Day Trips from Cartagena to Colombia

Explore the coastline beyond Cartagena with this full-day private boat tour. Leave the navigating to your private guide and admire views during the journey to the Rosario Islands. Visit the islands of Cholon and Baru for a day spent sunbathing and swimming. Return to Cartagena at the end of the day. Plus, you'll depart from a private marina rather than battling the crowds of the public one.

Experience Colombia’s beautiful Rosario Island on this excursion to an exclusive beach club. After catching a speedboat from La Bodeguita Pier in Cartagena, head to Bora Bora Beach Club and enjoy a complimentary cocktail and beach bed. Savor a delicious lunch—vegetarian, chicken and fish are available—and kick back by the water. Paddleboards, kayaks, and a masseuse are available for an extra charge.

Experience the idyllic splendor of Playa Blanca and Barú with a full-day package that combines round-trip transport from Cartagena and lunch. After a short drive from Cartagena, arrive on the pristine sands of Playa Blanca and recline in a hammock or sun lounger at a local hotel. Refresh with a dip in the crystal clear waters of the Caribbean Sea and then revitalize with lunch and a soft drink around midday. Your day will conclude with drop-off back in Cartagena.

Be amazed by nature's unpredictability on this Totumo Volcano and Galerazamba day trip. The impressive Galerazamba salt flats give a pink hue to the nearby sea between December and April. Enjoy magnificent views of the pink sea from a lookout point and learn more about the local area at the Ethnoindustrial Museum.

Enjoy some fun in the sun during this full-day excursion from Cartagena to the lovely Playa Blanca beach on Baru Island. Journey outside of the city to reach this paradise of white-sand beaches and crystal-clear waters, spending the day sunbathing, swimming, and relaxing amidst the magnificent tropical scenery. Enjoy an included lunch of Colombian specialties (if option selected), tropical fruit and water, a professional tour guide and transport via an air-conditioned coach.

Immerse yourself in the sun, sand, and surf of the Rosario Islands on a full-day speed boat group tour from Cartagena. The comprehensive fun-filled itinerary takes you to Bocachica Castle, Private Island, Party Island, and Playa Blanca on Baru, with each location offering different attractions and activities. Guests can upgrade the adventure and add a plankton or mud volcano excursion on a separate day.

In this beautiful place you will discover a mud volcano that has the properties of the dead sea, in which you can enter, but you will never be able to touch the bottom, due to the chemical properties of the mud. In addition, the mud has healing properties that help your skin stop the aging process. All this while you and your friends or family have fun discovering and understanding this new experience. We will also visit the Galerazamba salt flats where we will see how a microorganism turns the water pink, but this attraction is temporary and depends on the weather conditions, so it only has a pink color from April to May. (But it will depend on whether it rains or not, since the rain melts the salt crystals and dilutes the pink color). We only take you there in April and may

Set sail for the Rosario Islands with this group catamaran expedition from Cartagena. You will be able to anchor at Isla Grande and Isla Bela, where you will have the opportunity to jump into the water to practice snorkeling. Lunch and refreshments will also be served at no additional charge.

If you want to dig beneath the tourist sites and really learn about the culture and history of Colombia, this 'Freedom Tour' of San Basilio de Palenque is ideal. With a knowledgeable local tour guide you'll visit a variety of places that demonstrate how the distinct African culture has been maintained for centuries. Learn about traditional music and dance, folk medicine, and Palenque's unique language.

Enjoy the most complete day tour in Cartagena visiting different islands and beaches in the Baru and Rosario Islands. Blue water, white sand and stunning corals is the perfect mix for a sunny day at the beach, this paradise is a favorite destination in Cartagena. We arrive at the island of Bocachica where we will take a tour with the locals where they tell us a little bit of the history of what happened there. We visit unique destinations we have been working to offer the best places in the islands, we go to a Private Island where we are the first ones to arrive so the beach is only for us you can also decide if you want to do the snorkel for free with no extra charge and then we will visit a popular party island called Cholon where we will stay for 45 mins then we will go to a beach club in Baru called princess of the sea where we will have lunch and rest the rest of the tour.

Experience Columbia’s Rosario Islands on this all-day excursion. After a convenient hotel pickup from Bocagrande, Laguito, Castillo Grande, or Centro, make a quick stop at the island of Barú before visiting the archipelago for snorkeling, relaxing at the beach, exploring nature, and savoring a delicious complimentary meal of ceviche and fruit salad.

