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Quality Guided Tours - Private Tour Guides in Cartagena (Spain) - Shore Excursions is a company developed by two sibling now stablished in Cartagena (Spain): Ana & Jordi Linares. We started our company offering the best private tours and shore excursions 10 years ago in Valencia and now we are in Cartagena (Spain) and also available in Alicante, Elche, Benidorm, Murcia, etc. . Private tours: gastronomy, heritage, history, cooking. The best local experience!
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Bayoungs
Marietta, GA4 contributions
Nov 2023 • Friends
So much fun, so much History! The Roman ruins were amazing. Everything they showed us was so interesting. Took us to the best places in Cartagena. 100% recommended!
Written 25 November 2023
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mjjohnson4
Leeds, UK6 contributions
Jordi was fantastic.
Full of information and historical details which was great.
It was clear he had a real passion for the area, and Cartagena in particular.
We would recommend Jordi 100%
Full of information and historical details which was great.
It was clear he had a real passion for the area, and Cartagena in particular.
We would recommend Jordi 100%
Written 25 August 2023
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Flo M
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May 2023 • Friends
Jordi was an amazing guide! We were 6 people and were driven and guided by Jordi. The mini van was exceptional. We saw Punic walls, beach area, and so much more. Everyone loved him and the tour. Very professional and knowledgeable. One of the best 4 hours we have had on our trip!! Many thanks to Jordi for making our visit to Cartagena so memorable!
Written 7 May 2023
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Curious789532
Hola!! It was also my pleasure to share my lovely city with your group!!
We really appreciate your comment so we can keep growing and improving our services!!
Written 24 May 2023
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Ukoneuk
UK201 contributions
Apr 2023
I booked the Cartagena walking tour for 2 people via Trip Adviser. The tour confirmation was through Viator and the operator was to be Quality Guided Tours.
I contacted Quality Guided Tours via email as I was nervous about the meeting place, (we were on a cruise ship and I have had difficulty finding the meeting places in the past). They were very prompt to reply and assured me that the meeting spot was very easy to find from the cruise ship and a little map. It is very easy to find, you walk straight past Mare Nostrum on the right hand side as you walk up the pier from the cruise ship. We had confirmation on the day we left the UK about the tour taking place, ( the Sunday). We were then aboard the cruise ship with no mobile connection. Luckily as we sailed past Gibraltar on the Wednesday I picked up a mobile signal and downloaded emails. The tour had been cancelled for the next day! The money was refunded immediately. So we were left with nothing booked and made our own way around the city. As it happened it wasnt a real issue. The highlights can easily be found on your own. Although we never did find the entrance to the Roman theater, but viewed from outside. Im writing this solely for others that might be visiting on a cruise ship. Dont worry if the tour is cancelled you can easily walk from the cruise terminal right into the city and enjoy the culture
I contacted Quality Guided Tours via email as I was nervous about the meeting place, (we were on a cruise ship and I have had difficulty finding the meeting places in the past). They were very prompt to reply and assured me that the meeting spot was very easy to find from the cruise ship and a little map. It is very easy to find, you walk straight past Mare Nostrum on the right hand side as you walk up the pier from the cruise ship. We had confirmation on the day we left the UK about the tour taking place, ( the Sunday). We were then aboard the cruise ship with no mobile connection. Luckily as we sailed past Gibraltar on the Wednesday I picked up a mobile signal and downloaded emails. The tour had been cancelled for the next day! The money was refunded immediately. So we were left with nothing booked and made our own way around the city. As it happened it wasnt a real issue. The highlights can easily be found on your own. Although we never did find the entrance to the Roman theater, but viewed from outside. Im writing this solely for others that might be visiting on a cruise ship. Dont worry if the tour is cancelled you can easily walk from the cruise terminal right into the city and enjoy the culture
Written 7 May 2023
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Curious789532
Hi!! We feel un-happy to read this, however the tour you booked required a min of passengers that we didn´t get, so that´s why we cancel it.
