Solo Travel in Cartagena
Colombia
About Cartagena for Solo Travelers
Colombia's perfectly preserved walled Caribbean city — solo travelers wander flower-draped colonial streets by day, then find rooftop bars for sunset over the sea in one of the Americas' most photogenic cities.
Solo Travel Tips· Solo Friendly
Cartagena's walled old city is one of the most beautiful in the Americas and very manageable solo — the coloured colonial streets, flower-balconied houses, and Caribbean sea are all within the walls. Solo dining is completely normalised in the many rooftop and courtyard restaurants. The Rosario Islands boat trip groups solo travelers. Getsemaní neighbourhood (just outside the walls) has excellent budget options and a vibrant street art scene.
Safety Score
Hover icon for sources
Cost Level
Language
Spanish
Currency
COP
Solo Level
Great infrastructure, English-friendly, well-established solo traveler culture.
📋 Resources for your trip
Things to do in Cartagena
Solo-friendly tours & activities, hand-picked
Top Spots in Cartagena for Solo Travelers
Showing 4 spots
Café del Mar Cartagena
Nightlife
A legendary rooftop bar on the city walls — tables arranged along the battlement parapet with views of the Caribbean sunset, the old city lights, and the sea. The most romantic sundowner spot in Latin America.
📍Baluarte de Santo Domingo, Cartagena
Hotel Sofitel Legend Santa Clara
Accommodation
Cartagena's most iconic hotel — a 17th-century Clarisian convent transformed into a luxury property with a pool in the former cloister, rooms in the old cells, and the most extraordinary location inside the walled city.
📍Calle del Torno 39-29, Cartagena
La Cevichería
Food & Drink
The restaurant that put Cartagena on the global food map — a small, informal spot in Getsemaní famous for octopus ceviche, fresh Caribbean seafood, and the refreshing aguachile that Anthony Bourdain called one of his favorite dishes in the world.
📍Calle Stuart 7-14, Cartagena
Media Luna Hostel
Accommodation
The best budget option in Getsemaní — Cartagena's most authentic and increasingly cool neighborhood of street murals, craft beer bars, and local life. The hostel's rooftop social events and knowledgeable staff make it essential for backpackers.
📍Calle de la Media Luna 10-46, Cartagena
More Solo Travel Destinations in LATIN AMERICA
Boquete
Panama
Panama's highland coffee country and outdoor adventure hub where solo travelers hike to roaring waterfalls, spot resplendent quetzals, and drink some of the world's most prized coffee from beans grown in the next valley.
Bariloche
Argentina
Patagonian lakes, Swiss-style chocolate shops, and world-class trekking at the edge of the Andes — Bariloche is where South American adventurers gather alone and leave with lifelong friends.
Cabo Polonio
Uruguay
A remote dune village with no electricity, a lighthouse, and a sea lion colony — solo travelers come to Cabo Polonio specifically to disappear from the internet and find one of South America's last genuinely off-grid escapes.
Pucón
Chile
A Lake District adventure town beneath an active volcano — solo travelers climb the smoking summit, raft the Trancura river, and soak in thermal pools as the Andes glow pink at dusk.