{"id":1306047,"date":"2026-10-07T16:30:13","date_gmt":"2026-10-07T16:30:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/?page_id=1306047"},"modified":"2026-10-12T14:00:17","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T14:00:17","slug":"colombia","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/south-america\/colombia\/","title":{"rendered":"Colombia"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":200,"featured_media":0,"parent":1302047,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"hw-hub-country","meta":{"footnotes":"","hw_hub_hero_eyebrow":"","hw_hub_hero_h1":"","hw_hub_hero_intro":"","hw_hub_hero_image":"","hw_hub_hero_overlay":"","hw_hub_hero_cta":"","hw_hub_why_title":"","hw_hub_why_body":"","hw_hub_why_link_label":"","hw_hub_why_link_url":"","hw_hub_why_cards":"","hw_hub_stats":"","hw_hub_countries_title":"","hw_hub_countries_intro":"","hw_hub_featured":"","hw_hub_regions":"","hw_hub_hostels_title":"","hw_hub_hostels_intro":"","hw_hub_hostels_cta_label":"","hw_hub_hostels_cta_url":"","hw_hub_hostels_source":"","hw_hub_hostels_location_type":"","hw_hub_hostels_location_id":"","hw_hub_hostels_currency":"","hw_hub_hostels_count":"","hw_hub_hostels_cache":"","hw_hub_hostels":"","hw_hub_when_title":"","hw_hub_when_intro":"","hw_hub_seasons":"","hw_hub_costs_title":"","hw_hub_costs_body":"","hw_hub_cost_rows":"","hw_hub_cost_note":"","hw_hub_money_reads":"","hw_hub_rail_title":"","hw_hub_rail_body":"","hw_hub_rail_link_label":"","hw_hub_rail_link_url":"","hw_hub_rail_image":"","hw_hub_routes":"","hw_hub_events_title":"","hw_hub_events_intro":"","hw_hub_events_source":"","hw_hub_events_continent":"","hw_hub_events_count":"","hw_hub_events_cache":"","hw_hub_events_cta_label":"","hw_hub_events_cta_url":"","hw_hub_events":"","hw_hub_events_pills":"","hw_hub_reads_intro":"","hw_hub_article_rows":"","hw_hub_show_read_time":"","hw_hub_all_title":"","hw_hub_all_body":"","hw_hub_all_cta":"","hw_hub_trips_title":"","hw_hub_trips_note":"","hw_hub_trips":"","hw_hub_faq_title":"","hw_hub_faq_note":"","hw_hub_faqs":"","hw_hub_cta_title":"","hw_hub_cta_body":"","hw_hub_cta_buttons":"","hw_hub_newsletter_title":"","hw_hub_newsletter_body":"","hw_hub_newsletter_shortcode":"","hw_hub_hub_term":"","hw_hub_scope_rows":"","hw_hub_country_hero_eyebrow":"Colombia country guide","hw_hub_country_hero_h1":"Things to do in Colombia","hw_hub_country_hero_intro":"Two coasts, three Andean ranges and the Amazon, in a country that has gone from avoided to essential in twenty years. The best hostel scene in South America, and the most welcoming people on the continent.","hw_hub_country_hero_image":"1307714","hw_hub_country_hero_overlay":"medium","hw_hub_country_hero_cta":"Pick a city | #cities\r\nWhat it costs | #money","hw_hub_country_stats":"\u20ac8 | Dorm bed, from\r\n2 | Coastlines, Caribbean and Pacific\r\n\u20ac3 | A menu del d\u00eda with soup, main and juice\r\n2nd | Most biodiverse country on earth","hw_hub_country_intro_title":"The comeback nobody saw coming","hw_hub_country_intro_body":"Colombia spent decades as the country people were told to avoid, and it is now the one everybody on the South American trail talks about. The transformation is genuine, the hostel scene is the best on the continent, and Colombians are disarmingly pleased that you came.\r\n\r\nThe geography does the rest. Three Andean ranges run up the country, which means Bogot\u00e1 at 2,600 metres, Medell\u00edn in a permanently spring-like valley, and coffee farms on the slopes between. The Caribbean coast has Cartagena's walled city and the Tayrona jungle beaches; the Pacific side has whale watching and almost no infrastructure. The Amazon and the Llanos plains fill the east.