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Tours in Rosario islands
Tours in Rosario islands
Tours in Rosario islands
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7:00 AM - 10:00 PM
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7:00 AM - 10:00 PM
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7:00 AM - 10:00 PM
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7:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Saturday
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Sunday
7:00 AM - 10:00 PM
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boseguera
35 contributions
Jan 2020
My friends and I were specifically looking for a tour of the islands and the bioluminescent plankton. There were so many travel agencies and people that offered this while walking around in the walled city. The one that offered us the best option and did not seem like a scam (based on the detailed explanation of the tour) was Chela Tours Cartagena. Graciela offered us a business card and told us we can find them on social media. We compared prices and looked for them on the internet before paying for anything. I recommend booking the tour with them. It was AMAZING! Everything they promised was what they offered and more. Our tour guide Santiago was very patient when he picked us up from our hotel and made sure to always take care of us. The breakfast was light but good and we were able to buy a cooler and drinks for the tour. Some islands are private so they're never able to show you all of them. Though they did not have enough snorkeling gear for everyone at first, they did their best to make it work. They offer free underwater photos at the coral reefs (even though the quality is not amazing but it's free lol). They offered fruits and then a shrimp cocktail as snacks before the lunch. The lunch options are fish or chicken with rice and plantain. The lunch is served at Isla Baru and it was very good. The only thing I wished was a little more time at Cholon Island because it was very fun there and it felt like we spent way too much time at Playa Blanca in Isla Baru (it depends on whether you prefer to party or relax). My favorite part was swimming with the bioluminescent plankton at night! Make sure you go during a new moon or as close as possible to a new moon! We were under a dark sky and were able to see the plankton so well! It was so cool and the starry sky was beautiful! They definitely warn you about how chilly it will be at night after swimming so try to take a light sweater or a big towel. I recommend a waterproof phone case (which I bought in Cartagena for cheap) so you can take pictures throughout the day.
Written January 28, 2020
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Alessio M
Verona, Italy600 contributions
Feb 2020 • Friends
They pickup at your hotel then you have to go to the harbor. After the ticket for go to the Harbor (only cash) you have to thing what you have to do all day long. You must order the lunch, you can choice between chicken and fish. During the wait before boarding you can drink an excellent orange juice. In the boat you must wear always your life jacket. The boat run at 30-35 miles for hour. The sea at rosario is beautiful you can make snorkeling (extra charge) or sea the Aquario (extra charge). The Aquario is interesting but sometimes you can’t see the dolphins show because your boat is waiting. For the lunch you go to the Playa Blanca. The drink are extra charge.
Written March 23, 2020
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Juliana H
Atlanta, GA40 contributions
Feb 2020
I enjoyed the tour so much! The beauty of this place is unique. You can have the option to spend a few dollars on a trip or pay a little more for a private tour. I suggested going to a private one. I see some people complaining about the return from Islas Rosario to Isla Baru because of the speed of the boats, that can be a little scary, but you get what you paid if you want to have a pleasant and quiet experience spend some extra bucks.
One thing you must do is a snorkel and see the corals.
One thing you must do is a snorkel and see the corals.
Written March 1, 2020
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Danny U
Envigado, Colombia2 contributions
Jan 2020 • Friends
Listen I will be honest the isles are beautiful and it is worth going there but not with the company JHONY TOURS, we paid for a luxury boat and instead got some small, very dirty boat, when we got in contact with the owner he just said that it was all he had since the other one wasn't working apparently, the service started 3 hours late as well which made our time at the isles much shorter.
When we got in contact again with the owner requesting a discount since we had lost time and that was not the boat we paid for, he treated us badly and told us that we were scammers.
This is unacceptable and really bad customer service, I would never recommend this company at all to anyone.
If I could give 0 stars I would.
When we got in contact again with the owner requesting a discount since we had lost time and that was not the boat we paid for, he treated us badly and told us that we were scammers.
This is unacceptable and really bad customer service, I would never recommend this company at all to anyone.
If I could give 0 stars I would.
Written February 4, 2020
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Wamittara
ジュネーブ, スイス41 contributions
Jan 2020 • Couples
We went there as a part of “boat tour to 4 islands” and we were quite shocked.
The color of water is dirty green, full of people and no place to really sit down unless you buy very local foods there at one of stands. No beach. I couldn’t believe why the photos we can find on the internet are so different from reality. (Probably due to the season) To be honest I would really not recommend going there especially in January (for other seasons you fois refer to the people who went there in each period of year) it gave us an impression that we were thrown into the very disorganized, unclean, and very noisy place where there’s no space to relax.
The color of water is dirty green, full of people and no place to really sit down unless you buy very local foods there at one of stands. No beach. I couldn’t believe why the photos we can find on the internet are so different from reality. (Probably due to the season) To be honest I would really not recommend going there especially in January (for other seasons you fois refer to the people who went there in each period of year) it gave us an impression that we were thrown into the very disorganized, unclean, and very noisy place where there’s no space to relax.
