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Emerald Museum and Factory Tour

Cartagena, Colombia
Emerald Museum and Factory Tour
  • 1 to 2 hours
  • Pickup offered
  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: English

Overview

While in Cartagena, if you don’t know much about the emerald culture, it can be hard to find where to purchase precious gems without getting ripped off. This emerald museum tour takes you through the museum, and gives you insider info about the mining history of the area. Plus, you’ll go into the showroom where you can purchase stones at fair prices from a guide who can tell you about each specific piece.
  • Learn about Colombian emeralds and the mining history of the area
  • Choose from Cartagena’s Old Town or New Town emerald museums
  • Light refreshments are provided upon request
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off included with this emerald museum tour in Cartagena

What's Included

  • Light refreshments
  • Tour escort/host
  • Hotel pickup
  • Hotel drop-off
  • Gratuities

Meeting and Pickup

You can head directly to the meeting point, or request pickup

Meeting point

  • Caribbean and Emerald Jewelry Museum
    Cl. 5 #2-51, Cartagena de Indias, Provincia de Cartagena, Bolívar, Colombia

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

Start time

Confirm time with the local provider in advance of your experience.

Opening hours

  • 10/23/2019 - 4/30/2025

    Monday - Friday : 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM

    Saturday : 09:30 AM - 12:00 PM

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

What To Expect

Caribe Jewelry Museum & Factory

1 hour 30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • May be operated by a multi-lingual guide
  • Stroller accessible
  • Service animals allowed
  • Near public transportation
  • Most travelers can participate
  • This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

  • For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
  • If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
  • Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
  • Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.

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Great Tour and Emerald Excursion
Renetta_H, Apr 2024
We did not know we were getting a 3-4 hour tour. Was fabulous!! The museum was great. And we had private car tour of the town. We did buy a beautiful emerald.
Such an Amazing Tour
Devin_E, Apr 2024
Moses was so knowledgeable! He knew so much about the history of the Colombian emeralds and was very prompt to show us the beauty and his personal favorite emerald in the museum. The service with the pick up from the place you are staying and back which was amazing. Would highly recommend this tour. Also bring some money if you wanna get something sweet for your significant other!
Very interesting museum...
Fiona_H, Mar 2024
Very interesting museum tour and tour of the city. Such a unique experience and one that my mother & I greatly enjoyed. Moises did a fantastic job communicating & coordinating prior to the trip and made it a very easy process. Highly recommend if you're interested in history, geology, or just want to see some beautiful jewelry!
Recommend-worthy!
Victoria_R, Feb 2024
despite crazy traffic, Martin and driver Ivan made the round trip very enjoyable. Museum tour was super. Learned so much!
Response from Host, Feb 2024
Thank you so much for your kind words! Part of our mission is to share our passion which is the beautiful Colombian emerald!
Excellent correspondence and information
Cathy_M, Jan 2024
Daniela was a wonderful and knowledgeable tour guide. The correspondence I had with her prior to the tour was first rate. She picked us up from our hotel and made sure everything went smoothly.
Wonderful owner and staff
Krysteen_H, May 2023
The tour was nice, informative, but a bit rushed. Some advice.. if you book this tour and use their pickup service from the cruise port or hotel. Make sure you ask the driver in advance what he expects to be paid, and make sure you let them know if you want a city tour (which they will charge you a Lot for) or to just take you straight to the museum. I thought I was going straight to the museum but suddenly was stopping at historical sights. I felt very uneasy and asked why we stopped there, are we on a different tour? He said no it’s just extra fun. I asked what he is charging me for this extra fun and he said $200. I told the museum when I got there and the owner handled it, the owner also told me to only tip them if we want when they drop us back off at the cruise ship. I can’t say enough about the honestly of the Caribe owner and staff. I felt taken care of and welcomed.
Emerald
Marina_Z, Mar 2023
Nice and cozy tour massiva was nice and professional I have learned a lot of things on emerald that I didn’t know Highly recommended
Nice dat in Cartegena.
Cheryl_S, Dec 2022
The museum was informative with samples of emeralds from around the world. The factory is small, but it was interesting to see people working with the gems. Martin also took a trip thru the old city so we could see the wonderful old buildings and narrow streets and painted building. It was a fun tour.
Thank You!
Samuela_G, Feb 2020
This is a wonderful unique tour! for anyone interested in gemology, the emerald heritage of Colombia and emerald jewellery..My tour guide was very friendly and so knowledgeable on each aspect, I've learnt so much.. they even show you the making process in the factory which is above the museum. They collect you from your hotel at the time you choose and there is also a beautiful shop with various emerald jewellery made there, with your guide helping you to choose the best quality stone for your budget if you want to buy one.
A definite to do !!!
Linda_M, Nov 2019
The arrangements that were made by Maria a museum employee could not have been better she is excellent Our tour of the museum was very educational and gave the six of us a clear understanding of the history of emeralds as well as an understanding of the colors and related values We did make several purchases and felt the value was significant The entire staff was friendly not pushy and made the experience very pleasant Maria also arranged for our transportation as well as a tour of Old Town. Which was the best tour on our ten day cruise We would strongly recommend this experience to everyone
We highly recommend this new tour...
Nadene H, Feb 2018
We highly recommend this new tour choice in Cartagena. We had an easy time connecting with our tour's driver. He drove through the Old City and pointed out many of the key sites to see. We arrived at the Emerald Museum and Factory where we were guided through the 3-story building in the new part of the city of Cartagena. The museum contains replicas of the emerald mines and miners and follows the emerald processing through to final jewelry. Artists, who create the gem quality stone, are trained and do their craft at the same factory location. One of the owners took the time to meet us. A number of emerald sample specimens fill the museum. The quality of Colombia emeralds compared to those found in other parts of the world are displayed and explained. The tour ends in the retail store where you have the opportunity to purchase emerald jewelry. The owners have hired local Cartagena low income students to learn the emerald making craft, contributing to the advancement of the local population. Everyone we met was very kind, helpful and gracious. We highly recommend this tour to anyone with an interest in gemology or who wants to understand the interesting journey gems take from the mine to the jewelry store.

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