🇪🇬 Egypt or 🇨🇴 Colombia
Which one, honestly
Colombia leads on nature.
A normal day costs about the same in both, around $75.
Side by side
- 🇪🇬 Egypt🇨🇴 Colombia
- Jan, Feb, Mar, Oct, Nov, DecBest monthsJan, Feb, Jul, Aug, Dec
- $75A normal day$75
- 11h 30m to CairoNonstop from New York5h 40m to Bogota
- Very goodBeaches and seaVery good
- Very goodCities and cultureVery good
- GoodFoodGood
- GoodNature and hikingExceptional
- ExceptionalValue for moneyExceptional
- GoodEasy to get aroundGood
- Sleeper trains along the Nile and cheap domestic flightsGetting aroundCheap domestic flights, because the Andes make every bus ride long
- Upper Egypt from June to August, when Luxor and Aswan are unbearableWhen to avoidApril, May, October and November, the two rainy stretches
Pick by what you want
🇪🇬 Choose Egypt if
you want the oldest thing on this list, a river trip through it, and Red Sea diving, at prices nowhere in Europe matches.
🇨🇴 Choose Colombia if
you want coffee mountains, Caribbean coast and one of the great party cities, on a budget that goes a long way.
Full Egypt guide →Full Colombia 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.