Essential Free walking tours of Santa Marta

Thea

2 Reviews

I like Javier very much. He is extremely knowledgeable and pleasant. He was on time and he was sensitive to the participants requests.

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Enrique es de la zona y por tanto conoce muy bien la historia, las costumbres y curiosidades de Santa Marta. Además es muy simpático y agradable

The Story of Santa Marta "La Fiel y Hospitalaria"

Alexander

1 Review

Great guide, informed and clear!

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Lou

1 Review

Javier was a fantastic tour guide! His tour was informative and entertaining. Although I was the only person on the tour, Javier was attentive throughout, answering every question and offering many recommendations for the rest of my time in Santa Marta.

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Javier truly loves history and culture, and is intrigued how it compares to others. He came despite me being the booking during the off season! It was great having a personal tour guide. I truly is passionate about Santa Marta and Colombia.

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Cesar's tour is a great introduction to places in central Santa Marta. Interesting information and history, and helpful with any questions generally.

Santa Marta Free Tour: History, Culture & Local Insights

Javier was excellent, shared a lot of knowledge, was very approachable and friendly. He made the tour very enjoyable and would highly recommend if you want to learn about the city and some of the history of the country to do this tour

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S.

4 Reviews

The tour was great! I got a private tour in the end, so César asked me which language I preferred and he held it in Spanish but always helped out in English when I didn’t get something. The information and historic facts about Santa Marta were great and at the same time also not too much to comprehend. I’m happy I booked the tour! :)

Santa Marta Free Tour: History, Culture & Local Insights

César was brilliant! Very good at explaining everything and knew all the history. Brilliant tour. I would highly recommend him and the city tour.

Santa Marta Free Tour: History, Culture & Local Insights

William

1 Review

Tour très intéressant et complet. Le guide est très patient et prend le temps d’expliquer si vous ne comprenez pas certaines choses. Je recommande.

Santa Marta Free Tour: History, Culture & Local Insights

Muy bien es muy profesional

The Story of Santa Marta "La Fiel y Hospitalaria"

We enjoyed our afternoon tour with César. He was very knowledgeable and had lots of interesting insights about Santa Marta. He was very friendly and was always open to answering all our questions. We told him that we were going to do the 4-day trek to Ciudad Perdida the next day so he gave us lots of interesting information which were very relevant to this trek, Ciudad Perdida itself and the local indigenous people. He was very easygoing and was happy to take our photos at some of the stops. He also sent us a list of recommended restaurants at the end of the tour. He also recommended other things for us to see and do while we're in Santa Marta. We were glad that we took this tour and we would recommend this to others. Thank you César! 😊

Santa Marta Free Tour: History, Culture & Local Insights

Une visite guidée vraiment passionnante avec Javier ! Il nous a partagé énormément d’informations très intéressantes sur l’histoire, la culture et l’actualité de Santa Marta, tout en rendant la visite très vivante et accessible. J’ai particulièrement apprécié les petits moments de gossip, qui ajoutaient une touche très sympa à la visite, ainsi que les anecdotes et histoires personnelles sur sa famille. Cela permet vraiment de donner vie aux lieux et de mieux comprendre la ville à travers ceux qui y vivent. Une visite riche, authentique et pleine de belles histoires. Je recommande vivement Javier pour découvrir Santa Marta autrement !

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We really enjoyed this tour. Martin is very knowledgeable and entertaining at the same time. You will learn a lot about history plus fee fun facts. Recommended if you are is Santa Marta and you want to know more about history

Historic Tour in Santa Marta City.

Rebecca

1 Review

Cesar is great, the tour feels fresh even though he is very experienced, he is totally in tune and wants to know any questions or guidance you are seeking, couldn’t ask for more and we’ve visited many places around the world.

Santa Marta Free Tour: History, Culture & Local Insights

Cesar was a polite, informative and very engaging guide. He gave an entertaining and informative tour and I was lucky enough to have a private tour also. Highly recommended.

