Scuba diving
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Historic Cartagena, protected Rosario reefs and island days within one trip.
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From Cartagena, Diving Planet advertises two guided, site-selected dives in the Rosario Islands for certified divers; its course page also offers introductory and Open Water training. Operators use boats to reach protected reef habitats rather than shore entries from Cartagena's historic center. Historic park lists identify Pavitos and Isla Fiesta as Rosario-sector scuba locations, but current access needs confirmation. Reef fish, sponges and corals are the core attraction. A wildlife sighting or wreck stop is never guaranteed.
Pavitos 1
Named as a Rosario-sector tank-diving site in park Resolution 0273 (2007).
Pavitos 2
A second separately named Pavitos tank-diving area in the same historic park resolution.
Isla Fiesta
Listed for tank diving in Resolution 0273.
Suroeste (Sur oeste)
Official 2007 Rosario-sector tank-diving site name.
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