| Cartagena is Colombia's number one tourism | | | | huge range of activities is immense, and one could |
| attraction, and the country's most frequently visited | | | | easily send over a month and still have only seen a |
| city. Possibly the most beautiful city in South | | | | small piece of what the country offers. |
| America, Cartagena ozzes charm and character and is | | | | In addition to Cartagena, Colombia has numerous |
| a very romantic holiday destination. The old town is | | | | other wonderful, peaceful, colonial towns. Villa de |
| full of beautiful plazas and churches, and there's | | | | Leiva is the most beautiful, and ha been the set of |
| nearby laid back beaches and resorts such as those | | | | many films and Colombian soap operas. In addition to |
| at the idyllic Rosario Islands. | | | | walking around the tranquil and beautiful streets of |
| Colombia's Caribbean coast has a host of wonderful | | | | the small town, the surrounding countryside offers |
| beaches, most of which remain completely | | | | good hiking and horseback riding, and ancient relics |
| undeveloped. To the West, the San Bernardo Islands | | | | and remains of giant fossilised pre-historic animals can |
| and Capurgana are rarely visited but offer lovely | | | | also be visited. Other beautiful colonial towns in |
| empty beaches in addition to fantastic scuba diving. | | | | Colombia include Santa Fe de Antioquia, Popayan and |
| Further East, there's more undeveloped beaches at | | | | Mompos. |
| the Guarija Peninsula, in addition to visits to indigenous | | | | Colombia also offers excellent opportunities for |
| Wayuu villages. | | | | wildlife trips. Leticia is in the Amazon in the far South, |
| Colombia's rainforest backed beaches of the Pacific | | | | where there various jungle lodges and river cruises |
| Coast are remote, and while security considerations | | | | available. In addition, the birdwatching is some of the |
| advise against travel to certain regions, others are | | | | best in South America - in fact Colombia has the |
| safe to visit. The whole coastline is great rainforest | | | | highest bird count of any country in the world. |
| tours and also for surfing - the town of Nuqui is the | | | | Tourism is starting to boom in Colombia as travellers |
| best base for surfers. Bahia Solano is another small | | | | discover that it's reputation for danger is unfounded. |
| resort on the Pacific, and a perfect base for deep | | | | Now is the time to visit before the tourist hordes |
| sea fishing. | | | | descend. |
| Colombia offers more than just beaches though. The | | | | |