🇨🇴 Colombia or 🇮🇳 India
Which one, honestly
Colombia leads on the sea and getting around. India leads on food and cities.
A normal day costs about $75 in Colombia and $65 in India.
Side by side
- 🇨🇴 Colombia🇮🇳 India
- Jan, Feb, Jul, Aug, DecBest monthsJan, Feb, Oct, Nov, Dec
- $75A normal day$65
- 5h 40m to BogotaNonstop from New York14h 30m to Delhi
- Very goodBeaches and seaGood
- Very goodCities and cultureExceptional
- GoodFoodExceptional
- ExceptionalNature and hikingExceptional
- ExceptionalValue for moneyExceptional
- GoodEasy to get aroundNot the draw
- Cheap domestic flights, because the Andes make every bus ride longGetting aroundTrains for distance, a car with driver for regions, both cheap
- April, May, October and November, the two rainy stretchesWhen to avoidThe northern plains in May, and the monsoon unless you are heading for the mountains
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 India if
you want the biggest change of scene available, extraordinary food, and a budget that goes further than anywhere else on this list.
Full Colombia guide →Full India guide →
And what the world thinks
🇮🇳 India leads by 50 votes.
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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.