Departamento del Valle del Cauca Travel Forum

Can anyone comment on the safety of renting a car at the Cali airport
and driving to Buenaventura?

I am planning a trip to Cali in Nov! what is the safest way to get there? Is there a airport? or will iI have to fly to Bogota and drive? I am very worried about driving from city to city in colombia. Tell me how to get there! Thanks

I am planing a trip to Cali and recently I have heard it is not safe for me to go there. I have been to Bogota 3 times and have not had problems. But I was just told that it is danegrouis for me in Cali? I know I am a gringo but do know what not to do. well I want to visit but now I am haveing second thoughts. what do you think? can someone tell me a good hotel safe nice location, pool just good hotel I am young so i will want to party a little. but I dont want to put my self in danger.. please tell me where to go.....Thanks Gringo who loves south america

hola, soy gianni desde italia y llegere en cali por trabajo y me quedere , creo, cinco meses....estoy buscando un cuarto donde vivir y me gustaria conocer alguien por hacer conocencia .
saludos...
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Hello,

I need to find a nice place to stay in Cali for about 3 months while I do a research. I heard about apart-suites which will be very good. I need to be near the Municipal Office (EMCALI).
Any advice is very very welcome....gracias por su ayuda!

Hi, I'll be visiting Cali in April,and being gay, I was hoping someone might give me a few pointers into where to go and where not to go. I know in many latin countries, gay life is very don;t ask don't tell. Is there a specific area where I can go and stay, or are gay clubs spread out over the city? What do I need to look out for- I live in new York, so obviously I'll use my gut feeligns, but any ideas on specifics I should look out for- hustlers, and the like- that I might miss... any decent hotels in the gay area?
Many thanks Mike

Can anyone recommend a good computer store in Cali with a good selection of laptops?

I have been doing some research on travel in Colombia and from what I can gather it seems to have a pretty strongly enforced 2 tier pricing structure for foreigners. I would like to find out if it would be better price wise to book my hotel accomodations online in advance or wait until I get into town. Also need advice on how to organise the trip. I am also interested in going to Bogota. I´m considering a 3 month trip so how would you suggest that I break up the time in between the 2 locations. My primary reason for going is to get experience speaking Castellano.

Are there any foreigners that I could contact that could give me some information about Cali.

I am a pretty, and intelligent Colombian woman, and I wanted to know a lot of people of other countries. I am very adventurous, and I like a lot to travel to other cities, my next trip is Brazil. I know everything Colombia and their surroundings, it is impressive, I have had a good time a lot. I am very chancy and I want to find people as me that is not him afraid to anything that looks for without what wants resting. My msn is risitas123_6@hotmail.com... if you want meet me.

Ivonne.... kisses and hugs

i will visit cali for the first time any 3 star hotel in the center of the city save place around 20 dolares a night and some good places to go out for the single man thanks for any informtion jacobtafler@yahoo.com

Hi,

I am planing to travel to colombia with my girlfriend, she is colombian. We are going to visit her family in Cartago ville... I am not sure if it will be safe for americans to travel there... If I use reasonable precautions and avoid hotels and such do you think it would be safe for me to travel there? Let me know.. you can also write directly to me Pmularoni@hotmail.com. ANY INFO/ INPUT WOULD BE GREAT!!!

Hello all,
We are travelling to Cali on August 18, 2003. We are adopting a baby boy and we will be staying in town at the Hotel Pacifico. Does anyone have a map of Cali? I would like to know how far the hotel is from the local shopping areas.