Country guide
Colombia travel guide
Our route team has mapped 4 destinations in Colombia across 1 curated route, adding up to 39 places to eat, see and do. Its route is filed under culture. It runs 12 days end to end.
- Destinations
- 4
- Places
- 39
- Curated routes
- 1
- Trip lengths
- 12 days
- Routes favor
- Dec – Mar
Where our routes go in Colombia
Tap a dot to open that destination's guide.
4 destinations in Colombia
Ordered by how many of our curated routes stop there, then by how many places we have picked.
Best of Colombia
Our curated picks by theme, drawn from the places our route editors chose for their routes.
Places worth planning around
A short sampler from the 39 places in Colombia, starting with those featured on the most of our routes.
EatAndrés Carne de Res
Sprawling steakhouse-party in Chía with handmade decor and dancing late into the night.
DrinkCafé del Mar
Open-air bar on the old city walls at Baluarte Santo Domingo, facing the sunset.
SeeFilandia
Quieter coffee town with a wooden lookout tower and basket-weaving tradition.
EatCarmen
Chef-run restaurant in El Poblado pairing Colombian ingredients with modern technique.
SeeCatedral de Sal de Zipaquirá
Underground church carved into a salt mine 180 m below ground, about an hour north of Bogotá.
SeeCastillo San Felipe de Barajas
Massive Spanish fortress with tunnels, built on San Lázaro hill to guard the city.
Curated routes through Colombia
One curated route stops here. Open it for the day-by-day plan.
Best time to visit Colombia
Our route here recommends Dec – Mar.
Climate averages (NASA POWER, 2001–2025) for 4 of our destinations here: February is the warmest month, with average highs near 75°F (24°C), and November the coolest at about 72°F (22°C). October is the wettest, around 8.4 in (214 mm) of rain, and January the driest at about 2.6 in (67 mm).
NASA POWER is a gridded model (roughly 50 km cells), so coastal and mountain spots read as regional averages.
Weather by destination
Getting around Colombia
Legs between consecutive stops on our routes. Distances are straight-line estimates, not driving distances.
- Bogotá → Salentoabout 166 km (103 mi) straight-line
- Salento → Medellínabout 179 km (111 mi) straight-line
- Medellín → Cartagenaabout 461 km (287 mi) straight-line
Planning a trip to Colombia
How many days do you need for a trip to Colombia?
Our curated route here is planned as a 12-day trip. Shorter visits work if you focus on one or two destinations.
What are the best places to visit in Colombia?
Going by how often our route team includes them, the most-featured destinations in Colombia are Bogotá, Cartagena, Salento and Medellín. Bogotá alone has 10 hand-picked places in our guides.
When is the best time to visit Colombia?
Our route here recommends Dec – Mar. NASA POWER averages put the warmest weather in February and the most rain in October.
Where can I find the best restaurants in Colombia?
See our curated picks: best restaurants in Colombia, chosen from 8 places in our curated routes. We also have lists for things to do.
Nearby countries
- Costa Rica 3 destinations
- Peru 3 destinations
- Mexico 12 destinations
- United States 249 destinations
- Brazil 3 destinations
- Canada 16 destinations
- Argentina 5 destinations
- Chile 2 destinations
Take your crew to Colombia
Start from one of our Colombia routes in TripsCircle, then shape it together: shared itinerary, polls for the big decisions, split expenses and packing lists.