Cartagena Mud Volcano Experience: Immersive Therapy with Historical Insights and Lunch

Experience the unique Cartagena Mud Volcano, the only one on the Caribbean Coast. Enjoy an immersive therapy session, historical insights, and a delicious lunch at an Eco hotel.

Duration: 7 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Volcan de Lodo El Totumo - In the Mud Volcano you can enjoy a great Mud therapy, where you can relax, and enjoy the pleasant atmosphere, after this they go to the Cienaga where they will remove the Mud and bathe, they will be directed to the vehicle to continue with the second part of the excursion where they will get their typical Cartagena lunch in a large Eco hotel surrounded by the right to use the Facilities
What's Included
  • Travel insurance assistance
  • Lunch
What's Not Included
  • Alcoholic Beverages
Additional Information

This is a unique experience, distinct from what the City of Cartagena typically offers. It’s the sole Mud Volcano located on the Caribbean Coast.

Participants will be enlightened with an informative and historical discourse given by a knowledgeable guide about the volcano’s formation and the advantages of mud therapy. They can capture pictures and enjoy massages inside the volcano.

Following their volcanic adventure, they head to the swamp for mud removal. This entire process includes an educational discussion, volcano experience, and swamp talk.

Subsequently, they’ll proceed to an Eco hotel. This travel will take nearly 20 minutes. Here, they’ll savor an authentic Cartagena lunch and spend the rest of the afternoon enjoying various amenities such as swimming pools and the beach.

  • Full Names and Passport Number information is required to be added to traveler insurance assistance.
Location
Monumento Torre del Reloj
Meeting point, Clock Tower for people who are staying outside the pick-up area such as the historic center, Getsemani and surrounding neighborhoods
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Parisj977
Jul 31, 2024
THE BEST IN THE BUSINESS - If you are trying to decide who to book this tour with, you have come to the right spot! Our tour guide was David, he was so patient and sweet! He explained everything thoroughly to us. He knew a little English, so that was helpful. Bus picked us up and dropped us off at our hotel at the end. Air conditioned bus and very clean. We got there earlier than the other buses so that was a plus for us. After the mud bath, we went to a beautiful hotel for lunch with a pool and beach on the outside . The food was amazing, beautiful ambiance. LOVE LOVE LOVE THE EXPERIENCE.
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777emileel
Jul 9, 2024
Up close and personal - Personally, I had a great time. It was a completely different experience than I’m used to. My boyfriend and I walked up to the meet up spot, our representatives were very helpful. I opted for the Spanish tour guide so I could practice my Spanish, but they were both bilingual which was great. My boyfriend had extreme sunburn on his forehead and the mud was able to help it peel right off and his forehead was super smooth after! If you don’t mind people being in your personal space, this is a great experience and I would do it again!
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Sightseer61523544073
Jul 7, 2024
Best part of my visit to Cartagena! - Amazing and wonderfully organized experience to the mud baths. Vanessa was great, and the hotel arena lunch and beach was the cherry on top of everything. I highly recommend this tour
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Jayao7793uy
Jun 15, 2024
Bit of info to truly enjoy - The trip itself was nice, expect to be there a short time at the actual mud experience. It is a tourist attraction and it’s a well-oiled machine, you’re in and out in like 5-10 min. Most of the time was at the beach hotel afterwards which was beautiful (also had a pool). Now about the mud-trip itself: prepare to be charged for everything when you do get there! To hold your towel at the entrance and shoes, to hold your phone, for another person to take pictures, to help you out of the mud volcano, a massage, and to be cleaned up. It’s 5,000 each service. (This is not from the tour itself, it’s the place itself). They did warn us about this before we left the bus, so bring change. The amount they give you for the tour at the hotel won’t be the full amount for the meal you choose most times, so expect to also bring extra money (or your card) for that. I did enjoy this, it was an experience. Would totally recommend.
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Onair11719624751
Jun 15, 2024
Interesting Experience - Worth the price. Our stuff was kept safe on the bus when we were doing the activity. The staff were not very friendly besides David. He was great! He took our food order and explained what to expect on the tour. The others were on their phones the whole time. When we got on the bus, they said good morning, but did not look up from their phones for a single second. I kinda of expected an introduction to them to know their names and know who to look for if we had any questions/concerns.. Take lots of $5,000 bills to pay the locals for their services. They will come find you on the bus. Make sure to track who is helping you because they tried to make us pay for a service we did not use. Overall, I would use this tour service again. It was very organized and we had a good experience with David. You should definitely book this experience if you find yourself in Cartagena!
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Ka0nij
Jun 8, 2024
Fun experience with unique photo ops - We had a great time at Totumos! As long as you understand the nature of the activity, you won't be disappointed! It's a small mud pit, and you'll share the space with about 20 people. You stay in as long as you want - 15 minutes was great for us. We didn't want the massage - just felt awkward squeezed in with do many. But we did pay a few bucks per person for taki g our photos, carrying our shoes and towels to the river, and for ladies to help us clear all the mud off in the river. We enjoyed the fish lunch and pool/beach at the hotel we went to after. Nice way to unwind. Really unique experience and fun photo ops!
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Michaelsf4361uc
Jun 4, 2024
Wonderful, fun, safe - Jose was excellent. Very informative and welcoming. He was patient and kind and kept the whole group happy. 10/10 recommend!
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Brandonrd194np
May 31, 2024
Do not miss this tour in Cartagena! - Super fun trip, where do I begin. First off, the tour started on time, not like others that make you wait 30-60 mins. Also, the drive is in a nice bus which was very comfortable and not terribly long. Our guide gave us great advice and was super professional (thanks David!) and the mud bath was super cool. We had minimal expectations for the beach club and lunch but the lunch was very yummy (chicken was our choice) and the pool and bar at the beach club was super cute and clean and well attended. It was a great way to spend a day in Cartagena and I’d recommend this tour company and guide completely
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Shantiniquev
Apr 29, 2024
Awesome Time - Loved the experience.. Tour was awesome and lunch wasn’t bad! Our guide was fluent in Spanish and English so we had no communication barriers. Would definitely do this again .
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620jamek
May 14, 2024
Stinky mud - The experience was not like the description. It was kind of nasty. The mud had a stinky smell to it. I have done similar volcano mud experience other countries and it was nothing like this. The steps going up and down were dangerous. The ppl were so aggressive. Even when you say no they do it anyway just to get tips. They take force you to take all your clothes off to rince the mud off. Some ppl are not comfortable being like that. One lady snatched my friend shirt off after being told no and lost it in the water, then demanded a tip. Rhe second stop to the beach club was nice. And the food was good. Our tour guide Victor was amazing. He was super nice and helpful. All the things I complained about had nothing to do with Victor, he tried his best to make the day and experience go well.
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