Fair Tourism in Cartagena and the Colombian Caribbean

Why Cartagena Insider? Expanding and Improving the Tourism

Industry

Innovating diverse social interactions

Generates jobs and entrepreneurship

Promotes value chains, based in culture

Competitive pricing, flexible scheduling, and wide variety offered

What is Cartagena Insider?

Cartagena Insider offers various enjoyable and creative options that directly contribute to the development and improvement of the city.

We have developed a portfolio of tourist routes which will allow you to become acquainted with the culture, history, and magic of Cartagena, accompanied by natives and passionate residents of this city.

All routes have been developed by the hosting communities and prices include donations for the projects within that community.

What is Philanthropic Tourism?

Philanthropic tourism aims at fostering

altruism, solidarity and humanitarianism. It

enables tourists and communities to

integrate by means of the construction of

active civism rather than through charity.

Therefore, it is not only aimed at tourists, but

also at groups of local people who wish to

grow and learn by experiencing these

enjoyable and innovative outings.

Fact sheet #EnTuSalsa Price per person: USD70/COP165.000

Ideal for Couples, singles or groups of friends who want to learn more about salsa and afrocarribean rhythms and who enjoy popular culture. It is the perfect way to become

acquainted with the city in a different dimension.

Duration and location This evening route is min. 5 hours, max. 7 hours. The tour leads you through the entire city of Cartagena (Avenida Crisanto Luque, Transversal 54, Historical Centre). 8pm to

1am.

Comfort level Medium high

Effort level Medium - low

Bring along Comfortable dancing shoes

Youll love it if you like Dancing and watching salsa Learning about salsa origins and musicians

Talking to passionate collectors

Like taking pictures of popular semiotics

Bar-hopping and learning about other traditions

Includes Transportation; small shot, beer or non-alcoholic beverage in each bar; Snack; salsa teachers; expert; host; a salsa cd. Travel insurance. Donation to FEM.

Fact sheet #DrumSafari Price per person: USD75/COP180.000

Ideal for Elderly people, couples, families, singles or groups of friends who wish to learn more about percussion and afrocarribean rhythms and who enjoy popular culture.

Duration and location One day excursion. 7 hours. La Boquilla. 9am to 4pm.

Comfort level Medium high

Effort level Medium - low

Bring along Bathing suit, towel, hat or cap and sun screen. Use of pants is recommended in order to play drum more comfortably.

Youll love it if you like Learning about and experimenting with percussion. Talking to passionate musicians

Becoming acquainted and interacting with local culture.

Going to the beach and tasting traditional fish dishes.

Includes Transportation from and to the hotel, tropical juice, lunch, percussion teachers; drum teacher, donation to Semillero de Tambores (local percussion school), donation to

young drummer with an exceptional talent (savings account for his future music

education), chat with locals, donation to Casa de la Cultura (Cultural Center), donation

to FEM. Travel insurance.

You have the option of a more extended tour to the mangroves with native fishermen

for an additional COP 30.000 (USD 15) per person.

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Fact sheet #RutaChampeta Price per person: USD58/COP130.000

Ideal for Couples, singles or groups of friends who want to learn more about salsa and afrocarribean rhythms and who enjoy popular culture. It is the perfect way to become

acquainted with the city in a different dimension.

Duration and location This evening route is min. 4hours, max. 5hours. It can be day or night. Tour the city. According group. Coming out of Parque Centenario

Comfort level Medium

Effort level Medium

Bring along Comfortable dancing shoes

Youll love it if you like

Includes Transportation; Champeta skilled artist, host, dancers, interviews with local, Entrance to visit Pics, refreshments, 3 beers or soft drinks. Travel Insurance.

A tour that reveals the culinary, rhythmic, and aesthetic secrets of the Bazurto Market

Fact Sheet #BazurtoMarketAdventure Price per person: USD50/COP100.000

Ideal for Couples, families, singles or groups of friends who are interested in learning more

about the local economy, enjoying popular culture and trying fun street food!

Duration and location This is a walking tour that lasts 4 hours, including lunch. It begins at the Caribe Plaza and ends in the Bazurto Market.

