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Volcano Mud Bath: Healing Mineral Experience
3.0
9 Ratings
Cartagena de Indias
Experience healing mud therapy, savor a traditional lunch, and relax on Manzanillo’s beaches. Rejuvenate your skin and soul on this unique adventure.
Experience healing mud therapy, savor a traditional lunch, and relax on Manzanillo’s beaches. Rejuvenate your skin and soul on this unique adventure.
Duration:
7 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Cartagena District - Travelers will be picked up and greeted before heading to the first attraction.
- Volcan de Lodo El Totumo - Upon taking the sea route to the destination, the guide will share information: The Totumo Volcano is renowned for its “medicinal mud,” believed by locals to have healing properties due to its components like water,…
- Cartagena District - Travelers will be picked up and greeted before heading to the first attraction.
- Volcan de Lodo El Totumo - Upon taking the sea route to the destination, the guide will share information: The Totumo Volcano is renowned for its “medicinal mud,” believed by locals to have healing properties due to its components like water, silica, aluminum, magnesium, sulfur, calcium, iron, and other minerals. At the Volcano, visitors will spend about 30 minutes, with entrance included, and can enjoy the attraction for 10 to 15 minutes. On-site services include massages, photography (using personal mobile devices), and a bathing service with totuma in the swamp, provided by a local who assists in removing the mud. Payment for these services is optional.
- La Boquilla - TYPICAL LUNCH
- Playas de la Boquilla - BEACH BATH AND ENJOY SWIMMING POOL, SUNBATHS, AND BEACH CHAIRS
- Cartagena - At 3:00 pm, the return to the city begins, with an estimated arrival at hotels or the meeting point by 4:00 pm.
What's Included
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Swimming pool
- Bilingual guide
- Bathing in the Totumo Swamp
- Lunch
- Beach experience with sunbaths and chairs
- Entry into the Totumo volcano
- Private transportation
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Swimming pool
- Bilingual guide
- Bathing in the Totumo Swamp
- Lunch
- Beach experience with sunbaths and chairs
- Entry into the Totumo volcano
- Private transportation
What's Not Included
- Alcoholic and Non-Alcoholic Beverages
- Alcoholic and Non-Alcoholic Beverages
Additional Information
Visitors delight in the Volcano experience, indulging in a simple mud therapy session, savoring a traditional lunch of fried fish, coconut rice, patacones, or other options, and finally exploring the beaches of Manzanillo. This location is appealing and well-loved due to its abundance of “medicinal mud,” which locals claim has healing properties thanks…
Visitors delight in the Volcano experience, indulging in a simple mud therapy session, savoring a traditional lunch of fried fish, coconut rice, patacones, or other options, and finally exploring the beaches of Manzanillo. This location is appealing and well-loved due to its abundance of “medicinal mud,” which locals claim has healing properties thanks to its components like water, silica, aluminum, magnesium, sulfur, calcium, iron, and other minerals. According to local testimonials, it enhances skin appearance and alleviates muscle and joint pain. At the Volcano, guests spend about 30 minutes, with the entrance and immersion in the attraction lasting between 10 to 15 minutes maximum (as excessive exposure can counteract its beneficial effects). The tour continues with a stop in the municipality of Manzanillo del Mar, specifically at its famous beach, where lunch is enjoyed according to the plan’s options, along with the sea’s beauty.
Location
Monumento Los Pegasos
Calle 24
It is located diagonally from the clock tower monument and is right next to the Bahia pier. It is a very recognized place because there are two sculptures of two pegasi.
- If you are in the center then you must go to the meeting point you must be between 08:00 to 08:20 AM.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
3.0
(9 Ratings)
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Tori_d
Nov 25, 2025
Therapy it Is! A must - I really enjoyed this activity. I was hesitant with a few reviews saying the locals at the volcano expect a tip and will come on the bus for it. I didn't find this to be a problem because I read this before hand and the guide notified us of this before we go on site.
Now, the volcano was a fun experience and it was cool being in the mud but my favorite part was the trip to the beach. Most parts of cartagena is filled with vendors who are trying to sale you something. However, at this beach, it was only our tour group and a few others which made for such a relaxing beach experiences. The views of the mountains behind the beach few amazing. We ate a delicious meal then the guides left us to chill by the pool or on the beach. I 100% recommend for a relaxing getaway from the busy streets of Cartagena and especially the hustle in the Rosario Islands.
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Shronda_g
Aug 1, 2025
Something to enjoy - It was very good and I enjoyed. However they need to be specific which tipper will you need to pay. It was relaxing n a very different experience.
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Kerline_j
Jul 29, 2025
Love it. - This was the best experience ever. Our tour guide Liliana was great. The volcano tour mud experience was great. I would do it again. Loved the private beach experience after. The food was good too. My best friend and I had a lovely time. Would do it again. The only down side is once you get to the destination for the mud experience it needs to be organized better. Liliana prepared us so it wasn’t too bad. Overall great experience.
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Laura_b
Dec 9, 2025
Bad Experience - The tour bus arrived and there was zero communication whether it was the correct bus. We had to ask the driver if it was the correct bus. The tour agency did not prepare us in advance for the day. We traveled about an hour to the Volcano. What they don’t tell you is that you’ll have to strip all of your clothes off in a dirty river. There are no showers or other water to rinse off in. Secondly, we had no towel. Again, it was not communicated that we would need one. After “rinsing” off, we got back on the bus to continue to our next destination (lunch). It was 11:45am. After a few minutes on the bus, a physical altercation broke out between other tour guests. The Colombia police was called and we all had to exit the bus. We remained at the location for an hour while the police took statements. There was ZERO communication to us by the tour agency. Finally after an hour we boarded the bus, along with the police, and made a detour to the actual police station where we waited on the bus for an additional hour and a half. The inside of the bus smelled like gasoline, so we exited. Again, zero communication from the agency as to how long it would take or what was going on. At this point it is 2pm. No lunch. No drinks. Stranded in the mountains with zero service. We attempted to call an UBER, but no service. At 2:45 we finally left to the next destination where we had lunch. Food was cold at this point. To make matters worse, I got food poisoning from the fried fish because they failed to keep at the appropriate temperature. We finally arrived back at the hotel at 6pm. We were supposed to reunite at 3:00pm and this resulted in us missing another itinerary. The only reason Im giving 2 stars because the mud bath was neat, but overall a poor experience.
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Verquisha_b
Mar 5, 2026
I was so excited to take... - I was so excited to take this trip. I booked at 7:51am because the trip started at 9:20. I was told I wasn’t able to get transportation because I was out of the tourist area I had to make my way to a meet up spot. I arrived to the meet up spot at 8:20am. Stood there until about 9am. A native asked me what tour I was taking. We got in contact with the tour guide and was told the tour started I was suppose to be to the meet up spot at 8am. She was going to give me a refund because the instructions weren’t clear. I have received a refund. I’m still in shock how I was able to book a tour that started at 8am. Couldn’t get in contact with nobody. Didn’t get a WhatsApp alert. Just was all over the place.
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Borna_e
Dec 14, 2025
Zero Communication, Zero Accountability - Completely unacceptable. The tour operator ignored all messages before the tour, then sent a WhatsApp message at 2:00 a.m. and showed up nearly an hour earlier than the confirmed pickup time. When we weren’t ready due to their mistake, they refused to reschedule. Viator backed them and denied a refund despite clear miscommunication. Zero accountability, zero customer service. Avoid this tour and Viator if you want reliability.
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