The 15 Best Historical Tours in Colombia

1.Cartagena: Historic Center and Getsemaní Shared Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 2,716 reviews · 2h 30m · from $12Our pick

Explore Cartagena’s Walled City and Getsemaní on a lively $12 walking tour covering conquest, slavery, independence, music, art, and local life.

“Dani was a great guide! She knew so much information on all the places we went to. She was so fun and gave us amazing treats along the way. Highly recommend because she also gives you pointers on where to eat and visit while you are in Cartagena!”

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2.Shared Tour Cali’s Historical Downtown

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 143 reviews · 2h 30m · from $13

Explore Cali’s historic center through salsa, Afro-Colombian culture, social change, architecture, and local flavor on a $13 walking tour.

“Juliana was really good as a born resident from Cali she could tell you everything about the history of the city. really enjoyed the tour thank you very much Juliana. saludos Okke”

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3.Medellín: History & Local Life Essentials Tour on an E-Bike

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 130 reviews · 3h 30m · from $48

Ride Medellín by e-bike from Ciudad del Río to Plaza Botero, with local history, art, parks, drinks, and practical city tips.

“Juan and Carlos made the tour really interesting and fun. if it was not for the delicious drink on the tour or the offered cerveza at the end we still give those two a five star review :) a perfect way to start the vacation in Medellin. there is no experience on a e-bike needed. they explain everything great.”

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4.Historical Shared Tour Salsa, Graffiti & Resistance in Cali

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 107 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $14Top rated

Explore Cali’s salsa roots, street art, and cultural resistance on a three-hour Spanish walking tour for $14.

“The tour guide Cristin was amazing he was very knowledgeable and made what would be a boring experience fun. I would highly recommend doing this tour”

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5.Shared Tour of Bogota’s Historic Downtown (La Candelaria)

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 100 reviews · 2h 30m · from $13

Walk Bogotá’s La Candelaria with a local guide, from Bolívar Square and El Bogotazo to chicha, Botero, and famous street art.

“Lorenzo was the most amazing guide I’ve ever experienced. It is a long walk but time flies by because of how entertained we are. The amount of knowledge he has and conveys to us in the most amazing way is out of this world. More than a tour around La Candelaria, this experience made us know the history of Colombia. Incredible experience!!!!!!!”

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6.Medellin Historic Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 86 reviews · 3h 30m · from $14

Explore Medellin’s past and Paisa culture on a 210-minute downtown walk with local guides, Botero Square, street food, and practical city tips.

“A walking tour is always a goodcthingvto do when arriving in a new city and this one did not disappoint. Our guide Suzie was super professional, spoke perfect English and was full of great information about Medellin.”

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7.From Medellín: Private Pablo Escobar History Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 84 reviews · 4 hours · from $63

Review of Medellín’s private Pablo Escobar tour, with Escobar’s grave, death site, Barrio Pablo Escobar, and optional Comuna 13.

“Highly recommend this tour! Manuel was an amazing private guide! He is super friendly and knowledgeable about the city. Growing up here he has crazy stories and brought the history of Pablo Escobar to bigger light. We learned more than expected and really helped us to understand this complicated chapter in Medellin history. Amazing experience and would recommend him to anyone!”

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8.Historical tour Bogota

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 72 reviews · from $19

Explore Bogotá’s Candelaria on a three-hour history walk covering Bolívar Square, El Dorado, Botero, Gaitán, chicha, and emeralds.

“I really enjoyed the tour! All the information provided was very interesting and not tiring at all. About 3 hrs tour thu La Candelaria, it was really nice and fun.”

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9.Cali: Walking tour of the historic center

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 69 reviews · 2 to 3 hours (approx.) · from $41

Walk Cali’s historic center with a small local group, from La Merced and gold artifacts to salsa, lulada, river views, and street art.

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10.Trekking History and Indigenous Heritage in Minca + Cacao & Coffee + Waterfall

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 63 reviews · from $41

Hike Minca’s Tayrona heritage trails, visit an Arhuaco cacao and coffee farm, taste local products, and cool off at a waterfall.

“Jorge is knowledgeable, social and happy to answer any questions. The tour was informative and fun. A great start to your stay in Minca.”

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11.Visit Palenque with natives : history, culture and ancestral legacy

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 53 reviews · 6 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $102

Explore San Basilio de Palenque from Cartagena with native guides, ancestral medicine, music, murals, boxing, local food, and living history.

“It was a great educational experience. There was more depth to the tour than we expected.. Our tour guide was well known to many of the people in the town. We were able to interact with several residents.”

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12.Chiva Private Cultural Tour with Audio Guide in Buga

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 49 reviews · 2 hours to 2 hours 40 minutes (approx.) · from $15

Ride Buga’s colorful chiva past churches, monuments, and historic streets, with local sweets, wine, coffee, and an English or Spanish audio guide.

“We took a tour of Buga, where Don Carlos introduced us to representative places of the region, his explanation ranged from architectural gems, to representative characters of the region. Very grateful for knowing a little about the culture of Buga.Auto-translated”

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13.7-hour City Tour of Historic Bogotá with Monserrate

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 47 reviews · 7 hours · from $118

Explore Bogotá in seven hours with Monserrate, La Candelaria, museums, Colombian coffee, tropical fruit, and a private bilingual guide.

“The Goldmuseum and monsserat were awesome. also the Tourguide did great. he gave me all the information in need.”

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14.Pablo Escobar Historic Tour and Cable car

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 38 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $65

Explore Medellín’s Pablo Escobar sites, memorial park, grave, prison ruins, death site, and a cable-car ride near Comuna 13.

“Jaime was our tour guide and he was EXCELLENT! The tour was very informative and we learnt a lot. We also enjoyed the tour to the fullest.”

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15.Cali: Walking tour of the historic center

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 18 reviews · 2h 30m · from $37

Explore Cali’s historic center on foot, with churches, plazas, salsa culture, colonial buildings, local stories, and a typical Caleño drink.

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