The most complete experience in your visit departing from Cartagena, you will visit 5 islands, including snorkeling in reef with many colorful fish, the best party of the Caribbean in Cholon, a spectacular sunset in white beach and the extraordinary experience of swimming with plankton and bioluminescence. Get to know this spectacular tour in the company of our experienced guides, aboard a sport boat.
From the operator’s live schedule on Viator, checked Oct 22.
This panoramic tour of the spectacular Rosario Islands includes a brief stop to observe the Sunken Plane. Arrival time to this first stop is one hour and 45 minutes at the Rosario Islands attraction.
Our next stop is at the spectacular Cholon, a paradisiacal place where you can swim while enjoying the music and the attention of the staff, surrounded by palapas in the middle of the crystal clear waters we will spend one of the best moments of the day, remember to bring extra cash to buy a drink of your choice.
After our first stop at the sunken plane, we stop at a crystalline reef where we can snorkel in the company of our experienced guide who will lead you around the reef to find different colorful fish.
Our next stop is at the beautiful Agua Azul beach, relaxing time at the shore of the beach, you can take a sea bath and refresh yourself.
We continue our tour in the boat until we arrive at Playa Blanca, where we will take our meals and continue resting in the facilities enjoying the music and the tranquility of the beach, here we will enjoy the beautiful sunset of the Colombian Caribbean, one of the most spectacular time of the day.
Get ready to witness one of the most spectacular experiences of the Colombian Caribbean, we depart from Playa Blanca, towards the blue lagoon to swim with plankton and witness the bioluminescence, a natural phenomenon caused by marine algae (plankton). In this our last stop we add the time of arrival 30 min + 30 minutes in the water + 30 minutes back to Playa Blanca where we will take our ground transportation to return to the dock in Cartagena. The return trip takes approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes.
For areas of Getsemaní, Historic Center and annexes the pick up is on foot with our guides, in case your hotel is located in an area not established for pick up please send us the complete address to offer you an option that can help you. Wait for the exact indications in the confirmation email of your reservation.
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Islas del Rosario plus Bioluminescence Experience lasts about 11 hours. The itinerary has 6 stops.
Prices start at $115 per person for this Cartagena experience, booked through Viator with the price shown before checkout. There is 1 booking option, so the final price depends on the option you choose.
According to the operator’s current schedule, it runs every day, starting at 7:30 AM.
Yes. Cancel at least 1 day before the start for a full refund. Later cancellations are non-refundable.
Yes, pickup is offered. For areas of Getsemaní, Historic Center and annexes the pick up is on foot with our guides, in case your hotel is located in an area not established for pick up please send us the complete address to offer you an option that can help you. Wait for the exact indications in the confirmation email of your reservation. Pickup points include Decameron Cartagena, All Inclusive Resort.
The experience is available in EN, ES.
It is a small-group experience with a maximum of 12 participants.
Yes, bookings are confirmed instantly.
Travellers rate it 3.8 out of 5 across 9 reviews on Viator and Tripadvisor; it is run by GLOBAL TOP EXPERIENCE.
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The tour is excellent, we passed through several islands, and in each, different experiences. The observation of bioluminescence is fantastic!
Obrigado, George, por todos os seus comentários sobre este e outros passeios que você fez com a nossa agência. É ótimo saber que você se divertiu muito e esperamos vê-lo novamente em breve.
Great experience we loved our host! recommend 10/10 we visited all islands with no problem they communicate through whatsapp it was a lil confusing at first but they picked us up from our hotel along other people and took us towards the boats to go to the islands
The activities themselves were awesome. Excellent locations and great experience. The problem was the organization and logistics. 3 different people contacted me days before, one the very same day. This was "my guide" and turns out it wasn't. The location for the meeting point was very ambiguous, and there wasn't a clear communication. Mixed groups, different guides, etc. Overall great places and experiences, awful and very clunky organization.
although we were in constant communication before and during the tour, we will take your comments into account, although I think the qualification is a little unfair, we take it seriously and we will take care of the detail you commented.
