The 4 Aquarium Visits in Colombia to Clear a Day For

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

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

Spend about five hours by boat from Portofino Pier, with roughly two hours at Rocky Cay and three hours at the Aquarium, also called Rose Cay. Guide Cecilia Forbes may assist with timing and changes, but this is mainly transport and free time rather than a guided sightseeing tour. Bring water shoes, sunscreen, and snorkeling gear if you have it.

“Todos los que viajen al Archipiélago de San Andrés, Providencia y Santa Catalina, deben saber que los planes están sujetos a las condiciones climáticas que se presenten. Dicho esto, quiero compartirles la experiencia que vivimos con mi pareja. Desde un inicio, la compañía de viajes se contactó con nosotros 3 días antes de la fecha programada, para informar del guía turístico que nos estaría acompañando. Un día antes, la guía turística (Cecilia Forbes), nos escribió dándonos las indicaciones de hora y lugar para vernos. Llegamos a la hora indicada, y allá estaba esperándonos. Nos explicó que había una opción de cambio, ya que por lluvias y vientos fuertes no podríamos…”

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

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

Start at Puente Turístico El Rodadero for a 20-minute water taxi to the aquarium and dolphin show. Then continue by boat to Playa Blanca or Inca Inca for a traditional lunch, swimming, and free time. Spanish-speaking hosts assist at each stop, but you explore independently without a permanent guide.

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3.Transfer by Boat + Natural Aquarium

★★★★★★★★★★3.9 · 8 reviews · from $23Best value

Take a short glass-bottom boat ride from Muelle de la Policía or Muelle Portofino to San Andrés Natural Aquarium. You get about half a day to swim, snorkel, and see starfish and tropical fish in clear seven-color water. The Spanish-speaking tour team coordinates pickup by WhatsApp, but you must arrange pier transport and pay the dock tax separately.

“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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4.Private Boat Trip with Aquarium and Beach Stops

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 3 reviews · 6 hours Top rated

Spend six hours on a private boat around San Andrés with a skipper, cooler, music, and stops at the mangroves, Rose Cay, Haynes Cay, El Palito, and White Watta. Swim near stingrays and colorful fish, visit an aquarium, buy lunch, and pay extra for drinks, food, and docking tax.

“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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