Colombia · COLOMBIAN WALKING TOURS

The 15 Best Walking Tours in Colombia

40 tours  ·  from $11 a head

Old towns here are built for feet and the history is not simple. The 15 below cover Cartagena, Bogota and Medellin, priced by length, with a note on which ones involve real hills at altitude.

Cartagena: Historic Center and Getsemaní Shared Walking Tour - From the Portal de los Dulces to Plaza de la Aduana
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Cartagena: Historic Center and Getsemaní Shared Walking Tour

1.Historic Center and Getsemaní Shared Walking Tour

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

Follow an English or Spanish guide from Plaza Cervantes through Cartagena’s Walled City and Getsemaní. You’ll see the Clock Tower, Plaza de la Aduana, San Pedro Claver, city walls, Centennial Park, colorful streets, and local music scenes. Guides such as Dani, Legacy, Álvaro David, Robert, and Ingrid add history, humor, dance, and useful food tips.

“It was a first class tour. Our guide spoke excellent English. He was very interesting and experienced and clearly knew his facts well. I would recommend him to everyone. Furthermore, if I can arrange another trip to Colombia I would not hesitate to choose him as our guide. Thank you Regards Andrew and Alexandra Lavery London England.”

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Bogotá: Guided La Candelaria Walking Tour - Colonial houses beside modern street art
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Bogotá: Guided La Candelaria Walking Tour

2.Guided La Candelaria Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 1,229 reviews · 3 - 7 hours · from $16

Walk Bogotá’s La Candelaria with an English- or Spanish-speaking guide such as Leslie, Luis, Juana, or José. Visit Bolívar Square, La Concordia market, Carrera Séptima, street-art alleys, and the area near the Gold Museum. Expect local fruit and coffee tastings, Colombian history, architecture, and practical city tips in a small group when available.

“Lesley speaks brilliant English and knows everything there is to know about Bogota. In spite of her name she is Colombian so could answer more obscure queries about people and culture. Particularly impressive was the brief summary of Colombia's recent complex history.”

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Cartagena: Walled City and Getsemani Shared Walking Tour - Meeting under the black umbrella at Plaza de Santo Domingo
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Cartagena: Walled City and Getsemani Shared Walking Tour

3.Walled City and Getsemani Shared Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 352 reviews · 2 hours · from $16

Meet your English or Spanish-speaking guide under the black umbrella at Plaza de Santo Domingo. In about two hours, walk from Cartagena’s colonial core to Getsemani’s colorful streets, seeing the cathedral, Las Bovedas, Plaza de la Trinidad, major bastions, and striking street art. Guides such as Arthur, Rafael, Jorge, and Nelson are known for lively stories and helpful photo stops.

“Arthur is a great tour guide! Very knowledgeable and funny. He shared a good mix of history, culture and modern day Cartagena life. Answered all our questions. Highly recommend! Also very good to do the tour at 9am before it gets too hot!”

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Comuna 4 Walking Tour Medellin - Starting at Metro Caribe and Morro de Moravia
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Comuna 4 Walking Tour Medellin

4.Comuna 4 Walking Tour Medellin

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 217 reviews · 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $35Top rated

Walk through Moravia with bilingual guide Toto and community leader Gladys, one of the neighborhood’s first residents. Over 3.5 hours, you’ll learn about displacement, welfare, education, football, and local resistance, visit the cultural center, and enjoy a small street empanada. Groups are limited to eight.

“Really liked the tour as it wasn’t touristic like comuna 13. Gladys who was one of the first residents here joint the tour and told about her own experience. It was really interesting”

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Medellin Historic Walking Tour - Meeting at Alpujarra and starting with the railway
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Medellin Historic Walking Tour

5.Medellin Historic Walking Tour

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

Spend 210 minutes walking central Medellin with guides such as Suzy, Germán, Julio, Dio, and Hernan. You’ll visit Alpujarra, Plaza Botero, El Hueco, Parque Berrío, and San Antonio Park while learning about Paisa culture, Medellin’s difficult past, and its changing present. The tour is in English, wheelchair accessible, and costs $14 per person.