\r\n\r\nThree weeks is the realistic minimum: Bogot\u00e1, Medell\u00edn, the coffee region and the Caribbean. A month lets you add the desert at La Guajira or trek to the Lost City.","hw_hub_country_facts":"Language | Spanish. English is limited outside hostels and tourist areas\r\nCurrency | Colombian peso (COP)\r\nEmergency | 123\r\nTap water | Drinkable in Bogot\u00e1 and Medell\u00edn, bottled on the coast\r\nTipping | 10% is often added as voluntary propina. You can decline it\r\nAltitude | Bogot\u00e1 is at 2,600m. Take the first day slowly\r\nHow long to stay | Three weeks minimum, a month to do it properly\r\nBest months | December to March and July to August","hw_hub_country_cities_title":"Where to go","hw_hub_country_cities_intro":"Domestic flights are cheap and save enormous amounts of time. Buses are comfortable but slow.","hw_hub_country_cities_live":"1","hw_hub_country_cities":"Medell\u00edn | The city of eternal spring: cable cars over the valley, Comuna 13, and the biggest hostel scene in the country. |  | 1306073 | Medell\u00edn as a whole is a beautiful city with so much to do so this hostel being in the el poblado makes it very convenient. | \nBogot\u00e1 | The capital at 2,600 metres: La Candelaria's colonial streets, gold museum, and a serious food scene. |  | 1306074 | Planning to come back again. Nightlife is nothing I've ever experienced. Colombia is known for it. Loved the country too | \nCartagena | A walled Caribbean city of colour and heat, with islands offshore. Beautiful and priced for it. |  | 1306075 | Cartagena is full of history, culture, great food and excitement. We visited for 3 days, which was an ideal amount of time to see the city and take a few day trips (the best of which was Palenque). The only downsides are the constant street vendors trying to sell trinkets and the unbearably hot and humid weather, but it\u2019s definitely worth the trade off to see what Cartagena has to offer. | \nSanta Marta | The base for Tayrona national park, the Lost City trek and Minca in the hills above. |  | 1306076 | Great city, loved the sunset views while running at the pier. Close to Minca (which I completely loved) and Taganga which was nice. What I loved the most is the people I've met there. Friendships for life!!! Local buses take long to arrive which is a bummer and weather is really nice. | \nSalento | The coffee region: wax palms in the Cocora valley, farm tours and the prettiest town in Colombia. |  | 1306077 | Sale to is a really nice town, tons of cafes and places to eat. Nice shopping here. Easy to walk around. | \nCali | The world capital of salsa: classes by day, salsotecas by night, and the Feria de Cali every December. |  | 1306238 | The most vibrant place in Colombia. Pure culture of rhythm,dancing and music. | \nVilla de Leyva | A whitewashed colonial town with a vast cobbled square, fossils in the hills and the best escape from Bogot\u00e1. |  | 1306239 | Nice town, I have been here previously and will stay another week in the town. I enjoyed the rural sights and sounds | \nPalomino | A laid-back Caribbean village where you float down a jungle river to the sea, two hours from Santa Marta. |  | 1306240 | It felt like Tulum before it was overly touristy. Friendly people, tasty food, beautiful mountains, hikes, beaches, and the tubing is a must | ","hw_hub_country_trips_title":"What kind of trip is this?","hw_hub_country_trips_intro":"Colombia covers everything, which is why people who plan two weeks stay for six.","hw_hub_country_trip_types":"Adventure | green | backpack | Jungle treks, paragliding and the second most biodiverse country on earth. | Trek four days to the Lost City; Paraglide over Medell\u00edn; Hike the Cocora valley | Lost City; Cocora Valley; San Gil | Santa Marta; San Gil; Salento | adventure\nBeach | sunset | sunglasses | Caribbean sand and a Pacific coast almost nobody reaches. | Camp in Tayrona; Islands off Cartagena; Whale watching on the Pacific | Tayrona; Rosario