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How to get to the islands of the San Bernardo Archipelago

Visit for few days, the islands that are close to the Sucre’s towns and their 10 coastal islands, with unique beaches, that comprise the San Bernardo archipelago.

You will find white sand beaches, mangroves, corals and other famous attractions such as a hotel floating on the water. Here we share the 5 best ones you should visit:

Isla múcura

Isla Múcura is one of the most visited in the San Bernardo archipelago, it is a small magical island with different white sand beaches, the entire island can be explored on foot and in the center you can find 5 hotels with different accommodation options (it is good reserve well in advance) and little shops. To get there from Tolú they must take a mototaxi that costs 4,000 COP to the dock and there they board the boat that leaves for Isla Múcura and Isla Tintipán for a value of $40,000 each way, it took 1 hour to arrive (the boats leave every day at 8am). If they cannot find accommodation, they can also take a day trip that includes going to other nearby beaches, a visit to Isla Múcura and lunch for $70,000 Colombians.

Isla Tintipán

Isla Tintipán is an island that is 10 minutes from Isla Múcura, so you can get boats that take you from one to another for $15,000. It is the largest island in the archipelago, it is surrounded by a great variety of coral reefs and mangroves, ideal for snorkeling or snorkeling. It also has its own urban center and hotels in the coastal zone.

La Casa en el Agua

La Casa en el Agua is a hostel located literally on the water in the Caribbean Sea, you can get to it from the beaches of Tolú where you will find boats that take you directly to the house, they leave every day at 8am and return at 3pm, the value of transportation is $40,000 Colombian pesos and it will take 1 hour and a half to arrive (they can also arrive from Cartagena and the value of transportation is $100,000). In this hostel you can jump from a springboard, swim around, kayak and the most striking thing is that you can sleep in hammocks to watch the sunrise, although there are also rooms and a private suite. La Casa en el Agua is an ideal place to totally disconnect from the world, it does not have Wi-Fi, nor shops, but there is a restaurant-bar.

El Islote de Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz del Islote is a small island located in the San Bernardo Archipelago, under the administrative jurisdiction of Cartagena de Indias, it has become famous for being the most densely populated island in the world. When they buy the pass to Isla Múcura, they are first taken to see this island and must pay an entry value of $5,000 in order to contribute to its development. On the island they can visit the aquarium and swim with nurse sharks. If you want to go only to this island, you must take a boat from Tolú and it takes 30 minutes to arrive, you can also find accommodation in the houses of its inhabitants.

Isla Palma

It is a small private island with an aphrodisiac hotel surrounded by coral beaches, swamps and mangroves. You can get from Santiago de Tolú to Isla Palma by ferry or by boat from Cartagena, the travel time is two hours.

What to do on the best islands of the Archipelago

In this list you will find information on how to get there, what to do, schedules and prices of the islands to visit mentioned above in this tourist guide.

How to get to the San Bernardo Archipelago?

To get to the islands of the San Bernardo Archipelago in Colombia you can do it by boat from Cartagena but it is cheaper and faster to do it from Tolú because the distance is shorter.

You can find accommodation on most of the aforementioned islands, but if you only want to see the islands in one day, you can purchase a tour of the San Bernardo Archipelago. On the route you will visit some islands very early, have lunch in one of them and return to the port at the end of the afternoon. We recommend that you make clear the price of the round trip with the boatmen always before boarding. Prices vary depending on the number of islands you want to visit, but the average value is 80,000 Colombian pesos ($22 usd).

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