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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

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

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!

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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

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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

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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

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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/

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

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

Thank you

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