Rosario Islands Adventure: Experience Snorkeling and Plankton Activities in Cartagena de Indias

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Bocachica

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Embark on an unforgettable adventure in Cartagena de Indias, exploring the Rosario Islands through snorkeling and plankton activities. Discover the rich history, stunning beaches, and vibrant marine life while creating beautiful memories with your loved ones.

Duration: 12 hours

Cancellation: 24 hours

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Highlights

Fuerte de San Fernando de Bocachica - Enjoy a panoramic view of Bocachica Fort along with a brief historical overview.
Islas de Rosario - Begin the tour of the Rosario Islands to explore the islands, beaches, and stories of the various Rosario Islands.
Isla Grande - Make two initial stops to learn about the history of the sunken plane…

What's Included

Plankton activity
Snacks
Lunch
Use of snorkeling equipment
In-vehicle air conditioning

What's Not Included

Alcoholic beverages

Additional Information

5 Rosario islands with snorkeling and plankton is one of the best activities that Cartagena has to get to know the entire coast, and its tropical environments, without a doubt they will have a wonderful and unique day, visiting the different beaches and their nearby islands with their families and friends will have beautiful and unique unforgettable…

Location

Fuerte de San Fernando de Bocachica

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings

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209vasilikim

Mar 28, 2024

Rosario islands and plankton experience! - Nice way to swim in the Rosario Islands. Snorkel was nice in the Caribbean water and the plankton experience was amazing! Long day but definitely recommended!

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876grg

Aug 5, 2023

The attention is impeccable, without a doubt recommended. - It was a unique experience to know more about Cartagena, I went alone and had a wonderful time with the people. The guides are excellent people, attentive to everything. I loved snorkeling. The place the guide chose to snorkel was very beautiful. The places to visit, follow the guide's recommendations and you won't have a bad time.

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Abdielacevedo_s

Jul 26, 2023

Great tour with great guide. - Our guide Adrianno was fantastic. He went above and beyond explaining everything, courteous and offered to take pictures of us in the water while snorkeling. The food was fantastic and the timing of everything was perfect, bot too long or too short in every stop. Saw Escobars plane underwater, and had a stop at private island with food and drinks (extra). Be prepared for a bumpy ride back! The captain did his best to smooth it out and wasn't really that bad.

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Marlehny_c

May 3, 2023

Such a cool experience!... - Such a cool experience! We were able to see so many different islands and the experience was like no other. I will say I agree with others reviews in terms of the planktoon. Not really that impressive because its up to volunteers to go in the water to make them glow. But everything else was absolutely amazing . Very long day so prepare to be tired

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Rebekm2014

Mar 12, 2024

Very expensive for what they offer. Much to improve - It has very good points and some very bad ones. The good: our guide TJ is excellent, always very attentive to what we need and taking care of us at all times. The island where we had lunch was very good, delicious indeed, until that moment everything was going very well. The bad thing: there are not complete snorkeling equipment for everyone (5 complete ones for 22 people), the others only give us the lenses, so we cannot see what the photos show and the journey becomes tiring. In Baru it is too uncomfortable the number of vendors that harass you, it is not possible to have a good time at all. The worst thing: to go to the plankton they changed our guide for one called Luis, the boy showed up in the middle of the bone plankton activity in the middle of the darkness we were never able to see his face, then when we got off the boat he yelled at us and forced to go down despite how rough the sea was, the worst service of all. Regarding the boat trips: if it goes very fast, it is up to each person whether they like the experience or not, we enjoyed it a lot, but we heard of people who had a bad time because they are afraid to go so fast.

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Vballplaya32

Nov 4, 2023

Long day with some highs and lows - Not a bad trip but not what I expected it to be. The boat was packed full and it didn’t feel like we had much room. We also had a boat that was not fully covered and we all got soaked from the rain. Our belongings got wet as well so there was no way to get dry and warm. Snorkeling was nice but only masks were included. Beautiful fish and coral and it was neat to see the plane wreck. Lunch was delicious but we were all so cold and wet from the rain and wind so it was hard to enjoy. The weather cleared up later in the day and made the experience more enjoyable. The stop at Cholon was not my favorite. It was a dirty party island and drinks were around $50USD, especially paying by credit card. One of the girls on the trip likely had her phone stolen and was not able to recover it. Bioluminescent plankton was cool and I’d recommend staying for this part if the weather is good. However, boarding the boat for the plankton experience was dangerous and the boat was crashing against the shore and it was completely dark. Boat driver also drove very fast on the way back from plankton experience and it was difficult on the neck and back. Our guide David was good and our boat driver during the day was good as well. Overall it was good, but not what I expected.

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Nataliacg4258jk

Jul 27, 2023

Disappointing - Excessive little time to enjoy each activity. The wait to visit the bog is very long and once there, only 10 minutes. Nothing like the photos with which they promote it. It is not advisable to do so with young children or older people. There are too many people everywhere. We have to wait for chairs and resting tables. You can't see the fortification. Snorkeling is very interesting indeed. Same as Pablo Escobar's Jet Plane! Lunch is okay. Don't be fooled on the island of Cholón!!!! They promote Pablo Escobar's drink, but it's 5 times more expensive than the rest and has nothing particular. A scam for the unwary!!!!!

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Tiphynees

Jul 8, 2023

Awful!! Buyer beware!!! - The boat is not a catamaran. It is a speed boat. Every stop had about 6 boats per stop and the water was packed with people. It was a train wreck and had no organization. They definitely contributed to the street venders being able to accost you. The plankton was a waste of time. Definitely not the experience of light they advertise. The boat — motor canoe— was awful and scary. They changed “captains” and you had no idea if you were with the right group. The snorkeling near the plane was misleading. You can’t see anything. The boat navigated with the light of a cell phone and that guy fell asleep on the way back. Terrifying!!The bus ride back that we had was definitely the employee bus because they didn’t have space on the tourist bus. They stopped to “get snacks” and we dropped everyone off in areas that were clearly not tourist stops. It felt unsafe. As the tourists, we were dropped last. No AC on the bus and it took 2 hours to get back!!

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Sabine_b

Nov 7, 2024

Not a great experience - Service was awful. The food was awful. There is not much to do in the islands and everyone wants to sell you something. The only nice thing is that the nature is pretty.

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Nick_m

Aug 6, 2023

Snorkel boat ditched me in the ocean alone! - The snorkeling boat left me behind at rhea second stop! I was left floating, alone in the ocean! This is unacceptable!

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From $120

up to 15 guests

1 - Adult