Islands; Palomino | Santa Marta; Cartagena | beach\nNightlife | pink | nightclub | Salsa, reggaeton and a country that dances properly. | Salsa in Cali, the world capital of it; Medell\u00edn on a Saturday; Bogot\u00e1's Zona Rosa | Poblado, Medell\u00edn; Zona Rosa, Bogot\u00e1; Cali | Medell\u00edn; Bogot\u00e1 | nightlife\nFood | sunset | local-markets | Fruit you have never heard of, and a \u20ac3 set lunch. | A menu del d\u00eda for \u20ac3; Try lulo, guan\u00e1bana and granadilla; Bandeja paisa, once | Paloquemao market, Bogot\u00e1; Medell\u00edn markets; Cartagena | Bogot\u00e1; Medell\u00edn | food\nCulture | purple | culture | Colonial cities, gold museums and recent history told honestly. | Comuna 13 with a local guide; The Gold Museum in Bogot\u00e1; Cartagena's walls at sunset | Comuna 13; Museo del Oro; Cartagena old town | Medell\u00edn; Bogot\u00e1; Cartagena | culture\nBudget | teal | coin | One of the cheapest countries on the continent. | Set lunches for \u20ac3; \u20ac8 dorms; Buses instead of flights if time allows | Medell\u00edn; Bogot\u00e1; Salento | Medell\u00edn; Bogot\u00e1 | budget-travel","hw_hub_country_do_title":"Things to do in Colombia","hw_hub_country_do_body":"Medell\u00edn is where most people fall for the country. The Metrocable, built as public transport rather than a tourist attraction, runs up the valley walls to neighbourhoods that were cut off during the worst years, and Comuna 13 \u2014 once among the most dangerous places in the world \u2014 now has escalators, murals and guided walks led by people who grew up there. Take one of those rather than a generic tour.\r\n\r\nThe Lost City trek near Santa Marta is four days through jungle to a Tayrona site older than Machu Picchu, done only with licensed guides and booked locally.\r\n\r\nIn the coffee region, Salento sits beside the Cocora valley, where wax palms sixty metres tall stand on open hillside, and the farm tours around it explain why Colombian coffee is what it is. Cartagena's walled city is the most beautiful in the country and the most expensive place in it.","hw_hub_country_do_points":"Comuna 13 | Take a tour led by residents rather than a generic city tour\r\nLost City trek | Four days, licensed guides only, booked in Santa Marta\r\nCocora valley | Sixty-metre wax palms. The best day walk in the country\r\nMetrocable | Public transport with the best view in Medell\u00edn, for a normal fare","hw_hub_country_do_tag":"things-to-do","hw_hub_country_do_more":"All things to do in Colombia","hw_hub_country_food_title":"Eating in Colombia","hw_hub_country_food_body":"The menu del d\u00eda is the backbone: soup, a main with rice, beans and plantain, and a fresh juice, for \u20ac3 to \u20ac5 at lunch in any neighbourhood restaurant. It is what most Colombians eat and it is the single best value meal on the continent.\r\n\r\nThe fruit is the revelation. Lulo, guan\u00e1bana, granadilla, feijoa, maracuy\u00e1 and a dozen more appear as juices at every corner, usually for under a euro, and most have no English name.\r\n\r\nBandeja paisa is the Antioquian mountain of beans, rice, pork, chorizo, avocado, plantain and a fried egg \u2014 try it once and plan nothing afterwards. Arepas, coffee and street empanadas fill the rest. Coastal food is different again, with coconut rice and fried fish.","hw_hub_country_food_points":"Menu del d\u00eda | \u20ac3\u20135 for soup, a main and juice. The best value meal in South America\r\nFruit juices | Under a euro, and half of them have no English name\r\nBandeja paisa | Enormous. Once is enough\r\nCoffee | Ask for a tinto \u2014 small, black and sold on every street corner","hw_hub_country_food_tag":"food","hw_hub_country_food_more":"All food guides for Colombia","hw_hub_country_nightlife_title":"Going out in Colombia","hw_hub_country_nightlife_body":"Colombia dances, and not decoratively \u2014 salsa, reggaeton and vallenato are social skills here, and people will pull you onto the floor whether or not you can do it.