To start with : The description is not accurate. We ended up leaving by bus at 8h30( we were suppose to leave at 7h30 ) , we all thought we were taking the boat at the meeting point . It was only around 10h30 that we got on the boat . The first island you only stop to see Pablo Escobar's plane for 10 min . The second island the snorkeling was terrible, there was barely any fish only some corals to look at . Third island was a party island where the prices are ridiculous . The guys from the boat will tell you to stick with them only to buy from their friends at full price. Buy stuff on your own and negotiate. The 4th island you stop for only 30 min and they just try to sell you stuff and the beach is not worth it . Last place is nice but they make sure they feed you on the last island so you buy food on the other ones . At every island is it completely crowed and it's only a big money grab . Please save your money and don't do it . It's completely crowded and the views are not even that nice . For the Plankton we did not do it cause we were the only 2 ones on the boat to do it and we were supposed to stay on the island until 6h30 and come back in cartagena around 9h30 .On top of that the activity would only last 15 min and we needed to come back in a very small boat and the waves were very big ....
Dear Abigael, we are sure that all the points you have mentioned have a reason to be, however, we know that your personal experience was not what you expected so we just thank you for all your comments and add them to all the positive comments we have had from most of our visitors.
Loved this tour, had the best fried fish on this tour. Very beautiful, the boat was very cool and the music was on point.
thank you for your comments Vilma we hope to have you back soon and continue discovering more spectacular places in the caribbean.
This tour is a lot of fun, taking you to five different islands, each with its own charm. One of the highlights is snorkeling, where you'll get the chance to see Pablo Escobar’s sunken plane and swim among a vibrant array of fish. Another unforgettable part of the adventure is the plankton experience, where you can witness the magical glow of bioluminescence in the water. One of the islands is more of a party scene, featuring lots of drinking, smoking, and lively dancing. My husband and I aren’t really into that atmosphere, so we used the time to relax and soak in the surroundings while waiting for the next stop. One of my favorite parts of the tour was the fresh fruit platter offered on one of the islands—it was absolutely delicious and a perfect way to refresh after a swim.
The best experience and attention guaranteed. Solve all your doubts and there are islands for every occasion! Highly recommended!!
Gracias por tu recomendación Rommy , esperamos tenerte pronto en un nuevo viaje a Colombia.!!
The only complaint I have with the company we booked through was they provided goggles for snorkeling but no breathing tubes. They make a big difference. Our tour guide was great but the biggest damper on the whole experience was the vendors. When you travel you understand they're going to try to sell you stuff and that's fine but the vendors on this beach tour, and in the walled city go way beyond what you're expecting and what's acceptable. One of our stops was only 30 minutes and you couldn't even enjoy the time you were there cause at every stop they wait for you like a group of vulture waiting to take their turns pecking and repecking at you. Even when you tell them no several times they just keep trying to force their items into your hands. Not the feeling when you're just trying to have a good time on the beach and enjoy the beauty of your surroundings. We even had one vendor that sat next to our group talking $hit about my friend. Put a big damper on our day but I wouldn't take back the experience. I understand the tour guides can't step in but there should be more of a police or secuity presence to just make them accept the word no and back off a bit.
Dear Paula, first of all we are glad you left such a nurturing comment, for all of us who are travelers we know that there are circumstances that even though we have tried to work to improve them there are some areas that even we cannot do much. We will attend your comments to maybe support us with our guides to try to make them have a better experience in this type of circumstances. I hope this is not a bad taste in your mouth and that you will take away a nice memory of the wonderful beaches of Islas del Rosario.
A diverse long day with several stops - but most were the SAME stops as 10 other tour boats so very crowded & vendors everywhere. The lunch spot e as socially was like a central train station . The best part was 3 hours on a Baru island beach with relatively fewer people ( but jet skis made swimming difficult ) . Better for a younger party crowd
Thank you for your comments, we are sure that your words will be useful to many people, as one of the most visited destinations we are always grateful that every day we keep visiting more and more people, young and not so young of course.
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