Private Tour to the Mud Volcano: Discover Mystical Healing Properties and Pink Salt Flats
4.8
122 Ratings
Cartagena
Experience a private tour to the mystical mud volcano with healing properties and explore the pink salt flats. Discover the wonders of nature while having fun with your friends and family.
Duration: 5 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Volcan de Lodo El Totumo - This mud volcano Cartagena is the best experience you will ever have in Cartagena, not only because it is unique, it is also because it will help your health.

You must also know that the healing properties of this mud volcano Cartagena are because the mud contain Water, Silica, Aluminum, Magnesium, Sodium Chloride, Calcium, Sulfur, and Iron that make this mud a gift for your skin, also help treat rheumatic problems , help to treat joint inflammations, detoxify the body, and forget about the stress.

In addition:
for 3 dollars tip (per person), you can receive messages and at the same time, you would be collaborating with the community that earns their income thanks to the tourists like you who allow them to do massages, take photos of them, help you to take the mud off you, among other activities which you can access or not voluntarily.

What's Included
  • Private transportation
  • Snacks
  • Bilingual guide
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

In this beautiful place you will discover a mud volcano that has the properties of the dead sea, in which you can enter, but you will never be able to touch the bottom, due to the chemical properties of the mud. In addition, the mud has healing properties that help your skin stop the aging process. All this while you and your friends or family have fun discovering and understanding this new experience. We will also visit the Galerazamba salt flats where we will see how a microorganism turns the water pink, but this attraction is temporary and depends on the weather conditions, so it only has a pink color from April to May. (But it will depend on whether it rains or not, since the rain melts the salt crystals and dilutes the pink color).

Location
Volcan de Lodo El Totumo
Via al Volcan del Totumo,
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Amy_h
May 17, 2024
Excellent Muddy Tour! - We thoroughly enjoyed our morning with Gilberto exploring the Totumo Volcano. We chose an early pick up so we could arrive before the crowds - and we're so glad we did! We had the area to ourselves to relax and enjoy without feeling rushed. Gilberto provided us with a lot of information on the ride to the volcano, both about Colombia and also what to expect once we arrived at Totumo. Later in the day, I had mud brain and left my phone in Gilberto's car - the team helped to get it back safely to me in no time. All in all, a great experience that I would recommend to anyone!
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Ashleigh_a
Apr 30, 2024
Excellent fun - Gilberto was an excellent guide. Taught us about colombia culture while we rode to the mud volcano and the pink salt sea. Excellent experience. Highly recommend.
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Sunshine19211887092
Apr 15, 2024
Mud Volcano - Unique experience. Thoroughly enjoyed the visit. Our private tour guide team was amazing. Took excellent care of us. Would highly recommend to anyone visiting Cartegena.
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Lucyhi5773zg
Apr 15, 2024
Girls Cartagena Getaway Birthday Trip! - Mr. Gilberto Leon was an extraordinary, nice, and professional tour guide. He made us feel safe and very accommodating. We loved that he had a big, clean van with A/C! He helped us with our bags, towels and let us know what was customary to give the locals that helped us with pictures and washing in the lagoon at the end. Thank you for a great, once in a life time experience!!
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Kim_r
Apr 9, 2024
Fantastic - Natalia and Juan were great. I would highly recommend! They were so considerate about us having a great time and being safe. Hope to see them again
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Marisa
Mar 31, 2024
Great experience!!! - I loved my visit to the mud volcano 🤩 We left early (6:30 a.m.) so there were only two people there at the same time as us! We had the volcano to ourselves for at least 20 minutes. The advantage of taking a private tour :) plus Gilberto was great! His English was almost perfect, he's even learning French at the moment :) We stopped at the pink sea, a salt mine. It wasn't the ideal time to see her because the salt was just starting to appear. But I still liked going to visit because I liked the concept :) Via WhatsApp we have fast service if we have any questions! Agency and activated outstanding :)
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Ria_p
Mar 29, 2024
Totally worth the trip and doing private group. - We had the best time! We traveled with our two small kids, 3 and 5 yo and also grandma, 73 yo. We were able to go early and avoid the crowds. Gina our tour guide was the best we had the entire time we were in Cartagena! She was so engaging and also was just so great to learn from! We would highly recommend this tour!
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Smitzner
Mar 27, 2024
A Must Do! - Definitely do this as a private tour. There might be 1-2 others in the mud with you but that's it and you get to stay in the mud for a while. On the group tour you wait in line for a long time just to 'dunk' in the mud long enough for 1 picture. We saw buses with groups pulling up when we were done and I was so pleased we did it as a private tour. The mud allows you to float - it holds you up like a hammock. It's a really unique experience.
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Mmarro2001
Mar 17, 2024
Take a Swim in What Feels like Elmer’s Glue! - We hired a taxi driver to take us on a private tour to the volcano. It was the most fun we ever had. Even though the volcano is very deep, it feels as if you are swimming in gray-colored Elmer’s glue. Very interesting experience…. One of a kind. Make sure to bring a lot of cash because everyone has their hand out for tips. Not busy at all in the month of January.
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Shaunamrussell88
Mar 17, 2024
Private / Educational / Fun - Gilberto was an amazing guide and helped us navigate how to enjoy the mud volcano, and shared fascinating history of the area. The cost of going early & private was worth it - I can’t imagine this excursion with a crowd. We were traveling with our toddler and he was accommodating and flexible with timing, needs, and stops. A wonderful experience overall!
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