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Rosario Islands Tour: Coral Reefs and Beaches
3.6
98 Ratings
Islas de Rosario
Escape to Rosario Islands from Cartagena. Enjoy a 1-hour speedboat ride, relax in a national park, and swim in Caribbean waters.
Escape to Rosario Islands from Cartagena. Enjoy a 1-hour speedboat ride, relax in a national park, and swim in Caribbean waters.
Duration:
8 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Islas de Rosario - Begin your journey with a convenient hotel pickup in Cartagena, then head to the marina to board a sleek speedboat. Cruise across the sparkling waters to the Rosario Islands, a breathtaking archipelago cherished by both locals and visitors, and designated as a protected national park since 1977. These safeguarded waters are…
- Islas de Rosario - Begin your journey with a convenient hotel pickup in Cartagena, then head to the marina to board a sleek speedboat. Cruise across the sparkling waters to the Rosario Islands, a breathtaking archipelago cherished by both locals and visitors, and designated as a protected national park since 1977. These safeguarded waters are teeming with colorful tropical fish and magnificent coral reefs.
Upon reaching the exclusive Isla del Sol, immerse yourself in the Caribbean’s splendor. Dive into the warm, crystal-clear waters, enjoy a swim, or simply relax on the soft sandy beaches. Make use of the available kayaks, hammocks, and snorkeling opportunities (optional at your own cost).
Savor a freshly prepared lunch featuring fish caught that very day, then unwind on the beach or take a refreshing swim in the inviting waters. As the day draws to a close, witness the sun setting over the ocean, leaving you with enchanting memories of your adventure.
- Cartagena - On the island, enjoy a lunch made with fresh fish and traditional island ingredients. After lunch, take some time to relax on the beach before heading back to Cartagena.
Join us for a day filled with sun, sea, and relaxation at Isla del Sol, where your ideal Caribbean escape awaits!
What's Included
- Private transport from hotel to port (only covers hotels located at Boca Grande, Laguito, Casco Antiguo and Getsemani)
- Typical Colombian lunch featuring fresh, local ingredients.
- Speedboat transportation to the islands.
- Private transport from hotel to port (only covers hotels located at Boca Grande, Laguito, Casco Antiguo and Getsemani)
- Typical Colombian lunch featuring fresh, local ingredients.
- Speedboat transportation to the islands.
What's Not Included
- Transport from the port to the Hotel (drop-off)
- Extra activities
- Towels
- Admission fees
- Transport from the port to the Hotel (drop-off)
- Extra activities
- Towels
- Admission fees
Additional Information
Embark on a remarkable day trip from Cartagena to the stunning Rosario Islands. Revel in the picturesque charm of shimmering waters and immaculate beaches as you journey to the captivating Isla del Sol. Swim in the transparent Caribbean Sea, unwind beneath the gently swaying palm trees, and enjoy a delectable traditional lunch. This delightful excursion…
Embark on a remarkable day trip from Cartagena to the stunning Rosario Islands. Revel in the picturesque charm of shimmering waters and immaculate beaches as you journey to the captivating Isla del Sol. Swim in the transparent Caribbean Sea, unwind beneath the gently swaying palm trees, and enjoy a delectable traditional lunch. This delightful excursion offers a perfect blend of relaxation, adventure, and culinary pleasures, complete with convenient hotel pickup.
- A port fee of $18,500 COP must be paid in cash and in Colombian pesos before boarding the boat.
- We recommend to bring your own towels
- Changes on the tour may occur due to external factors. These changes will be notified to you with anticipation.
- Please Note: English support is limited/basic. This product doesn’t offer a guided tour, it offers only basic support by your driver/guide
- Please note: the boat departure time from the port is set to a range between 09:00 AM and 09:30 AM depending on boat traffic.
- Bear in mind that the beach line is small and that there are limited amount of sun beds.
Location
Islas de Rosario
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
3.6
(98 Ratings)
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Jeannettes614
Oct 3, 2022
Adventure CTG Day trip to Islabela- Rosario islands - Used adventure ctg- Victor- he picked us up at our hotel caribe n took us to door of pier n make sure we got in passed the line. Organized. He did every thing he said he would n things at the island we paid for were what he said. He even called early to tell us to bring towels cuz they were charging a rental fee for towels at isla Bela.
