🇨🇴 Colombia or 🇭🇷 Croatia
Which one, honestly
Colombia leads on value for money. Croatia leads on the sea.
A normal day costs about $75 in Colombia and $125 in Croatia.
Side by side
- 🇨🇴 Colombia🇭🇷 Croatia
- Jan, Feb, Jul, Aug, DecBest monthsMay, Jun, Sep
- $75A normal day$125
- 4h 20m from Mexico CityClosest hub1h 10m from Rome
- Very goodBeaches and seaExceptional
- Very goodCities and cultureVery good
- GoodFoodGood
- ExceptionalNature and hikingExceptional
- ExceptionalValue for moneyGood
- GoodEasy to get aroundGood
- Cheap domestic flights, because the Andes make every bus ride longGetting aroundCoastal ferries and buses, a car for the national parks
- April, May, October and November, the two rainy stretchesWhen to avoidThe Dalmatian coast in August, when the islands and the prices both peak
Pick by what you want
🇨🇴 Choose Colombia if
you want coffee mountains, Caribbean coast and one of the great party cities, on a budget that goes a long way.
🇭🇷 Choose Croatia if
you want the clearest water in Europe, walled old towns and national parks, in a country you can drive down in a day.
Full Colombia guide →Full Croatia guide →
And what the world thinks
Dead even. The next vote breaks the tie.
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Written and checked by hand. Nothing here about visas or entry rules: those change often and depend on your passport, so check an official source.