Valerie saw on TripAdvisor that the #1 rated attraction in Cartagena was the Segway tour. I’ve wanted to take a Segway tour for quite a while, but the exorbitant cost had consistently driven me away. Luckily, like most things in Colombia, the Segway tour cost much less than than state-side tours (although still expensive in Colombian terms). Our guide Jairo took us on a 1.5 hour personal tour of the old city. It was a little scary at times riding the Segway along the cracking city walls and potholed streets, but it allowed us to see the old city in much less time with much less walking. However, rushing though the streets on a Segway, you miss some of the character of the old city. Vendors are less likely to approach you and cars are less likely to hit you (although they still honk their horns).

After the tour, we headed to a local restaurant that Jairo recommended called La Mulata. We ate a typical, tasty, and inexpensive Cartagenan meal including fruit juice. After lunch, we visited some of the nearby souvenir shops and looked at Colombian emeralds, trinkets, and coffee (but not buying any) before heading back to the ship.