Colombia · DAY TRIPS IN CARTAGENA
Every trip has one free day too few. These 6 day trips in Cartagena justify the slot, priced and timed so you can decide in minutes and get back to the fun part of planning.
Review of Cartagena’s private boat tour to Rosario, Cholon, and Baru, with honest advice on costs, snorkeling, rough seas, lunch, and value.
“Great attrntive staff, seeking to go elsewhere extra mile and meet your needs. Extremely professional and pleasant.”
Hike through the Montes de María from Cartagena, see petroglyphs and wildlife, then enjoy a San Jacinto gaita workshop.
“What an incredible experience! If you love hiking, nature, animals, plant life - this is for you! Olinto our guide is so knowledgeable and passionate and we learned so much about not only the plant and animal life, but about Colombia in general and their culture, food, music, etc. He was very punctual, professional, and fun! We were able to see many different types of birds and also monkeys! The views were INCREDIBLE and seeing the petroglyphs was a once in a lifetime experience! Getting to have lunch at a local hotel and have the local music played for us was so special and cool. We cannot recommend Olinto and…”
Is Isla del Sol worth $180? See what to expect from Cartagena’s Rosario Islands day trip, including beaches, lunch, snorkeling, boats, and costs.
“over price for what you get. Did not meet our expectations, the beach did Mach the picture on the brochure, food was mediocre. It took over an hour to organized the group in to the speed boat, we left the port at 9:15 am . We got there about 10:20 am The place is very nice a little hotel with a small beach, for about 100 people to be there. They offer lobster for a extra price about Us40 a piece. By 3pm we were in the boats back to Cartagena by 5:30.pm People was very friendly and helpful,”
Review of Cartagena’s private Rosario Islands and Barú day trip, with mangroves, snorkeling, local meals, village visits, and practical advice.
“Absolute 100% must do! The only thing better than visiting one of the most beautiful places in the world is the experience of learning the culture first hand. This tour offers it all. Valentina was amazing, as was the entire on and offshore crew. The BEST! Trip hack, visit the Baru Yellow House before departing to the islands. Honest, pure, love…”
Review of Cartagena’s Barú and Playa Tranquila day trip, covering beaches, lunch, transport, extra costs, pickup details, and honest value advice.
“Tudo aconteceu como descrito no anúncio. Porém não tem muita comunicação, não falam qual bar/barraca vc vai poderá ficar, ficamos na primeira que não tinha uma vista bonita e estava cheia de motos aquáticas e barco em frente, perguntamos se podíamos mudar mais lá pro final e mudamos. A comida estava muito boa, tinham 3 opções, escolhermos peixe e frango e estava bom. A aqua da praia onde nos deixam não é tão azul como nas fotos, o lado esquerdo perto dos hotéis tem águas mais claras e pode ir tirar fotos, de resto foi tudo dentro do previsto e pelo preço valeu a pena”
Review of Cartagena’s Playa Blanca scuba day trip, with reef time, lunch, transport details, costs, tips, and honest drawbacks.
“I asked for a guide in English, but had someone who only spoke Spanish. What was good was that the bus came to the hotel. An hour late, without letting me know or responding to a message. Furthermore, I got the entire explanation in Spanish. The guide did not know that I was registered for scuba diving. I had to find out for myself. Diving was very good, only the description said one hour of diving and this was only 20 minutes. Even after that I had to figure out where I had to go myself, the guide, Mary, was nowhere to be seen and did not respond to whatsapp…”
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