11 Aquarium Visits in Colombia Worth Booking

1.Rosario Islands and Playa Blanca Tour with Snorkeling or Aquarium

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 166 reviews · 7 hours (approx.) · from $66Our pick

Speedboat from Cartagena Bay to Rosario Islands, choose Oceanario aquarium or snorkeling, then Playa Blanca beach club with lunch.

“Wonderful experience! You have to be at 8:30 AM on the dock to leave in the boat at 9 AM. Explanations are given at the beginning and during each stop and in the intervening periods you hear varied music (which I appreciate is not only reggaeton) in both English and Spanish. It gives 1 hour of time to those who go to the oceanarium and 45 min to those who snorkel. Then you go to a club in Playa Blanca called The Wizard Paloquemao for 2 1/2 hours where you have lunch either chicken, fish, egg rice or vegetarian. You have the right to use the chairs and beds on…”

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2.Johnny Cay Tour Haynes Cay Aquarium, Watching and Mangroves

★★★★★★★★★★3.0 · 113 reviews · 6 to 8 hours (approx.) · from $13Best value

A boat day in San Andrés hitting Johnny Cay, the aquarium islands, a quick mangrove pass, and Haynes Cay. Includes key access, snacks extra.

“Total scam!!! I paid for à 7 hoirs tours with four stops, i even ask the day before if everything was OK what have been confirmed and on the day, the local operztor was waiting for i dont know which confirmation and suddenly nobody replied by whatsapp and instead of 4 stops i have just been brought to one island for 4hours and brought back...the other were apparently closed but the seller did not tell me and did not cancel the tour so kept all the money for something i did not do. And no reply to the message à réal shame!!!”

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3.Boat Tour to Johnny Cay & Aquarium in San Andres Island

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 82 reviews · 5 hours (approx.) · from $39

Boat to Rocky Cay and the Rose Cay Aquarium near San Andres, with tickets included, a small-group pace, and clear-water beach time.

“O passeio em si é lindo!! Chegar até a ilha é com emoção. Para descer lá é complicado peguei um dia com maré agitada é uma loucura td mundo pulando do barco na água. Fora isso a ilha é magnífica, linda, jamais esquecerei da cor daquele mar! O Acuario ficamos em uma ilha que não conseguia e ver e pelas condições da maré para atravessar não dava pé, fiz o passeio no barco de vidro, foi lindo!”

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4.Private Pontoon Day by the Aquarium and San Andres Bay

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 39 reviews · 7 hours (approx.) · from $299

Private pontoon day in San Andrés with mangroves, crystal-clear swims at Rose Cay, nurse shark sightings, photo stops, and floating bar views for up to 5.

“What an amazing experience! We got to swim with all sorts of exotic wildlife- starfish, oysters, schools of tropical fish, and even a small shark! We also got to relax on a floating mat as well. Lunch was delicious- but make sure to bring plenty of money- they DO NOT accept credit cards! Captain Jeff was exceptional, and we highly recommend his boat.”

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5.Johnny Kay and Aquarium Natural Full Day semi-private boat

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 37 reviews · 6 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $47

Semi-private boat day in San Andrés: snorkeling at Johnny Cay and Cayo Acuario, a shallow swim stop, and a bay water-color photo moment.

“I am very satisfied with the tour! It was well-organized, and I felt safe throughout. The tour guides were extremely nice and informative. Thank you for a great experience!”

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6.SANTAMARTA: TOUR Combo boat taxi, aquarium, lunch, and white sand beach

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 14 reviews · 6 hours · from $75

A 6-hour Santa Marta combo with boat taxi rides, Rodadero aquarium dolphin watching, a typical lunch, and free time at white-sand Playa Blanca.

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7.Transfer by Boat + Natural Aquarium

★★★★★★★★★★3.9 · 8 reviews · from $23

San Andrés Natural Aquarium with boat transfer and snorkeling in the 7-color waters. Half-day on the key, plus return transfer.

“Apart from the place which would be beautiful but is overcrowded and poorly managed (boats and boats unloading people) the transfer was really badly organized. We booked a departure pier and then they wrote to us to go to another-we had to pay another 5,000 cops each that was not anticipated. At the desk we found no one, on the phone no indication-after 20 minutes of searching we found an attendant who told us to wait to leave and he would call us...after 1 hour from the reservation we finally left. They unloaded us without telling us they needed coral shoes...so bought those too. At return time, which they had…”

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8.Natural Aquarium Tour

★★★★★★★★★★2.9 · 4 reviews · 5 hours · from $18

San Andrés Natural Aquarium tour, $18 for 5 hours. Shallow snorkel, sea of seven colors, white-sand beach, boat transfer.

“o lugal é lindo, mas lotado lotado, um em cima do outro, vendedores ambulantes tentando te empurrar tudo e umas taxas de ultima hora.... impossível ir até la e não visitar, mas vá se stress com os perrengues chiques”

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9.SANTAMARTA: Combo Daytour to Playa Blanca + Marine Aquarium & Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★2.8 · 4 reviews · 10 hours · from $68

Santa Marta combo tour with aquarium and dolphin show, then Playa Blanca beach time plus lunch. 10 hours, $68.

“super genial 😁 me encanto el paisaje el acuario. Un servicio muy bueno Excelente”

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10.Private Boat Trip with Aquarium and Beach Stops

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 3 reviews · 6 hours · from $422

Private 6-hour San Andrés boat trip with mangroves, aquarium wildlife, Rose Cay and Haynes Cay swims, and White Watta bars.

“Captain Alberto came one hour late to the meeting point! The rest of the trip was good. The boat is not fast, but comfortable.”

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11.Full Day Combo – Johnny Cay or Aquarium, Bay Tour, Island Chiva Tour

★★★★★★★★★★2.1 · 3 reviews · 7 hours · from $79

San Andrés full day combo with Johnny Cay or Magic Aquarium, a Bay Tour with cocktail and DJ, plus a Typical Chiva island loop.

“absolutely awful. It was supposed to be in English and Spanish. They didn't speak a word of English and actually ignored and pushed me aside when I asked for an English translation. I was lost, confused and embarrassed.”

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