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Rosario Islands Day Tour: Explore 5 Top Spots with Optional Mud Volcano
4.5
204 Ratings
Cartagena de Indias
Join our Rosario Islands Day Tour and explore 5 top spots, including a mud volcano. Experience the beauty of the Corals of Rosario National Park and enjoy the best beaches and snorkeling. Book now!
Duration:
8 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Walled City of Cartagena - The day starts early in the morning at the pick up point.
We will then start our full day to Rosario Island and 5 of the best places to see while you are here.
Corals of Rosario National Park is the name of a group of islands in the cost of Colombia, located just an hour by sport speed boat from Cartagena, blue water, white sand and awesome coral is the perfect mix for a sunny beach day. This paradise is the favorite destination in Cartagena and offer a natural environment to have fun and relaxing.
- Isla Grande - This island is perfect to see animals, corals and nature from the Caribbean. Excellent place to snorkel if you wish!
- Isla Grande - Here we have a special place in a private island. You will spend more time here, because is one of the most beautiful beaches that you gonna visit during this tour.
Here you will enjoy 2 snacks: sea food coctail and tropical fruits.
- Cholón (Islas del Rosario) - Cholón is the party island and here you will enjoy a mini party in the water with music, drinks (alcoholic drinks are not included) and people from other boats that arrive here to join the party so get ready to make new friends!
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Playa Blanca - Playa Blanca in Barú will be the last island.
In this island you will enjoy a delicious lunch. After, you will be able to go for a walk, relax or swim before making our way back to Cartagena.
What's Included
- Local guide
- Bottled water
- National Park fees
- Lunch
- Use of snorkeling equipment
- Snacks
- Local taxes
What's Not Included
- Port tax (COP $20.000)
Additional Information
Enjoy the most complete day tour in Cartagena visiting different islands and beaches in Barú and Rosario Islands on board of a sports boat with good music!
Corals of Rosario National Park is the name of a group of islands in the cost of Colombia. We will have 5 stops around the islands: Bocachica Castle, Private island, which is excellent for snorkeling (optional), Party Island, Playa Blanca - Mambo Beach Club Baru.
Sun chairs in the private island are included and in the beach club at Playa Blanca, the snorkel gear is included.
- Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- A short distance of walking is involved
- Dress code is smart casual
- A minimum of 1 people per booking is required
- Each traveler is allowed a maximum of 1 carry-on bag. Oversized or excessive luggage (e.g. surfboards, golf clubs or bikes) may have certain restrictions, please inquire with the operator prior to travel to confirm if your excess luggage is acceptable
Location
Todomar CHL Marina Bocagrande
We will be at the private dock all sea, a team member will be there waiting for you, please be there at 8:00 am we are leaving at 8:30 am.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.5
(204 Ratings)
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B1301uxcarlys
Jun 10, 2024
Great vibes - Went with a large group and Nicher was our tour guide. We spent a good amount of time at each island too. Just make sure to bring towels if you want to go snorkeling. Great vibes, great trip, highly recommend!
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X4180vglaurens
Jun 10, 2024
Fun group activity - We booked separately with a large group, but they made sure we all were on the same boat. Nicher was a great guide and made the trip super fun. Snorkeling was incredible. Bring cash for the tax and the islands!
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Avani_c
Jun 9, 2024
Amazing and must do - The experience was amazing, we all
had a great time on the boat ride, island hoping and the snorkeling was a great experience. I will remember it for days.
I also recommend the mud volcano tour, but just a full warning, all of us on the bus had money stolen. And a lot of it. We were not happy and the tour company backpackers did not do anything. Little bits of money was stolen from each person. Which was very malicious. From the bus a total of $500 was gone and no one was taking responsibility.
As tourists we come to enjoy and spend money, not for it to get stolen while we are enjoying our time.
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277guccia
Jun 8, 2024
My experience with Milton - Really hot but to be expected since it’s June. The views were amazing and the history was very informative. I learned a lot and had a lot of fun. Milton our guide was amazing switching between both english and spanish. And was always checking up on you to make sure you are ok and will taken care of.
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E4564dpjoseluisa
Jun 8, 2024
We got to know the most beautiful beaches in Cartagena with our excellent guides. - Many thanks to Milton, he made us live a wonderful experience and we loved seeing all the beautiful beaches of Cartagena
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121roryl
Jun 2, 2024
Fun, informative, and well timed. The sun is so hot and be prepared to walk but it’s worth it - Alex and Nicher were so funny and great! They gave a great experience and were on time for everything making sure not to leave anyone behind or exclude anyone
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Stephanieoy8371dg
May 31, 2024
Great day amazing the rosario islands - Milton and Franklin made sure we had such a great day. The vibes were great. The team took good care of us . It was a well balanced day, lots of history and also was able to party
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435ernestok
May 31, 2024
Awesome experience - Daniel was an amazing tour guide! The staff was extreme friendly and accommodating. I would highly recommend this tour to anyone looking to experience the fun side of Cartagena!
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Kyledp8602aa
Jun 3, 2024
Great Tour, Not Great Vendors - The tour itself was great. Each location offered something different to enjoy and even the boat rides themselves were fun. The major downside for me was being bothered by the vendors. I think in all my time in Cartagena the vendors on the last island were the worst in regards to bothering you. Also, the lunch included in the ticket isn't served until the end of the tour (3:30pm for me) which encourages you to buy the other food at the islands you visit; so be aware of that.
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684mlg
Jun 7, 2024
Not worth it at all. Terrible food and mediocre schedule - The first red flag was checkin. We arrived at 7:45am as we were told and waited for over an hour for any information. We didn’t leave until after 9am. Don’t bother showing up before 8:30…
Then they put us on a boat with 24 other people when there were only seats for ~18 total. So folks were cramped, standing, and seated on coolers (that the drivers keep making you stand from to get the horrible rum they’re drinking). That was SUPER unsafe and had us all anxious. Also getting on and off the boat was unsafe. No ladders, you just have to jump off and climb from a bucket on the sand to get back on.
Now the islands were fine I guess? The second stop (small island with restaurant) and third stop (snorkeling) were the only nice island stops. The first (“history”) was not very informative and just a chance for them to ask for more money, the fourth stop (“party island”) was only fun if you want to pay $25USD for a bad piña colada, and the last stop (lunch) was so late and the food was SO bad it was a waste of time. The beach at the last stop was nice though.
Heads up, the lunch options covered by the fee (there are only 3 options you don’t pay extra for) are truly terrible and the burger (extra fee of $15,000 COP) was cold and gross.
Honestly, you have better luck trying to find a local non-tourist trap guide. This was not worth the money!!!
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