🇨🇴 Colombia or 🇯🇵 Japan
Which one, honestly
Colombia leads on value for money and the sea. Japan leads on food, getting around and cities.
A normal day costs about $75 in Colombia and $165 in Japan.
Side by side
- 🇨🇴 Colombia🇯🇵 Japan
- Jan, Feb, Jul, Aug, DecBest monthsMar, Apr, May, Oct, Nov
- $75A normal day$165
- 5h 40m to BogotaNonstop from New York14h to Tokyo
- Very goodBeaches and seaNot the draw
- Very goodCities and cultureExceptional
- GoodFoodExceptional
- ExceptionalNature and hikingExceptional
- ExceptionalValue for moneyGood
- GoodEasy to get aroundExceptional
- Cheap domestic flights, because the Andes make every bus ride longGetting aroundThe best rail network in the world, buy the pass before you arrive
- April, May, October and November, the two rainy stretchesWhen to avoidGolden Week in early May, when the whole country travels at once
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 Japan if
you want somewhere that feels genuinely different, you like cities and food, and you want everything to work perfectly.
Full Colombia guide →Full Japan 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.