Trips to Colombia
Why travel solo to Colombia?
What’s the weather like?
Due to its equatorial climate, Colombia’s temperature varies more by altitude than by season, although it does experience wet and dry seasons. Along the Caribbean coast the average temperature is 30°C (86°F). In Leticia in the Amazon it’s 25-30°C (77-86°F); while in highland Bogotá, it’s 15ºC (59ºF).
Top three activities
1. Explore Cartagena’s pirate heritage
2. Hike through Tayrona National Park
3. Uncover Medellin’s criminal past
Top five dishes to try
1. Bandeja paisa – a hearty dish of sausage, beans, rice, egg and plantain
2. Ajiaco – an Andean chicken stew with sweetcorn, potato and avocado
3. Arepa – a flatbread made from ground maize, with savoury fillings
4. Empanadas – a quintessential street-food dish of deep-fried pastries
5. Cazuela de mariscos – a thick seafood and coconut soup
Top places to visit in Colombia
Bogotá
Colombia’s highland capital, surrounded by sweeping views of the Andes, is home to elegant architecture and vibrant neighbourhoods, beautifully preserved churches and graffiti-sketched streets. An exciting mix of old and new awaits here.
Medellín
Now free of the violence of its Escobar-controlled past, Medellín has transformed beyond recognition in the last few decades. Nowadays, you’ll find a stylish and innovative city, set between jagged peaks, with high-end restaurants and lively bars.
Cartagena
Cartagena offers that enchanting mix of sun-kissed streets, blue sea and pirate folklore. Known as ‘La Heroica’, this Caribbean port city was founded by slaves as the first free town in the Americas – a city immortalized in Gabriel Garcia Márquez’s magical-realist novels.
Caño Cristales
Fringed by jungle and rugged earth, this canyon is home to a unique natural phenomenon: where a series of rivers and waterfalls flow in streams of crimson and magenta. Prised from the grasp of guerillas (who held it for two decades), it’s a fantastic spot for hiking and swimming.
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