Colombia
Begging to be discovered, Colombia's got everything but crowds.

South America. Colombia is one of the most attractive, exotic and mysterious countries in the continent, still unknown for many people around the world.

Tourism in Colombia is amazing, it’s a country full of friendly people, the most beautiful women of South America and its not overrun by the huge amounts of foreign tourists.

It is a country of contrasts in which you can find all kinds of weather and vegetation. It has mountainous places with cold temperatures as well as large coasts with exotic fauna and warm temperatures all year long.

Here are some facts why you should choose Colombia as your next travel destination:

Did you know that Colombia has the oldest Indian tribe in the planet: The Kogis, that it has the biggest emeralds mine in the world and that is the number 1 country in biodiversity per square meter in the world?

Come to Colombia with Mantaraya and learn a little more about this beautiful country.

Colombia tourism in Mantaraya looks for recreation, the relaxation, and the education of the visitor through the observation, the study and the admiration of the natural values and the cultural spaces related to them.

Colombias topology and wildlife offer the perfect conditions to practice different sports such as rock climbing in the mountain ridges of Suesca, hang gliding or paragliding. Colombia is the fourth largest water producer in the world; it has 1,200 rivers 1,600 lakes and 1,900 swamps that you will have the opportunity to enjoy, through whitewater rafting trips in the beautiful rivers of Fonce and Chicamocha, windsurfing in the Caribbean, sport fishing in the Pacific, scuba diving or snorkeling in the magnificent coral reefs of the Caribbean.

Best Spanish: Colombians speak the best Spanish in all Latin America.
Coffee: Third largest producer and one of the most recognized brands in the world (Juan Valdez).
Butterflies: #2 in number of species in the world, 3,000 families and 14,000 species.
Emeralds: Is world’s largest producer of emeralds (60%), frogs, birds, carnations and orchids.

Colombia was appointed by Lonely Planet, as the 9th hot spot destination to visit during 2006

Want to see more… check our tours and discover how beautiful this country is with the Andes Mountains, the Amazon, the beaches, the culture, the food, the people, the colonial buildings, the archeological sites, and so much more that we have to offer.

General Information

Colombia is a country full of diversity and its tourism destinations stretches over approximately 1.140.000km², roughly equal to the area of Portugal, Spain, and France put together.

The culture, flora, and fauna vary so much as it is the only country with coasts on both the Pacific (1350 km long), and the Atlantic ocean (1609 km.), it has 3 mountain ranges (The Andes) which makes us the second producer of butterflies, plants, fresh water fish and roses and the third producer of coffee, reptiles and bananas in the world.

Safety

This might by your biggest concern at this point. And it is because all that you have ever heard about Colombia is bad news. Colombia has places which are far away from the main cities and towns, that are best to avoid, but as well it has many incredible places which are perfectly safe to visit.

The safety situation in Colombia in the last years had changed a lot, and the latest data and news sustain it is for real:
• Foreign tourists to Colombia increased by 19.5% since last year.
• Cartagena Colombia was appointed as the host for the World Tourism Organization general assembly in 2007.
• Last season in Cartagena many celebrities as Julio Iglesias, Silvester Stallone, Juan Pablo Montoya, the Monaco Prince, among others where seen in the beaches while having a good time.

The places that we will visit in our tours are safe. If you visit Colombia with a responsible outfitter and avoid places which are in conflict it will be safer than traveling to most of South American countries.

We have been traveling with foreign tourist in Colombia for more than 8 years, and we only have good stories to tell, perhaps the worst that might happen is that you fall in love with this country, its people, its culture, and you might want to stay here forever.

Vibrant cities with streaking metros and soaring skyscrapers. Elegant port towns cut by cobbled alleys and bougainvillea shrouded balconies. Spectacular national parks ranging from Garden-of-Eden-tropical to heavenly-high-alpine. Cruise boats, party buses, late night salsa dancing and shopping glory. YES this is Colombia