Playa Tranquila Day Trip

Escape from the city for a day and discover the Baru Peninsula on this day trip to Playa Tranquila from Cartagena. Relax at the beach club enjoying music and ocean sounds.

Tour Options

Choose between 4 different options, lasting 7 to 11 hours, with return transport to the Muelle de La Bodeguita de Cartagena and lunch with 3 protein choices. Details of each option are as follows:

Playa Tranquila + Admission to Freedom Beach Club

This option includes pickup from the meeting point and transportation to Barú Island by bus or boat. Admission to Freedom Beach Club allows for swimming, sunbathing, and dancing. Lunch features a full meal with a protein, coconut rice, salad, and patacones. Return to Cartagena follows after approximately 2 hours.

Playa Tranquila + Oceanarium

welcome cocktail at Freedom Beach Club, followed by a 20-minute boat ride to the Oceanarium. Explore this conservation space for about 2 hours, then return for lunch. Afterward, enjoy another 2 hours at the beach before heading back to Cartagena.

Playa Tranquila + Plankton

speedboat ride to see a plankton light show at sunset. Swimming is available before returning to Cartagena.

Playa Tranquila + Snorkelling + Plankton

welcome cocktail, tour the mangroves, possibly spotting raccoons. Snorkelling in a prime beach area follows with free time to swim. Lunch will be served, then admire the bioluminescence of the Caribbean Sea at sunset, with swimming in plankton possible before returning to Cartagena.

Playa Tranquila + Snorkelling + Mangroves

How to Get to Playa Tranquila

Choose travel by bus or speedboat from Cartagena. Note that bus travelers will take a short boat ride to Playa Tranquila upon arrival. Schedules include:

Bus transport: 8 am from the Clock TowerSpeedboat transport: 8:50 am from the Muelle de La Bodeguita