🇹🇷 Türkiye or 🇨🇴 Colombia
Which one, honestly
Türkiye leads on food, cities and getting around. Colombia leads on nature.
A normal day costs about $90 in Türkiye and $75 in Colombia.
Side by side
- 🇹🇷 Türkiye🇨🇴 Colombia
- Apr, May, Sep, OctBest monthsJan, Feb, Jul, Aug, Dec
- $90A normal day$75
- 10h 15m to IstanbulNonstop from New York5h 40m to Bogota
- Very goodBeaches and seaVery good
- ExceptionalCities and cultureVery good
- ExceptionalFoodGood
- Very goodNature and hikingExceptional
- ExceptionalValue for moneyExceptional
- Very goodEasy to get aroundGood
- Cheap domestic flights and long distance buses, both goodGetting aroundCheap domestic flights, because the Andes make every bus ride long
- Istanbul in August, and the coast at the peak of the school holidaysWhen to avoidApril, May, October and November, the two rainy stretches
Pick by what you want
🇹🇷 Choose Türkiye if
you want a city that has been the centre of everything for two thousand years, with a coastline attached to it, on a small budget.
🇨🇴 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 Türkiye guide →Full Colombia guide →
And what the world thinks
🇹🇷 Türkiye leads by 1 vote.
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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.