プラヤ・ブランカ・イン・バル・カルタヘナツアー（ランチとガイド付き）

Snorkeling, mangroves, playa blanca- not what I expected- waited until close to 11 to get on the boat and then it stopped three other places before we went to the snorkeling area. I had brought my own gear including flippers and was told that I could not use them because it scares the fish. What scares the fish is the multiple packed boats all congregating in one area splashing around and yapping. They have tied bottles filled with breads in multiple areas to stimulate the fish to come around and use the same bottle/boat to submerge people to take a picture. Once you take a photo you are ushered back onto the boat. They like to point out the expensive hotels while heading to the mangroves where you barely enter when the mapaches come and eat- there’s no tour as you back out and then stop to feed fish bread and for another photo op and head back. No explanations given regarding the fish or other native species. We arrived late to playa blanca, had lunch at an overpriced umbrella and chair that they recommended we reserve and got to swim for like 1.5 hours, always watching out for the never ending boats that pull right onto the beach.