Your Ultimate Guide to Backpacking Colombia 🎒🇨🇴Essential Travel Tips + Destinations
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- 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.
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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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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.
How embarrassing to be that old, that traveled, that worldly.... and still do the faux pas of calling it Columbia instead of Colombia.
how silly is your comment @@ChrisOnez718
wow I cannot believe how much effort you put into this - all the information is absolutely amazing
honestly I never considered colombia until I saw your series... now I want to go so badly!!
me too, especially because I want to learn spanish!
Yay that makes me happy, it's awesome 🤩
It's COLOMBIA not Columbia :)
Me too from Bangladesh hopefully next year
I wanna go back to Columbia too, I miss my vacations down there.
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.
Do you think a month is a good amount of time for Colombia?
Nobody comes close to the professional effort you put into your videos. Your micro and macro information pieces are incredible. Thank you for your work. Just got the Colombia Map legend
Thank you so much for watching and purchasing the Map Legend 🙏
Looking at travelling Colombia this August, this was the MOST useful travel guide I have ever watched, and I've watched quite a few
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
thank you for opening my eyes to a country which i never would have thought would be one i would want to travel to
My pleasure, that's always what I want ❤️❤️❤️
Backpacking Columbia would be an absolute DREAM
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 :)
Travelling isnt as expensive as you think- start saving small bits here and there now
I’m a British guy living in Medellin for 8 years now. I’ve really enjoyed your videos about my amazing adopted country. I have shared them so friends in the UK are tempted to visit here. It’s sad to think that many places you feature may not exist after the pandemic is over. I know that in Medellin many hostels, restaurants, bars and clubs have gone out of business because of the quarantine. Thanks for producing such informative and entertaining videos about Colombia. One last point! Many comments talk about Columbia. It’s Colombia!!!! It really annoys local people when tourists spell it incorrectly.
Hi there I’m scottish living in Cali for many years I liked your comment will be sad to see the aftermath of this epedemic so many places will have to close.
For me you are the very best backpack-vlogger👏👏👏! I can keep watching your videos for hours and have an almost instantly urge to hop on a plane. The way you share your experiences is truly excellent, including maps, prices and tips on all kind of subjects. Your passion for backpacking is so evident, so natural and so positive, I love it! I am also a solo female traveller (now 61 😄) but next year will be my first solo-step in South-America, to be precise in Colombia for three months. With all your video’s on Colombia, it will be a piece of cake. Thank you 🙏
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!
You are my new favourite CZcamsr! 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! ❤️
Making your map available for purchase is SUCH a good idea. Please keep doing that for future trips!
One of the best, most informed and unpretentious travel videos I've seen in ages. Great stuff!
So glad you found it useful! 😊
You are honestly the most thorough and professional traveller blogger! Such a smooth, clean video!
Thank you Katie ❤️❤️
You should own a travel agency to travel through Colombia Exactly all the places you visited... foreigners are so lost they don't know how to get places and end up loosing time and missing out great places. I'm Colombian
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 ♥
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 !!
Thank you ❤️❤️ ahh omg I know, my next focus is to get that back up and running I promise!
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!!
I went to Colombia 3 years ago. I recommend Cartagena!!!
I found your channel about a week ago when I was just doing a light look into what it would be like to travel solo. I'd never had a heavy interest before, but seeing your videos has me convinced that I have to do it once it's a bit safer to travel. Love your channel and you seem so fun and genuine! Hope you're well!
Hoorah, have finally watched this. Excellent video Christianne. I think you have inspired lots of backpackers to go to Colombia.
Woohoo thanks Martin! Such a fab country 😊
I`ve never seen such a detailed and extensive guide - amazing work! You hyped me completely to choose Colombia as my first South American destination this winter!
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!! 😂
Wooohooo 🤩🥳🥳
It's COLOMBIA not Columbia :)
@@estebanquintero no es mi intención ofenderte ni ser grosera, pero creo que a veces es más lo que molestamos a los extranjeros con este tipo de correcciones. Estoy segura que la mayoría de colombianos no sabe como se escriben absolutamente todos los países del mundo.
Karita literal
The way you set things out is very good. Clearly very organised person and it’s so good that you are creating these videos to help others
We love Colombia. We are actually planning to go back there. Loving your Colombia series.
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!!!
