カルタヘナ島4島ツアー（シュノーケル、チョロン、ランチ付き）

Very beautiful excursion, beautiful landscapes. Very good guide

I received a 6:30am text from one of the 3 What’s App numbers that texted me but wouldn’t respond to my texts. The message stayed that they would pick us up between 7:20-7:40am and that they would only wait for 3 min before leaving us if we were ready. I thought that was odd but made sure we were down in our lobby by 7:10a in case they were early. We got picked up at 7:53a from our apartment. I was up in our apartment trying to get cell service to find out where they were at. No answer. Came back down and the bus was there and my husband telling them to wait for me because I was upstairs trying to get a hold of them. Got on the bus and had no idea who the guide was. Nobody greeted us. The guide didn’t speak any English, which bilingual (Spanish/english) was promised in the Viator excursion description, so this made the day extremely challenging. Even more so because once I figured out who the guide was, he was overly accommodating to everyone that could speak Spanish and totally ignored us the entire trip. We had no direction on where to go, or what time to be back at the boat so we had to watch for the other families and not go too far. The other families noticed us struggling and were trying to help interpret for us but the guide didn’t, he just totally ignored us. In fact, on the boat, he made our family sit in the area of the boat that was not shaded but the other families were shaded. When we tried to move, he told us to go back to where we were seated. We were suppose to be at each island for an hour and we were there maybe 30 min max, so be mindful that the itinerary is not really a precise length of time. Cholon is very loud and a party island, and you are standing at a table in the water while music is blasting and vendors are harassing you to buy things. We didn’t get lunch until 3:30p at the end of our tour and it was cold. Even at lunch, he sat the other families in the shade and had us sit in the sun. He saw that I was upset about that and pulled 3 chairs behind an umbrella (there were 5 of us). Was hoping for a nice relaxing day and there were vendors just on us the entire day. They were relentless. Just annoying and not worth the money to me, in my opinion.

I was robbed; surely the captain or crew is involved. I had a towel stolen in Choló. The boat is too uncomfortable and rustic, and the bus is in poor condition with inadequate air conditioning. I do NOT recommend it in the slightest.

Could be amazing if the communication was better. A good morning and what to expect at pick up would have been nice. After checkin, it was caotic... so many different guides calling their group. When we were shuttled to the bus, a hello the ride to baru is about 45min would have been nice too. When we were waiting on the humid beach for the boat to be ready..being told would have been nice. As non spanish speaking customers, all communication wasnt always said in spanish AND english so at times we felt very lost. If we were not proactive in asking questions im sure we would have gotten lost at times, especially on the way back to cartegena where we never saw our initial guide after he said it was time to go on the beach... we just happen to follow the other guide/ group to the buses and were told just get on that bus to centro. The excursion itself is what you make it. The guides seemed like they knew what their job was but should be told to tell the guests whats happening and dont just leave us alone. In the end better communication would have gone a long way. TIP: Be sure to bring water and a snack as lunch isnt until the last stop.

Late pick up, plenty traffic due to Bakurta market which shortened our stay at Playa Blanca that was disappointing. The food was salty. However there were a few staff who made sure we were taken care of. Be aware of stopping at Cholon where they try to rip you off if you have no COP. They hike up the prices for a simple lolly!!! Otherwise we made the most of the experience. Would have liked to have more time at the Aquarium to swim with the dolphins also.

We did a boat/beach tour of the Rosario Islands with our tour guide Jorge. The Rosario Islands are 27-28 islands (some big, some small, some privately owned, 4 owned by the government) We took a speedboat from Baru to Isla Grande, where we SNORKELED for about 45 minutes. Then took boat to CHOLON, which is known as a party island (good music; can eat foot on tables in the water). Then took boat to Playa Azul, more of a family-oriented quieter beach. Then took boat back to Baru and has a nice fried fish (with rice) lunch on the beach. Our tour guide Jorge was very jovial and engaging. Very much enjoyed this outing, it was great! SIDE NOTE: Have never had this much fish/rice in one week.. lol

I had a wonderful time, Jorge was great! He is very knowledgeable and even though my Spanish isn't great, he made sure I understood everything the whole time. The beaches weren't crowded and the snorkeling was awesome!

As a solo traveler I wanted to explore the Rosario Islands with a group, so I booked my trip with Jessica from Navy Tours at the stand by Plaza Del Pozo. I couldn’t be happier with my decision. With Jorge as our guide, we visited the beautiful islands with gorgeous white sand and had a delicious lunch. This is a no-frills tour that’s much more fun and had better beach area stops than a fancier tour I took that was recommended by my hotel. Jorge did a wonderful job to make sure we all felt safe and had a great time! He even took underwater pictures during our snorkeling session with his GoPro which was an added bonus. While on the islands I was a bit apprehensive when local vendors approached us to sell goods, however a simple “no gracias” and they kept on moving. Between Jessica and Jorge’s great customer service, I’d recommend booking this trip for anyone who’s looking for a fun time at the Rosario Islands.

We boarded the Ahora Si and visited the four islands. I really enjoyed my day. Jorge communicated well in English and Spanish. He was a great and friendly tour guide. I definitely recommend the fish for lunch. I would also recommend the trip and would do it again. Thanks, Jorge!

It was a pleasant tour, the Beach was safe and beautiful, the walk to see the bioluminescence of the phyto plankton was a highly recommended experience. The tour manager jorge was nice and worried If you can make this tour do it is unique 😊