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    The best things to do on a trip to Colombia

    There are plenty of ways to spice up your trip to Colombia, with fun, sports, nature and cultural activities! So what are the things to do on a trip to Colombia?

    Here’s a list of the activities we recommend for a trip to Colombia, along with posts telling you about our experience and our tips for carrying out these activities.

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    Best hikes in Colombia

    Best Things to do on a trip to Colombia

    Colombia is a country criss-crossed by the Andes mountains, so it’s a fabulous playground for hiking and trekking enthusiasts!

    Here are the treks we absolutely recommend on a trip to Colombia.

    Lost City Trek: our travel guide to the Ciudad Perdida

    Los Nevados National Park travel guide: best trekking in the coffee region

    Chingaza National Park travel guide: hiking the Siecha Lagoons path

    Visit Minca travel guide: things to do in the Sierra Nevada

    Visit Caño Cristales travel guide: the most beautiful river in the world

    El Cocuy National Park travel guide: some of the most beautiful treks in Colombia

    Local english-speaking agency to visit Santander in Colombia

    Bunkuany travel guide: the alternative trek to the Lost City

    Around Bogota Travel Guide : best things to do and see in the area

    Paramo de Oceta travel guide: one of the best hikes in Colombia

    Cultural immersion

    Best Things to do on a trip to Colombia

    Colombia is a country of mixed cultures, where many indigenous peoples, descendants of pre-colonial times, still live. Discovering these ancestral cultures and learning a little at their side is an experience every traveler should have once in his or her life.

    Seydukwa, the cultural experience with indigenous Arhuaca family of Sierra Nevada

    Visit Silvia travel guide: cultural immersion in the Misak indigenous community

    Outdoors activities and Adventures in Colombia

    Best Things to do on a trip to Colombia

    Where there are mountains, there are rivers, and here again Colombia has a lot to offer in terms of sites suitable for rafting. The same goes for paragliding, which is becoming increasingly popular in the country.

    Numerous launch sites are opening up in pretty mountain villages, but one of the most spectacular sites for paragliding in Colombia is clearly the Chicamocha canyon.

    With its Caribbean and Pacific coasts, Colombia offers many opportunities for scuba diving.

    Paragliding in San Gil travel guide: flying above Chicamocha Canyon

    Scuba diving in Santa Marta (Taganga)

    Visit San Gil travel guide: best things to do in the outdoors activities capital

    Rafting in Medellin: an opportunity to discover the forgotten region of eastern Antioquia

    Guided tours in English

    Best Things to do on a trip to Colombia

    All Colombia’s major cities now offer guided tours in english. So if you want to visit Bogotá, Medellin, Cartagena and Cali in english, here are our recommendations!

    The best Cartagena City Tours with an English-speaking local guide

    Best Medellin City Tours with local english guides

    Visit the gold Museum in Bogota: a must-see in a trip to Colombia!

    Cultural experience with an indigenous Wayuu family in Guajira

    Visit Bazurto Local Market Tour with a local guide in Cartagena

    The best Bogota City Tours with an English-speaking guide

    Visit Moravia Barrio Tour: the sowers of life in Medellin

    Local english-speaking agency to visit Santander in Colombia

    The best City Tour in Bogota to understand the history of Colombia

    The best Cali city tour with a local guide