Thanks so much ❤️❤️ I really do just wanna help everyone have the best trips possible 😊 so exciting quitting your job 😍 you go girl 🙌🏼🙌🏼
This has probably got to be one of the most informative CZcams travel Videos I have ever seen. Well done and thank you for the effort made.
Thanks for visiting our country!! and thanks for promoting it to more people :) I'm really glad you enjoyed your adventure in Colombia.
I'm beging loving Colombia, i hope visit it someday after lockdown
I have adored this series, my friend and I are really considering going to Columbia after this 😍😍
Yay 🤩🤩 it would be a great choice!
Colombia *
you are by FAR the best travel blogger i've ever watched... my next stop is colombia and you've done all the work for me already! Wow!
Wish us luck...hopefully we can finally go to Colombia at the beginning of next year🤞🤞
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!
By far the best video guide I've seen for Colombia and probably best for any country ive visited. Thanks so much Christianne you superstar!
I said this on every video but this series has been incredible! I never really considered Colombia because of the safety stigma but now I'm obsessed haha
Thanks so much ❤️❤️ I think a lot of people feel the same way, it's nice to try and break the stigma 🙌🏼
Heading to Colombia in 2 weeks and this was super helpful, thanks so much!!!
TIP:
If you stay in Viajero in Cali, do the communda 20 tour. It is a new tour, and much better than Communda 13 in Medellin. You are literally escorted by Gang Members through one of the most dangerous neighbourhoods in Cali. Super super super authentic and the guys running the tour are so passionate about bringing tourists to their neighbourhood. Probably one of the best things ive ever done backpacking. Skip the Medellin tour. Do this
AND DO A PARTY BUS!!!!!!
Is cali dangerous? Heard some bad stuff. Context, I am a mid 20s male from England.
Flying out end of this month
Have to say this is one of the best guides out there - great job!
Loved this Colombia series lovely Christie!!! ❤ Makes me want to go there and explore once its safe to do so!
Thanks Sean! I hope it's not too long 🙏🏼
Loved this series and this video girl ! I really hope the Colombian hostels survive this pandemic cause they look fantastic and I hope I get the chance to stay in them!
Me too!! 🙏🏼🙏🏼
Amazing videos. When I went to central america everyone was talking sooo good about colombia so I decided that to be my next trip to. I still have the hopes up to be able to travel again and your videos makes me soooo excited and makes me happy in these times. Love your energy sooo much, you seem like a wonderful and fun person xx
This video is AMAZING! So much info and so detailed! I do enjoy watching your video's every time!!
Thanks so much ❤️❤️
Ahhh Christianne this is so good! Making me want to go to Colombia big time. You are so bloody good at making videos!
Corona also made me leave Colombia earlier, definitely gonna go back again!
Aww man!! Hopefully not before too long 🤞🏼🙏🏼
This is SO incredibly helpful! Loved following the series so much and this is such a wonderful info-packed video. I've worked in Ecuador for years but because of visa reasons haven't had many opportunities to explore the other countries nearby but I will definitely be referring to this when I finally make it to Colombia!
Thank you for the wonderful work/info you put into this video! These are always a pleasure to watch
Thankyou so much for this video!! I loved your Colombian series, it’s inspired me to travel there on my upcoming gap year, if corona blows over by next spring. If not I’ll definitely be heading there some day and for sure will be using your app!!
Thanks for all your tips, they’re really helpful! I missed your videos! Love from Spain! 😉✌️
Pleasure ❤️❤️
Our sorority group is going next summer! So this comes at the perfect time for planning! Thanks so much Chris for making it!!
Where are you going from?
Why did you guys choose Colombia? :)
So excited about your new website and I’m already signed up for the newsletter lol. Love the channel and keep up the awesome work!! ❤️❤️
Ah yay!! Welcome 🤩🤩
Backpacking Bananas I’ve been watching since your New Zealand road trip a few years ago and every video is so interesting! I’m from the US and just this year started traveling (before Corona). I went to Greece for 9 days and it was magical. Looking forward to keeping up with your travel adventures and hopefully going on more of my own! 🥰
I'm a bit obsessed with travel youtube and I need to say, this was insanely good! Incredible, ty for this!
This is the best and most usefull travelvideo I ever found on youtube! Thank you for making such high quality video's!
Wow, this is the most amazing video-tour someone has ever done about traveling in Colombia.. ❤❤❤❤thank you
Finally a video with real Geheimtips! I am proud of you! I am Colombian and for the first time in a loooooooong while i gained inspiration for what i want To explore in Colombia!
best video i've seen on this topic! thank you!
