Club Campestre de Cartagena is a traditional private golf and leisure club on the road towards Turbaco, south-east of Cartagena. Founded in 1933, it offers a peaceful alternative to the city’s busy beaches and historic centre, with tropical trees, lakes and gently rolling ground shaping a scenic Caribbean parkland setting.

The club’s 18-hole, par-72 course extends to around 6,800 yards from the longer tees. It occupies approximately 60 hectares, including 6.5 hectares of lakes, and features 36 bunkers. Native Bermuda and zoysia grasses are used across the fairways and tees, while the greens are surfaced with Bermuda grass to suit Cartagena’s warm coastal climate.

Unlike the more exposed oceanfront holes at nearby Karibana, Club Campestre de Cartagena has a mature, tree-lined character. Its undulating terrain creates uphill, downhill and sidehill lies, while established woodland can block the route to the green after an inaccurate drive. The fairways offer reasonable space in places, but water, bunkers and changing elevations make careful positioning more valuable than simply chasing distance.

The club’s lakes are a major part of both the scenery and the strategy. Golfers must judge when to challenge the water for a better approach angle and when to take the safer route. The combination of warm air, softer seasonal conditions and Bermuda-grass greens can also affect distance and ball roll. During Cartagena’s drier months, the course can play firmer and faster, while heavier rainfall later in the year generally produces softer conditions and less run along the fairways.

Club Campestre de Cartagena has a strong tournament tradition. Its annual amateur event attracts players from Colombia and overseas, while the course continues to host junior, regional and national competitions. Recent events include the club’s 2026 junior tournament and the Cartagena de Indias amateur competition.

Golf services are reported to include caddies, golf carts and rental equipment. The wider club provides dining, sporting and social facilities, with restaurants and spaces where golfers can relax after their round. As this is a private members’ club, visitor access should be organised before travelling through a reciprocal arrangement, tournament invitation or specialist golf operator rather than relying on a walk-in tee time.

At Hashtag Golf Travel, we recommend Club Campestre de Cartagena for golfers looking for an established Colombian course with a more traditional feel than a modern resort layout. It works particularly well alongside a round at Club Karibana, giving golfers two very different experiences during the same Cartagena golf holiday.