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Viator · group up to 6 pax

Diving Trip for Certified Divers.

4.6(13)Cartagena1 hour
VIATOR5.0(3)TRIPADVISOR4.5(10)

Description

The BUZOS DE BARU dive center is a PADI RESORT with more than 20 years of continuous operation in the city, positioned as one of the best diving schools in Cartagena. We have qualified PADI instructors, and trained personnel for teaching and diving guide, we like to do long dives and go to the most beautiful places possible for each day depending on the weather in the area.

Tour Options

Diving Trip for Certified Divers.

Highlights

Use of SCUBA equipment
fruit, cookies, water, tea
Photos and videos of the experience

What's included

Included
Use of SCUBA equipment
fruit, cookies, water, tea
Photos and videos of the experience

Traveller Ratings

4.6
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Important Information

  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Not recommended for pregnant travelers
  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Reviews(13)

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Jordan_B
May 6, 2026
Warm and beautiful dives

Gorgeous diving. We did a wall dive and a wreck dive with puffer fish, rays, lobster, and a wall of sea life. The crew was friendly and made sure everyone was comfortable both in and out of the water. The boat does get choppy resting between dives, so make sure to take anti-nausea meds before your trip.

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alvaroaldretem
March 22, 2026
Barú divers: reliable and well-guided diving

A very well-kept experience from the start. Always attentive, attentive to everything and, above all, made me feel safe at all times. Juan and Álvaro were excellent: very friendly, patient and professional. We had a great time. Although visibility was not the best that day, the experience was totally worth the joy.

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Ronald_H
July 13, 2025
Knowledgable dive masters...

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

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Rick_S
December 29, 2024
December 29th dive.

Very nice boat, with plenty of room. Daniel was my dive master. He speaks English very well because I don't speak or understand Spanish. Excellent dive at the cement shipwreck 👍👍

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PragueGirl79
November 28, 2022
Professional diving operator, high-quality equipment

We did a two dive 7am-12pm trip with Santiago and Alvaro on 15th November 2022. Booking, prepayment, waiver form filling must be done online the day before. We were a combined group of first-time divers who did a shallow discovery dive w Santiago and experienced divers who went with Alvaro to 18meters depth (56min and 52min). The visibility was quite bad due to a lot of recent rain but the reefs were nice and the presence of a shipwreck (Los Barcos divesite) and car (!) wreck (El Coche divestie) made up for the not so perfect conditions. We saw seahorse, crab, langoustine, barracuda, stonefish, smalleyed ray, featherworms. I normally always ask for a wetsuit which they offered but in the end I was fine without. The boat was on the smaller side but all the equipment was pre-loaded and prepared including weights etc. We really appreciated that long-sleeved diveshirts and openheel fins with boots were offered as standard part of the rental and included in the price. Generally the equipment quality was very good, nice masks, BCDs w/ integrated weights (no need for weightbelts, yay!). Generally, very good value for money especially if the pictures we're about to download (INCLUDED in the price, never seen this before with any other diveshop) will be of good quality. Thank you Santiago and Alvaro for a great morning! PS: I was originally excited to see the 'underwater museum of sculptures by German Botero' which every guidebook tells you about so when booking we asked if we could see that. After the first dive to Los Barcos, Alvaro told us "that was it" and that the sculptures were not by Botero. I was quite confused as we only saw a few 'man-made' structures around the shipwrecks not resembling Botero's typical oversized figures. Alvaro mentioned that there are some more objects in shallower waters but we did not go to them as the visibility was very limited. So only after the dive I researched and found a video which explains the situation and the story (search for 'Colombia: Cartagena’s first underwater museum I WIDE') I guess that those sculptures (really by Botero but just very different from what you would expect) were the ones in shallower waters which we ended up missing.

Operator response

Thank you for diving with us, we appreciate your words, they help us to continue and improve every day, come back soon.

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QudsLocal
August 4, 2022
Unfriendly and money focused scuba business, don’t go there

Very unfriendly and very focused on pre-payment. I had a reservation to go diving and filled in all the forms on my phone. This isnot easy, but that’s the way the want it. In whatssapp contact I asked about the link for payment. No reply for a long time. When they did reply, they pushed me for the payment within minutes. As it turned out, they required also my passport details. As I did not have my passport on me all day, I had to go back to the hotel to get it. By that time they already cancelled my reservation and tild me I was too late. No payment afterwards, as usual in our scuba world, was accepted. Very unfriendly approach. There are better and nicer companies to choose in Cartagena.

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Operator response

You book without payment Saturday to dive on Sunday and you don’t show up, then you book Sunday to dive Thursday and I send you the link to pay Sunday, you don’t pay. Another diver book and pay If you don’t pay, you don’t dive

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Shelem C
July 5, 2022
Probably one of my favorite diving companies in all of Colombia.

I LOVE BUZOS! After researching a couple different diving companies, I ended with Buzos because they were recommended to me by my diving instructor from Santa Marta. And it’s been great! I’ve done a couple dives with them & I love how considerate they are when placing you in the right group level. Due to my previous experience, I am able to use one tank for about an hour & with Buzos I’ve been able to stay for exactly one hour in almost all my dives. They are also very friendly & they won’t forget a familiar face. They remembered my name the next time I came. They are fantastic & I highly recommend especially if you’re staying nearby the city center. Their diving locations are wonderful 🤙🏽

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Operator response

Thank you for diving with us, we appreciate your words, they help us to continue and improve every day, come back soon.

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v_ctorrobertoc
June 4, 2022
Professionals a Carte Cabal !!!

The important thing for a diver is to trust our colleagues and the Enterprise that supports our departures; Barú divers is the best to perform this activity, not only for the high degree of safety, preparation, logistics and commitment they have, but also for the human quality, concern, kindness and confidence that gives us each of the members of this wonderful team of professionals and friends. On the day of my dives I had a minor accident, I thought it was something of no importance but the concern and reaction they had immediately surprised me, the leaders Diego, Alvaro, Santiago and the captain of the boat Eder assisted me at all times and even made me disembark first where I was greeted by the manager and owner of Baru Divers Mr. Juan Chavarriaga and his wife Silvana Saravia who immediately took me to a local clinic accompanying me all the time, running the school with all medical expenses and medicine. This action struck me, much more than the minor accident (2 cm cut) and I understood that diving with the best is choosing correctly. If you go to Cartagena, Barú Divers is and will always be the best option.

Operator response

Thank you for diving with us, we appreciate your words, they help us to continue and improve every day, come back soon.

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Idalyd_Colombia
July 1, 2021
Diving between corals and fish

My daughter, niece and I were diving with divers and it was spectacular! From the mini-dive course for my niece to the dives. Andrés, our guiding instructor is not only an excellent teacher, but is super attentive, careful, and his company was very pleasant. It taught us many things and made us feel safe all the time and the places we were were were beautiful. Captain George completed this wonderful outing. The boat and equipment in excellent condition. Super recommended if you are in Cartagena!!

Operator response

Agradecemos mucho tu calificación y comentarios, nos impulsan a seguir trabajando con amor por lo que hacemos. Regresa pronto, te vez súper bajo el Agua!

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jamesz297
March 7, 2020
Unbeatable

I did a private double dive outing with the center and I can't be happier. We dive in islands of the Rosary, in Martincito and Caribarú, both spectacular dives! Very nice coral, I didn't expect to see so much soft coral! Very good center, highly recommended! Thank you!

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