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Cartagena Dive Operators (El Laguito & Bocagrande)

10° 23.9′ N · 75° 33.7′ W

Cartagena's dive shops cluster in Bocagrande and El Laguito and run trips to the Rosario reefs - the way to dive the national park's authorized sites, since Parques Nacionales asks visitors to dive only where operators are licensed.

Practical

Position is Hotel Caribe (OSM), where the Club Náutico guide places Caribe Dive Shop (Buzos de Barú; Cra 1a No. 2-87, Local 9; dive tours and certification). Also listed: Diving Planet (El Laguito, Edificio Alonso de Ojeda; PADI courses; Rosario and other sites) and Buceo Cartagena Divers (Calle del Jardín #39-190, Bocagrande; good tank-fill rates, 2018). Nauticenter in Manga also fills tanks. Recompression chamber: Hospital Naval. Wikipedia counts 28 known dive sites in the Rosario park.

Best for

Guided diving in the Rosario park and tank fills