Walk in San Basilio de Palenque , the first free people in america , allowing to know their history, customs and cuisine, visiting the monument Benkos Bioho, black African brought from Guinea, leading the freedom of this people , then we headed to the Culture House of the community but before learn some words in Palenquero language
, continuing with a visit to the monument of Antonio Cervantes (Kid Pambelé), famous representative of boxing Colombian and twice world champion walter junior and later visit the herbs medicine spot and after this enjoy a local deliciuos lunch made by the native people and feel the rhythm of music with cultural and artistic development.
Departure time: 8;00
Arrival time: 14:00-14:30
Posted By : Amercruiser
What a great tour. Catherine was our guide to Palenque and Sophia did the local history tour part. The history of the village was explained and the walking tour was well done. The stops in the village with the explanations were great and the people we met we friendly. Lunch was out of this world.
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Posted On : 2023-09-23 12:40:33 
Posted By : giuliacA8534HW
Out guides Catherine and Sofia were fantastic, telling us about Palenque’s history and culture. A very worthwile experience. Highly recommended!
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Posted On : 2023-09-11 12:43:14
Posted By : Travel572723
This tour is a must. Cesar (our tour guide) was funny, informative, and considerate. Whatever we needed during the tour, we got (water, shelter from the sun, food—all of it). We got picked up in a spacious and air conditioned van, and on the way to Palenque, Cesar told us about the city and had amazing food and nightlife recommendations for the rest of our time in Cartagena).
Once we got to Palenque, we were met by a tour guide from the town who shared so much about the history, the culture, the music, the food, and their affinity to boxing. We saw a group of young folks perform a few traditional dances, picked up some souvenirs, walked around the town, met an elder who makes candy and pastries (the SWEETEST older auntie who had a few samples for us), and got a quick boxing lesson. Also—food was AMAZING (fish was delicious). Overall, everyone we met was incredibly welcoming and kind. 10/10 recommend this experience.
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Posted On : 2023-08-15 14:41:08
Posted By : Dp_One7
Excellent and informative tour. It really shows the strength of the African diaspora. And very delicious food, best I had in Colombia so far.
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Posted On : 2023-07-14 12:14:28
Posted By : JemalJ2
I don’t think my experience could’ve been any better. Katherine was excellent, very engaging, and knowledgeable guide
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Posted On : 2023-06-01 14:03:11
Posted By : bonniej936
Ruberta the candy lady and sitting with her in her own backyard. Also outstanding was Sophia our Palanque guide. And our excellent guide Catherine was so incredibly wonderful that we will request her for any future tours. And the dancers. Wow.
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Posted On : 2023-05-24 15:41:31
Posted By : 777marandaw
The guides were personable and knowledgeable. The home cooked meal was EXCELLENT. We started late though
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Posted On : 2023-05-14 13:41:10
Posted By : ebonieh480
This tour was amazing. The heritage learned was worth it. The food OMG! delicious. The village really showed out!! Thank you to Peace Travel Tours for the wonderful experience. It’s a must do when your in Cartagena.
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Posted On : 2023-03-19 10:46:32
Posted By : 618niaw
This was so amazing, I truly appreciate this experience. The tour guide was very knowledgeable and relatable. They were very nice and accommodating. It was a great lesson especially as a black woman and seeing people in South America cherish their black roots and our ancestors. The food was the best food and so was the lemonade. This was honestly the best part of my trip. The performances were also amazing!
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Posted On : 2023-03-18 17:17:06
Posted By : Ingrid P
The tour guide was extremely knowledgeable and Inlearned more about the history of slavery in one day than an entire k-12 education afforded me. What an amazing story of personal strength and the value of community. It was truly inspiring. I would have preferred if the price was lower or the tips included because there were so many stops with tip requests and it felt a little uncomfortable as I was not equipped to pay this extra. I would have preferred to be told that a percentage of the proceeds went directly to the dancers, musicians, athletes, medicine man and cook.
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Posted On : 2023-03-11 21:12:56
