🇨🇴 Colombia or 🇹🇷 Türkiye
And what the world thinks
🇹🇷 Türkiye leads by 11 votes.
Which one, honestly
Colombia leads on nature. Türkiye leads on food, cities and getting around.
A normal day costs about $75 in Colombia and $90 in Türkiye.
Side by side
- 🇨🇴 Colombia🇹🇷 Türkiye
- Dec to Feb, Jul to AugBest monthsApr to May, Sep to Oct
- $75A normal day$90
- 5h 40m to BogotaNonstop from New York10h 15m to Istanbul
- Very goodBeaches and seaVery good
- Very goodCities and cultureExceptional
- GoodFoodExceptional
- ExceptionalNature and hikingVery good
- ExceptionalValue for moneyExceptional
- GoodEasy to get aroundVery good
- Cheap domestic flights, because the Andes make every bus ride longGetting aroundCheap domestic flights and long distance buses, both good
- April, May, October and November, the two rainy stretchesWhen to avoidIstanbul in August, and the coast at the peak of the school holidays
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 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.
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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.