The Roman theater entrance is hiden so that´s why you found it difficult to find it.... We hope you enjoyed Cartagena!!
Written 24 May 2023
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Lee
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Feb 2023 • Family
brilliant tour would highly recommend. Bruno was great, learnt lots of history about cartegena. Thumbs up from family of 5
Written 25 February 2023
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Curious789532
Thanks!! It was our pleasure to show the best of our historical city of Cartgane (SPain)
Written 27 February 2023
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Nashville4263
Nashville, TN49 contributions
We had a wonderful time with Jordi, who gave us an informative, lively and perfectly-timed walking tour. He is the consummate professional with excellent English. Before we wrapped up the walking tour, he recommended great places to eat tapas, drink wine and have the best coffee in town.
Written 30 September 2022
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Jamie S
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Jul 2022
Daniel was an amazing tour guide. We are inquisitive and love history, and Daniel had tons of interesting information to share about Cartagena. We were very interested to learn about little details like patched bullet holes in the city hall building left from world war 2, and how to identify roman ruins vs. muslim ruins vs. christian ruins. Daniel described things that we never could have learned from reading plaques or researching online. He answered every question we asked (which were many!).
Even though the tour was 4 hours, it flew by.
The tour covered every place that I wanted to see: the roman theater, calle mayor, the plaza, a restored roman house, and more.
Daniel was sensitive to the needs of our 10-year-old child, and gave us all the time we wanted for breaks to cool down in the hot July sun. Daniel even recommended a couple restaurants in Cartagena that were great, AND he called and made a reservation for our group of 7 ahead of time. The table was waiting for us when we arrived. Thank you for an amazing experience that we will never forget.
Even though the tour was 4 hours, it flew by.
The tour covered every place that I wanted to see: the roman theater, calle mayor, the plaza, a restored roman house, and more.
Daniel was sensitive to the needs of our 10-year-old child, and gave us all the time we wanted for breaks to cool down in the hot July sun. Daniel even recommended a couple restaurants in Cartagena that were great, AND he called and made a reservation for our group of 7 ahead of time. The table was waiting for us when we arrived. Thank you for an amazing experience that we will never forget.
Written 19 July 2022
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Curious789532
Thanks so much for such a wonderful review!! Daniel is a great guide that we are happy to have with us!!
We are really glad you and your family enjoyed the experience!!
Written 30 July 2022
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jenztrips
Plantation, FL42 contributions
Ana was our guide through Cartagena. Despite the rainy weather, she ensured that the day was fun and informative. Ana is extremely knowledgeable about her city and it’s Roman history. She took us for a fun local coffee at a beautiful cafe and gave us an excellent lunch recommendation at the end of our tour. It is easy to see how much she loves what she does! I would highly recommend Ana and this tour for anyone looking to explore Cartagena’s Roman roots.
Written 19 May 2022
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Shawnino
Halifax, Canada175 contributions
Nov 2019
The meeting place was easy to find and Ana was a few minutes early. She whisked us away in her comfortable minivan for a day comparing and contrasting Cartagena and Murcia.Ana is warm and knowledgeable and packed a lot into our day. Best might have been the interpretive centre for the ruins of Cartagena and the walk through the pedestrian part of Murcia.
Ana's English is clean and rich; she lived awhile in York in the UK.
I was in a wheelchair rehabbing a broken leg, and it was obvious that Ana knew how to adapt the tour for people with mobility issues. She made sure the places she chose wer accessible and it was one of our best shore excursions on the whole cruise. Highly recommended.
Ana's English is clean and rich; she lived awhile in York in the UK.
I was in a wheelchair rehabbing a broken leg, and it was obvious that Ana knew how to adapt the tour for people with mobility issues. She made sure the places she chose wer accessible and it was one of our best shore excursions on the whole cruise. Highly recommended.
Written 25 December 2019
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Curious789532
Dear friend,
Many thanks for your opinion. Was a great day!. You are very polite and it's easy for me to work hard with such nice party.
