Playa Blanca und Baru Island - Tagesausflug von Cartagena

Mit einem glücklicherweise nur halb besetzten Boot geht's pünktlich los der Boca Grande entlang. Die Insel Rosario mit kristallklarem Wasser erreichen wir in ca 1 Stunde. Leider sind die Korallenbänke beim Schnorcheln eine Enttäuschung. Während des 2. Stopps wird ein wirklich leckeres Mittagessen serviert. Die Rückfahrt gegen den Wind genießen einige in den trampolinartigen Netzen zwischen den Rümpfen.

Hayzar our Guide and the food was great! The ride is very very bumby, you ride to a rural area. The walking vendors are very annoying however, unless you are actually sleep on the beach. They come over a lot. Hayzar gave us good cautionary advice and tips on how to deal with the vendors and overall the area. My friend and I enjoyed ourselves.

I read many of the reviews on this website and other sites about the beaches in Cartagena, the constant badgering by sellers, the mediocre food, etc. etc. And it was all true. The beaches are spectacular and if you get there early enough you can enjoy the beauty without all the boats and ski jets making all that noise. i booked a tour, and the guide was great. he communicated with me on what to bring, he oriented us to the area, he explained the sellers and told us to reach out to him if we had problems. He was great...however, you just can't get away from the seller and those trying to give you a massage. It totally ruined the experience for me. The tour group has an agreement with the folks who feed you (if you go for the lunch option) and provide you with a lounger and umbrella. The guide gave us the option to stay under the communal umbrella/hut for free or rent one from the young man...we rented and that was okay. The food however was not very good, we tried the vegetarian option and the fish option. Both had rice, tostones, and salad w/ the veg option a fried egg -- same price as the fish mind you. The fish was weird, not food poison weird just a weird taste. The location of the restaurant/loungers was fine at first and then when more people arrived, then the jet skis and boats started w/ all that noise. Not all the areas were affected by this, and I wish our guide would have directed us further up the beach where it was more tranquil. If you go, don't select the lunch and go have some food at one of the other food vendors that have more choices. Know you will be bombarded by sellers and massage offers (going price was approx $43 USD for an hr). And know it isn't all that relaxing...was barely able to read my book bc I kept having to interrupt myself to say "no thank you, no, no, please, no thank you".

The guides are okay but the beach is not. Overly crowded with people who try to sell you stuff, making the stay quite stressful. There's also lots of small boats in the water so there's a strong gas smell. Expect to be bothered every single minute whether it's on the sand or even inside the water by people offering you water attractions, bracelets, oysters, fruit, beer, etc. There are way better beaches out there in the Caribbean, those where you can really enjoy the beach and relax rather than being surrounded by vendors.

It started with right on time pick up @ our hotel. The guide (I forgot his name) but he went above and beyond the call of duty. He's very helpful, his English is good and he's very informative. The bus is so comfortable with the blasting AC and roomy seating. Once we got to the island, the boat took us to the quieter beach on the other side. The food was amazing. We chose red snapper instead of chicken selection. I will recommend this tour. You won't regret it.

The beach area was beautiful but crowded and felt we couldn’t just be on beach comfortably without watching our belongings. Constant boats and fuel smell since no dock.

Beautiful beach that is hugely popular, understandably. Tour was professional and I enjoyed the fresh oysters and ceviches!

The best decision we made all trip! Awesome excursion to a beautiful beach for the prefect amount of time. The bus was seamless and the tour guide was awesome. Spoke perfect spanish and english and was there to make sure we all had a great time. The lunch provided was top notch. Definitely a great value for the price and I would strongly recommend everybody check this out!

Beach was nice and the food was great. Nice and relaxing time away from all the vendors. The lemonada de coco was the best here. Fresh

A wonderful trip! We were picked up from our hotel in Bocagrande and rode in an nice air conditioned bus. We were taken a spot away from the crowd and got to spend a beautiful day on the beach. We enjoyed the fine sand, warm sun and beautiful clear blue Caribbean Sea. I highly recommend this trip! As always Viator provides excellent tour services!