Comfort level Low

Effort level Medium high

Bring along Hat or some sort of sun protective attire. Preferably closed toe shoes that are also

comfortable to walk in. Cash if you think you might want to buy anything along the

way.

Youll love it if you like Learning about markets in Cartagena: origin in Getsemani, and then moving to Bazurto

Talking with ballerinas from the Candil, folkloric groups from Chinatown

Meeting and interacting with local people and culture

Understanding urban dyanimcs of the city

Trying delicious, popular foods that are regularly enjoyed by locals

Includes Transportation to and from hotel, fresh juice, water, lunch, local tour guide,

donation to Candil, introduction to owners of unique local shops, donation to

FEM. Travel insurance.

Fact Sheet # Trades and Crafts in Getseman Price per person: USD26/COP60.000

Ideal for Young people, couples, families, singles or groups of friends who wish to learn more about contemporary history of Getseman, one of worlds most famous neighborhoods.

Duration and location Min. 2 hours, max. 3 hours. Getseman neighborhood. At 8am and at 4pm. At other times the tour is physically more demanding.

Comfort level Medium

Effort level Medium

Bring along Comfortable walking shoes. Hat or cap and sun screen.

Youll love it if you like Learning about contemporary, indigenous and colonial history of Cartagena.

Becoming acquainted and interacting with the native population.

Tasting traditional dishes and finding out how they are prepared.

Includes Expert historian, Gesteman host, donation to the Junta de Accin Comunal (Board of Community Action), chat with locals, snack. Travel insurance.

The traditions of Africa, continuing to be

celebrated in the Americas. San Basilio

de Palenque, intangible heritage of

humanity (UNESCO)

Fact Sheet #AfricaEnAmrica Price per person : USD110/COP225.000

Ideal for Young people, couples, families, singles, or groups of friends who would want to learn more about the history and culture of the Palenque (Heritage of Humanity UNESCO),

share in their traditions and understand distinctive and unique ways of life.

Duration and location Min. 2 horas, mximo 3horas. Barrio Getseman. Salidas a las 8am y a las 4pm. En otros horarios la exigencia fsica es mayor.

Level of comfort Medium-low

Level of effort Medium-high

Bring along Comfortable shoes to walk in. Hat or sunprotective gear and sunscreen.

You will love it if you

like

Learning about contemporary history of indigenous and colonial Cartagena

Getting to know and interacting with the native population

Trying traditional local food and seeing how its made

Includes Transportation to and from, guided tour by a palenquero native of San Basilio de Palenque, introduction and meeting with elders of the community, presentation of

dance, accompaniement by host from the foundation, refreshment, lunch, and water

throughout the day. Travel insurance.

WEEKENDS W

The Indiginous Community of San

Andrs de Sotavento During a two-day experience, you can experience life with the indigenous Zen people at Rio Sins riverside community. This community has lived here for over 4,000 years. Become acquainted with their workshops, their sacred places and spend the night at the home of an indigenous family. The price of this trip includes a donation to the smaller Guayacanes community and to the Association of Tinteros (street coffee sellers) ATINAZ.

In agreement with the principles of Action without Damage, the FEM reserves the right of admission to this trip by means of a pre-selection mechanism for visitors, which guarantees the integrity of this ethnic group.

Fact Sheet for the Indigenous Community Price: depending on the group

Ideal for Families and travelers who are intersted in a refelctive experience regarding other peoples lives , different ways of understanding the quality of life and ethnical inmersion and research.

Duration and location Two days: the excursion begins at 6 am leaving from Cartagena to Crdoba (a 4 hour drive). The possibility exists to fly to Montera and drive for one and a half hours. Spend the night in

Tuchn, Crdoba. Return the next day at 5 pm (drive or fly). Flying would require an additional

night in Montera.

Comfort level Medium Low

Effort level Medium-High

Bring along Comfortable clothes. Light, long-sleeved pajamas. Slippers. Mosquito net, Mosquito repellent. Sun screen. Cash in case you would like to buy handicrafts at a lower cost.

Youll love it if you like Having adventures that are new to you but physically not too challenging. Becoming involved in the lives of people who are ethnically diverse and becoming acquainted

with forms of life different from traditional Western accomodations.

