tripadvisor.co/Restaurant_Review-g297476-d1883586-Reviews-Andante_Allegro_Vivace-Cartagena_Cartagena_District_Bolivar_Department.htmlhttp://www.andanteallegrovivace.co/http://cafedelmarcartagena.com/
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Day 2: Under the seaTime Activity Tips & advice Cost
7:00 –
13:00
Wake up early, have a soft breakfast and be at 7 am at Cartagena
Divers, because today is time to explore Cartagena… but
underwater. Staff will welcome you at the scuba diving center and
explain how your day is going to look like. If you don't have a divers
license no worries. You'll take part of the divers mini-course and will
do 2 immersions.
Cartagena Divers
Centro Historico, Barrio San Diego, Calle Jardin 39 - 45
http://cartagenadivers.com/
+57 5 6640814
Besides the reservation, you need to confirm the day before departure that you
are still up for the immersions.
Cartagena dive center is located also in the old city, so you can walk from the
hostel.
Around 13:00 you should be retuning to Cartagena Dive Center. After you get
home and take a shower and get ready… I know you will be starving. So grab a
taxi and get to La Placita - Burger Bar.
La Placita Burger Bar. Tripadvisor - 10.000 – 20.0000 per dish
(new location in Cartagena opened in 2014)
Bocagrande calle 8 (diagonal a la Riviera)
Diver´s mini-
course costs
250.000 COP.
Includes all the
equipment,
dive instructor,
and snacks.
17:00
The area where you are now is called Bocagrande. Walk around
and explore the place.
For afternoon drinks, sushi and relax go to Tabetai, a shipping
container converted into a bar.
Tabetai – Facebook page
Bocagrande, avenida San Martin # 5 - 145, Cartagena, Colombia.
15.000 COP –
25.000 COP
per dish
22:00
And off course you cannot leave Cartagena without dancing
champeta (typical cartagenian beats)! Live music and amazing
Caribbean passion. (My personal favorite place.) Where?
Bazurto Social Club
Getsemaní, Av. del Centenario, Cra 9 #30-42.
www.bazurtosocialclub.com
Cover 10.000
COP
http://www.tripadvisor.co/Restaurant_Review-g297484-d3398913-Reviews-La_Placita_Burger_Bar-Santa_Marta_Santa_Marta_District_Magdalena_Department.htmlhttps://www.facebook.com/pages/Tabetai-Sushi-Bar-Cartagena/146774302014172http://www.bazurtosocialclub.com
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Day 3: Historic and local CartagenaTime Activity Tips & advice Cost / person
9:00
Today is all about what history left behind and we get closer
to the local Cartagena via its popular area Getsemani .
Assuming you are not hangover from last night, start your
day at La Mulata for local breakfast.
La Mulata – Tripadvisor
Centro Histórico. Calle Quero 9 58, Cartagena, Colombia
13.000 COP – 22.000 COP per
dish
10:00
Time to go to the greatest fortress that the Spaniards built in
Cartagena during the colonial era, the Castillo de San Felipe
de Barajas. The fortress is within 25-minute walk from the old
town. You can also go local and take a bus from the Parque
el Centenario or grab a taxi.
From el Castillo de San Felipe de Bajaras you will get a nice view
over Cartagena and help your sense of orientation too.
#castillosanfelipe
Entry tickets for Castillo San
Felipe de Barajas: 17.000 COP
adults
Guide in english 30.000 COP
13:00
From the Castillo de San Felipe you could see the place
where all boats are gathered. Well is is the Club de Pesca de
Cartagena. Grab a taxi and get there for a beautiful lunch at
the bahía de Cartagena.
Club de Pesca Cartagena
Manga, Fuerte de San Sebastián del Pastelillo - Cartagena
de Indias - Colombia
+575 660 4594
http://www.clubdepesca.com/#1
Reservation at the Club de Pesca de Cartagena is recommended.30.000 COP – 70.000 COP per
dish
http://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g297476-d1535315-Reviews-La_Mulata-Cartagena_Cartagena_District_Bolivar_Department.html
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Day 3: Historic and local CartagenaTime Activity Tips & advice Cost / person
15:00
Now is time for some new colors and street art in
Cartagena's Getsemani quarter. Return to Parque
Centenario and ask for the way to the antigua (old) fábrica de
jabones Lemaitre. The old factory is now home of street art
and murals that tell the story of the Getsemani quarter. Keep
walking into other little streets to discover more murals.
Be sure you don't miss Fin DAC´s mural "la Heroica" at the Plaza De
La Trinidad.
18:00
Hungry again? Head to the Plaza de Santisima Trinidad and
in one corner you will find an almost destroyed facade with a
big blue stamp "DEMENTE" (INSANE). This is one of the
coolest places to have drinks and tapas.
DEMENTE
Plaza de la Trinidad, Cartagena, Bolivar
https://www.facebook.com/www.demente.com.co
When in DEMENTE, ask for their business cards.15.000 COP – 25.000 COP per
dish
22:00
Time for clubbing! I hope you enjoy salsa as much as
colombians do. So grab a cab and get to Café Havana. Even
Hillary Clinton has had a great time there.
Café Havana
Calle Media Luna con Guerrero, Cartagena - Colombia
http://cafehavanacartagena.com/
Cover 10.000 COP
Mojito around 20.000 COP
https://www.facebook.com/www.demente.com.cohttp://cafehavanacartagena.com/
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Day 4: Sun and packTime Activity Tips & advice Cost
9:00
For the last day go to the beach, relax and try Flyboard at the Hotel
las Americas. You will need a taxi to get there.
Hotel Las Américas Resort
Anillo Vial, Cartagena
It will take you around 20 mins to get from the Hotel Las Américas to go back to
the city center, where el Genovés hostel is. And then Other 20 minutues from
city center to the airport. Calculate this time when catching your flight.
Flyboard
180.000 COP
for 30 mins
Contact person
for Flyboard:
William Salazar
+57
3185742508
thecartagenian
@gmail.com
Returning flight (on a Sunday)
Departure from CTG at 1:05 pm
Arrival in JFK at 7Ñ04 pm
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ZoomTip:TransportationThere is no metro in Cartagena. When in the city center, the best way to move around is by walking… is also worth it.
Taxi Fares should cost approximately:
• Airport to city center: 10.000 COP ( 5 USD)
• City center to Bocagrande: 8.000 COP
• City center to Getsemani 6.000 COP
Public Busses fares are around 1.700 COP
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Thank you