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Colombia’s Caribbean coast blends colonial history with tropical island beauty, from the romantic walled city of Cartagena to the pristine Rosario and San Bernardo archipelagos. Colourful, vibrant and increasingly sought-after, it offers a warm and exotic cruising destination full of history, culture and natural beauty.

The historic city of Cartagena is the jewel of the coast, a beautifully preserved walled city of cobbled streets, flower-draped balconies and grand colonial architecture, alive with music, colour and energy. A UNESCO World Heritage Site, it is one of the most romantic and atmospheric cities in the Americas.

Just offshore lie beautiful tropical archipelagos, with clear turquoise water, white-sand beaches and vibrant coral reefs offering superb swimming, snorkelling and diving. Sheltered anchorages and idyllic islands provide a perfect complement to the culture of the mainland.

Ashore, Colombia offers celebrated cuisine, vibrant music and warm hospitality, along with rich history and colour. Its energy and beauty are exceptional.

With its colonial charm, tropical islands and warm waters, Colombia is a vibrant Caribbean destination. Guests can explore the romance of walled Cartagena, cruise to pristine offshore archipelagos and enjoy the colour, culture and natural beauty of this exotic coast.
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A 45-metre purpose-built river ship carrying 32 guests through the Peruvian Amazon in 16 river-facing suites, with a sun-deck plunge pool, a naturalist-led skiff programme and a crew of 27,
Aria Amazon

45M

Noor Design

2010

252000€
A 39.8-metre Broward Marine motor yacht refitted in 2020, purpose-arranged for the Galapagos with a shallow draft, oversized windows and eight cabins for twelve guests, chartering the islands from USD
GRAND DAPHNE

39M

Broward Marine

2011

165000€

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GALAPAGOS SEA STAR

42M

Custom

2011

68450€

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A 62.4-metre Amazon expedition vessel drawing just 1.5 metres, carrying forty guests in twenty river-facing suites with forty-four crew, a restaurant, a bar, a billiard room and a spa, running
Aqua Nera

62M

Hai Minh Shipyard

2020

435000€

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A 58.3-metre Damen SeaXplorer delivered in 2023 with an ice-class hull, 30 days of autonomy, a certified helipad and a beach club that opens on both sides, chartering the Mediterranean
Pink Shadow

58M

Damen

2023

510000€

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Colombia Yacht Charter
Colombia yacht charters offer the freedom to experience the destination on your own terms. Each itinerary can be shaped around the way you want to travel, with the flexibility to move between time on the water, moments ashore and the simple pleasure of life on board.
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Historic Cartagena
Cartagena’s walled centre, comprising the Centro, San Diego and Getsemani quarters, was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984 for its 192-hectare system of colonial fortifications, among the most complete built by Spain anywhere in the Americas. The colossal Castillo San Felipe de Barajas guards the city’s landward approach, while balconies dripping with bougainvillea and horse-drawn carriages give the old town its distinctive, theatrical atmosphere after dark.
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Tropical Islands
The Rosario Islands, a scatter of 28 coral islands roughly 100 kilometres and an hour to ninety minutes by boat from Cartagena, sit within the protected Corales del Rosario y San Bernardo National Natural Park alongside the further-flung San Bernardo archipelago. Isla Grande is the largest of the group, while the white sand of Playa Blanca on the nearby Baru peninsula is often ranked among the finest beaches on Colombia’s Caribbean coast.
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Caribbean Waters
Cartagena Bay and the waters around the Rosario Islands stay warm year-round, typically between 27 and 29 degrees Celsius, with the calmest conditions and best visibility in the December to April dry season. A shorter dry spell, locally called the veranillo, arrives in July and August, while September through November brings the heaviest rain, making the winter and early spring months the preferred window for a charter along this coast.
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Vibrant Culture
Cartagena’s streets carry the sound of champeta and vallenato late into the night, especially through Getsemani’s plazas, where street art and open-air dance floors have made the once-overlooked barrio one of the city’s liveliest quarters. The influence runs deeper than the tourist centre: nearby San Basilio de Palenque, founded by escaped enslaved Africans in the early 1600s, preserves its own language, music and drumming traditions recognised by UNESCO since 2005.
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Colonial Heritage
Spain built Cartagena into one of its most heavily defended ports in the Americas, its fortifications designed across the 16th to 18th centuries by engineers including Juan Bautista Antonelli, to protect the annual treasure fleet from pirates and rival navies. That history survives largely intact today, from the cannon-lined ramparts of the old city to Castillo San Felipe and the smaller Fuerte de San Fernando guarding the Bocachica channel into the bay.

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Colombia Yacht Charter Itineraries

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Across Colombia, each itinerary reveals a different rhythm, from lively ports and waterfront towns to secluded anchorages, island escapes and stretches of coastline best discovered from the sea. Together, they create a more layered way to explore, with every route shaped by the places, experiences and moments found along the way.

Colombia Must See & Do

The anchorages, experiences and places that define a yacht charter in Colombia, and the ones worth building your itinerary around.
Top Anchorages

Club de Pesca Marina, Cartagena
Club Náutico Cartagena
Isla Grande, Rosario Islands
Playa Blanca, Barú
San Bernardo Archipelago

Top Things to Do

Walk the ramparts of the Walled City at sunset
Tour Castillo San Felipe de Barajas
Snorkel the reefs of Corales del Rosario y San Bernardo National Natural Park
Explore Getsemani’s street-art alleys
Day-trip to San Basilio de Palenque

Top Places to Visit

Ciudad Amurallada, the Walled City
Getsemani
Isla Grande, Rosario Islands
Playa Blanca, Barú
Fuerte de San Fernando, Bocachica

Colombia Charter Guide

Everything you need to know before chartering a yacht in Colombia, from the best time to visit to where to drop anchor.
When's the best time to charter the Colombian coast?

The dry season from December to April brings the calmest seas and the most reliable sunshine, making it the preferred window for chartering out of Cartagena. A shorter dry spell, the veranillo, arrives in July and August, while September through November is the wettest stretch of the year, with squally afternoon downpours more common around the Rosario and San Bernardo islands.

How do we get to Cartagena to start a charter?

Cartagena’s Rafael Núñez International Airport (CTG) has direct flights from Miami, Bogotá, Panama City and several other regional hubs, and sits close enough to the historic centre and its marinas, including Club de Pesca and Club Náutico, for an easy transfer straight onto the yacht without much time lost to transit.

Which are the best anchorages near Cartagena?

Isla Grande in the Rosario Islands and Playa Blanca on the Barú peninsula, both roughly an hour to ninety minutes from Cartagena, offer the clearest water and best snorkelling within easy reach. The further San Bernardo archipelago rewards the extra distance with quieter, less-visited anchorages inside the same protected national park.

How many days should we plan for Cartagena and the islands?

Five to seven days allows a comfortable mix of the walled city’s history with island time in the Rosario and San Bernardo archipelagos, including at least one full day given over to Playa Blanca’s beach and reef. Extending to ten days leaves room for a slower pace and a half-day visit ashore to Palenque de San Basilio.

What makes San Basilio de Palenque worth a visit?

Founded by Benkos Biohó and other formerly enslaved Africans who escaped Cartagena in the early 1600s, San Basilio de Palenque is recognised as the first free town of its kind in the Americas. UNESCO has protected its language, music and oral traditions as intangible cultural heritage since 2005, and the village, about an hour inland from Cartagena, remains a living centre of Afro-Colombian culture rather than a museum piece.

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