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Colombia Tourism Statistics: 6.7M Visitors in 2024

Q: How many tourists visit Colombia?

Colombia had 6,696,835 visitors in 2024, according to Ministerio de Comercio, Industria y Turismo (MinCIT). AirROI estimates 1,349,521 Airbnb stays in Colombia in the 12 months to October 2026, which is a separate count of bookings.

Q: What is the quietest month in Colombia?

April was the quietest Airbnb month in Colombia in the 12 months to October 2026, ranking 12th of 12, and May ranked 11th. Stays in April were booked about 24 days ahead, against 38 days for January.

Q: How long is a typical Airbnb stay in Colombia?

A typical Airbnb stay in Colombia lasted 5.2 nights in the 12 months to October 2026, booked about 30 days ahead. By month, stays ran from 4.2 nights in September to 6.3 nights in July.

Colombia recorded 6,696,835 visitors in 2024, Ministerio de Comercio, Industria y Turismo (MinCIT) reports. AirROI estimates 1,349,521 Airbnb stays in Colombia in the 12 months to October 2026, with Medellín the most booked city. The busiest month was December.

Source: AirROI Reviewed by Jun Zhou, Founder @ AirROI Updated November 4, 2026

Airbnb figures are AirROI estimates for the 12 months to October 2026. Read the method

Estimated Airbnb nights: 7,031,413
Typical Airbnb stay: 5.2 nights
Busiest Airbnb month: December
From abroad, among guests who left a review: 55%

Key facts

Colombia Tourism Facts

Each sentence names its place, period and source, so it can be quoted alone.

Official

Ministerio de Comercio, Industria y Turismo (MinCIT) puts Colombia at 6,696,835 visitors in 2024.

Airbnb stays

AirROI puts Airbnb stays in Colombia at 1,349,521 in the 12 months to October 2026.
AirROI estimates Airbnb stays in Colombia added up to 7,031,413 nights in the 12 months to October 2026.
AirROI estimates a typical Airbnb stay in Colombia lasted 5.2 nights in the 12 months to October 2026, booked about 30 days ahead.

Busiest months

AirROI ranks December the busiest Airbnb month in Colombia in the 12 months to October 2026, followed by January and August, with April the quietest.
AirROI estimates Airbnb in Colombia had no single high season in the 12 months to October 2026: the three busiest months were December, January and August.
AirROI estimates Airbnb stays in Colombia in January were booked furthest ahead, about 38 days, against 21 days for June, in the 12 months to October 2026.

Guests

AirROI estimates 55% of Colombia Airbnb guests who left a review as of October 2026 came from abroad, led by the United States at 23% and Mexico at 4.6%.

By place

AirROI ranks Colombia 2nd for Airbnb stays among South America's 13 countries in the 12 months to October 2026.
AirROI estimates Medellín had the most Airbnb stays of the 91 towns it lists in Colombia in the 12 months to October 2026, at 270,178, ahead of Cartagena and Bogotá (RAP (Especial) Central).

Official numbers

How Many Tourists Visit Colombia?

Ministerio de Comercio, Industria y Turismo (MinCIT) counted 6,696,835 visitors in 2024.

Official tourism figures for Colombia: what each counts, its year and its publisher
Figure	What it counts	Year	Publisher
6,696,835Visitors	Non-resident visitors to Colombia in 2024: foreigners, Colombians living abroad and cruise passengers	2024	Ministerio de Comercio, Industria y Turismo (MinCIT)

Airbnb stays

Airbnb Stays in Colombia

Colombia had 83,946 Airbnb homes in the 12 months to October 2026. They took an estimated 1,349,521 stays and 7,031,413 nights. A typical stay lasted 5.2 nights and was booked about 30 days ahead. AirROI's figures cover the 251 towns it tracks in Colombia; places it does not track are not counted, so every total is a floor.

Airbnb homes: 83,946
Airbnb stays, estimate: 1,349,521
Airbnb nights, estimate: 7,031,413
Typical stay: 5.2 nights
Booked ahead: 30 days

Busiest months

When Is the Busiest Time in Colombia?

On Airbnb, December was the busiest month in Colombia in the 12 months to October 2026, then January and August. April was the quietest. The busiest months do not sit together, so there is no single high season.

December ranks first, April last

Airbnb months in calendar order, 12 months to October 2026. The number is the month's rank, and 1 is the busiest. The bar shows its part of Airbnb nights.

Three busiest months
Other months

From busiest to quietest: December, January, August, March, June, July, November, September, October, February, May, April.

Month by month: rank, typical stay and days booked ahead

Airbnb months in Colombia by rank, with share of nights, typical stay and days booked ahead, 12 months to October 2026
Rank	Month	Share of nights	Typical stay	Booked ahead
1	December	9.3%	5.8 nights	36 days
2	January	9.1%	5.2 nights	38 days
3	August	8.7%	4.9 nights	29 days
4	March	8.6%	5.3 nights	23 days
5	June	8.6%	5.8 nights	21 days
6	July	8.5%	6.3 nights	29 days
7	November	8.2%	5.1 nights	29 days
8	September	8.2%	4.2 nights	24 days
9	October	8.0%	5.1 nights	26 days
10	February	8.0%	5.7 nights	25 days
11	May	7.6%	5.1 nights	22 days
12	April	7.3%	5.0 nights	24 days

Share is each month's part of the year's Airbnb nights. Typical stay and days booked ahead are AirROI estimates for stays in each month.

