Trip to Mucura Island and Santa Cruz by bus and boat
ID: GYG645847-1070597
Category:
Country: Colombia
Duration:
09:00 hours
Description
Enjoy a delicious swim on the beaches of Isla Múcura, get to know the Islet of Santa Cruz, swim with sharks and delight in the typical food of the region.
The client will be picked up depending on the area where their hotel is located. Next, we take the bus by land which will take us to Tolú, the journey lasts around 2 hours. While in Tolú, the client will have the Caribbean breakfast (Arepa and egg with Colombian coffee). Afterwards, the boat takes you on a panoramic tour of the San Bernardo Islands where the guide will explain: the journey to the San Bernardo National Park (an archipelago of 10 amazing islands where you will visit 3 of the most popular ones, Tintipan Island, Santa Islet Cruz and Isla Mùcura) between 08:00 am to 08:30 am, our first stop being Isla Tintinpan where you will take a sea bath for approximately 2 hours, where you will have sun loungers and a kiosk included. After the time granted, we will advance our journey towards Islote of Santa Cruz, considered the most populated island in the world by square meters, where there lives a community of Afro-descendant fishermen who have taken advantage of its cultural and natural wealth to obtain an additional economic benefit, in this place those who wish to know how the population lives and swim with sharks and some species must pay the host of the island the modest sum of $10,000 COP per person, they will stay at the place for approximately 30 minutes, those who do not wish to enter will be transferred to Isla Mucura, later, the boat returns for what they did do the tour in Santa Cruz heading to Isla Mùcura.
In Mùcura, we will have the chosen lunch and we will enjoy its public beach with lush sea for approximately 2 hours. At 2:30 p.m., if there is no news, we will return to the city of Cartagena, culminating our journey by land.
Highlights
- Typical Lunch: Fish option accompanied by rice, patacones, salad and juice
- Visit the private island of Múcura
- Swim with the sharks
Guiding languages
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
- Keep in mind that it is going to get WET because it is maritime transport. If you do not want to get wet, take measures, bringing a jacket, hats, sheets or opt for another means of transportation.
- The speed of the boat is normally fast and sometimes there is a lot of bumping movement (depending on the state of the tide and the sea). The speed of the boat is determined by the sailor pilot who is the navigation expert.
When should I book?
To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.
Cancellations
This excursion you can cancel with no cost up to 24 hours before the start of the trip. If you cancel it after 24 hours or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity. Being late on pick-up or departure will be considered as not showing up.