Price was pretty cheap for everything we got. While at isla Bela they were nice n great service. The tour we paid for included drive to port, welcome drink nonalcoholic, lunch. Anything else was extra money but things are soO inexpensive that it didn’t matter. The boat trip was not over filled it was safe. Food excellent, yoga class was free, the snorkeling worth it for $10 US dollars n alcoholic drinks very cheap. This tour company Adventure CTG was good. Recommend
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Ana
Dec 3, 2019
Unsurpassed experience - The excursion to Baru and Islas del Rosario is very nice but the most shocking thing was to snorkel in that place, just wonderful, they can not stop doing it
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910willyv
Feb 2, 2020
Hottest water I've ever visited - I went with my family to Cartagena for 6 days 5 nights and since you get off the plane you already feel the 35oC heat. Taxis in Carthagena abound and the standard fare in most places is 8 thousand Colombian pesos that can be reduced to 7 thousand pesos. There are many beautiful places to visit in the walled city, the sunsets and sunrises are beautiful. Regarding the tour of Isla del Rosario try to buy it in the misno port and with a local person from there misno because foreigners always want to get more money from a Bolivian family in their hotel they were charged triple that we even met on the boat a family from Barranquilla and comparing rates to them they were charged half as much as us so making calculations the tour to the Islands of the Rosary must cost between 20 thousand and 30 thousand pesos. OPTIONAL IF YOU WANT TO SNORKEL OR ENTER A MANTA RAY AQUARIUM. I note that these two activities are extra and cost extra. But the island of Baru is beautiful has great variety of turquoise colors in the water.
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Marcoc2818
Nov 5, 2019
A good day of rest - It is a good place ti visit fro a day of rest from Cartagena. The only bad experience is that the beaches and sea are somehow dirty in some areas. But overall a good beach rest.
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Thiagosl
Feb 16, 2020
People of the Sea - The beach is wonderful: white sand, crystal clear water, there are no sellers filling the bag, etc. The problem is the extras: the infrastructure is ok, but the lunch they serve is bad, besides we have to deal with the local flies. The return trip was also tense, as we had to take an alternative route that went away from Cartagena.
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Leahfy1152nh
Mar 31, 2023
Disappointing - This could have been a great day trip, it had great potential, however poor management spoiled it
The sea at the beach was full of rubbish and where we docked the sea was thick with plastic bottles and floating trash
The snorkelling trip was chaotic, we had poor equipment, no instructions and there was very little live coral. The guide was surly and carried out his work in a perfunctory way
There was no dessert with lunch ( lunch wasn’t great)
It’s such a lovely place spoiled by lack of attention to details
Sad considering it was quite expensive
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Purandathlall
Oct 18, 2019
Pictures can be deceiving - You only spend time on a tiny beach!! The food and boat ride was good.
Not much to do on the tiny beach!
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Inma
Aug 29, 2019
Cocoliso Island Tour - A real hoax. They showed us pictures of a white sandy beach, canoeing through the mangroves and when we arrived they asked us 30000 more per person for the walk and left us on a seawall next to the resort where they did not even provide us with wiffi access. After calling the agency and getting to talk to a manager he had the nerve to tell us that there was no beach there, until walking we could access one but it was almost time to return. I attach the photographs of where we were left and the beach on the other side of the island. A real hoax
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Maryansafi
Aug 5, 2019
Very expensive for the little they offer - The cost of the walk only includes transportation, use of the beaches and a swimming pool and lunch, are not punctual at the time of departure, but the staff are very attentive and friendly, we were given coffee, dessert and welcome fruits on the island, and the aquarium tour I recommend 100% very good the truth as well as massages but still feel that it is very expensive the walk for the little that is offered
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Danielle
Dec 4, 2019
Worse than awful! - To say this trip was awful is being nice! This trip was worse than awful. I have to agree with another review below which said that the boat ride was hilariously dangerous. It was a speed boat and the waters were so rough that you got completely soaked on the way there. I had so much water in my face at one point that I had to question whether I was in the boat or the water. Before we even arrived on the island, we were told that we would need to depart 15 minutes early due to weather (it was sunny all day long so they obviously knew the waters were too rough). On the way back, we took another route because it was "too dangerous" to go back the way we came. We pretty much came to a hault and our guide explained what was happening in Spanish and kept the rest of us that spoke English in the dark. We went through a canal that was barely deep enough for the boat. There were a couple of other boats in the same situation and we sat and watched people get in the water push and pull the other boats. We went no where really fast. I finally asked our guide what was happening and that is when he said we couldn't leave the way we came because it was not safe. That was not cool. Is this really safe? This is after our arrival to the island where we felt trapped because we were confined to the pool and a very small beach area. There was no beach to walk down and a very small part of the beach was sectioned off to swim in. It wasn't pretty looking. It felt like they brought us to this island so they could sell us their other services... massage, or snorkeling, scuba, and dolphin watching which we would have had to risk our lives and go out on another boat with them?? No thank you. They offered us coffee when we got there but no water or anything else and we were there for 5 hours. We were told we could buy from the bar. Then we heard through the grapevine that a Mohito was included but no one offered this to us. The traditional Columbian fish buffet that was included was ok, which was not served until 1:00pm. So we were basically stranded on this island for 5 hours and sat at the pool for the day, which is not a bad thing to sit by a pool all day long but it was not what we were expecting. The highlight was a guy who called himself Elvis who was selling jewelry - he was really nice and kept us entertained for some time as we looked through his jewelry. I would 100% not recommend this trip. Thumbs down all the way.
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