🇭🇷 Croatia or 🇨🇴 Colombia
Which one, honestly
Croatia leads on the sea. Colombia leads on value for money.
A normal day costs about $125 in Croatia and $75 in Colombia.
Side by side
- 🇭🇷 Croatia🇨🇴 Colombia
- May, Jun, SepBest monthsJan, Feb, Jul, Aug, Dec
- $125A normal day$75
- 1h 10m from RomeClosest hub4h 20m from Mexico City
- ExceptionalBeaches and seaVery good
- Very goodCities and cultureVery good
- GoodFoodGood
- ExceptionalNature and hikingExceptional
- GoodValue for moneyExceptional
- GoodEasy to get aroundGood
- Coastal ferries and buses, a car for the national parksGetting aroundCheap domestic flights, because the Andes make every bus ride long
- The Dalmatian coast in August, when the islands and the prices both peakWhen to avoidApril, May, October and November, the two rainy stretches
Pick by what you want
🇭🇷 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.
🇨🇴 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 Croatia 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.