EXPERIENCE

Mangrove Planting in Mallorquín Lagoon

Take part in mangrove restoration, navigate the Mallorquín Lagoon, and enjoy views of Barranquilla from a little-explored natural setting.

Conserve the Mangroves, Discover Mallorquín

Mallorquín Lagoon is a coastal ecosystem where mangroves play a vital role in supporting biodiversity and maintaining environmental balance. This experience brings you closer to this natural environment through mangrove planting, helping you understand the importance of conservation and take an active part in protecting it.

Mangrove Planting

Take part in planting mangroves and learn about the efforts to restore this coastal ecosystem.

Life in the Lagoon

Discover how mangroves provide shelter for numerous species, capture carbon, and help protect coastlines.

Where Nature Meets the City

Navigate to a natural area of Mallorquín Lagoon and enjoy views of the mangroves alongside Barranquilla’s skyline.

Birdwatching

Complement your planting experience with a guided walk through the Ecopark, learning about mangrove species and observing local birds.

Suggested Itinerary

Siembra de mangle ecoparque Cienaga de Mallorquin Barranquilla

Day
1

From Mangrove Planting to Lagoon Exploration.

We will meet at the pier in La Playa and board a boat to reach a designated mangrove planting site in Mallorquín Lagoon. During the journey, we will enjoy views of the lagoon and Barranquilla’s skyline. Upon arrival, we will learn how mangroves provide shelter for wildlife, protect coastlines, and help capture carbon before taking part in the planting activity under the guidance of the local team. The experience can continue with a transfer to Mallorquín Lagoon Ecopark for an approximately two-hour guided walk, where we will learn about the different mangrove species found in the ecosystem and observe the birds that inhabit the area. This second activity is optional and can be tailored to visitors’ interests.

A Caribbean Waiting to Be Discovered.

Complete Itinerary

The experience begins at the pier where we board a boat to travel through part of Mallorquín Lagoon to the designated mangrove planting site. There, we will learn about the importance of mangroves to the ecosystem and take part in this conservation activity, surrounded by natural landscapes and views of Barranquilla’s skyline. For those wishing to explore the area’s biodiversity further, the experience can be complemented with a guided walk through the Mallorquín Lagoon Ecopark.

Day
1

Barranquilla

From Mangrove Planting to Lagoon Exploration.

🗸 Tour guide service

🗸 Boat trip to the mangrove planting site

🗸 Supervised mangrove planting

🗸 Guided walk through Mallorquín Lagoon Ecopark

Traditional local snack

Transportation, depending on the traveler’s request and point of origin

Included

Tour guide throughout the experience

Boat transportation

Mangrove seedlings for planting

Traditional local snack

Medical assistance

Not included

Transportation, depending on the traveler’s request and point of origin

Additional expenses

Tips