Written January 11, 2020
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mamzanita
miami306 contributions
Feb 2020
the tour consisted of bus ride to baru playa blanca then from there boat ride to 3 islands lunch in playa blanca, tour of planton by night and back to cartagena by bus in the evening. tour started by hotel pick up at 0700 hrs and return by 2200 hrs.
very poor quality. the vip place in playa blanca had not toilets, the boast had to lather to get off while doing the non existing and the promosed coral reefs are dead and long gone. Must say the guides very nice but not very professionals. Is what you get for signing up to a cheap tour. stay away...
very poor quality. the vip place in playa blanca had not toilets, the boast had to lather to get off while doing the non existing and the promosed coral reefs are dead and long gone. Must say the guides very nice but not very professionals. Is what you get for signing up to a cheap tour. stay away...
Written March 7, 2020
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Bernardo F
Santiago, Chile8 contributions
Jan 2024 • Couples
Me and my girlfriend had a very bad experience with the agency Lizatours. We bought one tour and they put us in other boat (because they had seats left). The boat ride was uncomfortable and almost dangerous. They promised lunch at 2pm and we only ate after 4pm.
Yet the views were truly beautiful
Yet the views were truly beautiful
Written January 17, 2024
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Paddleballdude
Toronto, Canada30 contributions
Jan 2020 • Couples
Everything was great after we found our boat in the morning. It is mass confusion what gate your boat is at and then which boat of several. Maybe it’s easier if you speak Spanish. Thankfully several locals who work there and help foreigners were so friendly and helpful.
The boat ride, island, lunch, beach were all perfect. We went to Rosario archipelago - Cartagena de Indias
The boat ride, island, lunch, beach were all perfect. We went to Rosario archipelago - Cartagena de Indias
Written January 11, 2020
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swimmerNYC
New York City, NY21 contributions
Jun 2022
We asked (in Spanish) if the islands are crowded and indicated that our preference to go to a non-crowded and not very touristy beach. We were told that Isla Bella will have a maximum of 80 people for the day as they only send 2 boats per day (40 ppl in each boat). When we arrived it turned out that only one small section of the beach (belongs to the tour company) has 80 slots. The rest of the beach is subdivided into equally small and crowded sections. We were told that there would be a complimentary kayaking. However, only 2 kayak boats were available, with only one normal paddle. The other one was broken in half and offered as two paddles to us. We took one of the two kayaks and it was full of water making the navigation difficult. As we were going on the kayak, it capsized and we lost a snorkeling mask as well as some other items. We could recover only a part of them. We didn't dare to go back to the shore with two people on the kayak, one of us kept swimming next to it. The lunch was surprisingly good. The snorkeling was ok as it again was overcrowded.
Overall, if looking for a nice beach day, consider going elsewhere, not to the Rosario Islands.
Overall, if looking for a nice beach day, consider going elsewhere, not to the Rosario Islands.
Written June 23, 2022
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Chantell L
Detroit, MI360 contributions
Nov 2021 • Solo
I booked my trip to the Rosario Island through my hotel. They suggested the Gente de Mar resort on Isla Grande. I opted to go as I preferred a more quiet atmosphere. The spot that I chose on the beach to sun bathe was very low key and everyone was relaxing and quiet, not like the horror stories I’ve read in the reviews for the other beaches on Rosario. The boat ride, facilities, a welcome drink and food were included in my package. All went as expected. However, please note the boat ride back to Cartagena is less than desirable. The sea gets really rough around 3pm and beyond. Our captain had some great maneuvering skills however, a prayer may help too.
Written December 7, 2021
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Que cuesta y cual tour recomiendas para pasar día en isla del encanta, bora bora o aura sports bar
Written March 20, 2024
OPITOURS!!! Hace unos días visite la ciudad de Cartagena y tome unos Tours con la empresa opitours apesar de los comentarios negativos que leí pero me atreví a comprarlo por que en otro lado tenía buenas recomendaciones en el hotel donde me aloje le pregunté por la agencia y me dijo que es Buena y maneja unas tarifa muy buenas y son los más visibles en Cartagena como agencia están uniformados tiene. Stan dentro del muelle que no vi otro por ahí y recupera muy rápido el nombre en fin.
