Bocagrande is home to the largest development in the tourism sector since its beach is surrounded by luxurious hotels, residential buildings, shopping centers, restaurants, and pubs. It is also characterized by being a commercial area where you can visit national brand clothing stores, renowned designers, and international brands.
There is also a wide variety of gastronomy restaurants of all kinds, fast food chains, bars with terraces, and international food restaurants inside the hotels. On the opposite side of the beach is Avenida San Martin where there are a wide variety of restaurants, bars, and boutiques.
We tell you how to get to Bocagrande from other tourist areas of the city, what the beaches of Bocagrande Cartagena are like, what to do in the commercial area, and which establishments to visit. Finally, keep in mind the recommendations that we give you when you visit the beaches of Bocagrande.
How to get to Bocagrande in Cartagena?
Bocagrande is one of the neighborhoods of Cartagena, it is located on an entire peninsula in the west of the city and can only be accessed from Santander avenue or Blass de Lezo avenue. When passing the Santander monument, Blass avenue becomes San Martin avenue or first race, these being the main streets of the neighborhood. The first race is the one that borders the beach and almost surrounds the peninsula. To get to this area you can do it walking at any time since it is very busy and safe. You can also get into a taxi to move inside it where they will charge you a minimum fee of 7,000 Colombian pesos, which would be about 2 dollars.
How to get from Getsemani to Bocagrande
Getsemaní is another of the tourist neighborhoods of La Heroica. Although they are very close to getting to Bocagrande or its beaches from Getsemaní there is only one route; you must get to the Pegasos pier on Blass de Lezo avenue, and continue along the pier until you pass the Santander statue. There you will see two streets that divide; You must take the first street (the one on the right to go to the beach) or San Martín avenue (the street on the left) if you go to the commercial area of Bocagrande. The entrances to several hotels are mostly on the first race.
How to get from Bocagrande to the Walled City
If you are staying in a hotel or apartment in the Bocagrande Cartagena area, getting to the entrance of the Walled City is very easy. You can do it by walking along the entire Avenida San Martín or along the first Carrera heading north until you reach the Santander statue. Then you will see the ticket office of the Bodeguita pier and continue along that street to the Pegasos pier because right in front you will see the clock entrance. It can take you about 20 minutes to arrive if you walk or if you prefer to arrive by taxi, from any part of the hotel zone of Bocagrande, it will take you 5 minutes and the taxi driver can charge you a fee of 7,000 Colombian pesos, it would be about 2 dollars.
How to get from Bocagrande to Barú
If you are staying in Bocagrande and want to go one day to the beaches of Barú on your own, then you must arrive at the Mall Plaza el Castillo shopping center. If you do it walking it will take you 50 minutes or if you go by taxi 20 minutes where you will be charged an average rate of 10,500 Colombian pesos (it would be about 3 dollars). You must get to the shopping center because the bus to Barú leaves from that place, the company of the bus route is called Pasacaballo. Once you take the bus, you will arrive in Barú in one hour and 30 minutes and the cost of the ticket is 2,200 Colombian pesos (it would be less than a dollar). For greater security that you are not going to miss the drop-off point, tell the driver to let you know when to get off to go to Playa Blanca.
Bocagrande Cartagena Beaches
Although the beaches of Bocagrande are not white sand and its sea is a bit dark, they are striking for their extension along the peninsula, which is why something you should do in Bocagrande is to walk along its entire beach. You will find different bars to cool off, tents for the sun, live music, and typical food restaurants that take your order to the shore of the beach. Here you can also practice various water sports such as windsurfing as there are strong winds and the sea is very calm. The climate of the beach is very hot throughout the year so you can travel in any month. The hours that you can use the beaches in this tourist sector are from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at 6:00 p.m.; We recommend you wait for sunset because it is magical. It is very common to find umbrellas and masseurs distributed throughout the beach. Although the culture of the locals is very helpful, we recommend that you negotiate the price very well before taking one of these services and never pay in advance, it also happens when you go to buy from street vendors.
What to do in the Bocagrande area?
The best thing you can do in this area is to enjoy a whole morning on the beach, then at lunchtime go to one of the Colombian, Japanese or international restaurants that are located on Avenida San Martín. On another morning you should go shopping in the clothing stores on this road.
Bigmouth at night
the best areas to party in Cartagena de Indias are in the Walled City and the Getsemaní neighborhood. In Bocagrande you can find some bars where the people of Cartagena usually start the night. The night plan to do in Bocagrande is the pre-party which consists of having dinner in a restaurant, having a few drinks on the terrace of a bar, and then heading to the historic center because it is where the most exclusive clubs are.
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