Your Ultimate Guide to Backpacking Colombia 🎒🇨🇴Essential Travel Tips + Destinations

Welcome to your ultimate guide to backpacking Colombia. In this video, I share with you all my recommendations, hot spots and essential things to know before heading there on a trip.

TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 - Introduction
00:43 - Things to know before you go
04:22 - Bogota
08:41 - Tatacoa Desert
09:10 - Cali
11:27 - Popayan
11:51 - Pacific Coast
13:33 - Salento
16:10 - Jardin
17:58 - Medellin
20:46 - Guatape
21:51 - San Gil
22:51 - Villa De Leyva
23:00 - Cartagena
23:56 - San Bernardo Islands
25:20 - Rincon
26:04 - Santa Marta
27:46 - Minca
28:12 - Lost City Trek
28:34 - Tayrona National Park
30:28 - Costeño Beach
31:35 - Palomino
32:50 - La Guajira

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[pg]

I have been crisscrossing Latin America since 1970 yes that makes me old I'm over 70. I remember when there were no maps and no guide books at all, it gave more mystery but a lot more difficulty. Sometimes whole towns would come out to see the white long-haired crazy American. Soon I am going to go back to Columbia and I want to say that I think you have one of the best presentations of Columbia that I've ever seen, thank you for your work.

[lara_xy]

wow I cannot believe how much effort you put into this - all the information is absolutely amazing

[robertniemiec]

I spent a month in beautiful Colombia just before the airports were closed world wide. I absolutely miss this country more then any other place I’ve been to. I miss my Colombian friends. Best month of my life. Great place and amazing people. I want to live there.

[COLOMBIAFRANK]

Hey Christianne

Thank you for your great guide and giving the world a real picture of Colombia.
I also have some comments:
- The best time traveling you mention is the common rule of thumb and nothing is wrong with that. Saying that, we have many different regions with different rain and dry season. Therefore one should check the destinations and then the season. Very important for rainforest and the llanos for example, dry and rain season have their unique up- or downsides.

- Salento… I am really not a big fan of what happened there. I would rather suggest to backpackers to discover the region of Caldas, also in the coffee region and much less backpackerish and even more spectacular!

- Uber is back
- Going to San Gil, you should not have missed Barichara. It is probably the most beautiful historic town of Colombia and just 90 minutes from San Gil and in my opinion even more spectacular than Villa de Leyva.

- Tayrona National Park is not private; it is public but also indigenous territory. There are 3 closing month a year now since this year. It is not under new ownership but under new administration.

- Pavo Real in Palomino, best choice!

- Hahaha breaking down cars… you get what you pay for ;-)

Great overall guide with good info, congrats. Hope you come back to Colombia soon, there is more to discover!
Best wishes from Bogota
frank

[RoamwithRach]

Backpacking Columbia would be an absolute DREAM

[hannah_flowers]

thank you for opening my eyes to a country which i never would have thought would be one i would want to travel to

[ImogenWhite]

Ahh this made me miss travelling so SO much!! Also get me to Columbia, your series and this video has absolutely sold it to me!! 😂

[cocoowen]

The quality in this video is insane!! I'm 16 and dont have the funds, but I watched the whole thing and found it so interesting :)

[oochiecoo]

You are honestly the most thorough and professional traveller blogger! Such a smooth, clean video!

[eyaa.]

I loved your Colombia series, you made me so excited about going and exploring this beautiful country 😍 btw we need the Solo merch to come back !!

[clairekuhlman]

Making your map available for purchase is SUCH a good idea. Please keep doing that for future trips!

[bethanysparling]

Looking at travelling Colombia this August, this was the MOST useful travel guide I have ever watched, and I've watched quite a few

[silverterry]

One of the best, most informed and unpretentious travel videos I've seen in ages. Great stuff!

[himanshudutta]

This video was so detailed! Must've been months of research that you've given to us all fo free. Thank you so much Christianne, you have definitely Colombia on my list ♥

[sibelkurum]

You are my new favourite YouTuber! I have been pondering over travelling solo after I leave uni next year but I’m so scared, you have made me 100% certain that I wanna do it! ❤️

[Princessleo_]

you're amazing! you're so inspiring and the fact that you wanna help other for free says a lot about you! when lockdown is over (soon hopefully) I'm quitting my job and I'm outta here!!!

[juanmesa]

First of all, great video! very informative and comprehensive. I am Colombian and I learnt from your video MANY things that I didn't know. Second of all, can you make a comment in your next video pointing out that the real name of the country is COLOMBIA and not Columbia. This might be a detail for most people but it is a big deal for Colombians. Thank you!

[elijahbrown]

I'm going to be in Colombia for an entire year beginning in July, and I am so happy I found this video! Thank you so much for sharing!

[Amanda-eqtu]

Your series about Colombia is absolutely amazing! Colombia is a dream trip to me since I was a child and now, watching your vídeos, I am even more atractted to this country!!

[Qwertyisgajidbd]

I went to Colombia 3 years ago. I recommend Cartagena!!!