Mantas Beach Club Cartagena hits a sweet spot in the Rosario Islands: lively enough for friends who want cocktails and music, relaxed enough for families with kids. Its signature perk is 2-for-1 cocktails all day long, and the speedboat leaves from Marina Todomar in Bocagrande, convenient if you are staying in that part of the city.<\/p>\n
You get a live DJ, water toys and a lunch menu to choose from, without the price jump of a full open bar. For many travelers that balance is exactly the right fit for a first day on the islands.<\/p>\n
Check in at Marina Todomar at around 7:30 AM. The park fees, port tax and mandatory maritime insurance are paid in cash in Colombian pesos at the marina and are not part of the booking. The speedboat departs at around 8:00 AM, and on arrival you can toast with champagne or lemonade.<\/p>\n
From there the live DJ sets the soundtrack while you take out a paddle board or kayak, swim, or order the first round of 2-for-1 cocktails. Lunch is \u00e0 la carte with eight options and a drink, usually served between noon and 1:30 PM. Showers, bathrooms and WiFi are on site, and there is a transfer to the Oceanarium if you want to visit, with the entrance paid separately. Boats return to Cartagena at around 3:00 PM, depending on sea conditions.<\/p>\n
Mantas suits friends<\/strong> who want a cocktail-friendly day without paying for a full open bar, and families<\/strong>, since children aged 4 to 7 have a child rate and kids under 3 go free. It is also a practical choice for travelers staying in Bocagrande who prefer a nearby marina to the Old City dock, and for anyone who likes picking from a menu rather than receiving a set plate.<\/p>\n The Beach area<\/strong> plan includes everything described above: boat, welcome drink, lunch, 2-for-1 cocktails, DJ, paddle boards, kayaks and the Oceanarium transfer. The VIP area<\/strong> plan adds a sun bed in the VIP section for a little more space and comfort. VIP is not available at the child rate, so families with younger kids usually book the Beach area.<\/p>\n Towels are not included, so pack your own, and keep some cash for the marina fees and the Oceanarium entrance if you plan to go. Times can change on the day with the weather. Beyond that, a Mantas Beach Club Cartagena day needs very little planning: everything from the boat to the paddle boards is arranged before you arrive at the marina.<\/p>\n Like the Todomar departure? Mangata Ocean Club leaves from the same marina and adds a panoramic tour, while Islabela<\/a> offers a similar DJ-and-loungers day from La Bodeguita. See our complete Rosario Islands guide<\/a> for tips, or compare all Rosario Islands day passes<\/a>.<\/p>\n Two cocktails for the price of one, all day: Mantas Beach Club Cartagena makes the math easy.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Mantas Beach Club Cartagena mixes a social beach-club vibe with family-friendly rules: 2-for-1 cocktails all day, \u00e0-la-carte lunch, live DJ, paddle board and kayak.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":17917,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":""},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[242],"product_tag":[],"class_list":["post-17499","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_cat-rosario-islands-tours","first","instock","virtual","sold-individually","purchasable","product-type-simple","entry","content-bg","loop-entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cartagenafortravelers.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/17499","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cartagenafortravelers.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cartagenafortravelers.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cartagenafortravelers.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17499"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.cartagenafortravelers.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/17499\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17664,"href":"https:\/\/www.cartagenafortravelers.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/17499\/revisions\/17664"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cartagenafortravelers.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17917"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cartagenafortravelers.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17499"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cartagenafortravelers.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=17499"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cartagenafortravelers.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=17499"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cartagenafortravelers.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=17499"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Beach area or VIP<\/h2>\n