Brainstorming: Alternative routes to Colombia
As you know, sustainability is important and vital! In Kiubo Colombia, we've been thinking about exciting ways to travel to Colombia without using the airplane.
Honestly, the travel methods take some more time and could be quite costly, but certainly serve as inspiration for one or the other. And they are definitely an adventure!
Everyone takes the airplane, no one takes ...
1. The sailing ship
It takes three to four weeks to cross the ocean from Europe to the Caribbean. Probably the most climate-neutral way to travel to South America. Best travel time due to favorable winds is March/April and November/December. It must be a real adventure: On the way, especially at night, you have to keep an eye on lost containers of the big cargo ships. A collision in the middle oft he Atlantic would not be ideal.
2. The "relocating" cruise ship
Cruise ships are always relocated from one destination to another at the beginning and end of the touristic season. Usually this happens without passengers on board. But you have the possibility to use these ships and travel with them for a good price. When the cruise ship season ends in Europe in fall, the ships are re-positioned for example to the Caribbean.
3. The container cargo ship
Another interesting option is to take a cargo ship from Europe to Colombia. It is a dream come true! Often the big cargo ships go, for example, from Hamburg via Rotterdam and Spain to Colombia, through the Panama Canal and take on the journey to the western coast of South America. The good thing is that on their tour there are often making stops at several ports in Colombia. Cartagena on the Atlantic side in the Caribbean & Buenaventura on the Pacific side. In between is the Panama Canal, which would be another highlight on such a trip. The trip from Hamburg to Cartagena takes about 18 days.
What do you think about these travel methods?
What else do you have in mind? In my opinion, a long-haul flight always "washes" you from one continent into another way too quickly, you have to deal with jet lag and you only have a very short time to adjust to a new cultural environment. But, the big question is: Who has got the time and money to "travel slowly"?
