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Cartagena : Private freedom tour in Palenque
Cartagena, Caribbean Coast, Colombia
$312.00
This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after
they redeem the gift voucher.
Overview
Cartagena showcases the Afro-descendant community's profound influence on music and dance, reflecting their rich legacy in Colombia. The tour includes a visit to Palenque, the first free town in the Americas since 1713.
- 🎶 Interact with representatives of the Afro-descendant community while listening to their living history.
- 💃 Participate in a music and dance show where you will also be the protagonist.
- 🍽️ Savor the delights of Palenque gastronomy as part of your cultural immersion.
- 🌍 Recognized as oral and intangible heritage of humanity by UNESCO in 2005 for preserving their African roots, including language, religious rites, traditional medicine, music, and dance.
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The experience offers several options. This price includes:
If you are 4 to 15 people
Private tour
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Pickup included
Private tour
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Pickup included
Tour guide
Language: English
Human tour guide
The experience offers several options, check yours above
- Music Show
- Bottled water
- Typical lunch of palenque (Rice with coconut and fish in widow) served in its native form.
- Private transportation
- Gratuities
- What is not indicated is not included.
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San Basilio De PalenqueWe will pick you up at your hotel and we will travel 65km for 1 hour and a half to reach Palenque de Benkos. Upon arrival in Palenque we will have a talk about its history and culture at the home of our host and local guide. And a summary of the visits that will be made during the guided tour.
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San Basilio De PalenqueWe will take a tour of the town of Palenque visiting the monuments, the houses of the most representative characters and interacting with them in their day-to-day life. To learn more about the language, everyday life, and African culture of this unique place in Latin America.
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Monumento a Benkos BiohoWe will visit the monument of Pricipe Benkos in which we will talk about his history, birth, death and how he organized the Palenque de San Basilio so that even today we can visit it and enjoy its ancestral culture.
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San Basilio De PalenqueAfter finishing our walk through the town, we will visit the house of the palanquera culture where the locals will delight us with music and dance, to learn about their African roots from the very heart of Africa, the drum. There you will be able to join in dance or music and participate in musical cultural expression.
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San Basilio De PalenqueFinally, we will delight our palate with the palanquera gastronomy as they used to eat, using the utensils that they used to use and that are still part of their day to day. And you can participate if you want in the preparation of it (you must request it in advance)
If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
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Cartagena : Private freedom tour in Palenque
Cartagena, Caribbean Coast, Colombia
$312.00
This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after
they redeem the gift voucher.
How it works?
01
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You choose from 10,000+ experience gifts
02
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We deliver the eVoucher or the Physical box to the recipient
03
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Recipient books the experience and creates unforgettable memories!