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From Cartagena: Day Trip to Playa Blanca with Lunch

3.9  / 5
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Activity provider:Backpackers Cartagena
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From Cartagena: Day Trip to Playa Blanca with Lunch

Activity provider:Backpackers Cartagena
3.9  / 5
166 reviews
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Escape the hustle and bustle of Cartagena and spend the day relaxing in the crystal-clear waters of one of Colombia's most beautiful beaches.

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Duration 7 hours
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English, Spanish

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Itinerary
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    2 starting location options:

    LOS PEGASOS, Sibarita del Mar

  • 2 drop-off locations:

    LOS PEGASOS, Sibarita del Mar

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Highlights
  • Savor a delicious local lunch
  • Admire one of the most beautiful beaches in Colombia
  • Relax on the paradise white sand beach of Baru Island
Full description

Enjoy a paradisiacal day relaxing on the white sand beach of Baru Island's aptly-named Playa Blanca. After getting picked up from the los Pegasos dock, take a 1-hour journey in a comfortable air-conditioned minivan to Baru.

Begin the day with pickup at the meeting point at 6:40 am. Be accompanied by a bilingual who will provide you with a fruit salad for you to snack on along the way. Ride in a climate-controlled vehicle and arrive on Baru Island at around 8:00 AM.

Take a 5 minute walk along the shore of the beach until we get to the Mambo Beach Club restaurant which is located in front of the beach. Upon arrival be welcomed by the Mambo team. Be provided with beach chairs, huts, bathrooms and lockers (subject to availability). In the afternoon, savor a delicious lunch with several options including vegetarian and meat dishes. If none of the options take your fancy feel free to order anything else on the menu and only pay the difference.

Head back to the beach after lunch to relax for another few hours before beginning the journey back to Cartagena in the evening.

Includes
  • Transfer from Cartagena to Playa Blanca
  • 30,000 cop bonus for lunch
  • Sun chair, bathroom facilities, lockers
  • Drinks
  • Towels
  • Lunch more expensive than Col$ 30,000
Not suitable for
  • Pregnant women
  • People with mobility impairments
  • Wheelchair users

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Meeting point

Meet your driver at the Pegasos statue (a statue with 2 horses), next to Cartagena's Boarding Dock La Bodeguita. They will be wearing a uniform with the "Backpackers" logo on it. Your driver will meet you between 6:30 AM and 6:45 AM, depending on traffic.

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What to bring

  • Passport or ID card
  • Towel
  • Comfortable clothes

Not allowed

  • Pets

Know before you go

  • This tour requires approximately five minutes of walking along the beach in order to arrive at your location
  • The tour lasts from 45 minutes to 1 hour in an air-conditioned vehicle.
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3.9 /5

based on 166 reviews

Review summary

  • Guide
    4.3/5
  • Transportation
    3.7/5
  • Value for money
    3.8/5

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A great day away from Cartagena! Lots of space to lay out and relax, the staff at Mambo beach club were accommodating and made sure everything ran smoothly. PSA: you are in a different country with different customs. Yes you will be asked to buy everything under the sun, and yes you will asked to get a massage, rent a jet ski, and other things. All of these people do this for a living and you are visiting! Be kind and just say no! We had absolutely no problems with a firm “no gracias.” The water is a pleasant temperature and the beach club’s location is further away from the main section of the beach so the morning tour gave us some tranquility and relaxation. All the food and drinks were excellent! You can also rent a day bed for a reasonable price. Highly recommend!

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March 19, 2023

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Our guide Nevis was friendly, professional and knowledgeable. She gave instructions in both Spanish and English. We arrived early, before the boaters, and had a great spot at the beach. The ocean was turquoise blue. Great lunch was served, there were bathroom facilities. The driver Albert was nice.

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February 13, 2023

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Bus ride to beach was actually quite comfortable, though it arrived 30 mins late for pickup. You arrive early enough before the crowds but the area that is reserved for the group is kinda small and not directly on the beach, though I guess you can pay extra to reserve a day bed or lounge chair however we never saw or heard of this option when booking. We were disappointed at first but were able to snag lounge chairs regardless. Was expecting more privacy and relaxation but beach is extremely busy and crowded. Boats get way too close to people in the water and will whip people around on tubes literally 20 ft away so be careful while in the water. At times felt uncomfortable with the boat drivers being reckless and didn't stay in the water long. The smell of gasoline was overwhelming at times. Vendors were relentless trying to sell you things. Ordering drinks at the bar takes forever, waited over an hour for a drink at one point. Beach is beautiful though, soft sand and clear water.

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