“Great walking tour, really informative and our guide Germán was very knowledgeable and a great character”

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The Cali Street Food Walking Tour - Starting with the Bulevar del Río
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The Cali Street Food Walking Tour

6.The Cali Street Food Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 81 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $32

Join Juan or Andrés for a two-hour walk through central Cali, sampling pandebono, empanadas, marranitas, local drinks, and two scoops of inventive ice cream. Along the way, see the Bulevar del Río, historic Calle de la Escopeta, Cali’s street art, and La Linterna’s old printing machines. Snacks and bottled water are included.

“My partner and I had a great tour with Andrés! He was incredibly knowledgeable and engaging! The food was also some of the best we’ve had in Colombia! Thank you Andrés for making us feel so welcome!”

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A Pearl In The Caribbean-walking tour in English - Starting with Tairona gold at Casa de la Aduana
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A Pearl In The Caribbean-walking tour in English

7.A Pearl In The Caribbean-walking tour in English

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 71 reviews · 2 hours · from $16

Walk Santa Marta’s historic center with Javier, known as Javi, and connect Tairona artifacts, independence-era landmarks, pirate tales, local beliefs, food tips, nightlife, and Caribbean fruit. The tour costs $16, includes museum entry and a fruit tasting, and ends at the juice stalls near sunset.

“Really enjoyed the tour Javier was extremely knowledgeable and engaging showing us some local spots in santa marta which I tried later on and was not disappointed! would definitely recommend to get to know more of the city from a local”

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Cali: Walking tour of the historic center - Moving into Cali’s historic center
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Cali: Walking tour of the historic center

8.Walking tour of the historic center

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

Join Valley Adventours for a 2 to 3-hour small-group walk through central Cali. Guides such as Julio and Marcela cover churches, goldwork, salsa culture, colonial streets, and city landmarks, with a typical Cali drink included. Expect about 13 stops, plenty of walking, and a maximum group size of seven.

“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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Zipaquirá Salt Cathedral Private Tour + Walking Tour - Private transport changes the shape of the day
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Zipaquirá Salt Cathedral Private Tour + Walking Tour

9.Zipaquirá Salt Cathedral Private Tour + Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 66 reviews · 6 to 7 hours (approx.) · from $185

Travel from Bogotá to Zipaquirá in a private vehicle, enter the salt mine with an included ticket and multilingual audioguide, then walk through colonial squares, a former railway station, and sites linked to Gabriel García Márquez. A local bilingual guide may join you, with free time for lunch and a Colombian snack.

“Very beautiful trip, definitely recommend to everyone. Organization was perfect, everything was up to our expectations!”

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Afro Walking Tour. The colors of Cali. - Murals that explain more than color
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Afro Walking Tour. The colors of Cali.

10.Afro Walking Tour. The colors of Cali.

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 61 reviews · 2h 30m · from $42

Walk central Cali and an Afro-Colombian neighborhood with guide Andrés Jiménez, learning how African, Indigenous, and Spanish traditions shaped the city. Expect murals, cultural institutions, local food, music, salsa, black-owned businesses, and open conversation in English or Spanish. The tour costs $42 and lasts 150 minutes.

“Great tour for discovering Afro-Colombian culture in Cali. The tour was informative and interactive, and our guide Andres was very knowledgeable and friendly. We saw some beautiful murals, visited interesting cultural spots around the city, and enjoyed a nice bite to eat along the way. A fun and engaging way to explore Cali. Highly recommended.”

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2-Hours Street Art Walking Tour in Medellin Comuna 13 - Walking through Comuna 13’s public art
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2-Hours Street Art Walking Tour in Medellin Comuna 13

11.2-Hours Street Art Walking Tour in Medellin Comuna 13

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 54 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $24

Walk through Medellín’s Comuna 13 with Johan Giraldo’s local-led tour, seeing colorful street art, city views, and the famous outdoor escalators. The 2.5-hour outing is capped at 10 people, costs $24, and returns to its starting point.

“It's an awesome tour. Joe is so knowledgeable about the area and the art. The vibe in this area is so energizing.”