\r\n\r\nCali is the salsa capital of the world and has the clubs and schools to prove it. Medell\u00edn's Poblado is the backpacker centre and Provenza the polished end; Bogot\u00e1's Zona Rosa and Chapinero cover everything from craft beer to enormous clubs.\r\n\r\nAguardiente, the aniseed spirit, is drunk in bottles shared around a table rather than by the glass. Beer is \u20ac1 to \u20ac2 in a shop and \u20ac2 to \u20ac4 in a bar. A night out here costs a fraction of what it does in Europe, which is part of why people stay longer than planned.","hw_hub_country_nightlife_points":"Cali | The world capital of salsa, with schools and clubs to match\r\nPoblado and Provenza | Medell\u00edn's nightlife, backpacker and polished ends\r\nAguardiente | Shared by the bottle around a table, not by the glass\r\nPrices | A beer \u20ac1\u20132 in a shop, \u20ac2\u20134 in a bar","hw_hub_country_nightlife_tag":"nightlife","hw_hub_country_nightlife_more":"All nightlife guides for Colombia","hw_hub_country_transport_title":"Getting around Colombia","hw_hub_country_transport_body":"The Andes make everything slow. Bogot\u00e1 to Medell\u00edn is 400km and nine hours by bus on mountain roads, or an hour by plane for \u20ac30 to \u20ac60 with Avianca, Latam or Wingo. On the long legs, fly.\r\n\r\nBuses are comfortable and cheap for shorter hops, and night buses cover the coast. Colectivos and shared jeeps handle the last stretch to smaller towns.\r\n\r\nIn cities, use apps \u2014 Uber operates in a legal grey area but is widely used, and Cabify and DiDi work too. In Medell\u00edn the metro and Metrocable are cheap and safe. Avoid unbooked street taxis at night in Bogot\u00e1, which is where most travellers have trouble.","hw_hub_country_transport_points":"Fly the long legs | Bogot\u00e1\u2013Medell\u00edn is 9 hours by bus, 1 hour by air for \u20ac30\u201360\r\nBuses | Comfortable and cheap for shorter distances\r\nApps in cities | Uber, Cabify and DiDi rather than street taxis\r\nMedell\u00edn metro | Cheap, safe, and the Metrocable is part of the network","hw_hub_country_transport_tag":"transport","hw_hub_country_transport_more":"All transport guides for Colombia","hw_hub_country_money_title":"What Colombia costs","hw_hub_country_money_body":"Colombia is among the cheapest countries on the continent. Dorms start around \u20ac8, a set lunch is \u20ac3 to \u20ac5, a beer is \u20ac1 to \u20ac2 from a shop, and long-distance buses cost very little.\r\n\r\nA comfortable day runs \u20ac25 to \u20ac40. Cartagena is the exception across the board \u2014 it is a cruise and honeymoon destination, and prices there are close to double the rest of the country.\r\n\r\nThe main one-off costs are the Lost City trek at around \u20ac350 to \u20ac450 for four days including everything, domestic flights, and diving or paragliding. Carry cash in smaller towns, though cards work widely in cities.","hw_hub_country_money_points":"Dorm bed | From \u20ac8, and roughly double in Cartagena\r\nA day, all in | \u20ac25\u201340\r\nLost City trek | \u20ac350\u2013450 for four days, all inclusive\r\nCartagena | Priced as a cruise destination. Budget separately for it","hw_hub_country_money_tag":"budget","hw_hub_country_money_more":"All budget guides for Colombia","hw_hub_country_safety_title":"Staying safe in Colombia","hw_hub_country_safety_body":"Colombia is far safer than its reputation and still requires more awareness than most of this guide. The local phrase is no dar papaya \u2014 do not give anyone the opportunity \u2014 and it is the right frame.\r\n\r\nPhone snatching and armed robbery happen in cities, particularly in Bogot\u00e1 and parts of Medell\u00edn and Cali. Keep phones out of sight in the street, use apps rather than hailing taxis, and do not walk home alone late. If robbed, hand things over.