Thank you! You have successfully joined our subscriber list. Obviously there are areas where homophobia is still prevalent, particularly around the coast, so take care with PDAs here. So, for gay travellers to Colombia, you are unlikely to ever experience any problems. We love doing gay tours on our travels.
LGBT portal Colombia portal. A comment on the Power Plug Section of Planning your trip. So, for gay travellers to Colombia, you are unlikely to ever experience any problems. Alongside it is the Rumours Festival, which is a Circuit-like 4-day festival of parties with hot topless guys from all over the country. The law established imprisonment for one to three years and economic fines for people who discriminate against different groups including the LGBT community. If you're tight on time and want someone to organise everything for you from start to finish, we definitely recommend having a conversation with them! Several festivals and events cater to the LGBT community.
It's a fun way to explore a new place as well as quickly making a whole bunch of new fabulous friends at the same time. These are some of the best ones:. Beach babies don't need to feel left out either, you'll have plenty of time for soaking up the country's sand, sun and sea in coastal Cartagena as well. Each year, Out in Colombia offer a variety of exclusively gay tours within the country. These tours include an exploration of the gay scene with a cute local as well as a cultural element: such as cooking classes and visiting a coffee farm.
We love that Out in Colombia works hard to ensure their experiences are entertaining for gay travelers while ensuring they work sustainably and with local Colombians. Additional infos. HeTravel is one of our favourite gay tour companies because of their focus on adventure-based trips. For Colombia, they offer this fantastic high energy tour , which includes mountain biking tour around Medellin's countryside, paragliding, zip-lining, canyoneering, staying in an eco-lodge and more.
Gay adventure travellers like us will particularly love this! Click the button below to find out more. Your phone number. This 8-day trip includes 2 nights in Bogota, 3 nights in Medellin and 2 nights in Cartagena. Each visit focuses on the highlights of that city, with a day trip to Guatape included as part of the Medellin segment. This is ideal for gay travellers who have limited time and want to pack in as much as possible into their Colombia holiday. Bogota is the capital, with the largest gay scene of the country. Vying for that top spot is Medellin, which is one of our favourites cities in South America for living.
We've also included salsa capital, Cali, Barranquilla famous for it's Carnival and touristy Cartagena:. Bogota has the largest gay scene in Colombia, largely based in the residential Chapinero neighbourhood. This is where you'll find the uber-famous mega club, Theatron see below , as well as lots of different cafes, saunas and gay bars like El Recreo de Adan and Brokeback Mountain.
For more, be sure to check out our gay guide to Bogota. The paisas nickname for people from the Medellin region love meeting foreigners and are famous for being the hottest of all Colombians! Viva Discoteca is the main gay club to check out in Medellin. For more, be sure to check out our gay guide to Medellin. Get in-depth FREE gay travel guides, along with inspiring stories, savvy planning tips, and exclusive discounts on gay tours.
The metre 85ft tall Cristo Rey proudly looks on over Cali, the city nicknamed as the salsa capital of Colombia. In terms of gay events, Cali has a Pride every June, which will have plenty of parties taking place alongside it. All our Colombian friends told us this is where they all aim to head for the best parties during Carnival season.
Barranquilla also has a small gay scene with gay hangouts like Patio Barranquilla , Phuket and Lives Megaclub. Cartagena is the most touristic place in Colombia because of its cute old town. As such, it's very touristy and very international in the city centre. There is a small gay scene here with a few gay bars like Le Petit , Solar and the Roma gay club.
In terms of gay events, Cartagena has a small Pride and Circuit-like festival called Rumours happening every August. For more, be sure to check out our gay guide to Cartagena. Colombia offers everything from gay parties, nature, amazing treks and even a rainbow river!
For us, after partying in Theatron, the coffee region around Medellin was our favourite part of the country where we'd happily return to explore more of. One tip is to try to coincide your visit with one of the big festivals taking place, particularly the Barranquilla Carnival in February see above , the Flower Festival in Medellin in August and the Salsa Festival in Cali in September also see above.
We've listed the main highlights below to inspire your Colombia Bucket List. We would book a trip to Bogota in a heartbeat just to party at the excellent Theatron gay club on a Saturday night. Theatron is the largest gay club in Latin America and definitely the best we've ever been to in all our travels. It's split into 13 mini clubs spread over 5 floors, each with its own theme, for example, one room is devoted to modern pop hits, another room is only for women, another is men only with live strippers, and there's even one just for reggaeton hits.