Loved the Colombia series! Spend 3,5 weeks there in January 2018 after sailing into Cartagena from Panama (strongly recommended!). A really nice day trip you can do from San Gil is the Camino Real between Barichara and Guane. Just take the bus to Barichara which doesn't take long and explore this picturesque little town (comparable to Villa de Leyva), take lunch and start the beautiful walk to the sleepy town of Guane. From there you can bus back to San Gil.
i may be going to cartagena in february! was it safe?
Lovely video!
I'm Colombian and now i'm an expat living in China, I'm checking many videos I forgot how to travel my country now, after 3 yeas trapped in china because of zero covid, and can't wait to be there with my gf.
This video is awesome!
The most helpful and amazing video, its obvious that you put your heart and sole into it which makes it 10/10 x
Thank you for all this info! Very usefull.
Yess, been waiting for this. Now I can start planning💃🏾!
Wooohooo 🥳🥳
This video is fantastic! You give such great detail and I love your use of maps. This would be the format I would use if I made a similar video. Truly well done. Hope you and your family are safe and healthy. Cheers!
Yes indeed! Full information and attractive way to tell it! Thank you!
Great VLOG. .. it showed so MANY places with excursions and with much honest information.
This was amazing, thank you for all your hard work on this! :)
Glad you enjoyed it! ❤️❤️
Thanks for sharing all this information about your trip. This will be extremely helpful if I ever decide to go to Columbia!!
Pleasure 🤩❤️
This video is incredible and so helpful. Thank you!
Thank you so much for this video! There is so much awesome information squeezed in absolutely brilliantly. I’m just planning three months in the americas and this my favorite travel video I have seen so far. Thanks thanks thanks
I’m very behind the n my subscription videos due to doing uni work. I’m so excited to watch this! Myself and my boyfriend has decided our first big (as in out of Europe) holiday together. Extremely helpful he can also speak Spanish xx
Thank you so much for recommending San augustin and popayan. Popayan takes you into a different time period! So lovely. There’s a place outside of Cali (about an hour and 45 mins) called buga and it’s like a little popayan. I can’t wait to send this video to my mother and plan more regional trips ❤️❤️
Wow, this is the best overview of anywhere!
Best video I've seen on Colombia.
The amazon region is insane! 100% recommend!
Really wanna try and head here 😍😍
This is literally incredible. You could make so much money off of this kind of detailed guide!
thanks so much for your work! leaving in a few to south america on my own and I'm really excited to visit colombia
Excellent content as ever. Your certainly one of the better vloggers on this subject
Thank you! ❤️
You making a great video you doing a great job your colmbia series is excelent series
Love from india 🇮🇳
Thank you 😊
so well done, love the overview & the nice deets!
This was amazing. Came over from from Joel and Lia! Great video!!!
such an amazing video! one can really see the effort u put in
thank you so much♥️
these ultimate guide videos are the best things ever
Amazing breakdown!!! Loved it, thank you for this!
Amazing guide!! Thank you Christianne :)
Amazing valuable information, places and tips, I’m so enthusiastic to go backpacking in Colombia asap
Thanks for your complete itineraries and recommendations
I love the itinerary and google map ideas! Those were so different and interesting!
Awesome job loved the video!!!!
This was actually so helpful
Oh my god the editing! Is! So! Great!! You look like you are having fun with your ipad 😉 what a brilliant guide. Thank you!
Thanks!! 🤓🤓 Haha yes I'm LOVING the iPad lol
Finally found a proper video to help me plan my trip to Colombia!!! Lovely!!! GRACIAS!!!
De nada! ❤️
I LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE it! thank you for showing my country to the world, this video was so beautiful!
this is so complete! thanks for the video :D
Thank you for such a comprehensive and detailed video. Wow. I just changed my plans based on this. Thank you!
You are so welcome!
Brilliant video. Truly thank you ☺️
I love your vids!!! was waiting for this one !
🥳🥳
Backpacking Bananas thanks for the reply omg 🥺
I would also recommend the little village called ,,Puerto Nariño" at the amazon river.
awesome ! great vidéo ! well done !
Your Video is incredible!!! Thank you so much :)
I see how you're really getting some use out of that ipad! This will be a nice lunchtime watch as I sit here and MELT
Hahaha I am also melting 😅
Great video, it made me a subscriber, thank you