Touring with Julie was exceptional - My wife and I had an exceptional historical tour of Cartagena with Julie. She is a wonderful person, who knows all about Cartagena and it’s history. We were picked up promptly at our hotel at 9 AM in a private car with Julie. Fernando was our driver. Our first stop, was the monastery on top of a hill that overlooks all of Cartagena. The views were astonishing. She reviewed the history of this 400 year, old monastery, and an overview of the history of Cartagena and Columbia. The next stop was the fortress. She gave the history of the fortress and some of the many battles that occurred in this area. The next part of the tour was walking around Getsemani. This area is beautiful and has beautiful murals and paintings on the walls and alleyways. We made a few stops at street food vendors. All of them were amazingly good. My favorites were the grilled chorizo, sausage and beer, and the fresh made ceviche. Delicious!!! The next top was old city, or the walled city. Julie is well known in Cartagena. She explained the historical spots and we chatted with street vendors and artists. We went to many of the town squares and even took a picture with Monumento a Gertrude. We also made a stop at “Emerald King” jewelry shop. We actually bought some beautiful jewelry at a fantastic price. Julie made many recommendations on places to eat and places to see on our trip. We actually stopped and made a dinner reservation for Tuesday night at a very nice restaurant. Julie provided a lot of insight on safety in the city and how to deal with the street vendors. (I feel very safe and in Cartagena) At the end of the tour, Julie had Fernando picked us up, and he drove us back to our hotel. This was the perfect tour for Doreen and I on our second day in Cartagena. I highly recommend this trip for everybody. Enjoy!!!

Excellent knowledge of history and speaks exceptional English. - We hired Julie for two different days. On the first day we were driven around Cartagena to see La Popa, and other sites. She took us to the huge food market and had us try about five fruits native to the area and then we had a fish dinner there. The second day she took us to Palenque, the village where enslaved Africans ran to, where we met the 4th and 5th generation descendants who educated us about their history and lives today. Julie spoke excellent English and was well informed about her city. I highly recommend her for any size group. She even recommended a lovely jewelry store, Emerald King.

Excellent tour - Our group had two tours with Julie while we were vising Cartagena. Julie provided excellent transportation, snacks and water, and she provided excellent information about Cartagena. Julie was flexible with the tours and let our group make some changes to accommodate our groups wishes. She had endless knowledge about the city and surrounding area. We were a mainly English speaking group and she is very fluent. But most important, Julie is fun. She educated and entertained us on the whole tour. My husband and I both had tours with Julie several years ago, and she has only gotten better.

Wonderful Cartagena Guide - We really enjoyed our tour with Julie and strongly recommend her. She was friendly, knowledgeable, and great story teller. By the end, we had learned a lot about Cartagena's history and culture and we felt like we had been friends with her for years. I traveled with my two daughters in their 20's (they speak Spanish) and a friend who mostly speaks English and Julie did a great job managing the two languages so that everyone could understand.

Excellent! - An excellent tour guide…knowledgeable, warm, friendly, open to suggestions, beautiful disposition. We loved our tour and the attention that she paid to historical, cultural and artistic detail. We highly recommend Julie to anyone interested in discovering the beauty of Cartegena.