Carnival of Barranquilla 2025 and Cartagena
Price per person from US$1,717

Carnival of Barranquilla 2025 and Cartagena

From
US$1,717
Price per person
From
US$1,717
price per person

Description

Immerse yourself in the vibrant culture of Colombia's Atlantic coast and live an unforgettable experience in one of the most colorful and joyful celebrations in the world. The Barranquilla Carnival is the only celebration of the Greater Caribbean declared a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity. A celebration enriched by the traditions, creativity and flavor of the people of Barranquilla, great hosts of joy in the world. Because who lives it is who enjoys it! 


Continue this Caribbean experience by visiting the Heroica, Cartagena de Indias, one of the most visited tourist destinations in Colombia. This romantic and charming destination keeps the secrets of history in its walled city, in its balconies and in its narrow stone roads that served as inspiration to the Colombian writer and Nobel Prize for Literature Gabriel García Márquez.

ITINERARY

Day 1. Arrival transfer (February 28, 2025)
Day 1. Arrival transfer (February 28, 2025)

Pick up at Ernesto Cortissoz airport and transfer to the hotel with Spanish speaking driver. Check-in and accommodation

Day 2. Battle of Flowers (March 01, 2025)
Day 2. Battle of Flowers (March 01, 2025)

Breakfast at the hotel and get ready to enjoy the most emblematic parade of the Barranquilla Carnival, The Battle of Flowers, from an exclusive box, a privileged location that will allow you to enjoy the majestic floats, the best folkloric groups, dazzling costumes and vibrant orchestras that give official start to this spectacular party. (The guide will give you a carnival kit: Carnival shirt and hat). 


In the evening, we will take you to the iconic Fiesta del Prado, known as “La pista del Carnaval” to continue the party on the best stage of the Carnival.

Day 3. Great Parade of Tradition (March 02, 2025)
Day 3. Great Parade of Tradition (March 02, 2025)


Breakfast at the hotel and get ready to enjoy the Great Parade of Tradition, which is the Carnival parade in which you can appreciate in all its splendor the dances and cumbiambas that hold on their shoulders the declaration of Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity. Return to the hotel. 


Notes: If the passenger does not want to attend the Great Parade of Tradition, you can enjoy the day of Sun and Beach in Kilymandiaro (Lunch not included). 

Day 4. Transfer from Barranquilla to Cartagena (March 03, 2025)
Day 4. Transfer from Barranquilla to Cartagena (March 03, 2025)

Breakfast at the hotel and check out. Transfer to the city of Cartagena in private transportation with Spanish-speaking driver (2 hours and 30 minutes approximately). Arrival to the city of Cartagena where we will have free time for lunch and start the City tour of Cartagena de Indias. We will pass through the modern Bocagrande, with its beaches and shopping areas, continue to the neighborhood of Manga, where the contrast between the republican architecture and modern buildings will amaze you. We will arrive at one of the jewels of the city: the Castle or fort of San Felipe de Barajas, built by the Spanish, to defend against pirates and later, the English, in the seventeenth century. We will continue with a short walk through the historic center of this beautiful city, visiting the San Pedro Claver church, where the remains of the saint, known as the Apostle of the Blacks, and declared defender of human rights, are located. In this tour you can take an emerald workshop at the Emerald Museum, where you will learn why they are one of the best in the world. 


Check In and accommodation in Cartagena.

Day 5. Day off (March 04, 2025)
Day 5. Day off (March 04, 2025)

Breakfast at the hotel. Free to take one of the optional tours. We recommend taking the tour to the Rosario Islands. Overnight in Cartagena. 

Day 6. Departure transfer (March 05, 2025)
Day 6. Departure transfer (March 05, 2025)

Breakfast at the hotel. According to air itinerary, assistance at the hotel and transfer to the airport. 

