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Rosario Islands Private Boat Tour

Name: Rosario Islands Private Boat Tour
Brand: Gran Colombia Tours
SKU: 59388P53
Price: 321.00 USD
Rating: 4.0 (15 reviews)

Cartagena, Colombia

8 hours
Pickup offered
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

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.

Bring your appetite for a traditional Colombian lunch
Choose how you want to spend your time at each stop
Relax at a private spot at the end of your tour
Explore the coral reefs by snorkelling

What's Included

Tours Guide
Hotel pick-up and drop-off
All-risk insurance

Extra purchases
Lunch

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

Pickup details

We pick-up our clients anywhere within Cartagena city - hotels, hostels, Airbnb, vacation rentals, points of interest, and also at Rafael Núñez International Airport.

What To Expect

Cartagena

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Islas de Rosario

2 hours • Admission Ticket Free

Playa Blanca

1 hour • Admission Ticket Included

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Near public transportation
Infants must sit on laps

Most travelers can participate
Be aware this tour may be canceled the same day due to weather and sea conditions (full refund applies)
If you have a layover in Cartagena please select the airport or cruise ship terminal as a pick-up point for the layover tour.
This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.

Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.

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Featured review

Grant_M

Snorkeling over the coral reef was incredibly clear and beautiful. Our driver and guide, Eric and Tiberio were both nice and helpful.

Reviews

4.0

15 reviews

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Magnificent Boat Trip

Grant_M, Jan 2024

Snorkeling over the coral reef was incredibly clear and beautiful. Our driver and guide, Eric and Tiberio were both nice and helpful.

The Trip organized by...

Sigrid_R, Nov 2023

The Trip organized by Gran Colombia tour offer included a bunch of surprises according to the offer on your website. Starting with the price: offer says USD335.00, if you update to a private tour only for 1 adult the price changes immediately to USD668.00🤔? This is a very peculiar practice, in Europe and the US this kind of offer will be treated as fraud and your website will be blocked by law immediately. Continuing with the original offer I booked: offer included soft beverages on the boat and also lunch. So I thought that justified the higher price per person. Great service and lunch was also mentioned in a high number of reviews. The booking was confirmed, excluding lunch, including soft drinks on the boat. Okay, I didn’t cancel the reservation because I already had invited my Colombian friends and I wanted to spend a wonderful day with them. But this treatment made me very unhappy. In addition there were no soft drinks aboard. Asking for a bottle of water, they couldn’t even offer it. Disappointing. For lunch Junior, the guide, took us to a place called Tequila on Barú. We ordered the food immediately after getting there at noon, after 3 hours and embarrassing discussions we got our food. Food was okay. Nature was great, transparency of booking and communication was miserable and I am very disappointed that I offered this badly treated service to my friends. As I can see you updated your offer according to food and drinks. Nevertheless your offer still remains at USD 335.00. I am pretty sure that this treatment will kill your business, because no client wants to be treated like me. My columbian friends apologized to me and assured me that this is not the way they want their guests were treated in their country. Thank you for listening to my comment and I hope you will change your profile immediately. I will never forget your bad treatment. Friends from Germany are coming on a cruise in December, passing by in Cartagena and I will recommend them to avoid booking with Gran Columbia Tours. Sigrid

Response from Host, Dec 2023

Dear Sigrid, We are sorry the tour didn’t meet your expectations. However, we kindly want to clarify some information as we consider it may tend to misunderstandings. Firstly, in regard to the price, take into account that you booked directly from the Viator platform (and not from our company). The platform uses the information we provide but we do not intervene in the way the platform displays the prices. Viator is a well-known company with a wide presence in many countries and we’re sure they do nothing illegal or that could be treated as fraud, otherwise they might not have the prestige they hold. Regarding your experience with the tour and specifically the lunch, our team contacted you over than one week in advance to inform you that the tour did not include lunch. All of our tours are under continuous update or modification. For this reason, we provide detailed and accurate information in the different sections of the platform, and we always recommend to use only the information from the site and not from old reviews our tourists and customers have left in the past. Maybe your experience wasn’t as expected but our team did their best to treat you respectfully and to offer you a nice service. And lastly, our reviews are a reflection of the hard work we put into our tours and the services we provide and although we know there is always space to improve and grow, we are confident that we work transparently and with the best attitude. Respectfully, Gran Colombia Tours team. Buen día Sigrid, Sentimos que el tour no cumpliera sus expectativas. No obstante, nos gustaría aclarar algunos datos que consideramos pueden dar lugar a malentendidos. En primer lugar, respecto al precio, tenga en cuenta que usted reservó directamente desde la plataforma Viator (y no desde nuestra empresa). La plataforma utiliza la información que le proporcionamos, pero nosotros no intervenimos en la forma en que la plataforma muestra los precios. Viator es una empresa muy conocida y con amplia presencia en muchos países y estamos seguros de que no hacen nada ilegal o que pueda ser tratado como fraude, de lo contrario no tendrían el prestigio que tienen. En cuanto a su experiencia con el tour y en concreto con el almuerzo, nuestro equipo se puso en contacto con usted con más de una semana de antelación para informarle que el tour no incluía el almuerzo. Todos nuestros tours están en continua actualización o modificación. Por esta razón, proporcionamos información detallada y precisa en las diferentes secciones de la plataforma, y siempre recomendamos utilizar únicamente la información del sitio y no de antiguas reseñas que nuestros turistas y clientes hayan dejado en el pasado. Puede que su experiencia no fuera la esperada, pero nuestro equipo hizo todo lo posible por tratarlo con respeto y ofrecerle un servicio agradable. Y por último, nuestras reseñas son un reflejo del arduo trabajo que dedicamos a nuestros tours y en los servicios que ofrecemos y aunque sabemos que siempre hay espacio para mejorar y crecer, estamos seguros de que trabajamos con transparencia y con la mejor actitud. Respetuosamente, el equipo de Gran Colombia Tours.

baru

A_M, Feb 2023

The tour was well paced and enjoyable. The islands are beautiful even if the reef we were taken to was a bit dead. The tour guide was kind and knowledgeable about the area.

