Cartagena Private Mangrove Tour: Uncover the Secrets of Natural Ecosystem
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Cartagena
Uncover the secrets of Cartagena's mangrove ecosystem on a private tour. Navigate through the mangroves, learn about native fishing techniques, and explore the Afro-descendant culture of La Boquilla.
Duration: 30 minutes
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights

Pick up at the place agreed with the tourist (hotel, house, sea port, others), it is transported by land by car or van, according to the number of people.

Once they have arrived at the pier in La Boquilla, a canoe is boarded, where it is transported to tour the Manglar and the Cienaga de La Virgen - Juan Polo.

Points of Interest

  • Cartagena
What's Included
  • Private transportation
  • Bottled water
Additional Information

If you love nature, this experience is not to be missed. You will learn the natural secrets that this ecosystem hides, a mixture of human activity with the beauty of the fauna and flora.

Modalities. You can choose between the following modalities:

3-hour tour: Together with the guide, in a rustic canoe we will navigate next to the mangroves of Cartagena. We will pass by particular trees that seem to be on the water. You will learn the fishing of the natives. We will walk through La Boquilla, residence of the Afro-descendant culture.

Pass: If you want to complete the previous experience you can book this tour. We will do the same route as in the 3-hour tour, we will go to the Isla de las Aves. Enjoy the rustic beaches of the ‘boquilleros’. We will have a typical Cartagena or vegetarian lunch. If you want a massage, ask us. this is how we support native women.

At the end of this interesting experience, on the way back, we leave you at the agreed place

Location
Cartagena
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Adam_y
Dec 19, 2023
Tour guides were great! - Oh my gosh too many to count. Tour guides were amazing. Jair and Jose were very friendly(and funny). Jair was super knowledgeable too. They really let us make the trip our own. We got to get out of the boat in the open lagoon and walk around(it was only calf deep). This made it easier to see crabs and water snails. Jair also got a local fisherman to show us how they use the net and let me throw it! Once we were back, our driver was still 20 minutes out, so we walked along the beach while chatting and learning more about the area. 100% recommend. Ask for Jair and Jose!
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Douglas_r
Nov 11, 2023
It was great ! The people, the trip , the explanation of all the things to see - Memorable was the visit to a local self supporting very small village But the whole tour was great !!
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Peter_v
Aug 13, 2023
Canoe tour through the mangrove: great fun! - We really enjoyed the canoe ride through the mangrove. Our guide Jair explained the different kinds of plants and animals living in the mangrove. We had some time for a delicious lunch and a visit to the beach. Highly recommended tour, even for "elderly" folks like ourselves.
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Mmkaune
Apr 23, 2022
Loved it! Highly recommended tour - Not exactly as described but arguably better. For the 7-hour option, we had a tour of the mangroves and went fishing/emptied crab traps. There was an English-speaking guide for this portion and it was a ton of fun!! I was nervous about getting in the water but it was one of my favorite experiences in Cartagena, learning how to fish. We then had lunch and hung out on the beach until 4PM. The guide had left at this point so if you don’t know any Spanish at all, it could be a bit uncomfortable but nothing Google Translate can’t help. The food was excellent. One thing to note is that you will need cash to tip. There’s an island stop (10k pesos), tip for fisherman (10k pesos), some more pesos if you want to buy a bucket of crabs to cook at lunch (40k pesos split between the group), then drinks at lunch (lemonade was 7k pesos, very worth it since it was fresh squeezed) plus tip for guide/driver (discretionary). Would highly recommend, it was an incredible experience!
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