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Playa Blanca, Baru Island

Playa Blanca, Baru Island: Our most recommended tours and activities

Cartagena: Snorkel, Mangroves and Playa Blanca Tour

1. Cartagena: Snorkel, Mangroves and Playa Blanca Tour

Get picked up from your accommodation at 7:30 AM in an air-conditioned bus. Meet your guide who will provide all the details about your upcoming adventure and the route. At 9 AM, arrive at the island of Baru and board a boat. Cruise for 15 minutes through the crystal clear waters until you arrive at the snorkeling site. After 1 hour of enjoyable snorkeling, continue the tour into the mangroves to see birds, iguanas, and other species. Discover the fascinating landscapes of the island and the life of the native species who inhabit this magical ecosystem. At 1 PM, head back to Playa Blanca to enjoy a delicious lunch with options of fish, chicken, or vegetarian. Once you've eaten, spend some time swimming in the clear waters or relaxing on the beautiful white sand beach. At 3:30 PM, board the return bus which will drop you off back at your hotel.

Cartagena: Isla Baru Beach Club at Playa Blanca

2. Cartagena: Isla Baru Beach Club at Playa Blanca

Discover the stunning beauty of Playa Blanca on a day trip from Cartagena. Drive through the historic city of Cartagena, cross Baru Bridge, and relax in the sun on a comfortable sun bed. Meet your driver in Cartagena in the morning and head to Playa Blanca in a comfortable and air-conditioned vehicle. Enjoy a 45-minute panoramic tour through the beautiful city of Cartagena on your way to Barú Peninsula. Cross the Baru bridge without stopping to reach Corles del Rosario and San Bernardo National Natural Park and continue to Playa Blanca, the only public beach in the national park. Walk along Playa Blanca's famous white beaches and turquoise waters before arriving at the Club Mambo Beach. Relax in a lounger as you enjoy a welcome cocktail or on Balinese beds (extra charge) before cooling off in the pristine water. Enjoy a delicious lunch after redeeming your voucher before returning to the sun. Spend the day relaxing and return to Cartagena.

Cartagena: Baru Island Mambo Beach Club VIP Experience

3. Cartagena: Baru Island Mambo Beach Club VIP Experience

Excellent to enjoy the most beautiful crystal clear waters of the Colombian Caribbean from the exclusive Beach club called Mambo Beach, located in the best area of Barú. You can enjoy tropical juices and cocktails. We meet at the Pegasos dock at 6:45 am them we'll go by bus or minivan to Playa Blanca in Baru island (Mambo Beach Club) it'll take around one hour to arrive. Once in this place you can use the facilities and enjoy your lunch remember you have a bonus for 30 thousand pesos to order from the menu for special dishes you have to pay the different between the full price and the bonus return will be at 2:00 pm. and also you can choose to add plankton experience for additional price.

From Cartagena: Baru and Playa Blanca Full-Day Mangrove Tour

4. From Cartagena: Baru and Playa Blanca Full-Day Mangrove Tour

Enjoy some fun in the sun on this full-day tour from Cartagena to Playa Blanca beach on Baru Island with hotel transfers and a lunch voucher included. Enjoy a paradise of white-sand beaches and crystal-clear waters. Spend the day relaxing at a beach club and exploring the mangrove swamps. Start with a pickup in Cartagena and enjoy a panoramic tour through the city until you reach the Barú Peninsula. Cross the Baru bridge to find the Baru Town. Once at Playa Blanca, soak in the golden sand and sparkling turquoise waters. Walk for about 10 minutes to the Beach Club. Redeem your $30,000 lunch voucher for the options on the menu. Get access to various facilities such as huts, sun loungers, bathrooms, and social areas at no additional cost. Next, hop on a boat to go to the mangroves and observe different types of animals. Learn the importance of mangroves in the ecosystem.