Includes Expert guide, indigenous hosts, lodging at an indigenous home, donation to the community and indigenous organization, visits to sacred places, demonstration of the elaboration of

indigenous handicrafts. NOT INCLUDED: flights and the purchase of handicrafts.

These are volunteer working

sessions for family groups or

companies. By means of an

predesigned methodology we carry

out a express community project in

one of Cartagenas 25 rural communities in our own version of

Before and After repairing schools, health centers and parks

etc. in 24 hours.

Fact Sheet for One in a Million Price per person: COP1.000.000 or more *

Ideal for Family groups of more than 10 people or companies that would like an intensive community work and learning experience regarding themselves and the communities where the afros and

indigenous groups have settled.

Duration and location Two complete days implying that the transportation has to be one day before and one day after the session. It can take place in any of the 25 afro-descendant or indigenous

communities. In the design made jointly, the place is agreed upon depending on the budget

which in turn depends on the size of the group. The group can choose between sleeping in a

nearby hotel or at the community.

Comfort level Low

Efffort level High

Bring along Comfortable working clothes. Light, long-sleeved pajamas. Slippers. Mosquito net. Mosquito repellent. Sun cream. Lots of motivation to work and achieve challenges.

Youll love it if you like New experiences and new skills. Achieving great challenges within a given time.

Living amongst afros and indigenous people and learning from them.

*Includes Accompanying voluntary team. Food and lodging at the community. Hydration. Donation of material for the job. 2 integration workshops in order to get the most out of the experience.

Accompaniment by civil defense brigade. Souvenir T-shirt, community event.

Or design your own route...

Fact sheet for custom-made trips Price per person: to be agreed upon

Ideal for Adventurous travelers, families and couples who wish to customize their trip and have specific learning interests. Travelers, writers, script- or screenwriters have chosen

customized trips in order to develop their characters and search for locations. Whole

families have enjoyed the magic of places they would never know of otherwise.

Duration and location Min. 3 hours. You can choose amongst the indigenous communities, the most hidden beaches with luminous plankton, mangrove swamps and interesting neighborhoods.

Cartagenas has a rural zone made up of 25 little villages.

Comfort level Depending on your preferences.

Effort level Depending on your preferences.

Bring along Depends on the place. In general, comfortable clothes, sun screen, hat, bathing suit, light luggage and insect repellent.

Youll love it if you like Having innovative experiences, tasting different food, going to places that people dont tend to know or visit.

Includes Depending on the trip. In general it includes a guide, transportation, meals and if longer than a day, lodging. Travel insurance.

New routes that are being designed

by us

#RiverQUEST: An adventure through the mangroves and the Dique canal,

including the untouched beaches of Baha de Barbacoas.

#rutaMOVIL: With Ciudad Mvil, the best cultural center in town, we are

developing a route which allows visitors and residents to become acquainted

with the citys dazzling performing arts.

FAQ 1.-Are you a travel agency? Yes, Cartagena Insider exists thanks to Viajes Atlantic (Nit.

90001359-5 y RNT 31346)

2.-What do you mean with philanthropic tourism? All our routes grant donations to the communities that host them. The organization has been working with the communities for years on various projects. The routes exist because we have been able to empower the community members in order to share their wealth and traditions with tourists. Furthermore, the routes form part of the organizations sustainable strategies.

3.-Can the donations included in the routes be certified? We can only certify donations for groups of more than 10 people due to the fact that a specific procedure has to be carried out. The certification granted by our ESAL is only valid for tax exemption in Colombia.

4.-Can you offer a custom-made route? Can you offer it in other languages than Spanish? Yes! We are convinced that no other organization knows all the little secrets and hidden places of the city as we do. We can help you discover the magic and the multiple and vigorous facets of the profound Cartagena. We speak English and we can also offer trips in French and German if you plan your trip with us in advance.

5.- And how do you guarantee safety during these trips? The routes have been designed in safe areas. The National Police has offered us preliminary safety surveys on every route. Furthermore the cost of the trip includes travel insurance with complete coverage in the event of an accident.

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