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Rosario Islands Day Tour: Snorkeling, Plankton Viewing, and Coastal Exploring
4.3
4 Ratings
Cartagena de Indias
Experience a memorable adventure at the Rosario Islands! This package allows you to partake in a snorkeling expedition to observe the amazing plankton and marine life that reside in the islands. Plus, you can swim and take pleasure in the mesmerisingly clear waters of the islands.
Experience a memorable adventure at the Rosario Islands! This package allows you to partake in a snorkeling expedition to observe the amazing plankton and marine life that reside in the islands. Plus, you can swim and take pleasure in the mesmerisingly clear waters of the islands.
Duration:
8 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Torre del Reloj - meeting point
- Fuerte de San Fernando de Bocachica - Panoramic of the fort of bocachica and brief history..
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Isla Grande - Here we will previously make two stops to learn one about the history of the sunken plane and two to snorkel.
First stop on the big island where the plane sunk in the water is located Second stop…
- Torre del Reloj - meeting point
- Fuerte de San Fernando de Bocachica - Panoramic of the fort of bocachica and brief history..
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Isla Grande - Here we will previously make two stops to learn one about the history of the sunken plane and two to snorkel.
First stop on the big island where the plane sunk in the water is located Second stop is in a natural coral pool in San Martin de Pajarales where we do snorkeling. - Islas de Los Pajarales - Here we will make a stop to choose before starting the activity of 5 Rosario Islands.
- Enter the oceanarium
- Snorkel in the corals
- If you do not choose any of the activities, you can stay on a beach.
- Choln (Islas del Rosario) - Here we will make a stop on the island of Cholon in Baru where young tourists arrive. We find here many boats and yachts with music in cabins in the sea, here we eat a delicious shrimp cocktail.
- Playa Agua Azul - We will make another stop at Isla Agua Azul, a quiet and pleasant place that is next to Isla Choln
- Baru Playa Blanca - Here we arrive at a quiet beach (white beach) located on Isla Baru where we will spend the sunset here and receive lunch to then start the plankton
- Isla Baru - We end the activity with the plankton and so you will enjoy the day
What's Included
- Bottled water provided
- Ice chest available
- Plankton viewing activity
- Snorkeling equipment included
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- On-board restroom facilities
- Bottled water provided
- Ice chest available
- Plankton viewing activity
- Snorkeling equipment included
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- On-board restroom facilities
What's Not Included
- entrance to the oceanarium
- entrance to the oceanarium
Location
Monumento Torre del Reloj
The clock tower will be defined as the main point for those who are staying in the center.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.3
(4 Ratings)
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Passport29856459072
Feb 9, 2025
DESTINO SAN ANDRES - It is the second time I come to visit San Andrés Island and one of the most important reasons are the beauties it has to visit. In this has been very important the tour operator David Castro with whom I have attended the 2 times I have come to the island, October 2023, and now February 2025, David has delivered a very personalized service, always concerned with the smallest details, also always delivering a service as economical as possible, his office is located in front of the hotel where we stay, Aquamare Hotel, which makes everything even easier, thank you David for all the service you provide and the guidance to enjoy our visit to the Island to the fullest. So I recommend the DESTINATION SAN ANDRES Tour Operator.
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Stephen_d
May 1, 2024
exhilarating, be wary of costs, time lull between plankton experience - Instructions to meet with the tour affiliates in the morning were somewhat difficult to follow but as soon as we met our tour guide, he was extremely knowledgeable, funny, and added to the fun experience. Moving between islands by boat was amazing and a great chance to get away from the city. Only thing I wish I knew were the steep costs for certain things, like around $50 USD per "pineapple cocktail" at the Cholon party island. We were ready to spend but were not expecting it to be that much. Another thing was we arrived at the second to last island (before the plankton experience at 15:00) and were given an option to stay for the plankton or head back to Cartagena. We ultimately opted to return due to the fact that we were already tired and weren't too hot on the idea of staying on one island from 15:00 until 18:00 to see the plankton for 10 minutes. Aside from these two things, it was really fun and would do again for sure!
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Nahyon_l
Jul 25, 2025
We didn't have the best... - We didn't have the best time on this trip. First, they forgot to pick us up at the hotel when the ticket said they would. Second, we were supposed to be snorkeling, but it seems all the tours only offer goggles only (not snorkeling), so swimming in the waves while breathing and swimming and trying to see the fish was difficulty. Third, not just this tour but all tours, seem to let everyone swim and walk on corals. There were so many dead corals it was sad to see the environmental impact. Furthermore, the boats' anchor was scraping the corals on the bottom, ripping up the corals. This was also sad to see. I hope the groups figure out a better way to snorkel there that works on conservation. The water was also very shallow so with corals that were not dead, people were scraping themselves on them. Our specific tour group, Mirador Baru, didn't really give clear directions when we arrived at places. In sum, it was my least favorite activity in my week in Cartagena.
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