Gabriel García Márquez Private Literary Walking Tour
Walk along the colourful streets that inspired legendary author Gabriel García Márquez (Gabo) on this one-of-a-kind tour. Experience a side of Cartagena you’ve never seen before as your private guide takes you from museum to theatre to mausoleum, visiting homes where Gabo lived, specific locations referenced in his writing, and even the resting place of his ashes.
Highlights
- ✓Take a tour focused on Colombian author Gabriel García Márquez
- ✓Receive a bracelet that you can use to get discounts at local spots
- ✓Get picked up from your Cartagena hotel
- ✓Avoid crowds on this private tour
What you'll see & do
- ✓We will start our tour in the square with the monument to Cervantes Saavedra, where we will learn about different legends of the Colombian Caribbean, in addition, we will introduce anecdotes from one of the most influential writers of the 20th century, “Gabo”, as Gabriel García Márquez who is affectionately known.
- ✓We will continue to Palito de Caucho, where you can try a Cartagena delicacy. What will it be? We continue the tour to learn about the biography of the most important journalist and author in Colombia.
- ✓The moment Gabo decides to be a writer is discussed and about the book "La Hojarasca" or “Leaf Storm”. Some Cartagena legends are told too.
- ✓We will meet the inspiration location for "Love in the time of cholera" and the "General in his Labyrinth" books of Gabo.
- ✓We are going to talk about the importance of the Hotel Santa Clara in Gabo's works, as well as other institutions that we find there. As well as legends and anecdotes of Gabriel García Marquez.
- ✓We will pass by the Museum of the "Colegio de la Presentación" and Calle del Estanco del Aguardiente where the anecdotes of Gabo's life will come to life.
- ✓We will visit the place that is clearly referenced in Gabo's work. The historic location also houses great works by Enrique Grau (Gabo's friend) and Luis Vincens. There are few times in which the Theater and its activities are mentioned in "Love in the Time of Cholera" and "Diatribe of love against a seated man".
- ✓We will be able to know the place where part of Gabo's ashes lie and a tribute is made to his life.
- ✓We will pass by the University of Cartagena (anecdotes) and Calle del Tablon, where is indicated a house as the most important of the contemporary poet that the city has had: Luis Carlos López, better known as "El tuerto López", alluding to strabismus of the right eye. Brother of Domingo López Escauriaza, founder of a famous newspaper El Universal, Gabo met Tuerto in that newsroom and although they did not have a close relationship, in the writer's memoirs it is evidenced that he was a character who had a powerful impact on him due to his particular way of seeing life.
- ✓This is the right street to invoke the facts that twist the destiny of Sierva María of "De todos Los Angeles" and at the same time make love born in “Del Amor y Otros Demonios”. An anecdote in the American Ice Cream Shop that existed on this street.
- ✓"El Mesón de Don Sancho". The most elegant restaurant and home service in Cartagena that appears portrayed for humanity in Gabo's works "Love in the time of cholera" and "Diatribe of love against a seated man".
- ✓Here we close our magical tour talking about the relationship of Gabriel García Márquez with the artist Alejandro Obregón.
What's included
- ✓Tour guide
- ✓Bottled water
- ✓Bracelet of discounts and benefits with allies
Good to know
Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Public transportation options are available nearby
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Travelers should have a high level of physical fitness
The pickup point would be coordinated by means of a message from the platform or through WhatsApp one day before the scheduled tour. We will go to the previously arranged pickup point and we will give you the instructions through the message from the platform or WhatsApp. If there are hotels that are not within the indicated area but are close to the Historic Center of the city, we can also arrange the pick-up. It's a matter of coordinating! :)
Cancellation policy
- •A full refund will apply if you cancel more than 24 hours before the activity start time.
- •No refund is possible if you cancel less than 24 hours before the activity start time.
Gabriel García Márquez Private Literary Walking Tour
Walk along the colourful streets that inspired legendary author Gabriel García Márquez (Gabo) on this one-of-a-kind tour. Experience a side of Cartagena you’ve never seen before as your private guide takes you from museum to theatre to mausoleum, visiting homes where Gabo lived, specific locations referenced in his writing, and even the resting place of his ashes.
Highlights
- ✓Take a tour focused on Colombian author Gabriel García Márquez
- ✓Receive a bracelet that you can use to get discounts at local spots
- ✓Get picked up from your Cartagena hotel
- ✓Avoid crowds on this private tour
What you'll see & do
- ✓We will start our tour in the square with the monument to Cervantes Saavedra, where we will learn about different legends of the Colombian Caribbean, in addition, we will introduce anecdotes from one of the most influential writers of the 20th century, “Gabo”, as Gabriel García Márquez who is affectionately known.
- ✓We will continue to Palito de Caucho, where you can try a Cartagena delicacy. What will it be? We continue the tour to learn about the biography of the most important journalist and author in Colombia.
- ✓The moment Gabo decides to be a writer is discussed and about the book "La Hojarasca" or “Leaf Storm”. Some Cartagena legends are told too.
- ✓We will meet the inspiration location for "Love in the time of cholera" and the "General in his Labyrinth" books of Gabo.
- ✓We are going to talk about the importance of the Hotel Santa Clara in Gabo's works, as well as other institutions that we find there. As well as legends and anecdotes of Gabriel García Marquez.
- ✓We will pass by the Museum of the "Colegio de la Presentación" and Calle del Estanco del Aguardiente where the anecdotes of Gabo's life will come to life.
- ✓We will visit the place that is clearly referenced in Gabo's work. The historic location also houses great works by Enrique Grau (Gabo's friend) and Luis Vincens. There are few times in which the Theater and its activities are mentioned in "Love in the Time of Cholera" and "Diatribe of love against a seated man".
- ✓We will be able to know the place where part of Gabo's ashes lie and a tribute is made to his life.
- ✓We will pass by the University of Cartagena (anecdotes) and Calle del Tablon, where is indicated a house as the most important of the contemporary poet that the city has had: Luis Carlos López, better known as "El tuerto López", alluding to strabismus of the right eye. Brother of Domingo López Escauriaza, founder of a famous newspaper El Universal, Gabo met Tuerto in that newsroom and although they did not have a close relationship, in the writer's memoirs it is evidenced that he was a character who had a powerful impact on him due to his particular way of seeing life.
- ✓This is the right street to invoke the facts that twist the destiny of Sierva María of "De todos Los Angeles" and at the same time make love born in “Del Amor y Otros Demonios”. An anecdote in the American Ice Cream Shop that existed on this street.
- ✓"El Mesón de Don Sancho". The most elegant restaurant and home service in Cartagena that appears portrayed for humanity in Gabo's works "Love in the time of cholera" and "Diatribe of love against a seated man".
- ✓Here we close our magical tour talking about the relationship of Gabriel García Márquez with the artist Alejandro Obregón.
What's included
- ✓Tour guide
- ✓Bottled water
- ✓Bracelet of discounts and benefits with allies
Good to know
Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Public transportation options are available nearby
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Travelers should have a high level of physical fitness
The pickup point would be coordinated by means of a message from the platform or through WhatsApp one day before the scheduled tour. We will go to the previously arranged pickup point and we will give you the instructions through the message from the platform or WhatsApp. If there are hotels that are not within the indicated area but are close to the Historic Center of the city, we can also arrange the pick-up. It's a matter of coordinating! :)
Cancellation policy
- •A full refund will apply if you cancel more than 24 hours before the activity start time.
- •No refund is possible if you cancel less than 24 hours before the activity start time.