Visiting Colombia

Cartagena

1. Visit the Castillo San Felipe de Barajas on the hill above the walled city in Cartagena

2. Walk along the city walls for great views of Cartagena and the Caribbean Sea

3. Tour the Gold Museum to learn about Cartagena’s history

4. Take a horse and carriage ride through Cartagena

5. Visit the Modern Art Museum to see the works of some of Cartagena’s famous artists

6. Have cocktails at sunset at Cafe del Mar on the city walls

7. Visit the Palace of the Inquisition

8. Wander through the colorful streets in Cartagena’s walled city

9. Have dinner at the famous La Vitrola restaurant in Cartagena

10. Go diving in the Islas Rosarios

Diving in Cartagena

The best dive company in Cartagena is Dolphin Dive School S.A.

Dolphin Dive School has an office in Cartagena where staff can help you choose a diving or snorkeling excursion in the Rosario Islands.

You can also have your hotel arrange your trip with Dolphin Dive School for you.

Daily diving boats leave from the Marina Todomar in Dolphin Dive School’s boat and take visitors to the school’s island in the Rosarios.

Dive gear is piked up there, and groups are taken to various reefs for some of the best diving in the Rosarios.

Dolphin Dive School makes sure that there are ample dive instructors are on hand at each dive to teach beginners and supervise experienced divers and snorkelers.

Lunch is served in Dolphin Dive School’s lodge on the island, which also has overnight facilities for visitors who book a multi-day dive excursion with Dolphin Dive School.

Day visitors are taken back on a boat in the late afternoon and arrive in Cartagena in the early evening.

Diving in Cartagena

The best place for diving in Cartagena is in the Islas Rosarios, or Rosairo Islands off the coast of Colombia.

The Islands are a protected wildlife park with great opportunities for diving and snorkeling.

Diving in Cartagena and the Islas Rosarios is famous for its hundreds of species of coral, myriad fish populations, giant crabs, sea turtles, squid, sharks, and other marine life.

Boats leave Cartagena for the Islas Rosarios from the Marina Todomar.

Diving companies in Cartagena such as Dolphin Dive School run daily or overnight diving boats to the islands.

All diving levels, from beginner to advanced, are welcome, as is snorkeling.