Best regards from Cartagena!
Ana & Jordi Linares
Written 20 January 2020
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Anthony F
London, Canada646 contributions
Nov 2019
Having been numerous times in Cartagena on cruises we wanted to do something different than just exploring the town on our own so I contacted Quality Guided Tours with whom we have toured before on a tour to Murcia and soon Jordi and Ana had us set up for this tour a few months ahead of our visit . I had formed a group of 10 people and we met our guide Ula Jimenez at the meeting place near the ship. Ula took us to 3 different locations and ordered the wine and Tapas for us . Some of these Tapas we would not have know as tourists to order but they were all very good and so was the wine . Ula also told us a few things about the city in very good English.
Everything was perfect exept for that in a couple of the places it was so busy that there were either no seats for us and it took a little while before we could be taken care of in the one location who I believe should have been told ahead of time that we were arriving .
All by all we were very pleased with the tour , the guide and the quality of the Tapas . We specially loved the final special Cartagena coffee , milk , liquor final drink of the day . I highly recommend Quality Guided Tours for any of their tours after now a couple of experiences.
Everything was perfect exept for that in a couple of the places it was so busy that there were either no seats for us and it took a little while before we could be taken care of in the one location who I believe should have been told ahead of time that we were arriving .
All by all we were very pleased with the tour , the guide and the quality of the Tapas . We specially loved the final special Cartagena coffee , milk , liquor final drink of the day . I highly recommend Quality Guided Tours for any of their tours after now a couple of experiences.
Written 21 November 2019
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Curious789532
Dear Anthony,
Many thanks for your feedback and trusting in our private services. Was a pleasure to guide your groups and Ula enjoyed your sense of humor. We work hard offering the best experiences.
Hope to see you again in other city, Alicante, why not?.
Best regards. Ula, Ana, Jordi, Dani, Sergio, Alisa y Emilio
Written 20 January 2020
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wrjseisen
Houston, TX169 contributions
Posted this on the 4hr walking tour of Cartagena. Wondering how large the group would be and our cruise ship doesn’t arrive till 9 so if would be after that before we could get off.
Jordi Linares
Valencia, Spain129 contributions
The large of the tour is written in the description, aprox 25 pax per tour, but we are always 10-15 people. If the ship arrive after 9h we will wait for the ship 9.15h aprox (we will wait for the passangers because is a shore excursion for the ship). Hope to see you!
VeRoGY
Yerba Buena, Argentina1 contribution
Buenas tardes. Necesito conocer $, horarios y puntos a visitar
Jordi Linares
Valencia, Spain129 contributions
Buenos dias, depende de la ruta que quiera hacer y si es un tour compartido con más gente o bien privado. Si es compartido con más gente tiene información en VIATOR, si es privado, es el horario que usted marque. En cualquier caso, puede enviarnos un e-mail y le responderemos en menos de 24 horas. Un saludo.
sablemer
Ottawa, Canada4 contributions
Hello! I wanted to book the Cartagena, Spain, walking tour with Quality Guided Tour on October 19, 2018 and although there is availability, the response was that in order to book me, I needed to book a child for the tour too! 'Sorry, this activity requires at least 1 child'. What? The tour does not seem to be aimed solely at children, so I fail to understand why I would be refused a ticket. Thanks for clarifying.
Marina
sablemer
Ottawa, Canada4 contributions
Hello,
This is in response to QT Mariola Alcoy's answer to me.
Thanks. The company eventually contacted me and credited me for the extra ticket. Thank you.
Marina
stephanieblonde
Oceanside, NY1 contribution
Here till 5/11 on our honeymoon any chance you can squeeze in 2 for a walking tour of the old city?
Jordi Linares
Valencia, Spain129 contributions
Yes please send us an e-mail!
stephanieblonde
Oceanside, NY1 contribution
Here till 5/11 on our honeymoon any chance you can squeeze in 2 for a walking tour of the old city?
