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The Zenú Weaving Tour, a quilt of stories and memory.

Location Cartagena, Caribbean Coast, Colombia
$318.00
This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after they redeem the gift voucher.

Overview

Starting from the Zenú Gold Museum in the walled city of Cartagena, you will learn directly about the Zenú gold, the history, and ancient farming techniques from local Zenú guides. Then, you will take private transportation to the Zenú workshop in the '20 de Julio' neighborhood, where a group of Cartagena's Zenú women live. There, you will meet local artisans responsible for creating masterpieces like the emblematic Colombian symbol, the sombrero Vueltiao . In their workshop, they will teach you some of their weaving techniques preserved for over 3,000 years.

The experience offers several options. This price includes:

Weaving Tour in English
Bilingual guide or traslator
Tour guide
Language: English
Human tour guide

The experience offers several options, check yours above
  • Transport by air-conditioned minivan
  • Snacks
  • Local indigenous guide
  • Workshop with the indigenous women
  • Bottled water
  • Hotel pick-up

Meeting point
The tour starts at the: Museo del Oro, a wonderfull museum in the center of the walled city, there you will meet with the local guide.
Return details
This tour has no end point, it can end wherever it suits you.

  • Museo del Oro
    This tour starts visiting this great museum, that preserves Zenú history trough the centuries.
  • Most of the Zenu indigenous community of Cartagena lives in this neighborhood, here is the NINHA workshop, after a brief climb you will have the entire workshop together with the women of this project

  • Service animals allowed
  • Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • For the workshop there is a small walk uphill for this reason is not recommended for people with walking difficulties.
  • Not wheelchair accessible.
  • Please bring confortable shoes and use sunscreen
  • Our experiences at Cartagena Insider always include a donation to Fem Colombia, a local nonprofit that for years has helped Afro-descendants and indigenous communities secure land rights.
  • For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
  • This experience requires good weather.
    If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
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    The Zenú Weaving Tour, a quilt of stories and memory.

    Location Cartagena, Caribbean Coast, Colombia
    $318.00
    This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after they redeem the gift voucher.
    How it works?
    01 You choose from 10,000+ experience gifts
    02 We deliver the eVoucher or the Physical box to the recipient
    03 Recipient books the experience and creates unforgettable memories!
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