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 memories here without a doubt they will have a good time with their new friends and then decide what to do and continue enjoying Cartagena more..
In this tour here you will know:
Bocachica Fort (history - panoramic) - Tierra Bomba Island.
Islas del Rosario (Panoramic tour and history) 28 in total.
Big Island (Snorkel Pablo Escobar's Plane) - Rosario Islands.
Isla San Martin de Pajarales (Entrance to the Oceanarium or Snorkeling). - Rosario Islands.
Cholón Island (Seafood cocktail tasting) - Rosario Islands.
Blue Water Island (Fruit Salad Tasting) - Rosario Islands.
Quiet beach (Lunch)- Baru Island.
Baru Island (Plankton Activity).
Posted By : 209vasilikim
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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Posted On : 2024-03-28 12:06:30 
Posted By : rebekm2014
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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Posted On : 2024-03-12 14:28:52
Posted By : vballplaya32
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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Posted On : 2023-11-04 11:46:06 
Posted By : Nick_M
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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Posted On : 2023-08-06 18:39:33
Posted By : 876grg
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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Posted On : 2023-08-05 16:13:26
Posted By : AbdielAcevedo_S
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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Posted On : 2023-07-26 14:29:16
Posted By : tiphynees
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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Posted On : 2023-07-08 13:18:35
Posted By : Marlehny_C
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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Posted On : 2023-05-03 15:32:04
Posted By : Sheila_K
This was a very memorable experience. With beautiful sights and fun filled activities. However, maybe another activity could be added during the wait for the Plankton activity, it’s a little too long of a wait.
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Posted On : 2023-04-27 12:08:42
Posted By : Luis_V
Below any expectations, for snorkel equipment they mean only the mask, the guide don't even know where is the best spot, and we end up in a very wavy and deep part of the ocean, no corals or reefs, just sand and no fishes.
Cholon is like a swamp we filthy water and trash and we were forced to eat inside of it, awful!
Playa Azul is a 1 mile beach were they only have a plastic chair to see the ocean to waste 45 minutes.
The lunch was in a trashy place in Baru, it doesn't even worth to be call a restaurant, tiny space with not enough tables for all of us and the whole place smells like pee because was no water and the bathroom was inside.
Baru itself may be the only beach worth to be, but don't expect much, no electricity in must places and no credit card accepted either. The whole place is full of trashy hostels and beach huts.
Finally the plankton is a major scam, it's not luminous at all, it looks like bubbles of sea foam, because the only supposed to shine when you move your hands into the water. I still have my doubts about it.
My recommendation is to take a bus to Baru for a morning trip, and save like $90 for anything else!
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Posted On : 2023-04-05 13:52:00