Jordi Linares
Alcoy47 contributions
Hello! of course 😎 please can you send us an e-mail and we will send complete information about our tours? 😀 see you soon!
Jane F
Arlington, MA31 contributions
It looks like most tours are all walking. My husband and I want to see the sights but are not up to a 3 hour walking tour. Any suggestions?
Jordi Linares
Alcoy47 contributions
Dear Jane,
Thanks so mucho for tour request.
yes, we do have tours with private transport 4h or5h.
please, send us an e-mail with the request And we Will reply with the diferentes options!!
keep in touch!!
lstroth
3 contributions
Traveling solo and interested in a tour of Cartagena, Nov 10. 2017. Arriving on Royal Caribbean Brilliance of the Seas. I love archeological ruins and of course am interested in local culture and cuisine. What are considered the most important sights if only there for a one day cruise excursion.
Jordi Linares
Valencia, Spain129 contributions
Dear traveler, for the 10th of November we are still available. We recommend you booking a private tour, just for you or it depends on the day, maybe a shared walking tours. Our tours are private, so you can book it just for you or shore with other friends. Walking there are two options:
-Private 3h walking tour for 165€.
-Our 4h private "roman" walking tour for 195€ visiting the roman teathre, fortune roman house and punic walls
You can read more infomation in our website or send us an e-mail an we will answer with a catalogue with complete information, pictures, videos, etc.
Looking forward to hearing from you soon, best regards from Spain!!!
Ana & Jordi Linares Private Tour Guides ;-)
PD. Many thanks to all of our clients who always answer to any question in TripAdvisor, thanks!
douglaswilliams
Los Cuarteros, Spain39 contributions
The walking tour of Cartagena is priced at €170. How many people does this cover or is it a one to one.
Jordi Linares
Valencia, Spain129 contributions
Dear Douglas,
Thank your for your question. There are two options:
-Shared walking tour 25€ per person + ticket entrance (it depend on the day, not available always, min 10 people. If there are not 10 people, in many cases we cancel the tour).
-3h private walking tour 170€ + ticket entrances. You pay for the private tour guide, it doesn't matter if you are 1 or maybe 6 or 10 people. We recommend not more than 15 people. Is just a private walking tour for you (your family, party, etc). Not shared. In fact we can offer 3h walking tour or my favorite for 2017: 4h Roman Walking Tour.
If you have more questions or you need more information, you can send us an e-mail or check our website with pictures, videos, info, etc. We have many booking for 2017, so try to contact us and book the tour before Christmas.
On the other hand, many thanks to all tripadvisor users for your answers, we really appreciate having trusted in our private services and also help us. MANY THANKS!
365lewisc
Gaithersburg, MD19 contributions
There are four of us going to be on a Celebrity cruise in early October - one of the ports will be Cartagena. Could your tour include the Rabbi Isaac Abravanel Sephardic Israelite Center of Cartagena or any other Jewish sites?
Thank you,
Lew
Jordi Linares
Valencia, Spain129 contributions
Dear Lew,
We can organize this tour. Please send us an e-mail and we will keep in touch. Best regards from Spain!
TrianceCobelli
Kent, UK27 contributions
Hi, can you tell me the cost of the walking tour of Cartagena,
19th November . We would be happy to join a group,
Many Thanks
Susan
Jordi Linares
Valencia, Spain129 contributions
Dear Mss Susan,
Thanks so much for your request. For the 19th of Novembre I will be in the European Congres of Licensed Guides in Moscú and my sister Ana is also booked from 9h to 17h in Cartagena. Othewise we can recomend other guides or tours after 17h.
Our tours are always private, we haven't got any shared tour: you can book a guide for your private group, family, etc but not shared. If you are interested in our services, please send us an e-mail and we will try to offer other options. Our website is Quality Guided Tours. We really hope you find this information useful.
Looking forward to hearing from you soon.
Best regards,
Ana & Jordi Linares