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Coffee Farm and Salento Walking Tour - Reaching the farm from four pickup towns
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Coffee Farm and Salento Walking Tour

12.Coffee Farm and Salento Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 47 reviews · 5 hours (approx.) · from $88

Spend about four hours at Luger, a traditional coffee farm with a century of history, planting seedlings, picking cherries, and seeing roasting and grinding. Then walk Salento for an hour with a local guide such as Pedro. Private transport, coffee tasting, insurance, and hotel pickup are included, but lunch is not.

“We had a wonderful trip. Our guide David was informative, kind, knowledgeable, and a great communicator. We asked to change our tour date at the last minute due to an injury, and the tour company and guide were very accommodating. Highly recommended.”

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Bogota Walking Tour Teusaquillo a different part of the city - From the National Museum to Bavaria Central Park
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Bogota Walking Tour Teusaquillo, a different part of the city

13.Bogota Walking Tour Teusaquillo, a different part of the city

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 41 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $28

Walk from Museo Nacional through Teusaquillo to Parkway in about two and a half hours. With a Condor Tours guide, you’ll connect Colombia’s political past to former beer factories, striking homes, street art, 1950s architecture, coffee, and craft beer. Daniel may lead the walk, though guide assignments can vary.

“A neighborhood that feels like you're elsewhere. Daniel was so knowledgeable about not only the sights, but also the political and sociocultural significance of this neighborhood. Skip a museum and do this tour instead!”

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Walking tour downtown Medellín - Palace Nacional and the Vera Cruz Church
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Walking tour downtown Medellín

14.Walking tour downtown Medellín

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 39 reviews · 3 to 4 hours (approx.) · from $35

Walk from El Poblado into central Medellín with a guide such as Oscar, visiting La Alpujarra, Plaza Botero, historic churches, plazas, and the Palace of Culture. The three to four hour tour is limited to eight people and includes salpicón, while coffee is purchased separately.

“My friend and I both really enjoyed this tour - we did it on our first full day in Medellin. Oscar was our guide and he was kind and informative. The instructions he gave us to find him were the best I've ever received from a tour guide! (thank you!) The pace was great and the length of time was "just right". Highly recommend!”

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Santa Marta: Guided Walking Food Experience - Starting at the public market
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Santa Marta: Guided Walking Food Experience

15.Guided Walking Food Experience

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 33 reviews · 4 hours · from $54

Spend four hours with an English- or Spanish-speaking local guide exploring Santa Marta’s historic center, public market, waterfront, and food stalls. You’ll visit seven venues, taste fruit, juices, cayeye, arepas de huevo, coffee, and more, then make an arepa de huevo at a local kiosk. Guides may include Alvaro, Alberto, or Javier.

“Tried all the fruits and food i wouldn’t have thought to order for myself. Walking through local markets and learning about the culture and history with Alvaro. I usually finish my food but by the last meal I had to take it home. 4 hours and fruit, food, coffee and juices”

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★ 4.8Private Salt Cathedral Mine and Walking TourFrom $1693 reviews
★ 4.7Walking Tour with Cable Car and Botero PlazaFrom $796 reviews
★ 4.9Gabriel García Márquez Private Walking Tour12 reviews
★ 4.3Free Walking Tour Bogotá: Arte, Historia y CaféFrom $147 reviews
★ 3.9Complete Walking Tour in Bogota’s DowntownFrom $256 reviews
★ 5.0Coffee Farm and Salento Walking TourFrom $933 reviews
★ 5.0Street Food Walking TourFrom $505 reviews
★ 4.8Shared Walking Tour of the Colonial Old TownFrom $113 reviews
★ 5.0Private Walking Tour with German or Italian Guide4 reviews
★ 4.9Walking tour of the historic centerFrom $3718 reviews
★ 4.4Candelaria Unveiled: Cool-tural Heritage Walking TourFrom $166 reviews
★ 4.6Fruit Market Walking Tour with TastingsFrom $647 reviews
★ 5.0Walking Tour of the 11 Neighborhoods of Commune 20From $6510 reviews
★ 5.0Private Candelaria Walking Tour and Gold MuseumFrom $7517 reviews
★ 5.0Private Candelaria Walking Tour with Gold MuseumFrom $6311 reviews

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