Find out more in our article about what a gay night out in Theatron is like. Bogota is also famous for its cool street art in the downtown Candelaria neighbourhood, the Gold Museum and Monserrate Mountain.
The Coffee Region of Colombia is the best part of the country in our opinion. It forms a triangle around the cities of Pereira, Manizales and Armenia, which each have airports. The cities themselves are nothing special, but the small towns around are simply gorgeous, in particular Salento. We loved Salento because it was full of character, like being transported back in time, with colourful colonial-style houses.
Also, the best cup of coffee I tried in all of Colombia was right here.. I speak as a caffeine-addicted coffee snob! The other highlight of Salento is hiking in the Cocora Valley amongst the distinctive wax palms that grow up to m ft high. These are the highest palm trees you'll ever see! You'll take some of your best Colombia pics here — for us, this was easily the 1 scenic highlight from our trip.
Medellin is an exciting city. Not only does it have an exciting gay scene which we set out above , but in August, it has one of the prettiest and most exhilarating festivals in Colombia.
The Feria de las Flores is 10 days of public concerts, pageants, orchid competitions, parades , and tons of parties. One thing you'll quickly learn is that every Colombian is an incredible dancer and loves to party! The Medellin Flower Festival is particularly special because the entire country descends on the city.
It felt like all of Colombia had come to a standstill to come and celebrate. Read more in our article about our experience at the Medellin Flower Festival. Cartagena will always have a special place in our hearts as this is where I proposed to my Seby! Imagine lots of tight cobblestone alleys lined with resuscitated colonial-era mansions, their walls and wooden balconies painted pastel shades of yellow, blue and green.
This is where you're going to go Insta- crazy! We particularly loved all the dramatic street art murals of the old town and Plaza de la Trinidad in Getsemani. In the evening it's full of quirky street performers, artists performing, street vendors selling freshly made Mojitos and ad hoc street parties kicking off later in the evening along the narrow streets.
Cartagena is also a handy base for visiting a few beaches. Playa Blanca and Hollywood beaches are the most popular, but we recommend taking a boat trip out to the tropical Rosario Islands. This underground cathedral is entirely carved out of salt and is only one of three such structures in the world. The other two are in Poland.
The Salt Cathedral is so popular that it was voted as the 1 of the 7 Wonder of Colombia in a poll in As such it is very touristic and Disneyland-ish here, with plenty of tacky souvenir shops. But the structure itself is impressive and definitely worth the journey.
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The other reason we love Medellin is because it's a handy base for visiting some of the small pretty towns of the Coffee Region. Another similar cutesy small town to visit in the region is Jardin but note it is much further away from Medellin around 4 hours by bus , so would require an overnight stay. It has precisely steps you can climb to reach the top. We recommend it for the gorgeous degree view from the top of the entire valley.
This is caused by a mix of aquatic plants, algae, sand and circular rock pools, which combine to produce this pretty unique liquid rainbow effect. You can also swim in it and literally feel like you're gliding through a magical rainbow!
The Rainbow River is located deep inside what used to be dangerous Farc rebel territory. Since , it has opened its doors and become a safe place to visit as long as you come with a reputable tour operator. The official tourism season is between July to December, however, the best time to visit is in September and October when the likelihood of tropical downpours is minimal thus showing the stream of rainbow colours in their full glory. A pure remote island paradise getaway in the middle of the Caribbean waters!
San Andres and Providencia are Colombia's most remote islands located quite far out, close to the coast of Nicaragua. Providencia, however, is the true hidden gem. It is located 90km 56 miles north from San Andres. You can only reach it via a short and quite pricey minute flight from San Andres, or a 2. As such, far fewer people make it to San Andres, which is what makes it so alluring! Both islands have some of the country's most picturesque untainted, white sand beaches with clear, calm turquoise waters. Facilities are a bit limited, but this is the place we recommend you head to for the ultimate tropical beach getaway!
The Tayrona National Park offers some of the most thrilling trekking adventures in Colombia. It's located right by the coast, so expect hot and humid temperatures here throughout the year. We flew to Santa Marta airport, took a private transfer over and stayed near the Park for a few nights. Inside the park, it feels like you're inside a vast thick rainforest.
For our visit, we split the day into two.