Travel Guides

Our travel guides to Colombia, written by the team that runs the tours: where to go, how to get there, what it costs and when to come.

group of tourists standing in front of a vibrant street art mural featuring stylized human faces and symbolic imagery in Bogotá Colombia

Getting Around Bogotá in 2026: TransMilenio, Taxis, Apps, Bikes, and When to Hire a Driver

Getting around Bogotá in 2026: TransMilenio and the Tullave card, the metered taxi, the apps, the ciclovía, the metro not yet open, and when to hire a driver.

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Hikers on the Las Moyas ridge above the city of Bogotá

Is Bogotá Safe in 2026? The Numbers, the Real Risks in Order, and the Habits That Work

Is Bogotá safe in 2026? The city’s numbers, the risks in the order they reach visitors (phones, drinks, taxis, cash), the neighborhoods, the rules.

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El Dorado Airport (BOG) to Bogotá: Every Way In, With 2026 Prices

El Dorado airport (BOG) to Bogotá in 2026: the taxi meter and its airport surcharge, TransMilenio from Door 2, the apps, and a transfer with the driver inside.

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colorful colonial street facades and food vendors in cartagena centro historico colombia

Cartagena Airport (CTG) to the Old City: Every Way In, With 2026 Prices

Cartagena airport (CTG) to the Old City in 2026: taxi zone fares, the Transcaribe bus one street away, the apps, and a private transfer with the driver inside.

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Travellers eating snacks on a colonial street in Cartagena

Is Cartagena Safe in 2026? The Numbers, the Real Risks in Order, and the Habits That Work

Is Cartagena safe in 2026? The police numbers, the risks in the order they reach visitors (bills, chains, drinks, boats), the neighborhoods, the rules.

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Aerial view of boats around a small island on a Rosario Islands Tour in Cartagena, Colombia

Rosario Islands from Cartagena: What They Are, What the Day Costs, How to Do It Right

Rosario Islands from Cartagena, 2026: private or shared boat, the day hour by hour, park fee and insurance, the rules and the truth about the aquarium.

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Aerial view of beach huts and boats during a Rosario Islands Tour in Cartagena, Colombia

Cartagena Beaches, Honestly: Which Beach for Which Kind of Day

Cartagena beaches in 2026: Bocagrande, Playa Blanca, Playa Tranquila and the Rosario Islands compared, what changed this year and how not to get overcharged.

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panoramic view of cartagena from the top of san felipe castle colombia

Things to Do in Cartagena: Every Hour of the Day, From People Who Live Here

Things to do in Cartagena, planned around the heat: walls and San Felipe early, museums and food at midday, sunset from the water, Getsemaní, the islands.

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Traveler overlooking the city skyline on a Walking tour Medellín, Medellín, Colombia

Where to Stay in Medellín: The Neighborhoods, Honestly Compared

Where to stay in Medellín in 2026: El Poblado, Laureles, Envigado, Sabaneta and downtown, compared for safety, noise, hills, metro and airport ride.

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The thatched lookout of Cabo San Juan on its rock between the two beaches, Tayrona National Park

Tayrona National Park: The Gates, the Fees, the Closures and the Hike to Cabo San Juan

The park with an opening calendar: the four gates, the hike to Cabo San Juan, 2026 fees and insurance, hours, closures, weather and the Santa Marta days around it.

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The waterfall and the pools at the Santa Rosa de Cabal hot springs above Pereira

Pereira, Colombia: What It Is, What to Do and How to Use It as Your Coffee-Region Base

The coffee region’s airport city: what Pereira is like, the hot springs and Cocora day trips, the weather, safety, where to stay and the plan that works.

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A traveler waving from a Willys jeep at a viewpoint over the coffee hills of Quindío

Colombia’s Coffee Region: Where to Go, What to Do and How to Plan It

The wax palms, the coffee farms, the hot springs and Manizales: where to go in Colombia’s coffee region, how to get there and how many days it needs.

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Two visitors at the rim of Lake Guatavita looking down on its green water

Lake Guatavita: The Lake Behind El Dorado, and How to Visit It from Bogotá

The green lake where the Muisca crowned the gilded chief, 90 minutes from Bogotá: 2026 tickets and hours, the guided walk, the town that moved and the day that works.

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The blue-lit tunnel of the Zipaquirá Salt Cathedral

The Salt Cathedral of Zipaquirá: What It Is, What It Costs and How to Visit from Bogotá

The church carved 180 meters underground an hour north of Bogotá: 2026 tickets and hours, what is inside, how to get there, and the day that works with Guatavita.

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Whitewashed colonial arcade and cobbled street in the centre of Villa de Leyva

Villa de Leyva: The Colonial Town Three Hours from Bogotá, and How to See It in One Day or Two

The colonial town three hours from Bogotá: the Plaza Mayor, the fossils, Pozos Azules, Ráquira and Iguaque, how to get there, when to go and what a day costs.

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Traveler admiring a giant sculpture near Cocora Valley, Salento, Colombia

Salento and the Cocora Valley: The Wax Palms, the Coffee Farms and How to See Them in a Day

Salento and the Cocora Valley: the wax palm walk, the coffee farm, Filandia, how to get there from Bogotá or Medellín, when to go and what a day costs.

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Traveler walking through misty wax palms in Cocora Valley, Quindío, Colombia

Best Time to Visit Colombia: Month by Month, Region by Region, and the Weeks We Would Avoid

The best time to visit Colombia, month by month and region by region: IDEAM rain averages, the 2027 holidays and festivals, and what El Niño changes in 2026.

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group of tourists standing in front of a vibrant street art mural featuring stylized human faces and symbolic imagery in Bogotá Colombia

Getting Around Bogotá in 2026: TransMilenio, Taxis, Apps, Bikes, and When to Hire a Driver

Getting around Bogotá in 2026: TransMilenio and the Tullave card, the metered taxi, the apps, the ciclovía, the metro not yet open, and when to hire a driver.

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Hikers on the Las Moyas ridge above the city of Bogotá

Is Bogotá Safe in 2026? The Numbers, the Real Risks in Order, and the Habits That Work

Is Bogotá safe in 2026? The city’s numbers, the risks in the order they reach visitors (phones, drinks, taxis, cash), the neighborhoods, the rules.

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posing with mountain views from a viewpoint monserrate bogota colombia

El Dorado Airport (BOG) to Bogotá: Every Way In, With 2026 Prices

El Dorado airport (BOG) to Bogotá in 2026: the taxi meter and its airport surcharge, TransMilenio from Door 2, the apps, and a transfer with the driver inside.

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colorful colonial street facades and food vendors in cartagena centro historico colombia

Cartagena Airport (CTG) to the Old City: Every Way In, With 2026 Prices

Cartagena airport (CTG) to the Old City in 2026: taxi zone fares, the Transcaribe bus one street away, the apps, and a private transfer with the driver inside.

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