NEPTUNO ON TOUR - Torsten and Stephan road-tripping through Colombia

For the next couple of days, we (Stephan and Torsten) are on the road, visiting different spots in Colombia to gather first hand information about the current travel situation in times of the Corona pandemia.

We will share our experiences and findings with you via videos, photos and brief explanations on this blog and on our social media.

Stay tuned!

 

Day 1, November 18th: BOGOTÀ - ZIPACÒN - HONDA

Today (Wednesday) in the morning we started at about 09.15 am. The weather was quite cloudy, but we knew that once we leave Bogotá, things would change. In our case it was even lower hanging clouds and rain, but we will get to that in a moment. We drove Calle 80, also called Autopista Medellin, out of Bogotá and then on Carrera 13 past Facatativa, past the Eastern Andes mountainchain to Zipacón, to the hotel La Palma y el Tucan. An ideal place in a wonderful green mountainous landscape, in pure nature - and this only about 1.5 hours away from the airport of Bogotá.

With even more rain we continued down into the Magdalena valley, through partly adventurous dirt roads, until we finally reached Honda at nightfall. Honda lies directly on the most important and longest river of the country, the Rio Magdalena and is an ideal stopover between Bogota and the coffee zone or Bogota and Medellin. We stay at our friends' Luis Enrique and Nadja, at their great colonial boutique hotel Belle Epoque.

It was a great first day, which we finished in the evening with dinner together.

Conclusion: The hotel La Palma y el Tucan is perfect for guests who do not want to stay in Bogota. And Honda with its charming colonial centre, warm weather and great location on the river is always worth a stop.

The health and hygiene regulations were perfectly and calmly implemented by the hotels and restaurants we visited. All this makes us want more.

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