Tour of the 5 best islands of the rosary + bioluminescent pl

5. Tour of the 5 best islands of the rosary + bioluminescent pl

Itinerary 1. Departure from the Pegasus pier, a pier decorated with statues of Pegasus and a pair of Horses Next to the Cartagena La Bodeguita Boarding Dock, a member of the team will be waiting for you, please be there at 8:00 a.m. We leave at 8:30 am. FIRST STOP; The sighting of the bocachica forts, they constitute a historical and architectural heritage of the city of Cartagena de las Indias. Located on the banks of the channel to which it owes its name, Bocachica is one of the most recognized places on the island of Tierra Bomba, thanks to its great historical and cultural value for the city and the region. The Fort San José de Bocachica and the Batería de Ángeles de San Gabriel are located here, which together with the Fort of San Fernando protected the city from pirate attacks and enemy troops during the colonial period, making it the epicenter of epic battles that put the military ingenuity of the Spanish to the test. THE SECOND STOP is in a natural pool on Isla de Grande, where you will do scuba diving, which involves swimming underwater with a transparent plastic mask and a breathing tube (snorkel equipment). You can observe marine life Coral Reefs just by floating upside down on the surface Or you can dive underwater and swim with the fishes. you will have the opportunity to observe marine life. THIRD STOP We will visit a private island, where we will rest, sunbathe on loungers and enjoy the turquoise blue sea. Accompanied by a shrimp cocktail or lemonade as you prefer. FOURTH STOP, Cholon Island, an inlet located on Barú Island, which has become one of the main attractions near Cartagena. It is well known for its popular parties on yachts, boats or sailboats. In front of the small beach area is a double line of palm-thatched huts on the water. It is a very beautiful place and makes it one of the most desirable places to visit, with the option of renting a private boat or yacht to go with friends or family. The boats are located around the huts forming a kind of large semicircle where everyone enjoys the good music from their boats/yachts and the good atmosphere that is generated around. Some prefer to stay on the boat dancing, enjoying a good drink or just talking with their friends and there are others who opt for a good dip in those beautiful crystalline waters. FIFTH STOP: Playa Blanca Famous for its white beaches and turquoise waters. It is the only public beach, where you can spend time on a sun lounger or Balinese beds, you can explore the beautiful crystal clear waters. Lunch is a bonus of $30,000 that you must redeem for the options we have on our menu. You can use huts, sun loungers, the bathroom and the social areas at no additional cost. !!!!plankton!!! SIXTH STOP: On the white beach you will wait for nightfall, we will take you on a boat to see Plankton is a group of organisms that float and drift in suspension in fresh or salt water. when shaken, they produce a brilliant light like a star or diamond.

Cartagena: 5 Islands Premium Tour with Lunch and Snorkeling

6. Cartagena: 5 Islands Premium Tour with Lunch and Snorkeling

This is a typical itinerary: Stop At: Isla Tierra Bomba, Isla Tierra Bomba, Cartagena District, Bolivar Department Leave from the Cartagena pier with a bilingual guide, who makes recommendations to enjoy the tour. Make a panoramic stop in the waters near the island of Tierra Bomba where we can admire the forts of San Fernando and San José. The guide will tell us about the importance of these two fortresses in the colonial era. Duration: 15 minutes Stop At: Islas de Rosario, Islas de Rosario, Cartagena District, Bolivar Department Review of the Rosario Islands. Visit Pablo Escobar's Plane. Stop in Isla Grande. ‍ Snorkeling with equipment included. Free photo session. Water bottle. Another option is to stop at the Oceanarium (admission not included) while the other clients are snorkeling or stop at Isla Grande for 45 min. Those who prefer to go to the oceanarium should notify the guide in advance. Duration: 1 hour Stop At: Cholón (Islas del Rosario), Bolivar, Colombia We visit Cholon, also known as the party island, this is the place where all the luxury boats arrive with loudspeakers and good music, here you will taste a shrimp cocktail. Then visit the island of Agua Azul, a beautiful beach with turquoise water. Duration: 3 hours Stop At: Playa Tranquila Baru, Playa Blanca, Cartagena Colombia Visit Playa Tranquila, Baru. Here you will have lunch around 13:30. Enjoy beach time and those who decided to stay until the activity of the plankton will be able to glimpse the beautiful sunset from Barú. Duration: 3 hours Stop At: Baru, Baru, Cartagena District, Bolivar Department The last stop is at the portonaito lagoon in Barú to make plankton at 7:00 pm. Those who do not want to do the activity can return to Cartagena on the speedboat at 3 pm and the tour will end at the Bodeguita pier. Duration: 1 hour

Baru Beach + Luminous Plankton

7. Baru Beach + Luminous Plankton

Our tour begins in an air-conditioned vehicle to Playa Blanca Baru We take you on a boat for 7 minutes to the Playa Tranquila sector You can enjoy a wonderful day trip in this exclusive and secluded sector, in this modality we have a day trip at our Jet Set Beach Beach Club, Caribbean breakfast, typical lunch and a delicious welcome drink, in addition to sunbathing chairs and bohio included or beach beds , bathrooms and showers with fresh water, use of hammock areas and service at our bar so you can order your favorite drinks or cocktails in the private sector of Jet Set Beach, sunset views and bathing with plankton for approximately 30 minutes, our Pasadia will be from our Pasadia will be from 6:30 am to 8:30 pm. We have 4 lunch options to choose from: fried fish (Mojarra 400 gms), grilled pork (Chuleta), grilled chicken (Pechuga) and vegetarian. Watch the sunset from our Jet Set Beach beach club We will travel 10 minutes to the plankton exit point where you will have a snack type snack included, then we will take a boat for 7 minutes to the swamp There we bathe in the bioluminescent plankton to see how our body and the water shine when we move and at the end of the activity they will be returned to the hotel in an air-conditioned bus type vehicle to the hotel door (SUBJECT TO HOTEL LOCATION)

