Colombia

Best Things to Do in Colombia Travel Guide

From Cartagena's colonial walled city and Medellín's transformation to the coffee region and Amazon rainforest — Colombia's must-visit destinations.

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Leticia Amazon Rainforest Expeditions

The border town of Leticia provides access to the Colombian Amazon for jungle expeditions, pink dolphin encounters, indigenous community visits, and the extraordinary biodiversity of the world's largest rainforest.

Rising·Score +21
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Caribbean Islands: San Andrés and Providencia

Caribbean Islands: San Andrés and Providencia

Colombia's Caribbean island territories offer exceptional snorkeling over three Mesoamerican reef sections, brilliant turquoise water, and the cultural blend of Afro-Caribbean, English, and Spanish heritage.

Steady·Score +16
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Medellín: Latin America's Most Innovative City

Medellín: Latin America's Most Innovative City

The former 'most dangerous city in the world' transformed through extraordinary urban innovation, cable car mass transit, and public art programs into one of Latin America's most dynamic, visited, and livable cities.

Steady·Score +16
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Coffee Triangle (Eje Cafetero)

The UNESCO Coffee Cultural Landscape of lush green hillsides, traditional fincas (coffee farms), and the charming town of Salento offers tours of the entire coffee production process from bean to cup in stunning scenery.

Steady·Score +15
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Caño Cristales Liquid Rainbow River

Caño Cristales Liquid Rainbow River

The Serranía de la Macarena river turns brilliant red, yellow, green, blue, and black from July-November due to endemic Macarenia clavigera aquatic plants. The most spectacular natural river on earth.

Steady·Score +11
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Villa de Leyva Colonial Town

Colombia's most perfectly preserved colonial town features one of Latin America's largest plazas, a fossilized marine reptile museum, surrounding desert landscape, and weekend artisan markets.

Steady·Score +11
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Cocora Valley Wax Palm Trees

The Valle de Cocora near Salento contains Colombia's national tree — the world's tallest palm at 60m — rising dramatically from low cloud and lush green Andean hillsides. One of South America's most iconic landscapes.

Steady·Score +11
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Paragliding in San Gil and Bucaramanga

Paragliding in San Gil and Bucaramanga

Colombia's adventure capital San Gil offers the world's best value tandem paragliding over spectacular canyon scenery, whitewater rafting on the Fonce River, and cave exploration in the Colombian Andes.

Steady·Score +11
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Cartagena Historic Old City

Colombia's most beautiful colonial city surrounded by massive 16th-century Spanish fortification walls glows in sunset gold. The UNESCO-listed walled city's colorful balconies, churches, and plazas are Colombia's most photographed scenes.

Steady·Score +9
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Bogotá's La Candelaria and Gold Museum

Colombia's capital's historic La Candelaria neighborhood and the Museo del Oro — containing 55,000 pre-Columbian gold objects — provide the most comprehensive context for understanding Colombia's indigenous civilizations.

Steady·Score +5
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Bogotá Street Food and Arepas Culture

Bogotá Street Food and Arepas Culture

Colombian food culture revolves around arepas (corn cakes), bandeja paisa (the massive traditional platter), ajiaco soup, and fresh tropical fruits. Bogotá's street food vendors and the Paloquemao market showcase everything.

Steady·Score +4
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Tayrona National Park

Tayrona National Park

Ancient Tairona indigenous settlements hidden in rainforest above pristine Caribbean beaches make Tayrona one of South America's most beautiful coastal national parks. Hiking through jungle to remote beaches is unforgettable.

Steady·Score +3
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