City: Colombia
Top Things to do in Colombia
Top Hotels in Colombia
- 1. Hyatt Regency Cartagena
- 2. ESTELAR Cartagena de Indias Hotel & Convention Centre
- 3. Grand Hyatt Bogota
- 4. Hotel Las Americas Casa de Playa
- 5. Hotel Estelar Playa Manzanillo
- 6. Hilton Garden Inn Bogota Airport
- 7. Hotel Las Americas Torre del Mar
- 8. Hotel Cartagena Plaza
- 9. Hotel Caribe By Faranda Grand, A Member of Radisson Individuals
- 10. Hotel Almirante
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7 Tramways in Colombia That You Shouldn't Miss
Coordinates: 4°N 72°W / 4°N 72°W / 4; -72
Restaurants in Colombia
1. Cablecar in Bogota
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 8 reviews
Experience tells us something we did not know before and could not learn, without having had the experience. This is an unique experience to learn about how the people live in Bogotá. 1. The meeting point is the Gold museum 2. Presentation of the translator, description, recommendations and duration of the tour, we go to portal Tunal. 3. We will take tha cablecar up to go to the Paradise neighborhood 4. Presentation of the local guide. 5. Visit the murals, brief explanation of the history of the neighborhood 6. Guided walk through the representative sites of the Neighborhood 7. Enjoy more of the local art, we can stop and eat something local. 8. Visit the viewpoint to enjoy the best view of Bogotá 9. Return in Transmicable to the Portal Tunal station 10. Bye bye. email exchanging and hugs 11. Return to the preferred site
Reviewed By StevieH61 - Bogota, Colombia
The TransMiCable is a mass public transport system and lifeline for poor communities perched on barren hills on the south side of the city. And the 13-minute cable car ride is transforming the lives of many people there. And actually, it is also rapidly becoming a tourist attraction, particularly for socially-minded travellers who are interested in people’s everyday lives in Colombia. The views of Bogota are great, but even better is the experience of touching a different part of the country.Like most cities Bogotá has its ‘no-go’ areas and most of those are in the south of the city, or el sur as it’s called. That’s where the majority of the poor, displaced and unemployed live and organised crime and armed groups are based. Of course, it’s never good to generalise and there are also nice parts of the south, as well as poor and ‘dangerous’ barrios in the north. But as a general rule most wealthier Colombians - and nearly all foreign visitors – stick to the north. . Mostly the streets are grubby and congested, but there is also a huge buzz of humanity, heaps of thing to buy (and cheap) and everyone seems friendly. As a foreigner here you attract more attention – sometimes bad, but mostly good – and feel much more connected to the Colombia vibe than the sterile ‘estrato 6’ areas of the north. On the periphery of south side are the even poorer barrios mostly populated by Colombians displaced by violence in their rural and coastal communities – the country has historically the highest violence-displaced population in the world. Many of these areas are proper shanty towns thrown up on waste ground on the barren hills, with dirt-track roads often without proper water or sanitation, and prone to landslides, flooding and worse. These are often built on precarious hillside without any type of planning permission. Access is tricky because of lack of proper roads, transport is often informal and requires tough cars or minibuses over unpaved roads, then having to travel through the chaos and congestion of Bogotá’s outer roads to reach proper mass transport systems. That’s where the TransMiCable comes in. One of the great barriers facing these communities is the slog to reach their jobs in the city, sometime commutes of 4 hours a day. People wake at 5am to get out the door on time, and often arrive home at 10pm. Then next day the same again. This struggle has a huge impact on family lives. The 13-minute cable car ride from El Paraiso, its highest station, to Portal El Tunal, the mass-transit bus station that connects to the city, saves at least an hour’s bus ride for many low-paid workers. The cable car runs from 5am to 10pm every day and forms part of the integrated Transmilenio transport system of 'bendy buses' that have their own lanes through Bogotá traffic. The cable car system has 163 cabins with room for 10 pax each, and carries 3,600 people an hour. The new cable car joins a base station at the Portal El Tunal Transmilenio bus station with cable car stations in three barrios, Juan Pablo II, Manitas and El Paraiso-Mirador. The last station is the uppermost with great views of Bogotá. To ride the TransMiCable you need a Tullave card, which you can buy and charge with credit at any Transmilenio bus station. The cost of the cable car is $2300 per trip - around US$0.70. IS IT SAFE? The most risky part of the trip is the Transmilenio bus journey to Portal El Tunal. This passes through the some bad barrios in the south of the city, many stations are unattended with broken doors., For this reason if you travel this way ONLY CARRY THE MINIMUM i.e. cash, small pocket camera and a copy (not original) of any personal ID docs (ie passport). Do not wear expensive watch or jewellery. Bring some coins to give beggars and sweet sellers on the bus, this avoids confrontation. Once you arrive at the El Tunal stay on the station concourse, turn left and walk to far left-hand side of the platform, then take the underground tunnel to the Cable Car Station. There are new toilets in the underpass, and security guards at every corner. NOTE: you can avoid this risk by taking a taxi or Uber to El Tunal, but it will take much longer through the traffic. Tunnel at El Tunal By contrast the TransMiCable is new, well guarded by police and private security guards. Passengers are sometime searched before entering the cabins, which have CCTV and audio links with the next station. So this is very safe. The barrio around the top station, El Paraiso Mirador, seems safe and there are new cafe and restaurants, and people seem keen to welcome new visitors. Best not to hang around at night! I visited in January 2019 with my two kids (7 and 12) and we all really enjoyed it. People are very welcoming, though a bit surprised to find overseas tourists in their barrio. Everyone visiting Bogota should make this trip.
2. Cable Aereo Manizales
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 209 reviews
Reviewed By WorldTvlerParker_CO
You need to buy a card to use, but once you have it you can add to,it. 2 can use the same card. Great views and fastest way to get from the bus terminal to the top! Then it’s walkable to old town area.
3. Tranvia de Medellin
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 210 reviews
Reviewed By Shela01
Paisas are very proud of their metro system and this tran via is part of it. The city of Medellin has done a great job at promoting a culture of respect for the system and between the users, which easily shows. It is probably one of the safest, cleanest and easiest to use system I have seen around the world. The tranvia takes you up to the metro cable through a different route and it gives you an opportunity to see a different side of the city. Keep an eye on your belonging like you would enywhere else and have fun discovering Medallo.
4. Teleferico de Las Lajas
5. La Garrucha
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 49 reviews
Reviewed By saraiI5926RI
I highly recommend checking out la Garrucha when visiting Jardin, Colombia. The price to go and return is super cheap, and the views of the city, mountains and valley below are incredible! Even more, you can eat some really great food at the top while enjoying the view, and the owner of the place is so kind and welcoming!
6. Teleferico
7. City Trolley Tour
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 292 reviews
