Places to visit in Colombia

Discover our guide to the most exciting, memorable and inspiring places to visit in Colombia.

Bogota

Bogota

Thanks to its location in the heart of the Andean mountains, Colombia’s vibrant capital stands at a considerable altitude - 2,600 metres closer to the stars.

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Tayrona National Park

Caribbean coast and islands

Discover lively seaside cities, wildlife-rich lagoons and the untamed beauty of Tayrona National Park. Offshore you’ll find palm-shaded islands with sugary beaches and coral atolls.

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Cartagena

Explore one of Latin America’s most captivating and romantic cities, with cobbled streets soaked in sunshine and fascinating cultural events.

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coffee

Coffee Region (Zona Cafetera)

The temperate coffee region is famous for its verdant sloping landscapes peppered with rustic traditional towns.

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Villa de Leyva

Colombia’s heartland

Dotted across the River Magdalena and its surrounding mountain ranges are the sleepy colonial towns of Villa de Leyva, Honda, Barichara and Mompós.

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Medellin

Medellin

Known as the ‘City of Eternal Spring’ for its reliable sunshine, Medellín is a vibrant city with plenty of leafy plazas and cultural events.

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San Agustin

San Agustin, Popayan and Cali

This region of volcanoes, luscious green valleys, sugar plantations vibrant towns and traditional villages is not to be missed.

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Sunset in the Amazon

The Colombian Amazon

While much of the Colombian Amazon is inaccessible, you can visit the jumbled river port of Leticia and the charming eco-village of Puerto Nariño at any time of year.

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LLanos

The Colombian llanos

This off-the-beaten track destination is Colombia’s answer to the Wild West, with cattle ranches, wide open plains and a traditional farming way of life.

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    Hannah had an early introduction to Latin America when her family moved to Ecuador and she returned to study in Buenos Aires for a year before backpacking across the continent.

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    Lina's passion for the continent where she was born really took off when she moved to Córdoba (Argentina) to study, spending the holidays travelling between Argentina and her native Colombia.

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