Your day, step by step
08:30
Shuttle to the terminal, walk through Port Oasis and agree a taxi fare to Castillo San Felipe.
08:45
Castillo San Felipe before the heat. Pay at the box office; budget 1–1.5 hours. Wear shoes with grip.
10:15
Short taxi or walk of about 1 km to the Clock Tower gate. Enter the walled city.
10:30
Walk the walled city: Plaza de Santo Domingo, Plaza de Bolívar and the Museo del Oro Zenú, then a stretch of the walls.
12:30
Lunch in the walled city; sweets from the Portal de los Dulces near the Clock Tower.
13:45
Getsemaní, just outside the walls, then Las Bóvedas for crafts if time allows.
15:30
Take a taxi back to the terminal, two hours before all-aboard.
- Latest you can leave Walled city (Clock Tower)15:30
16:30
Back on board, 60 minutes before all-aboard.
Where to leave from, and when
on foot bus, train, boat taxiPins show when to leave each place. Lines: route back to your ship.
Going further? Leave by these times
- Walled city (Clock Tower)Taxi or app ride, 10–15 min plus traffic and port shuttle15:30
- GetsemaníTaxi or app ride, 10–12 min plus traffic15:30
- Castillo San FelipeTaxi, 8–10 min plus traffic15:30
- BocagrandeTaxi, 15–20 min16:10
Where people get Cartagena de Indias wrong
Leaving the walled city too late because the taxi ride looks short, then hitting afternoon traffic to Manga.
Built from our Cartagena de Indias guide, checked against 15 official sources (October 2026). Nothing here is guessed. Read the full guide or see the sources.
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