\r\n\r\nDrink spiking with scopolamine is a real and specific risk, often through dating apps or drinks accepted from strangers, and it has led to serious incidents involving foreign travellers. Never leave a drink, and be cautious about meeting strangers alone.\r\n\r\nSome rural areas remain affected by armed groups and coca production, and government advice restricts several departments. Check current advice, and stick to established routes.","hw_hub_country_safety_points":"Emergency | 123\r\nNo dar papaya | Phones out of sight, apps not street taxis, no walking home alone late\r\nScopolamine | Drink spiking is a real risk. Never leave a drink or meet strangers alone\r\nRural areas | Several departments are restricted in government advice. Check before going","hw_hub_country_safety_tag":"safety","hw_hub_country_safety_more":"All safety guides for Colombia","hw_hub_country_entry_title":"Entry and documents","hw_hub_country_entry_body":"Most European, UK, US, Canadian and Australian citizens enter visa-free for 90 days, extendable to 180 in a calendar year at a Migraci\u00f3n Colombia office.\r\n\r\nPassports need six months' validity, and you may be asked for proof of onward travel \u2014 airlines check this more often than immigration does.\r\n\r\nColombia introduced a digital entry form, Check-Mig, to be completed online in the 24 hours before travel, and it has been updated more than once. Complete it before checking in.","hw_hub_country_entry_points":"Visa-free | 90 days, extendable to 180 in a calendar year\r\nCheck-Mig | Online form within 24 hours of travel. Do it before check-in\r\nOnward travel | Airlines ask for it more often than immigration does\r\nPassport validity | Six months","hw_hub_country_entry_tag":"travel-tips","hw_hub_country_entry_more":"All travel tips for Colombia","hw_hub_country_season_title":"When to go","hw_hub_country_season_intro":"Colombia sits on the equator, so altitude decides temperature rather than season. What changes is rain, and the dry months are December to March and July to August.","hw_hub_country_season_note":"Average highs for Bogot\u00e1 at 2,600m, which barely changes all year \u2014 it is cool and grey rather than tropical. Medell\u00edn sits around 22\u00b0C permanently, and the Caribbean coast is 30\u00b0C plus year-round.","hw_hub_country_season_rows":"January | 20 | 5 | Dry season and peak. Excellent everywhere\r\nFebruary | 20 | 5 | Still dry. Carnival in Barranquilla\r\nMarch | 20 | 4 | Dry ending. Good all round\r\nApril | 19 | 2 | Wet season. Green, cheap and fewer people\r\nMay | 19 | 2 | Rain most afternoons. Low season prices\r\nJune | 19 | 3 | Improving, and the coast is drier\r\nJuly | 19 | 4 | Dry again. Flower festival in Medell\u00edn in August\r\nAugust | 19 | 5 | Excellent. Feria de las Flores fills Medell\u00edn\r\nSeptember | 19 | 2 | Wet season returns. Whale watching on the Pacific\r\nOctober | 19 | 2 | Wettest month in much of the country\r\nNovember | 19 | 2 | Still wet, easing at the end\r\nDecember | 20 | 5 | Dry season starts and Colombians travel. Book ahead","hw_hub_country_budget_title":"What your trip will cost","hw_hub_country_budget_intro":"Pick how you travel and how long for. Per night, for one person, in euro equivalents of pesos.","hw_hub_country_budget_note":"Cartagena runs roughly double these figures. The Lost City trek at \u20ac350\u2013450 and domestic flights sit outside them.","hw_hub_country_budget_rows":"Shoestring | 8 | 8 | 3 | 5\r\nMiddle of the road | 15 | 16 | 6 | 14\r\nComfortable | 28 | 30 | 12 | 28","hw_hub_country_budget_currency":"\u20ac","hw_hub_country_events_title":"What is on while you are there","hw_hub_country_events_intro":"Two of these are among the biggest street