Rincon del Mar is a small unspoilt fishing seaside village about 2 hours from Cartagena. In order to get there you have to get a bus to San Onofre for roughly 2 hours and then a moto taxi which takes approx 30 minutes. After a pretty anxiety filled journey there, this place is off the beaten tourist trail, I arrive and instantly I am in awe. It is absolutely beautiful and unspoilt by tourism. The local people are so lovely and you can order fresh ceviche for 15.000 COP. This is the first time I try Lulo juice and it is delicious!! They also have this amazing warm chocolate bread that you have to buy on the beach!
I stay in Dos Aguas- an eco lodge right on the beach, it is literally paradise here. If you can’t get into Dos Aguas (as it gets booked up) there are some other good hostels on the beach such as Mamallenas. I would definitely recommend booking Dos Aguas a week in advance as it is a beautiful place. My daily routine involved waking up and going for a morning dip and then relaxing on the beach and soaking up the sun. I did go on a island tour on one of the days but it was a bit of a rip off as all the places you visit are super touristy. I heard the night time plankton tour is much better. The best thing about this place is the sunsets for sure, I have never seen such a beatiful sunset where the high sky lights up to a beautiful shade of pink. Even though I had been spoilt for choice with beaches on the San Blas tour I was still super impressed by the charm of this place. I would definitely recommend going to this place before it gets discovered and ruined by tourism (I hope that is not the case but I can’t help thinking that it will based on lots of other places this has happened to). I would recommend 2 nights here! Or maybe more if you want to relax, read your book and watch the beautiful sunsets.
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