10 Diving Trips in Cartagena to Build a Day Around

1.Under a sea of adventures, unforgettable diving.

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 62 reviews · 6 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $195Our pick

Review of Cartagena’s $195 scuba trip, with beginner instruction, reef time, island lunch, logistics, value, and practical booking advice.

“My deep sea diving experience was good, but the communication on WhatsApp to receive my pictures/videos from one of the divers named Mireia, is absolutely terrible. It's been since July 19th when I went deep sea diving. On that same day, I provided my email information to her on WhatsApp. On subsequent follow-ups, she told me that she doesn't have much time to send and that the internet is really bad. On July 28th, she sent me photos of people that weren't even me. On August 12th, I advised her that I still have not seen received anything from her and then she asked me what day my dive was.…”

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2.One-Day Diving Mini Course – Discover Scuba Diving

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 25 reviews · 5 hours (approx.) · from $210

Try scuba in Cartagena with a small-group lesson, two Baru reef descents, warm water, coral, fish, photos, and careful instruction.

“Very friendly and knowledgeable crew, spoke English and Spanish. Guides provide great support for new divers while allowing experienced divers to do their thing. Excellent visibility, live coral, lots of fish and sea life.”

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3.Scuba Diving Day Trip at Playa Blanca with Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 22 reviews · from $120Best value

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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4.PADI Open Water Diving Course

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 15 reviews · 3 days (approx.) · from $600

Learn what to expect from Cartagena’s three-day PADI Open Water Course, with pool training, Baru Island sea sessions, safety, cost, and tips.

“An absolute amazing experience, our dive instructor was extremely attentive, patient and thorough. We all went from novices to feeling like competent divers. The water, wrecks and reefs were all beautiful! You will not be disappointed with your booking!”

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5.Diving Trip for Certified Divers.

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 11 reviews · 5 hours (approx.) · from $170

Explore Cartagena’s reefs with two long morning scuba sessions, coral, wrecks, gear, snacks, and photos included for $170.

“Knowledgable dive masters and cool reef systems to explore. Would use them again in my return trip!!”

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6.PADI DISCOVER SCUBA / MINICURSO DE BUCEO

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 6 reviews · 4h 30m · from $168

Explore Barú’s reefs from Cartagena with two scuba sessions, gear, fruit snacks, photos, and expert guidance for $168.

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7.Diving in Playa Blanca Barú with Lunch – Cartagena Colombia

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 5 reviews · 7 hours (approx.) · from $122

Review of Playa Blanca Barú scuba outing from Cartagena, with coral reefs, a 45-minute underwater session, lunch, beach time, and practical tips.

“Seeing a school of colorful fish. My female, taileda, instructor was great! She was patient, attentive and she keep me safe. She was very informative about other excursions in the area and advised me to get my diving license so I explore a sunken ship.”

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8.Diving Experience in Cartagena with all Incluided

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5 reviews · 8 hours (approx.) · from $280

Review of Cartagena’s private scuba outing with two Bay dives, hotel pickup, equipment, insurance, Caribbean lunch, and practical booking tips.

“Our experience diving with Spot Diving has been one of the best. Guillermo made the diving safe, fun and memorable. He arranged transportation, meal, snacks, the entire package. We had the greatest time diving. Definitely 5 star review and recommendation.”

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9.Basic Diving for beginners in Rosario Islands

★★★★★★★★★★3.4 · 3 reviews · 6 hours · from $137

Beginner-friendly scuba trip from Cartagena to Barú and Rosario reefs, with instruction, one-hour reef session, lunch, beach time, and transport.

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10.Advanced PADI Diving Course

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2 reviews · 2 days (approx.) · from $600

Review of Cartagena’s two-day PADI Advanced Open Water course, with five specialty dives, Baru boat trips, pricing, guides, and practical tips.

“Santiago and Alvaro were very helpful, helped me practice Spanish vocab, and were very clear in their instructions. Would come back for sure.”

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