Colombia

Day trips from Cartagena

Places you can visit in a day from Cartagena and be back by evening. Distances are in a straight line from the city centre.

Best day trips

1

Playa Blanca
23 km from Cartagena
A quiet beach with white sand and clear water, reachable by a short boat ride from Cartagena.
2

San Basilio de Palenque
52 km from Cartagena
A historic Afro‑Colombian village preserving traditional music and language, about an hour’s drive away.
3

Totumo Mud Volcano
48 km from Cartagena
A small hill where you can float in mineral mud, a quirky natural spa near Cartagena.
4

Turbaco
15 km from Cartagena
A modest town on the Rio Grande, known for its colonial church and local market.