Guide languages

Español

Meeting point

Meeting points mentioned in the itinerary
Day 1: Barranquilla
Day 2: Barranquilla
Day 3: Barranquilla
Day 4: Barranquilla, Cartagena de Indias
Day 5: Cartagena de Indias
Day 6: Cartagena de Indias
  • 3 nights accommodation in standard room in Barranquilla. 
  • 2 nights accommodation in standard room in Cartagena.
  • Transfer airport - hotel in Barranquilla.
  • Daily breakfast at the hotels. 
  • Box seat ticket for Ejercito or Monocuco. 
  • Transfer hotel - box - hotel on day 2 and 3.
  • Transfer hotel - Fiesta del Prado on day 2.
  • Fiesta del Prado Platinum Zone ticket
  • Guide in the box
  • Carnival kit: T-shirt and hat. 
  • Medical assistance insurance for the 3 days.
  • Ground transfer from Barranquilla to Cartagena.
  • City tour in Cartagena 
  • Transfer hotel - airport in Cartagena.

● Transfer Fiesta del Prado - Hotel on day 2. 

● National or international air tickets.

● Meals not mentioned above.

● Services not specified above.

● Tips to porters and hotel services.

● Unspecified expenses and expenses of a personal nature.

● VAT of 19% on lodging, exempt for foreigners who have the immigration stamp for tourist travel to Colombia.

● Hotel Insurance: (Voluntary), paid per person per night directly at the hotel.

● Travel insurance that offers broad coverage, covering aspects such as illness, accidents, loss of luggage, protection of goods and valuables, cancellation of plans and even contingencies related to COVID-19.

● Excess baggage for transfers. Only one suitcase of 23 kilos per person is allowed.

Possible accommodations

2 accommodations

Activities

2 Activities

PROGRAM DETAILS


1. The contracted transportation admits up to one piece of luggage weighing 23 kilos and one piece of hand luggage weighing a maximum of 8 kilos per person. maximum weight of 8 kilos per person. 2. In case of excess baggage, the possibility of including it without additional cost will be verified according to the capacity of the vehicle. additional cost according to the capacity of the vehicle. 3. The passenger will be the sole responsible for the custody of his/her luggage and travel documents. documents. Under no circumstances Dorado Experiences will respond for the loss, damage, deterioration, theft or loss of elements of the vehicle, deterioration, theft or loss of elements of the passenger. 4. The passenger must not leave valuable articles in the transport. It is recommended that the passenger does not leave valuables inside the vehicle that is transporting him/her, neither the supplier nor Dorado Experiences will be responsible for the loss, damage, deterioration, theft or loss of the passenger's items. Dorado Experiences will not respond for the loss, damage, deterioration, robbery or loss of the passenger's loss of the passenger's items. 5. For transfers of flights arriving between 20:00 and 06:00 Hrs will have an increase of 20% additional to the contracted value. of 20% additional to the contracted value. 6. The general programs include lodging in standard category. If the passenger wishes to a different category, it is handled upon request, subject to availability and change in the initially informed rate. in the initially informed rate. 7. In case of reservation and the selected hotel is not available, a hotel of similar category and rate will be reserved. hotel of similar category and rate will be reserved. 8. The check in time is from 15:00 hrs. 9. Check out time is before 12:00 hrs. 10. In case of requiring twin accommodations, please inform us from the beginning, since it is subject to availability according to the hotel capacity and may generate variations in the price. 11. Triple accommodation is quoted in double twin room. In case of requiring three beds, a specific request must be made at the beginning of the reservation, as it may generate changes in the room category and in the price changes in the category of the room and in the price informed.

POLICY AND ACCOMMODATION OF CHILDREN

 

Applicable rate for children between 2 and 10 years old.

Accommodations allowed

***The availability of beds is subject to the confirmation of each hotel, it will be informed in the booking confirmation.

 

1 Adult: Maximum 2 children

2 Adults: Maximum 2 children

3 Adults: Maximum 1 child

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