Llegue al muelle la bodeguita a las 8:00 am y me dijeron que llenarán con anterioridad el check-in y efectivamente lo hice ingresando toda mi familia pedimos las opciones de almuerzo y tal como procedió así fue salimos del puerto a las 8.50 am directo a las islas del rosario que son muy hermosas y tomamos el show de delfines de ahí salimos nuevamente nos abrazamos por que había gente que no puso cuidado del horario que nos indico el guía y más que resaltaron que estuvieran a tiempo peor como todos colombianos no se fijan del tiempo aparecieron unas parejas como 10 minutos después ya cuando íbamos de salida el guía grabando para tener evidencia normal alcanzaron. Subir llegamos a playa tranquila a las 12.30 almuerzo yo pedí cazuela de mariscos y mi familia pescado y pillo nos pareció un almuerzo bueno la bebida no la tomamos preferimos comprar agua gaseosa y cerveza. Des pues de ahí playa disfrutamos como 3 horas hasta las 2.45 llamaron para ingresar a la lancha y nuevamente la misma pareja pedidos cuando sean así no quieran cumplir es preferible que contraten una lancha privada por que el guía nos resaltó varias veces y a ellos peor igual hicieron caso omiso en fin el guía grabó envío y estamos de testigos que efectivamente esas personas no cumplieron el horario y más que de regreso el mar se comporta bravo
En resumen la experiencia que tome con la empresa OPITOURS me gustó pese de los comentarios veo que que cada quien pública su experiencia y las recomendó muy próximo van más familia y les dique que tomarán el tour de islas con opitours
Hasta pronto 😚
Written March 15, 2024
Hola, voy a Cartagena por 5 días y 4 noches con mi novio, queremos quedarnos al menos 2 noches en Barú, pero también deseamos saber si desde isla Barú salen tours a islas del rosario, bendita beach o cualquier otra isla, que hospedaje nos recomiendan en Barú tambien 🙏🏽
Written October 21, 2022
Para tener un aproximado cuando llegue a CTGENA, cuanto cuesta un tour en lancha rapida Baru e Islas del Rosario (Acuario) hoy 18 de agosto del 2022? Gracias!
Written August 18, 2022
Hola. Tenemos planificado ir a Cartagena en la primera semana de Marzo 2021. Ya se puede acceder a las Islas del Rosario ¿desde dónde se toma esa excursión? Alguien tiene dato para realizarse el PCR de regreso. Argentina pide máximo 72h. Gracias!
Written February 11, 2021
Hola Diana, consulta, recuerdas con qué empresa contrataron la excursion a islas del Rosario?
lo hicieron desde Cartagena?
Written January 30, 2020
Hola, Yo lo hice con Caribe Tour Xtrem en bocagrande, Sr. Juan de la Cruz , UNA ESTAFA , todo lo prometido se cumpliò a la mitad, malisimo el traslado a Baru, minivan viejisima sin aire, fotos en snorquel NUNCA SE HIZO, parada en hotel privado en Baru lejos de la gente NUNCA SE HIZO.
Fecha de la experiencia: noviembre de 2019
Written February 3, 2020
Hola patricia.. gracias por tus comentarios, te puedo preguntar que valor pagaste por esta pasa día por persona y que numero de contacto tienes
Gracias
Written January 28, 2020
Pagamos 25 U$ por persona hasta la Isla del Rosario, hermoso lugar, en donde te preparan deliciosas y frescas comidas hechas al instante, las bijouterie preciosas, partimos del Decameron de la Isla Barú. Y pregunten por Steven, él es excelente.
Written January 29, 2020
Hola, con quien contrataste el tour de plancton? Si esrecomendable para niños pequeños? 2 y 5 años?
Written January 13, 2020
Hola nosotros contratamos una lancha para nosotros solos éramos 5 y la verdad no creo que se recomendable para niños
Written January 13, 2020
Buenos dias, como estas? voy a ir en febrero a cartagena, que me recomendas vos con las experiencias vividas hace poco... mas que nada para tener en cuenta cuales excursiones hacer ya que el tayrona en febrero permacera cerrado.
Nosotros queriamos hacer, isla san bernardo, isla pirata, bora bora y la excursion combinada que es baru isla del rosario y el placton....
Muchas gracias aguardo respuesta.
Written January 10, 2020
Hola! Mirá, yo hice Islas del Rosario que son bellísimas aunque de las 27 islas, solo 3 son publicas, el testo son privadas. Lo ves todo desde el barco. Solo bajas en el acuario de ahí, que es estupendo! Baru no tiene nada. Yo estuve en el Decameron, all inclusive, y la pasé genial. Linda playa, tranquila. El plancton luminiscente tenes que tener cuidado xq por ahi te lo venden y cuando vas, esta algo turbio el mar y no se ve NADA! preguntale a alguien que realmente cuide al turista. Hay mucha venta deshonesta.
No hice nada de lo otro que mencionas. Solo Cartagena y Baru.
Espero te sirva! Saludos y buen viaje!
Written January 12, 2020
¿Se puede llegar a Islas del Rosario desde Isla Barú?
Tengo previsto dormir 2 noches en Isla Barú y trasladarme a Islas del Rosario desde allí (sin pasar por Cartagena).
Gracias por la info!
Written December 14, 2019
Hola, las islas del Rosario son 27, desde Baru salen lanchas que te llevan a hacer snorquel o a la playa de algun resort en cualquiera de sus islas
Written December 15, 2019
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