15 Best Palenque Tours

“There aren’t enough words to describe how it feels being in the village of Palenque. While there, I learned so much more about the African diaspora. From seeing the youth performing traditional dances at the music school, to listening to the medicine men describe their…”

“Our visit to San Basilio de Palenque with Travel Palenque's Ronal and driver Harrol was absolutely a wonderful and educational experience. Visiting a unique inland enriched village with very informative natives themselves, helped us connect the dots of history as a whole. Overall, the trip…”

“Sofia was an excellent host. She speaks English and I appreciated her willingness to translate during the tour. She taught us a lot about the history of palenque. We experienced drums, dance, and tour which included viewing a historical home, Candy making, natural medicine &…”

“The Palenque tour experience exceeded my expectations. From the moment we arrived at the meeting point, we were warmly welcomed by our guide, who delved deeply into the rich history and story of the Palenque people. Learning about the language, experiencing the strong sense of…”

“We had an amazing experience on our Palenque tour with Roiman. From start to finish, he was knowledgeable, engaging, and incredibly passionate about the history and culture of the area. He explained everything in a way that was easy to understand while still being rich…”

“The tour was amazing. The transportation needs improvement. Due to the heat and the capacity of people we were basically on top of each other with the air conditioner not putting out enough cool air to compensate for the heat and body heat.”

“Interesting cultural and historical tour. Didn't realize so many boxers came from Palenque. Definitely worth a trip outside Cartagena.”

“This is possibly the best tour I've ever taken. I think everyone who is part of the Black diaspora should go here to really feel how connected we all still are. It was just so affirming and honestly felt like home. I cannot wait to…”

“Honestly this combines two experiences that are fun and interesting on their own into one experience. Our guide picked us up from the hotel and did a wonderful job explaining the significance and interesting information about both the mud volcano and Palenque, and the food…”

“The trip was very informative and gave an in depth look into the Palenque community. It was great to see how the community was able to retain a lot of the African culture that one will see in the main land of Africa today. It…”

“It was a great educational experience. There was more depth to the tour than we expected.. Our tour guide was well known to many of the people in the town. We were able to interact with several residents.”

“The oral history and walking the community was a learning experience for my 16 years old grandson and me.”

“Roiman, yenedith & Manuel were wonderful. Roiman was very informative and we enjoyed learning about the Palenque culture & company. The company was very hospitable.”

“Definitely Recommend! The BEST tour! The tour guide was Great in communicating & in giving the history of the Village”

“Vincent was a great and I formative guide. His cheeky humour and deep knowledge made this a wonderful experience — informative and fun.”