First of let me start by saying this a great destination if you’re a solo traveler. I decided to pick cartegna as a destination for my first solo trip and it did not disappoint. My trip was intended to be 3 full days but i lost a day due flight cancelations so my cartegna experience ended being only two but it was the best 2 days. Day 1: i booked a boutique hotel in the wall city. Wall city was cool but I would have preferred in getsemani, where in my opinion had more of a vibe, wall city is definitely flooded with more tourists. I started my day with “ERC tours” . They picked me from my hotel and did the “Real Cartagena tour”. The tour was about 4 hours, went to visit all the neighborhoods with in the city and learned the black history of each neighborhood. They took us through the local markets and provided lunch. The tour was a great way to see the neighborhoods an ideal way to start Day 1 in cartegna to get yourself familiar. Now that i was familiar with the neighborhoods, I walked over getsemani after the tour and had drinks. Trinidad plaza becomes a scene in the evenings with street performers. Make sure you have money because they will ask you to tip. Its obvious that you cant tip everyone, I suggest you don't make eye contact. Once you make eye contact its a wrap, especially the street rappers( god bless them..lol) they will randomly start rapping in your face and follow if they know they have your attention, just ignore them and keep it moving. After Trinidad plaza, i had dinner at an amazing Carribean Restaurant in the wall city “ la cocina de pepina” . It was recommended by a friend. Tons of white people when you walk in but the original chef, was black I'm not sure if its black owned or not. When i walked there was a waitlist. The food was really good, portions were huge definitely make a reservation and come hungry. “Experience Real Cartagena” offer tours by demand so definitely reach out to Alex early so you can plan your itinerary. I waited two days prior to arriving which was fine but perhaps if I reached out earlier they would’ve more available tours. I didn’t get to experience palenque tour with Alex. Other tour companies do offer it but i highly recommend that you let black person be the one to tell you about the black history. If Alex is unavailable, there is another tour guide name Marlon who owns “local cartegna tours” you will also get the black cartegna experience with him as well. Day 2: i went to one of rosario island , used a random tour company for that since Alex or Marlon wasn't offering it the day I wanted to go. Its about a 45min boat ride to the islands. After the breach i went to cafe del mar for a cocktail. The views were beautiful nice ambiance, everyone was dressed to impress. After cafe del mar i got picked by Marlon for the party bus tour. (Wow so much fun) Alex came to visit along the route. After the party bus they end the night by taking you a really touristy club. I didn’t enjoy the club and asked ask the guys to take me to something more local, that night i went to two local club and i had a blast!! I got in at 4am. I felt like i did so much in two days but it wasn't enough time. I plan on returning next month to experience palenque and more beaches. I recommended staying min 4 days to experience this magical city. For the black cartegna experience book your tours with Experience Real Cartegna (Alex) and or Local Cartegna Tours (Marlon) I also want to add that I exchanged $300 US into peseos and still came back with money. If you’re staying for 4-5days $500 is plenty money to ball out :)