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Christmas in Cartagena, Colombia: How the Season Actually Runs — Christmas in Cartagena runs from Día de las Velitas on 7 December through the novenas to Epiphany. What happens when, and what December looks like out on Barú.
Barú Island or the Rosario Islands: How to Choose, and Where We Sit — Barú Island vs the Rosario Islands: what each one actually is, how long the crossing takes, and which suits your trip. Written from our shore on Bahía de Cholón.
The National Aviary of Colombia on Barú Island: What to Expect, and When to Go — The National Aviary of Colombia sits on Barú Island near Playa Blanca: around 1,800 birds, 22 exhibits, three ecosystem zones. Hours, timing and how it fits a day.
Playa Blanca, Barú Island: An Honest Read on the Island's Busiest Beach — Playa Blanca on Barú Island is a 2.4 km white-sand beach about 45 minutes from Cartagena. What it's like, how to get there, when to go, and the quieter side.
New Year in Cartagena, Colombia: What to Expect, and the Quiet Version on Barú — New Year in Cartagena falls at the start of the dry season and the busiest week of the year. What is fixed in the calendar, and how the island version works.
The Best Time to Visit Cartagena, Colombia (and Barú) — The best time to visit Cartagena, Colombia is the December to April dry season, with January the driest month. Here is how each season reads from Barú Island.
Corales del Rosario National Park: What It Is, and What It Looks Like from Barú — Corales del Rosario is Colombia's only underwater national park: 1,200 km2 of reef, mangrove and seagrass off Cartagena. What to expect, from a house on Barú.
Cartagena's Walled City, Seen from Barú — Things to do in Cartagena's walled city, and how a day in the Centro Histórico works when you're staying with us on Cholón Bay, 30 to 60 minutes away by boat.
Getting to Cartagena from London, and On to Us on Barú — How to get to Cartagena from London: Avianca direct to Bogotá then onward, or KLM via Amsterdam. Then the airport transfer and boat out to us on Barú.
A Family Villa Near Cartagena: How Six Rooms Across Three Houses Split Up — Planning a family villa near Cartagena? How our six rooms split across three separate houses on Barú Island, who sleeps where, and what to know first.
Kayaking the Barú Mangroves: What It's Like from Our Dockless Shore — Kayaking the Barú island mangroves at Cholón Bay: when to paddle, what you'll hear at dawn, and how the kayaks work when you stay with us.
Things to Do on Barú Island, Colombia: What's Actually Worth the Boat Ride — Things to do on Barú Island, Colombia, from the house we keep on Cholón Bay: the National Aviary, Corales del Rosario, the mangroves and Bocachica village.
A Boutique Hotel on Barú Island: Six Rooms Across Three Houses — What a boutique hotel on Barú Island looks like at our scale: six bedrooms across three bamboo houses on Bahía de Cholón, bookable room by room or as one villa.
Cholón Bay, Barú Island: What It Is and What It's Like to Stay On It — Cholón Bay on Barú Island is Cartagena's floating party anchorage. Here's what happens there, how to reach it by boat, and what the bay is like once the boats leave.
Staying in the Mangroves: A Mangrove Hotel on Barú Island, Colombia — What a mangrove hotel in Colombia is actually like: six rooms above the Ciénaga de Cholón on Barú Island, kayaks at the water, birds at dawn, no paved road.
Booking a Private Villa Near Cartagena: How Ours Works — A private villa near Cartagena, on Barú Island: six rooms across three houses, 30 to 60 minutes by boat, with private pools, kayaks and a full staff.
Staying in a Simón Vélez Bamboo House on Barú Island — Our houses on Barú Island were designed by Simón Vélez and Gustavo Pinto in bamboo and timber. What that means for the rooms, the light and the way you sleep.
How to Get to Barú Island from Cartagena — How to get to Barú Island from Cartagena: boat times, airport transfers, when to leave for your flight home, and why you should reserve the crossing early.
Which of Our Barú Island Rooms Have a Private Pool — Looking for a Barú Island private pool villa? Here's exactly which of our three houses have their own pool, which share one, and how to choose between them.
Renting a Whole Villa Near Cartagena: How Our Buyout Works — A Cartagena buyout villa rental on Barú Island: six bedrooms, sleeps 14, private pool, rooftop terrace and direct sea access, with no other guests on site.