parties in the world, and both fill their cities completely.","hw_hub_country_events_source":"api","hw_hub_country_events_country":"colombia","hw_hub_country_events_count":"8","hw_hub_country_events_cache":"24","hw_hub_country_events_cta_label":"All events in Colombia","hw_hub_country_events_cta_url":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/events\/south-america\/colombia\/","hw_hub_country_events":"Carnaval de Barranquilla | February or March | Barranquilla | The second largest carnival in the world after Rio, and UNESCO-listed. Four days, and beds book out. |  | \nFeria de las Flores | August | Medell\u00edn | Ten days of flower parades, music and horses. The city's biggest week. |  | \nFeria de Cali | December | Cali | Salsa marathons and parades in the world capital of the dance. |  | \nSemana Santa | March or April | Popay\u00e1n \u00b7 nationwide | Holy Week processions, with Popay\u00e1n's among the most important in Latin America. |  | \nWhale season | July to October | Pacific coast | Humpbacks calving off Nuqu\u00ed and Bah\u00eda Solano. |  | \nRock al Parque | Varies | Bogot\u00e1 | One of the largest free music festivals in Latin America. |  | ","hw_hub_country_hostels_title":"Where to stay in Colombia","hw_hub_country_hostels_intro":"The highest-rated hostels in the country, live from Hostelworld. Medell\u00edn has the largest scene on the continent, with Bogot\u00e1, Cartagena and Santa Marta close behind.","hw_hub_country_hostels_cta_label":"All hostels in Colombia","hw_hub_country_hostels_cta_url":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/hostels\/south-america\/colombia\/","hw_hub_country_hostels_source":"api","hw_hub_country_hostels_location_type":"country","hw_hub_country_hostels_location_id":"47","hw_hub_country_hostels_currency":"EUR","hw_hub_country_hostels_count":"12","hw_hub_country_hostels_cache":"12","hw_hub_country_hostels":"","hw_hub_country_team_title":"","hw_hub_country_team_intro":"","hw_hub_country_team":"","hw_hub_country_faq_title":"Colombia travel questions","hw_hub_country_faq_note":"The ones we get asked most.","hw_hub_country_faqs":"Is Colombia safe to visit? | Far safer than its reputation, and it still needs more awareness than most destinations. Phone snatching and robbery happen in cities, drink spiking with scopolamine is a genuine risk, and some rural departments are restricted in government advice. Keep phones out of sight, use ride apps rather than street taxis, and never leave a drink.\r\nHow long do you need in Colombia? | Three weeks minimum for Bogot\u00e1, Medell\u00edn, the coffee region and the Caribbean coast. A month is better, and a lot of people who plan two weeks end up staying six.\r\nIs Colombia cheap? | Among the cheapest countries on the continent. Dorms from \u20ac8, a set lunch at \u20ac3 to \u20ac5, a beer for \u20ac1 to \u20ac2, and a day around \u20ac25 to \u20ac40. Cartagena is roughly double everywhere else.\r\nWhat is the Lost City trek? | A four-day walk through jungle near Santa Marta to a Tayrona city older than Machu Picchu. It can only be done with licensed guides, is booked locally, and costs around \u20ac350 to \u20ac450 including everything.\r\nMedell\u00edn or Bogot\u00e1? | Medell\u00edn for climate, the Metrocable, Comuna 13 and the biggest hostel scene in South America. Bogot\u00e1 for museums, food and a more serious city at 2,600 metres. Most people prefer Medell\u00edn and both are worth days.\r\nWhen is the best time to visit? | December to March and July to August are the dry months. Because Colombia sits on the equator, altitude rather than season decides temperature \u2014 Bogot\u00e1 is permanently cool, Medell\u00edn permanently spring-like, and the coast permanently hot.\r\nDo I need to speak Spanish? | It helps a great deal. 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