Colombia · CRUISES & BOAT TOURS
Good cruises & boat tours fill up weeks ahead; the great ones go first. Below: the 15 to book early, what each includes and how they differ.
Review of ViajaMedellín’s Guatapé day trip from Medellín, with El Peñol, boat ride, local meals, colorful streets, and practical tips.
“This tour is a must do. Bus was cold and comfortable. It was the perfect amount of stops with delicious food and amazing views. I would definitely recommend”
Review of Medellín’s Guatapé day trip with breakfast, lunch, boat ride, El Peñol Rock, transport, tips, costs, and honest advice.
“Be on time for the pick up. This was a great experience, Yulie, our tour guide was super, and yes they speak English too. Because it’s a group tour, you do get to meet people from all over the world. The food was great and they have option for everyone. As a Jamaica, this Peñol rock was a bucket list and it was great. Very crowdy as it was holiday time.”
Review of Medellín’s Guatapé day tour with Piedra del Peñol, local tastings, boat lunch, colorful streets, costs, and practical tips.
“It was a great tour. The places that we visited and foods given during the trip, were all great. We would however add the need of hand sanitization during the trip.”
Spend a relaxed day sailing from Cartagena to the Rosario Islands with swimming, snorkeling, lunch, free soft drinks, and ocean views.
“It was a perfect day to spend on the sea. Swimming and snorkeling in open water was so much fun. Lunch was delicious. If something could change, it would be the location of the 2nd swimming location. All in all, we had lots of fun.”
Watch Cartagena’s sunset from a spacious catamaran with city views, music, one included drink, a light snack, and a lively return cruise.
“Very well organized trip. Amazing experience, i highly recommend it.”
Review of Cartagena’s 5-stop Rosario Islands boat tour, with forts, lunch, snorkeling, three ticket choices, costs, and practical advice.
“Miguel was a great tour guide! They are very considerate and helpful. It is very fun, be ready for a bit of rough boat ride due to winds but it honestly is not bad and completely worth it. If you sit up front you feel more bumps, if you're in the back you feel more of the splashes. The spacing of stops was perfect and we loved talking with Miguel between each stop. We didn't experience any overbearing vendors, they may ask you once but its not nearly as bad as others made it seem in reviews. Everyone is very kind and helpful, if you do decide to get a…”
Review of Cartagena’s $22 sunset party boat, with open rum bar, skyline views, music, dancing, guides, and nightclub entry.
“Awesome Party Boat. I wasn't expecting much but really enjoyed the vibe. The host played amazing music and was generous with the drinks. It was a cool, fun, and relaxing experience.”
Review of Cartagena’s Rosario Islands VIP boat tour, with snorkeling, island stops, local food, drinks, costs, rough-water tips, and booking advice.
“This was such a fantastic experience. The islands that we stopped at were beautiful and calm and the drinks, snacks, and lunch were very delicious. It was my first time snorkeling and the two spots that we stopped at were the highlights of the tour for me. Our guide and the whole crew where amazingly kind people with the best energy. The ride back to Cartagena is not the smoothest, but that is the case for all of these tours.”
Cartagena sunset cruise review covering views, catamaran comfort, music, snacks, crowds, timing, price, and practical booking tips.
“This is a cool cruise, perfectly timed and great music. My family and I really had a great time and we liked that it was only 2 hours.”
Review of Medellín’s Peñol Stone, Guatapé, lake cruise, and Pablo Escobar Hacienda tour, with costs, timing, tips, and honest drawbacks.
“Activities were great, guide very knowledgeable Inclement weather made it difficult but still enjoyable”
Watch Cartagena’s sunset from the bay with rum cocktails, music, city views, and a friendly 90-minute yacht cruise.
“We were deciding between this and the pirate ship experience, and so pleased we did this as the staff were amazing, drinks were flowing, music was pumping, the yatch was so clean, the sunset was beautiful, the additional optional add-on of the snacks (payable in the day) were so delicious. Definitely recommended.”
Sail from Santa Marta to Bahía Concha with lunch, snorkeling, paddleboards, and a friendly bilingual crew for $70.
“The crew was extremely friendly, helpful and accommodating. The boat left at 11am, you get about 3 hours of actual time at the beach/Tayrona park. Then the boat leaves at 3:15 and takes you back to the marina. It's a sail boat but they motored the whole way.”
Review of Medellín’s Guatapé day tour with breakfast, lunch, boat ride, El Peñol, farm visit, village walks, and practical tips.
“This was a really solid tour. It was a great way to easily see all the attractions in Guatape without a lot of hassle. Everything was really well organized and it ran on time. I would say our guide was more of a chaperone than a guide as we didn't get a ton of information about the culture, geography and history we were driving through but you can't beat this tour for what you get.”
Review the Guatapé day trip from Medellín, with a boat ride to La Manuela, Peñol Rock, colorful Guatapé, food stops, and adventure extras.
“I enjoyed every minute. It included surprisingly much more than the description said! Nice lunch in a lovely place, a guided walking tour around La Manuela, a stop at El Alto del Chocho village ranch etc.”
Review of Santa Marta’s Tayrona sailing day tour, with Bahia Concha, lunch, snorkeling, SUPs, rough seas, costs, and practical tips.
“It's very easy to find the meeting point if you follow the instructions WhatsApped to you in the morning. The crew were all lovely, they didn't speak English so it's good to have some basic Spanish to get by or hope there are others that can help but it didn't hinder anything. The ride over was very bumpy so if you to get motion/sea sick it would be wise to take something but it was less so on the way back and again it didn't dampen the experience for me at all. The beach was lovely , we had our little spot and it wasn't busy at all. There were…”
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