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Experience at the First Free Slave Village of Palenque

By Black Travel Tours
Free cancellation available
Price is RM 508 per adult
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Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 8h 20m
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup
  • Multiple languages
Overview

This tour will be a great adventure full of teachings and experiences where we will live and learn about the history of the first free town of slaves in Latin America where we will carry out a variety of activities and tours to appreciate the likeness of our slave ancestors, there will be fun, native music and entertainment, delicious food, we will share with locals, nationals and internationals
We will visit exciting, emblematic and unique places where we will taste a delicious typical lunch as well as medicines from the past that have continued to endure over time
This will be a multicultural experience where everything we have experienced will be captured in the history of our lives
For this and much more you should not miss attending this magical and wonderful place called San Basilio de Palenque

Activity location

  • Cartagena
    • Cartagena, Colombia

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Monumento Torre del Reloj
    • 130001, Cartagena de Indias, Bolívar, Colombia

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Experience at the First Free Slave Village of Palenque
  • Activity duration is 8 hours and 20 minutes8h 20m
    8h 20m
  • English

Pickup included

Starting time: 8:00
Price details
RM 508.12 x 1 AdultRM 508.12
Total
Price is RM 508.12

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedBottled water
  • What's includedWhat's includedLunch
  • What's includedWhat's includedAir-conditioned vehicle
  • What's includedWhat's includedGuide
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedAncestral medicines

Know before you book

  • Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
  • Not recommended for pregnant travelers
  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Activity itinerary

Cartagena
  • 2h
We will pick people up an hour before from 7:00 am and we will make a trip of approximately one hour from the city of Cartagena to our first free town in Latin America called Palenque and we will begin our great adventure.
San Basilio De Palenque
  • 1h
Upon arrival at the town we will take a tour of the most emblematic sites of Palenque
Monumento a Benkos Bioho
  • 20m
We will arrive at the monument of this great leader and anti-slavery activist where we will listen to a historical review of his life and legacy. We will be here for approximately 20 minutes and take photos for the memory.
San Basilio de Palenque
  • 20m
We will arrive at the square of the renowned boxer Antonio Cervantes, better known as Kid Pambele, who was recognized worldwide as the best junior welterweight of all time. We will listen to a historical review and take photos for the memory.
San Basilio de Palenque
  • 1h
We will arrive at a magical and wonderful place where we will find ancestral and healing medicines for every occasion where we will appreciate all the mystical history of this place.
Tienda Depósito SIMANKONGO
  • 1h
In the House of Instruments we will appreciate life through music This cultural institution promotes, disseminates and rescues the cultural values and customs of the people
San Basilio De Palenque
  • 20m
We will take a tour of the murals and graffiti throughout the town where you can take photos as a souvenir.
San Basilio De Palenque
  • 20m
We will arrive at the emblematic letters of Palenque to take photos for the memory
Restaurante el sazón de la negra
  • 1h
In our restaurant La Negra we will enjoy a delicious typical lunch with the unique and magical flavors that this great place has.
Cartagena
  • 1h
We return again to our accommodation in the city of Cartagena and end our excursion.

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESCartagena
    • Cartagena, Colombia

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLEMonumento Torre del Reloj
    • 130001, Cartagena de Indias, Bolívar, Colombia

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