Mambo Beach is the perfect place to revitalize the mind, body and soul. This ecological and natural beach club has beautiful crystal clear waters, perfect for swimming, snorkeling or simply relaxing with a good book. You will be in an exclusive beach club, provided with all the necessary amenities, so let yourself be carried away by this experience and let's have fun! So book today and enjoy a day at the beach on the island of Barú.

Discover four islands in one day on a day trip to the Rosario Islands (Islas del Rosario), a cluster of 28 idyllic islands off Colombia's Caribbean coast. You'll have the flexibility to choose how you spend free time on each of the four islands you visit—whether you want to swim, snorkel or sunbathe. Plus, lunch, fruit, and bottled water are included.

The National Aviary of Colombia is home to around 2,000 birds representing nearly 200 species including condors, flamingos, emus, owls, storks, and much more. Located on Baru Island near the city of Cartagena, the aviary includes walking trails and dozens of exhibition areas where birds can easily be observed. Bird lovers and nature lovers on this half-day guided tour from Cartagena have the chance to explore the aviary and enjoy a typical lunch.

Many scenic islands can be explored from Cartagena, Colombia but few offer beaches and a historic fort. Combine a boat adventure, a guided tour of one of the oldest Spanish-built forts, and time to relax on San Fernando Beach and beach club including a traditional lunch during this tour to Tierra Bomba Island.

Travelers should book this tour because they will have the opportunity to visit two exotic and medicinal attractions of the Colombian Caribbean such as the famous Totumo Volcano, which has gained national and international importance because the mud baths in this volcano are recognized as beneficial for the health of the body because the components of the mud contain salts and minerals that help relax it, exfoliate the skin and, according to many permanent visitors, improve health and cure different ailments. And the beautiful attraction Mar Rosa which has a great history and its salt flats steal the whole show, since they provide the waters forming the intense pink sea, being a natural phenomenon it has a pink hue depending on the season.

You will live a magical adventure on Barú Island, the perfect place for a full day adventure, you will enjoy the wonders of the Colombian Caribbean, its crystal clear waters, where you will see different types of animals and birds, you will learn the importance of mangroves in our ecosystem. You will practice snorkeling and see different species of fish and their habitat. We will visit the Mambo Beach club in Playa Blanca, an exclusive place where you will enjoy its comfortable facilities and you can rest in front of the sea. the highlight of the day is the bioluminescent plankton, an unforgettable experience the most complete to discover the magic of the island that waits? Book your full day adventure today.

Escape the city and immerse yourself in the tropical nature and wildlife of the Caribbean coast during a full-day trip to the National Aviary of Colombia (Aviario Nacional de Colombia) and Baru Island (Isla Baru). You can sit back and leave the planning to someone else on this day trip, which includes transport from your hotel and between attractions, lunch, and admission tickets.

Visit the National Aviary of Colombia and Playa Blanca on this day trip in Cartagena. The popular tourist attraction boasts 138 species of birds, including the Harpy Eagle, the Caribbean Toucan, the Pink Flamingos, and the Crown Crane. Following that, head to Playa Blanca where you’ll enjoy lunch and some relaxation on the sand.

Enjoy a day at the beach away from the crowds where someone else handles the transportation with this day trip from Cartagena to Baru Island. Ride in an air-conditioned minivan from Cartagena and hop out at the Mambo Beach club right on the white-sand beach of Playa Blanca. Chill out on your sun chairs, listen to music, and fill up on a local lunch, before being taken back to Cartagena.

Spend a day cruising between islands on this serene tour of the National Natural Park of Colombia. Visit the sandy beaches at Cholón, Playa Grande, Playa Blanca, and Barú. Enjoy beach excursions and relax under palm trees while locals prepare a traditional lunch for you. Take a dip and meet the wildlife hiding amongst coral by snorkelling off the archipelago.

You will explore the hidden treasures in the mangroves of the island of Barú, where you will be able to see different types of animals and birds. You will learn the importance of mangroves in our ecosystem, and you will snorkel and see different species of fish and their habitat. Later, they will take you to the Mambo Beach Club in Playa Blanca with crystal clear waters, an exclusive place where you will enjoy its comfortable facilities and you can rest in front of the sea. It is a unique experience. what are you waiting for?

Take a day trip out of Cartagena and leave the planning and driving to your guide on this excursion to Playa Blanca beach on Baru Island. Travel comfortably on an air-conditioned bus and spend the day soaking up the sun on the white-sand beach and swimming in crystal-clear water. Afterward, explore the neighboring fishing villages and residential areas before returning to Cartagena.