Santa Marta Free Tour: History, Culture & Local Insights

Jeff

13 Reviews

I've been lucky enough to have some amazing walking tours around the world, so that's where I'm coming from when I say this tour was absolutely fine. Seems just as good as the other tours I saw in Santa Marta, if not better. My main complaint with all of them is that a big portion of the tour is just walking through the museum downtown and explaining things there. That museum is free and has plenty of English exhibits, so there's no need for a guide. What would really elevate this tour would be to incorporate more local storytelling, the stuff you don't get in museums and guidebook overviews. Stopping in front of specific houses and businesses to talk about the people in the community who shaped it. Those aspects of the tour (like the park) worked the best for me, and it'd be great to have more.

Santa Marta Free Tour: History, Culture & Local Insights

Jorge

1 Review

Giorgio fue un guía genial. Nos dio una visita por el museo, enseñándonos acerca de la cosmovisión de los pueblos indígenas, y se nota muchísimo el conocimiento que tiene sobre el tema. Me causó curiosidad saber cómo había aprendido tanto y me contó que suele trabajar mucho con comunidades indígenas. Incluso me mostró fotos de algunos de los lugares donde ha estado. Después, continuó contándonos la historia de la ciudad, desde Simón Bolívar y la Catedral hasta el Parque de los Novios, e incluso nos habló sobre el fundador de Santa Marta. Pero para mí, la cereza del pastel fue al final del recorrido, cuando nos llevó a un lugar conocido como la Plaza de los Jugos. Allí pudimos probar frutas que la mayoría de nosotros nunca habíamos probado. El lulo fue una de ellas y me encantó. Me dejé llevar por sus recomendaciones y pedí un jugo de lulo con naranja que, para el calor, fue simplemente genial. Y por último, pero no menos importante: Giorgio habla italiano como si hubiese nacido en Italia. ¡Qué nivel tan sorprendente! Definitivamente, 100 % recomendado. 🇨🇴👏

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Julio

1 Review

He tenido la oportunidad de hacer el tour con Jorge y ha sido muy bueno. Comenzando por la explicaciones en el Museo del Oro de la ciudad hasta los procesos del café. Totalmente recomendable.

Walking Tour City of Coffee Growers and Fishermen.

Die Tour war mit eine der besten Walking Tours, die wir in Kolumbien unternommen haben! Wir hatten super viel Glück und wir waren die einzigen beiden Teilnehmenden und trotzdem hat Javier uns nicht abgesagt. Javier war begeistert von den Geschichten, die er erzählt hat, das hat man ihm angemerkt und es war ansteckend. Als super Start ging es ins Museo de Oro und danach etwas durch die Altstadt weiter bis wir die Tour am Hafen mit einem kleinen Fruchttasting beendet haben. Javier hat uns mit der Geschichte der Region abgeholt, uns einige Anekdoten erzählt und uns kompetent (auch kulinarisch) durch die Tour geführt. Wir haben uns rundum wohl gefühlt und würden jedem empfehlen auch die Tour bei Javier zu buchen, es lohnt sich auf jeden Fall! 10/10, danke Javier :)

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Lucca

2 Reviews

Me pareció un tour muy enriquecedor porque Jorge le da un nuevo punto de vista a Santa Marta y como visitante me ha encantado!

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Camilo

1 Review

El guia conoce mucho de la ciudad sobretodo lugares para poder disfrutar esta importante parte de colombia. Excelente tour

Where the Sierra Nevada Meets the Sea - Walking Tour in Multiple Languages

santa marta tiene mucho que mostrar y a veces con guías como Jorge, se tiene ya otra perspectiva gracias a su experiencia de esta misma. Muy buen tour!

Where the Sierra Nevada Meets the Sea - Walking Tour in Multiple Languages

Daniele

1 Review

È molto competente; sono rimasto colpito dal suo livello di italiano e ha reso l'intero tour molto piacevole. Lo consiglio se volete conoscere a fondo la città che state visitando.

Where the Sierra Nevada Meets the Sea - Walking Tour in Multiple Languages

Wir hatten eine tolle Tour mit Javi. Haben viel gelernt und er wir haben die besten Säfte getrunken 🤩

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