Best Day tour to Rosario Island Cartagena

Donna M. Brown M. Brown
4 min readOct 16, 2018

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If you’re in Cartagena and haven’t visited the Rosario Island then you have been missing out a lot of fun. Cartagena is one of the fun spots for the tourists of Colombia. And the most part of beauty of Cartagena lies in the Rosario Islands. The Rosario Islands are the archipelago that reside within the national parks of Colombian Caribbean coast. The place is located just an hour away from the city of Cartagena. The islands has rich flora and fauna with extremely beautiful corals around the sea. You can enjoy in the land for even a day or more with Hi Cartagena.

Why should you visit Rosario Islands?

If you have been planning to visit the Rosario Islands, there are a list of reasons why you should do so. Ranging from the diverse beauty, the reasons mentioned below would compel you to visit.

Important National Park in Colombia

The Rosario Islands are an important part of the Rosario and San Bernardo Corals National Natural Park. This is one of the most important underwater parks in the country. It is surrounded by water and well-protected by the government.

Nice contrast to the city

Rosario Islands are not only extremely close to the city but also has the complimenting contrast to it. The Cartagena City is the one crowded place with too much of attention and hot places around. However, the most complimenting one of all is the Rosario Islands. Acting as a contrast to the city, Rosario Islands are cool breeze blowing and is surrounded by beautiful nature all around.

Stunning Caribbean Beaches

Cartagena is the home to several beautiful Caribbean beaches. If you’re in Rosario Islands, you will get to experience the beautiful mangroves surrounding the rocky islands. These beaches have sparkling waters, palm trees around with white sands and not too much of crowd.

Kayak in the mangroves

One of the most fun and adventurous things you can do in Rosario Islands is go tripping on the Kayak among the beautiful Mangrove tunnels of Isla Grande. This Mangrove forests are very much found across the tunnels. And not only can you go kayak, but also enjoy quite a lot of fun activities around you. Therefore, this should be one of your bucket list activities.

Visit the oceanarium

The concept of natural aquarium is something new to us, but The Oceanarium of Rosario Islands makes it true. If you have been taking your children to the visit, you should take them to this place and help them learn about the various underwater activities and world. Some of the species that you can watch in the Oceanarium include dolphins, nurse sharks and more.

Go Scuba Diving

Scuba Diving

Scuba diving is the priority for everyone who is too much in love with adventure. Even if you have been wanting to do it for long, you can try out in the protected water areas of Rosario Islands. The coral reefs around Rosario Islands are protected and can help you enjoy a safe dive. If you feel a little scared, you can consult any expert or sign up for a course in Cartagena.

Pirate Islands

The Isla del Pirata of Cartagena is the smallest yet the prettiest part of the archipelago Rosario Islands. A number of boats move from Paruvand Playa Blanca, thus making Pirate islands a more calm and serene one.

Private yacht tours

The true beauty of Rosario Islands can be experienced if you go around touring on your own yacht. You can contact the tour agencies in Cartagena to get you a yacht. Then, you can move around the place enjoying your time. You can even rent these Yachts Rentals for a night which will help you enjoy more.

A day in the Rosario Islands can get you do a lot of things. However, you need to have a proper budget and plan. Rosario Islands are extremely beautiful and you should for once be visiting the place for sure.

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Donna M. Brown M. Brown

Writing Some creative tips for Travelling Guide for Cartagena.