Response from Host, Mar 2023

Hello there! Thank you for leaving your comment. We are happy you let us show you the great beaches of our coast. We're glad your guide was flexible and gave your useful information. Thank you for choosing Gran Colombia Tours!

Fun in the sun and rain!

Eric_M, Nov 2022

This was a nice tour to do with friends on a private boat. Nelson, Ariel, and Jesus took great care of all of us. Nelson helped us get some drinks before our tour and pointed out various things during the trip. The boat deck was freshly painted, and some got on sandals (nothing a little acetone can’t handle). Highly recommend when in Cartagena with friends or family. The boat also provided a cooler with ice, water, and some sodas. You can connect to the boat’s Bluetooth speakers to play music. The lunch provided was very good as well on Playa Blanca.

Response from Host, Nov 2022

Hola Eric! Thank you so much for your review! We are glad that you enjoyed our tour with Nelson, Ariel y Jesus. I will show them your review, I'm sure they will be happy. I wish you the best. Kind regards, Andrea

The highlight of our trip to Cartagena

CristinaOrtiz, Sep 2022

This tour was amazing!! If you come to Cartagena and not book this tour you are missing out. First off, Nelson our host is amazing! He picked us up from our airbnb at 8am on the dot! He took us to a supermarket to buy our alcohol and then went to the dock were we took the boat. The boat was clean and modern, one the best boats there. The captain and cocaptain of the boat were great too. They let us play our own music with great speakers that made the trip even more amazing. We went snorkeling and stopped in several beaches. Lunch was included and it was amazing, they served us fish and accomodate us to our own likes. We never felt rushed or pushed to do something we didnt want. Trust us when we say it is the highlight of our trip. If we ever come back to Cartagena we will do this tour again and will request Nelson to be our host. Thank u for everything!

Response from Host, Sep 2022

Hola Cristina! Thank you so much for your review! We are glad that you enjoyed our Tour in Cartagena and also, that you have tried the local food. I hope you will visit us again soon! Cheers, Andrea

Inconforme

Adriana_G, Sep 2023

No sirven las bocinas de la lancha , nos hicieron caminar 12 min aprox para llegar al transporte y a pesar de no incluir nada , hemos pagado el almuerzo del capitán y al final nos pidió propina extra …

Response from Host, Oct 2023

Hola, Adriana. Lamentamos que tu experiencia no haya sido del todo satisfactoria. Tendremos en cuenta la cuestión de las bocinas y especificaremos en la información que los turistas deben llevar la música de su preferencia descargada para evitar inconvenientes, pues no hay señal en alta mar. Tomaremos en cuenta aquellas cosas en las que podamos mejorar para que no se presenten molestias para los futuros turistas, pues sabemos que es un recorrido a un lugar que vale mucho la pena. Un saludo. Hello Adriana. We are sorry to hear that your experience was not entirely satisfactory. We will take into account the issue of the speakers and we will specify in the information that tourists should bring the music of their choice downloaded to avoid inconveniences, as there is no signal on the high seas. We will take into account those things in which we can improve to avoid inconveniences for future tourists, as we know that it is a tour to a place that is very worthwhile. Best regards.

Le guide et le capitaine...

Romain_B, Aug 2023

Le guide et le capitaine étaient très sympa mais nous avons été déçu par le manque de précision de l’après midi où il a fallu payer pour rester à une plage alors que l’on nous a demandé d’acheter notre repas avant.

Response from Host, Aug 2023

Hello, Romain! We are sorry for the inconvenience during your tour. We'll check and see how can we work in order to avoid things like these from happening again! We're glad to know that in spite of that, you had a nice time with our team! Bonjour, Romain ! Nous sommes désolés pour les désagréments subis lors de votre tournée. Nous allons vérifier et voir comment nous pouvons travailler afin d'éviter que ce genre de choses ne se reproduise ! Nous sommes heureux de savoir que malgré cela, vous avez passé un bon moment avec notre équipe !

La mejor opción para conocer las islas rosario!

Jona_L, Jul 2023

100% recomendada esta excursión Tiberio fue un excelente guía junto con el capitán Antonio que supo no hacernos marear en el mar algo que nos preocupaba bastante. El tour fue completamente personalizado y adicional nos llevaron a lugares mágicos con Playa Coral donde no estaba repleto de turistas. Después fuimos a comer a un lugar espectacular por recomendación de Tiberio que fue 100/100 , adicional con costo adicional obvio nos ayudaron comprando snacks y bebidas para nosotros ya que nosotros no pudimos por falta de tiempo para tener en el bote durante el recorrido, fueron los mejores aliados para poder conocer las islas ❤️ los recomiendo a ojo cerrado!

Response from Host, Aug 2023

Hola! Muchísimas gracias por este comentario detallado de tu experiencia. Le haremos saber al equipo lo bien que la pasaron recorriendo las Islas del Rosario. Sabemos que es un lugar increíble y que un servicio de alta calidad con personas amables y dispuestas a ayudar hace de la experiencia algo inolvidable. Gracias por recomendarnos, estamos a tu servicio. Thank you so much for this detailed review of your experience. We will let the team know what a great time you had touring the Rosario Islands. We know it is an incredible place and that a high quality service with friendly and helpful people makes the experience unforgettable. Thank you for recommending us, we are at your service.