15 Colombia History Tours Worth the Time

1.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 150-minute walking tour covering history, culture, music, and local tips.

“We absolutely loved our walking tour with Dani! She’s AMAZIIIING! She has such Colombian pride— and we felt it and were so touched by it. There was so much incredible information that was presented so interestingly. Never a dull moment. We LOVED the opportunities to dance during the tour! One of our favorite facts that we will carry with us was the history and sense of freedom of African braids for women in Colombia and everywhere else that shares this history. A sense of pride and hope amidst darkness was profound and inspiring. Absolutely recommend this tour to anyone visiting Cartagena! And, the dogs were the most lovable and loyal…”

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2.Shared Medellín Downtown Tour with Wireless Audio

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 315 reviews · 150 minutes - 3 hours · from $13

Explore Medellín’s art, rail history, paisa culture, and difficult past on a $13 downtown walking tour with wireless audio.

“Had the history tour with Miguel today. Miguel was very knowledgeable and shared lots of information. He was very passionate about his city. Strongly recommend the tour”

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3.Shared Tour Cali’s Historical Downtown

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

Review of Cali’s historical downtown walking tour, covering salsa, Afro-Colombian culture, protests, landmarks, and value at $13.

“This tour was insightful. Christian is an amazing tour guide and was very engaging. I was able to see so much of the city and learned a lot about the history of Cali. I would highly recommend this tour to anyone. Great value for money and I would do this tour again if I had more time in Cali.”

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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 through salsa, graffiti, and resistance on a lively three-hour walking tour with local art, music, history, and practical tips.

“We weren't really sure what to expect in Cali. It was the one city we visited with really no plan in mind. We opted for a street food tour because we love to eat. The tour wasn't simply eating, but we also learned about the city of Cali, salsa, and influential people of Cali and Colombia. In terms of food, we stopped several places along the way, but spent the bulk of our time at an indoor market. The market was awesome and you can get just about everything you could want from there. As a pescatarian, I was a little worried that I wouldn't be able to eat a…”

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

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

Explore Bogotá’s La Candelaria on a $13 walking tour covering Bolivar Square, El Bogotazo, chicha, graffiti, Botero, and local history.

“Good tour, Juan was very knowledgeable and portrayed the history in an unbiased way. He was super helpful for our needs and limitations. Highly recommended”

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6.Medellin Historic Walking Tour

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

Explore Medellin’s downtown history, Paisa culture, Botero Square, local food, and city stories on a 210-minute guided walking tour.

“The tour was a really Nice way to walk in Medellin and better understand history with a local guide with a perfect English! Thank you so much!”

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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, including the grave, death site, Barrio Pablo Escobar, Comuna 13 option, price, and practical tips.

“We really enjoyed the tour. Our guide knew a lot of details about Pablo Escobar's life and showed us all important places.”

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8.Historical tour Bogota

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 72 reviews · from $19

Explore Bogotá’s Candelaria on a three-hour historical walking tour covering El Dorado, independence, Botero, Gaitán, markets, and local tips.

“Paula is a phenomenal tour guide, brimming with knowledge about Colombia's history and politics. Her tour included a memorable stop at the Gabriel García Márquez Cultural Center, enriched by her insightful commentary and love of literatuRead more”

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9.Cali: Walking tour of the historic center

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

Explore Cali’s historic center on foot, from La Merced Church and gold artifacts to salsa landmarks, local fruit, and La Lulada.

“Visit with Marcela , who is a very good guide and knows how to interest you. It is a journey into culture, life, food and of course salsa. RecommendAuto-translated”

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10.Chiva Private Cultural Tour with Audio Guide in Buga

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

Review of Buga’s private Chiva tour, with historic landmarks, local sweets, regional wine, coffee, an audio guide, and practical booking tips.

“This tour is short and sweet! It was the perfect way to spend a Thursday afternoon in Buga. The tour gives you historical details of the sites while the audio explains detals and history of the city and each stop.”

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11.7-hour City Tour of Historic Bogotá with Monserrate

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

Review of Bogotá’s 7-hour private city tour with Monserrate, La Candelaria, museums, coffee, fruit tastings, transport, and bilingual guides.

“We really enjoyed our trip with Juan Carlos today. He had a lot of information about the city and led us through to the most important spots. Transport went smooth.”

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12.Bogota scooter tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 46 reviews · 1 hour 45 minutes (approx.) · from $24

Review of Bogotá’s $24 scooter tour, covering La Candelaria, Botero art, city sights, hills, guides, coffee, and practical booking tips.

“Tudo perfeito e seguro! Meu dia foi incrível! O guia Miguel é muito bom! Saca muito da história de Bogotá. A parte da cafeteria é muito interessante! O Oscar é super simpático e o café é maravilhoso!”

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13.Santa Marta A Historical & Street food Experience

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 41 reviews · 2 hours · from $56

Explore Santa Marta’s history, Tairona culture, street food, colonial landmarks, and lively central squares on this guided walking tour.

“Tour guide was nice but the tour was really short and we didn’t get a tour of the museum or other places that were listed in the description. Same with the food tasting we didn’t get to try the ceviche because the place was closed but never made it up somewhere else. Overall it was too much money for such a concise tour”

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14.Mangroves, cultural fishing, black heritage town and lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 29 reviews · 3 hours · from $49

Explore La Boquilla’s mangroves, try traditional fishing, learn Afro-Caribbean culture, and enjoy a local seafood lunch near Cartagena.

“We loved the fishing trip into the mangroves and the chance to have a go at casting the nets. Harder than it looks but great fun. The drive through La Boquilla was an eye opener as to the way of life but interesting none the less. Lunch was OK but we would have happily missed that and headed home after the mangrove trip. Overall a good half day trip.”

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15.Cartagena Instagrammable History

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 29 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $70

Explore Cartagena’s history through a private photo walk, secret corners, Getsemani color, cathedral views, and free-roaming wildlife.

“Carlos was an amazing tour guide who took me to a lot of spots to take some great pictures. He also explained the history and background of the sites and the art as we passed by. He also pointed out specialty stores like coffee boutiques with special coffee from the region. We even saw sloths and tiny monkeys in the Parque Centenario! Carlos, thanks for all the pictures! I'm glad I'm able to show my family how much I love this place.”

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