Colombia · MUD VOLCANO TOURS
An hour north of the city there is a cone full of warm grey mud you can float in, and a lagoon to wash it off. The 15 below differ on transport, lunch and how long you get in the crater, with prices.
Review of Cartagena’s Totumo Mud Volcano tour, with practical tips on transport, tipping, safety, timing, and whether $55 is good value.
“I enjoyed guides Miguel and Davi (?). They kept the group engaged, together and safe. The party option was fun. A good pace overall and sufficient time at each stop.”
Review of Cartagena’s Totumo mud volcano tour, including lunch, beach club time, costs, tipping, transport, timing, and practical advice.
“This was an extremely memorable day for my mother and I. Our guide stayed with us the entire day and gave a clear run down on what to expect for day. From how much to tip the locals who were working the volcano ,even being a buffer to make sure we weren’t being overcharged, to what lunch and the pool day(dangerous beach conditions)would consist of. She was a gem and made a huge impact on how great the day went. This is such a great deal, make sure you book!”
Review of Cartagena’s Totumo mud volcano tour with lunch, private pools, beach time, transport, local services, tips, and practical advice.
“I really enjoyed this trip. - the bus was nice and had good a/c. Everybody was very friendly and the mud bath was a special experience! I took a morning tour and didn’t find it too busy. I decided to go all in and have photos, a mud massage and a lady help me clean off all the mud afterwards. - the guide was very helpful in letting us know how much to tip for each service. I was solo traveling in Colombia and met some lovely people to do some other tours and travel with. I would happily recommend this trip!”
Review of Cartagena’s Totumo Mud Volcano tour, with bilingual guides, beach resort lunch, transport, costs, tips, and practical advice.
“My daughter, mother and I went and had a great and relaxing time. Air conditioned van, nice tour guide and the volcano experience was nice. Be prepared to tip guys for a 5 minute massage in the volcano and the ladies in the river as well, whom will rinse you off. Those are optional, you don’t have to advantage of those services if you don’t want too but it was a nice experience”
Review of Cartagena’s Mud Volcano and Palenque tour, with early access, local culture, lunch, transport, costs, tips, and practical advice.
“I traveled solo to the area and had the best time. My guide Miguel was more than friendly, he was knowledgeable of the area and treated me like family. It was a long day doing both activities but it was so worth it and I recommend that everyone experience this!”
Review of Cartagena’s private Totumo Mud Volcano tour, with early access, transport, mud massage, practical tips, costs, and honest drawbacks.
“Awesome tour to volcano. Everyone was friendly from the driver to the locals at volcano. Would highly recommend to anyone”
Review of Cartagena’s Totumo mud volcano tour: transport, mud bath, guides, snacks, tipping, timing, value, and practical booking advice.
“The only con for me was how long we had to wait to pick up people from other hotels. If you're stuck with people who don't respect time, you will be waiting for a bit longer than expected. It also takes like 40 minutes to get to the destination, so heads up. BUT other than that, it was a nice excursion. It felt nice, was pretty straightforward, and other than one guy (who worked at the volcano site) being a bit impatient with the fact that we all were enjoying ourselves, every single other person was great. Nicher was the best host/guide, so funny, and so kind. The food was…”
Review of Cartagena’s Totumo Volcano mud bath, transport, local services, beach stop, price, timing, and practical booking tips.
“The actual volcano and mud bath was fun and we had a great time experiencing the culture. The way they set up the line for each individual to get into the mud bath can use some work. However the transportation company and our communication with them was very poor. When we booked the tour we asked for an English speaking tour guide. They were over one hour late to pick us up and still had to pick up others so we didnt get to the Volcano until 3 hours after our scheduled time. After the volcano experience we were taken to the beach which was not included in our tour…”
Review of Cartagena’s private Totumo Mud Volcano tour, with early pickup, mud bathing, costs, tips, transport, and practical advice.
“Christian and his team did a wonderful job with our group taking care of our every need! He made it fun too… great energy, excellent communication as well. HIGHLY RECOMMEND! Jason 🇺🇸”
Review the Totumo Mud Volcano tour from Cartagena, including transport, mud bath, massage, snacks, costs, timing, and booking warnings.
“It was cancelled and I haven’t had my money back yet after 1 week”
Visit Totumo mud volcano near Cartagena, enjoy a 20-minute mud bath, typical lunch, pool, and a quiet beach afternoon for $44.
“Le bain de boue était amusant et original, on a bien rigolé. En revanche, on était vraiment entassés avec d’autres personnes, donc pas très intime. Après ça, on se baigne dans le lac à côté pour se rincer de la boue. Mais attention : il y a toujours quelqu’un qui vous propose de vous laver, de prendre une photo, ou de faire autre chose — et tout est payant. À la fin, plusieurs personnes vous entourent presque de force pour réclamer de l’argent. C’est un peu agressif et ça peut gâcher le moment. Bref, à faire pour l’expérience, mais prenez de la monnaie sur vous !”
Review of Cartagena’s Mud Volcano and Palenque tour, with a volcanic mud bath, Afro-Colombian culture, lunch, guides, and practical tips.
“This was an amazing trip from start to finish. Miguel is a wonderful guide who does it all. He picked us up from our hotel and took us to the mud volcano earlier than anyone else so we had the whole place to ourselves. He advised us on exactly what was to happen there including all the info you need for tipping the locals for various services they offer. The mud volcano is a once in a lifetime experience. You float in mud that’s 7,000ft deep. In the mud you receive a massage from one of the locals. Then they walk you down to the river where another local washes…”
Review of Cartagena’s Totumo Volcano mud bath, including transport, costs, timing, optional services, practical tips, and honest drawbacks.
Review of Cartagena’s Totumo mud volcano, beach club, lunch, transport, costs, timing, practical tips, and who should book this Colombian day trip.
“C'était une bonne journée, l'attraction du volcan est sympa, il faudrait juste préciser que nous sommes dans un petite surface avec beaucoup de monde. Ensuite le club en lui même est pas top, il nne parait pas être utilisé, on se demande s'il ne fonctionne qu'avec l'attraction, il n'y avait personne, les installations n'étaient pas en place sinon le temps sur chaque endroit était correct”
Review of Cartagena’s Mud Volcano Tour with lunch, including the mud bath, beach club, transport, cost, safety, and practical tips.
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