Pura Vida - Amazing!!! We weren’t sure what we were getting into, but worth it! A vibrant ride and telling of the history of Cartagena's importance in Spain’s shipping history. Andres met us at our hotel with the bikes. Started the ride from our hotel through the streets of Bocagrande to where the taxi boats take you across the bay to Tierra Bomba. Beautiful views all the way, fisherman, banana gardens and shore line. Landed on the beach next to the Forta de San Fernando de Boca Chica where we met up with our native island guide who gave us a personalized tour of the fort. Amazing information and knowledge, far better than the other tours we had done already. We then we biked through the streets of the local village to the fort that protected the land side of the islands from pirates. Walked through some newly found underground tunnels that connected the island’s forts. Then we started our ride to the opposite side of the island using the roads created by the locals riding dirt bikes. No traffic, great single track trough shaded forest trails filled with flowers, butterflies and birds. We ended the island ride at a beautiful beach with a great view of the sky scrapers of Bocagrande. We relaxed while waiting for our taxi boat to pick us up. We were dropped off at the port where we continued our ride through the streets of the city to the Clock Tower and the old walled part of the city, riding through the streets where Andre’s continued to give us history and fun facts. Truly the best experience we had on our visit, and will be booking again with Cartagena Concierge for another island trip!

Take this chance! - Life is long and confusing. For me, personally, it gets downright overwhelming. I have a lot of responsibilities and a lot of pressure. I was in a place where I wanted to feel who I am without all that. I was almost forgetting. That’s what brought me to mountain bike in Tierra bomba island with Cindy. I am from Boston, which is far away in every way. I read her description, saw the pictures, googled the area, read the history, and just bought the ticket. I had no idea what I was signing up for. Cindy picked me up from my hotel, and drove us to the bike shop where she geared me up and fed me local street coffee. (Delicious!) We took our bikes on a ride through downtown Cartagena to the edge of the beach, where we met real locals who loaded our mountain bikes onto their boats and we flew across the Spanish Colombian seas as Cindy told me pirate stories of cannon battles 300 ships deep, and would point and say and that all happened right here. After the wavy seas we reached the beautiful humble local port of Tierra bomba island. What a tropical sight to see it was. After the locals unloaded our mountain bikes from the boats, we rode up the beach to a path into the jungle. From there…We ripped up fire roads and single track as I followed her lead and she followed the lead of a local who knew all the nooks and crannys of the island. The experience of actually riding fire roads and singletracks but through a time locked African village in the jungle on the ocean is quite the experience. The roads offer many options. Usually one side of the road is smooth gravel, but the other side is wild and untamed. So some may stay on the smooth side, but I found there were drops and rocks and jumps every 15 seconds of you picked the right lines. Anyone could do this, but a high level mountain biker can easily access high level lines if they want. The idea is that these roads lead to Spanish forts where she will actually tell you very detailed stories about the very land you are standing on!! This all ended with poolside shrimp and watermelon juice while we talked about God, life, happiness and every topic under the Sun. We then got back on the boats, and we biked through the walled city where she told me more stories and introduced me to more locals, and finally we biked back to the shop, and then she drove me back to my hotel. Cindy gave me an experience in Cartagena I will never ever forget. I hope you read this review and give her a chance. If you have found Cindy, and have a chance to be guided through Colombia with her, God has blessed you with a life changing opportunity. Take it. Thank you Cindy, and God Bless!!

ÚNICA - A wonderful experience, with a professional team, knowing the history and enjoying an exceptional view is priceless. Without a doubt, the best in Cartagena concierge 😍😍🤗🤗