Cartagena: Scuba Diving Day Trip at Playa Blanca with Lunch

8. Cartagena: Scuba Diving Day Trip at Playa Blanca with Lunch

An air-conditioned bus will pick you up at your accommodation in the tourist area of Bocagrande or Laguito, those not staying in this area must go to the meeting point, the 2 big pegasus statue across the street from the clock tower. the trip takes approximately one hour to the island of baru, the bus has to cross a bridge that has been built 8 years ago. After one hour trip you will arrive at Baru Island where the adventure begins. At the restaurant where lunch will be served, you can wait for the instructor to contact you to start the activity. The course consists of 30 minutes of theory, preparation and equipment set up, 15 minutes of transportation in a boat. You will contemplate the underwater world, interact with a great variety of species, explore the coral reefs and discover what the depths of the sea can teach you. 1 hour of diving in the reefs and 15 minutes of return to the beach. At 12 o'clock you can enjoy a delicious typical lunch with options of fried fish, grilled chicken or vegetarian. accompanied by rice, salad and plantains. After lunch you can enjoy an afternoon of a relaxing sea bath, breeze, sun and a beautiful view in a place of turquoise waters and white sand and you use chairs, beach beds and umbrellas included in the tour. You can do a walking tour on the beach and see the culture of the native islanders (Don't forget the name of the restaurant or any reference point, before the walk). At 2:30 a guide will be calling you to leave to take the boat to go to playa blanca and walk to catch the bus at 3:00 you will arrive in Cartagena at 4:30 depending on the traffic since it is rush hour. You will be dropped off at the lodging where you were picked up or at the meeting point for the others.

Cartagena: Playa Blanca Round-Trip Transfer

9. Cartagena: Playa Blanca Round-Trip Transfer

Book your transfer in advance and avoid the public transportation system or the stressful boat docks to relax while you are driven in an air-conditioned bus to Playa Blanca, located around 1 hour from Cartagena's walled city. Be picked in front of the clock tower early in the morning and begin your drive towards Playa Blanca, while admiring panoramic views of the city and the ocean. Enjoy a paradisaical day relaxing on the white sand beach of Baru Island's most famous beach. Contrary to the all-inclusive tours, chose the place where you want to stay according to your liking and enjoy your day as you please with the activities offered in the beach such as jet skis, banana boat, kayak, snorkeling or a massage. After having lots of fun throughout the day, meet your driver in the same place you were dropped off at 3:00 PM for a convenient drive back to the walled city.

Tour todo incluido a las islas del rosario y barú

10. Tour todo incluido a las islas del rosario y barú

In this experience you can enjoy a tour with other people to get to know the Rosario Islands, get to know a little about the area and culture, enjoy the beautiful landscapes and the delicious Caribbean food, tasting local drinks and beer, our tour start from 9am to 4:45pm, you will go with music on board and with a guide to accompany you during the tour, you can snorkel on the island and take photos underwater. meet new people and let yourself be surrounded by the fun atmosphere of the islands, you are in Cartagena!

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What people are saying about Playa Blanca, Baru Island

Overall rating

4.0 / 5

based on 290 reviews

The execution of the tour was by the company BackPackers. The guides seemed a little lost in organizing the exit at the meeting point. Very good boat and guide (Christopher) very friendly, always attentive. They reversed the tour claiming that Baru was too crowded. Stop at Cocotea for a drink was quick. Basic snorkeling, not much to see. Cholon was pretty crowded. Lunch in Baru was nice. It's worth noting that it's not quite "lunch included". Each person has a credit of 25K pesos, the rest is up to you (25K pesos pays for a hotdog).

A blast. Definitely worth the money, multiple stops at beautiful places and each one is a different vibe. Franklin was knowledgeable and kind and kept our big group together no problem, 5/5 stars just for him. Everyone on the boat was nice, so easy to talk to people, lunch was great I have no complaints!

It is a private tour of the beaches of Baru or the beach you want to visit. The guide was the best, his name is Jairo, he is a man who knows the area and guides them in prices and places to spend a nice day. I recommend you ask Mr. Jairo thanks to him the tenants did not abuse

Best trip of my life, super comfortable and the guide was great and friendly

Wonderful way to see the islands and so much fun!!