Cartagena without surprises: Honest Price Guide to Cartagena 2025
This page allows you to download a free guide with price ranges in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia. It is designed for national and international travellers who want to know what is a reasonable amount to pay for taxis, boat trips, day tours to the islands, beach chairs and tents, typical meals, water activities and other common services.
Here you’ll find realistic price ranges in Cartagena for taxis, boats, day trips, beach services, food, activities and more, plus practical tips to avoid being scammed and pay fair prices.
Avoid overcharging, pay fair prices and support children and youth from Bocachica.
We created this guide because many volunteers and travellers kept asking us the same questions again and again:
“Is what they’re charging me normal?”
“How much should a taxi in Cartagena or a lunch on the beach really cost?”
All of this with a focus on honest, respectful and transparent tourism.
Why did we create this guide?
Many volunteers and friends of the foundation who came to visit us kept asking the same questions:
- “How much should a taxi in Cartagena cost?”
- “What is a fair price for a lunch on the beach or a day trip by boat?”
- “Is this price normal… or are they overcharging me?”
After hearing these doubts over and over, we realised there was a need for an honest price guide to Cartagena that could serve as a reference for travellers.
In this video, our director explains how the guide was born and how it connects with the values of honesty and transparency that we teach the children and youth of the island of Bocachica.
What is the Honest Price Guide to Cartagena?
It’s a simple guide created by Fundación Bocachica Real, with realistic price ranges in Cartagena for the most common services used by tourists: taxis, boats, day trips to the islands, beach chairs and tents, typical meals, water activities, city tours and some frequent services such as massages or photos.
It’s not meant to give you the “perfect price”, but rather a realistic reference for prices in Cartagena for tourists, so you can tell when a charge is normal, when you can negotiate, and when it’s better to say “no, thank you” and look for another option.
If you’re wondering how much a taxi in Cartagena should cost, what a typical lunch on the beach is worth, or how much you should pay for a boat to the islands, this guide gives you a clear baseline to avoid abusive prices.
In addition to price ranges in Cartagena for tourists, it includes simple tips to identify abusive situations, negotiate respectfully and know when it’s better to walk away.
Who is behind this guide?
The guide is produced by Fundación Bocachica Real, a non-profit organisation that works with children and youth from the island of Bocachica, near Cartagena, using sports as a tool to build values and open real life opportunities.
We love and know Cartagena and its people, and we want you to experience the city with joy, respect and without abuse. That’s why we promote a kind of tourism that is consistent with the values of honesty, transparency and respect for local communities.
If at any point this price guide to Cartagena helps you save money or avoid a bad experience, you can go one step further and support our programmes with a donation. 💚💛🖤
Frequently asked questions about the Cartagena price guide
Yes. The basic guide is completely free. We only ask for your email so we can send it to you and, if at some point it helps you save money or avoid a bad experience, we invite you to consider making a donation to support Fundación Bocachica Real and its programmes with children and youth from the island of Bocachica.
The guide includes price ranges in Cartagena for tourists for services such as taxis within the city, airport transfers, boats and day trips to the islands, rental of beach chairs and tents, typical lunches, water activities (kayak, jetski, snorkelling), city tours and some handicrafts and frequent services that are often offered to travellers.
Our goal is to update the guide at least once a year and to review the price ranges with trusted local contacts. Prices may vary depending on the season, inflation and local agreements, but we always aim to offer a useful and honest reference so you can make better decisions during your trip.
The guide not only includes price ranges in Cartagena for the most frequent services, but also practical tips to avoid scams and bad experiences: what to ask before accepting a service, what warning signs to look out for, and how to negotiate respectfully without feeling pressured.
If this guide helps you…
If this price guide to Cartagena helps you save money or avoid a bad experience, you can go one step further and support our programmes with children and youth from the island of Bocachica.
👉 Your donation helps us keep this guide updated and improve it, and allows us to continue supporting more kids through sports, education and values-based activities.
Important note:
This guide is for reference only. Prices may change depending on the season, inflation and local agreements. We recommend that you always double-check information with trusted local people and confirm the total price before accepting any service.
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