Visit The Town Of San Basilio De Palenque

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Palenque – Americas first liberated village

The first free town in Colonial America, San Basilio de Palenque, was founded in 1603 by Benkos Biohó, an escaped slave who took refuge there with another 36 men and women. Until the 1960s, there was no road connecting the town to the main highway, which allowed the preservation of the unique Palenquero Creole language, found nowhere else in the world. This town, declared a World Cultural Heritage site by UNESCO in 2005, has a rich history and is the birthplace of many styles of Afro-Colombian music and dance.

The transport from and to Cartagena takes approximately an hour and a half each way. We offer three options for this experience:

1. PALENQUE LUXURY: Welcome with song and drums at a farm, tour of the town, and lunch at the farm.

2. PALENQUE CHARMING: Welcome and tour of the town with lunch at a local restaurant.

3. PALENQUE VIP: Welcome and tour of the town with lunch at a local private home.

Duration of tour: 6 Hours

Additional Information

Included

Private vehicle: Hotel – Palenque – Hotel
Private bilingual guide (English, French, Italian, German)
Local Palenquero guide
Palenquera language class, demonstration of pilanderas (traditional folk dance)
Guided tour of San Basilio Palenque
Typical Palenquero lunch with a drink
Accident insurance
Water

Not included

Travel insurance
Additional beverages
Personal Expenses
Tips

Optional

African dance show, drum show, cooking class and African hairstyles workshop.
Intense palenquero language workshop, drumming workshop, boxing class, African medicine workshop, African dance class. (please ask your for quote for these additional classes)