Half-Day Tour to Totumo Mud Volcano from Cartagena
Description
Climb inside Mud Volcano, in an amazing activity near to Cartagena in one of the world's smallest volcanos and enjoy a relaxing soak in the warm mud inside. Some locals say the mineral infused mud has healing properties and skin benefits which make you look and feel younger. After mud immerse with the help of a kind local who will rinse off the mud, it's optional but we recommend it because the mud remains can be uncomfortable. Get a delicious local snack than you can choose: arepa de huevo, empanada or carimañola and a soda. For this experience you'll be accompanied by a bilingual tour guide, that give you a interesting speech about volcano making your experience unforgettable throughout the journey. Massages, photos or mud-cleanse have an additional price around $2 USD. All native or local people make a living from MUD VOLCANO. We invite you for be part of the growth of a community and support a sustainable tourism. *Please notice this tour is NOT a fancy and luxury experience.*
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Itinerary
Step into a one-of-a-kind adventure with our exclusive guided tour to Volcán del Totumo, designed to offer comfort and relaxing bath. With perfectly planned timing, you’ll enjoy this natural wonder to fully connect with the serenity of the surroundings. Immerse yourself in the warm, volcanic mud, where the natural buoyancy creates a sensation of effortless weightlessness. Let the mud’s therapeutic minerals refresh your body, leaving your skin soft, smooth, and revitalized. Enhance your wellness with gentle massages, designed to release tension and elevate your relaxation. From local people who make a living from it, this service cost $2 USD but it's optional. After mud bath with the help of a kind local who will rinse off the mud, leaving you renewed, glowing, and completely refreshed. This service has an additional cost $2 USD, it's optional but we recommend it to you because the mud remains can be uncomfortable. *Please notice this tour is NOT a fancy and luxury experience.*
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What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
Pick-up time start around 8:15 a.m. or 1:15 p.m., according to the schedule you choose (A.M. or P.M.), please be ready at time in your accommodation place. Sometimes we're going delay because traffic, so we appreciate your understanding and patience. We pick-up in your accommodation place as long as this is located at Bocagrande, Castillogrande, Laguito, Cabrero, Marbella, Crespo y Boquilla, this last-one until Sonesta Hotel. ***Please give us your pick up location specific detail for been on time.*** Remember we need mandatory contact info to guarantee your assistance to our experience. E.g.: phone number and e-mail.
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Important Information
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Swimsuit required inside mud volcano
- Each traveler is allowed a maximum of (1) suitcase or carry-on bag. Do NOT allowed oversized or excessive luggage.
- Valuables Security: Upon arrival at the volcano, please keep your valuables secure. We make the vehicle we travel in available as a safe space where all guests can leave their belongings. The vehicle will serve as your secure location.
- Tipping and Local Community: The native community of this village relies solely on the commercial activity of the volcano. It is common for local residents to offer assistance with items you carry and subsequently ask for a tip. Tipping should be voluntary and at your discretion. To simplify the process and avoid solicitations, we highly recommend ascending the volcano without any personal items—just go in the clothes you intend to enter the mud with.
- Massage and Exfoliation: Once inside the volcano, there are local individuals who offer massages. Please make it very clear if you do or do not want this massage and exfoliation service.
- Cleaning Service: When exiting the volcano, a group of local women will offer to clean the mud off your body in a natural lake. If you do not wish to use this service, you are also welcome to clean yourself on your own.
- Extra Costs: Please note that any assistance you receive, regardless of whether it is offered by the guide or not, will incur an extra cost.
Reviews(1,667)
The tour guide was knowledgeable and exceptional! We had a Mercedes bus take us to the site. Our guide, Ana, met us in the lob of our hotel and returned us there personally. We were reminded to bring tip money but I wish we had brought more to buy foods and drinks from the locals. The people are beautiful and very, very nice. From someone who doesn’t speak the language, they make you feel welcome despite that. The mud bath was great, ( get a massage while you’re in it) and the ladies washed us clean from the lagoon, hair and all! We were provided a choice of an empanada or an arepa, and water or glass bottle coke 😁 they took beautiful videos and pictures (tip the cameraman) that will last a lifetime. And they kept our belongings until we were done washing in the lagoon (tip him, too). In all, we paid about $50/person in US dollars and tipped 10,000 pesos (look that up, it’s not a lot of US $$) for each person that helped. I definitely recommend this trip. The mud is soothing and healing, a once in a lifetime experience!! Thanks, Ana!!!
My experience to the volcano was great. Franklin met me to take me to the bus and from the go was really informative and helpful. Jesus the driver was also knowledgeable and a great driver
Jesus & Franklin were the best tour guides , The volcano experience was amazing & would definitely do it again! 10/10 recommend
We had a wonderful time. Ceasar was a respectful, friendly, and great host. His partner Micra was respectful. He thoroughly explained what our trip included and how to go about our interactions with the locals that worked at the location. His English was perfect if you're concerned about having a host that translates well.
Nice experience. Something you can do in few places. Perfectly arranged overnight booking to confirmation and pick up and guidance. Ceasar is a nice, nice and good guide!
Too many animals around during the snack
This was a terribly unreliable company, when I ask confirmation if I can book, they confirmed it was an option. Then as soon as I paid they sent me a message that they were going to cancel it and they did not issue me a refund. They instructed me to go third parties to get the refund, which I have not yet received. I highly recommend choosing an alternate company.
Great excursion. Super fun and unique. Tour guide was great!
I had actually booked the half-day tour, but because there weren't enough interested people, I got a free upgrade to the full day. Mud bathing in the volcano is quite funny; it's a strange feeling to float there. It's a bit annoying that you have to pay extra for every "service" at the location. I can understand photos and cleaning, but carrying shoes down is nonsense. In my opinion, the stay at the beach club is rather superfluous.
They never contacted me; I was the one who established communication an hour before the activity. I was ready at 8 in the hotel lobby, as my ticket instructions said. They notified me that they would begin the pickup process at 9:30. I waited without success. At 9:48 they told me they were still in the pickup process And at 10:03 they tell me that they are rescheduling the activity for the next day, because they evacuated the volcano area due to the earthquake. To which I replied that it was not possible on my part, since I would be returning to my country. I requested a refund for the activity, which they questioned, and to this moment I have not received it.
