🇯🇵 Japan or 🇨🇴 Colombia
Which one, honestly
Japan leads on food, getting around and cities. Colombia leads on value for money and the sea.
A normal day costs about $165 in Japan and $75 in Colombia.
Side by side
- 🇯🇵 Japan🇨🇴 Colombia
- Mar, Apr, May, Oct, NovBest monthsJan, Feb, Jul, Aug, Dec
- $165A normal day$75
- 14h to TokyoNonstop from New York5h 40m to Bogota
- Not the drawBeaches and seaVery good
- ExceptionalCities and cultureVery good
- ExceptionalFoodGood
- ExceptionalNature and hikingExceptional
- GoodValue for moneyExceptional
- ExceptionalEasy to get aroundGood
- The best rail network in the world, buy the pass before you arriveGetting aroundCheap domestic flights, because the Andes make every bus ride long
- Golden Week in early May, when the whole country travels at onceWhen to avoidApril, May, October and November, the two rainy stretches
Pick by what you want
🇯🇵 Choose Japan if
you want somewhere that feels genuinely different, you like cities and food, and you want everything to work perfectly.
🇨🇴 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 Japan 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.