Cartagena Canoe Mangrove Ride Excursion S6317

Description

• Roundtrip transportation from the Cartagena Cruise Terminal!
• English-speaking professional excursion guide!
• Canoa trip through the mangrove!
• Fishing classes included!
• Lunch in front of the Sea!
• Complimentary bottled water!

This Cartagena excursion is perfect and specially designed for those guests who enjoy nature animals fishing the natural environment community tourism and a delicious lunch by the sea Join us and ... Read More


This Cartagena excursion is perfect and specially designed for those guests who enjoy nature, animals, fishing, the natural environment, community tourism, and a delicious lunch by the sea! Join us and discover the true colors of Colombia like never before!

Your day begins right at your cruise ship terminal, your friendly excursion guide will lead you to your transportation, and will take you to the municipality of La Boquilla which is located 20 minutes from the city, where the mangrove forests and the Ciénaga de la Virgen are.

Once you get there, the locals will receive you in a handmade canoe with a maximum capacity for 5 people, (if there are more people in your group, then 2 or more canoes will be assigned). You will navigate the shallow waters of the swamp, through the tunnels formed naturally by the branches and roots of mangrove trees, you will learn about the 3 types that make the tunnels (Grey, red, and black).

Let yourself be amazed by the ecosystem that fills with life the mangroves, you will find crabs, oysters, birds, raccoons, fish, and other animals that work together to maintain the delicate balance of this magnificent place. During the mangrove exploration, you will arrive at a lagoon where the fishing show will take place. You will have the opportunity to cast the net as the locals have done for 400 years! Be prepared to get wet and take amazing pictures! 

At the end of your day, you will walk to a cabin where you will have a delicious lunch in front of the sea waiting for you. Taste some of their traditional flavors and when you are ready, your professional guide will take you to your comfortable transportation to go back to your cruise terminal!