Where guests come from

Where Do Colombia Airbnb Guests Come From?

Among Colombia Airbnb guests who left a review as of October 2026, 55% came from abroad, led by the United States at 23% and Mexico at 4.6%, AirROI estimates. Among the same guests, Bogotá was the top origin city at 16%, ahead of Medellín at 5.2%. The figures rest on 3,615,438 reviews, written over many years.

55% from abroad

Among guests who left a review, as of October 2026

Top countries abroad

Among guests who left a review

United States 23%
Mexico 4.6%
Canada 3.3%
France 1.1%

Top origin cities

Among guests who left a review

Bogotá 16%
Medellín 5.2%
Bogota 4.1%
New York 1.8%
Cali 1.7%
Mexico City 1.2%

By town

Most Booked Towns in Colombia

Medellín, Cartagena and Bogotá (RAP (Especial) Central) took 45% of Airbnb stays in Colombia in the 12 months to October 2026. December is the busiest Airbnb month in 49 of the 91 towns, led by Medellín, and January in 17, led by Cartagena. Among guests who left a review, the share from abroad across the 25 most booked towns runs from 7.5% in Ricaurte to 76% in Medellín.

Most Booked Towns in Colombia: Airbnb stays, nights and typical stay, 12 months to October 2026; with origin among guests who left a review
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1	Medellín	270,178	1,707,433	6.3 nights	76%	US	December
2	Cartagena	219,878	1,012,089	4.6 nights	70%	US	January
3	Bogotá (RAP (Especial) Central)	121,956	768,573	6.3 nights	64%	US	August
4	Santa Marta	96,720	448,512	4.6 nights	42%	US	January
5	Bogotá (Bogota)	77,591	476,016	6.1 nights	53%	US	June
6	Cali	59,593	371,444	6.2 nights	49%	US	December
7	San Andrés	44,123	206,958	4.7 nights	62%	Brazil	January
8	Barranquilla	23,874	136,931	5.7 nights	48%	US	December
9	Villa de Leyva	17,344	52,559	3.0 nights	25%	US	December
10	Armenia	16,844	85,013	5.0 nights	32%	US	December
11	Salento	13,068	39,050	3.0 nights	71%	US	December
12	AMCO, Area Metropolitana Centro Occidente	12,448	68,462	5.5 nights	52%	US	December
13	Envigado	12,421	98,025	7.9 nights	64%	US	December
14	Coveñas	11,211	40,334	3.6 nights	13%	US	January
15	Sabaneta	10,578	91,453	8.6 nights	61%	US	December
16	Bucaramanga	10,565	70,931	6.7 nights	38%	US	December
17	Ricaurte	10,557	38,458	3.6 nights	7.5%	US	January
18	Manizales	10,212	48,181	4.7 nights	28%	US	January
19	Ibagué	9,862	48,759	4.9 nights	22%	US	December
20	Pereira	9,344	46,728	5.0 nights	39%	US	June
21	Guatapé	8,837	22,603	2.6 nights	59%	US	December
22	Rionegro	7,497	41,605	5.5 nights	45%	US	July
23	Peñol	7,149	16,386	2.3 nights	47%	US	June
24	Girardot	6,375	23,965	3.8 nights	11%	US	December
25	Melgar	6,365	21,573	3.4 nights	13%	US	December
26	Villavicencio	6,031	27,445	4.6 nights	17%	US	August
27	Tolú	5,980	23,631	4.0 nights	19%	US	January
28	Villeta	5,930	18,000	3.0 nights	11%	US	December
29	Barichara	5,065	22,458	4.4 nights	32%	US	December
30	Floridablanca	4,965	35,174	7.1 nights	32%	US	December
31	Anapoima	4,960	18,728	3.8 nights	17%	US	December
32	Santa Fe de Antioquia	4,752	14,489	3.0 nights	24%	US	December
33	Pasto	4,667	21,230	4.5 nights	35%	Ecuador	August
34	Paipa	4,273	15,015	3.5 nights	14%	US	December
35	San Luis	4,247	20,309	4.8 nights	65%	US	January
36	Cabecera Municipal	4,011	10,868	2.7 nights	51%	US	December
37	Puerto Triunfo	3,991	11,456	2.9 nights	17%	US	January
38	San Gil	3,954	13,827	3.5 nights	23%	US	January
39	Valledupar	3,940	18,252	4.6 nights	22%	US	December
40	Carmen de Apicalá	3,874	13,215	3.4 nights	8.4%	US	December
41	Montenegro	3,785	14,590	3.9 nights	31%	US	December
42	Perímetro Urbano Cúcuta	3,612	22,742	6.3 nights	58%	US	December
43	Taganga	3,383	17,109	5.1 nights	74%	US	January
44	Bello	3,306	25,089	7.6 nights	68%	US	December
45	Dibulla	3,214	15,335	4.8 nights	66%	US	January
46	Minca	3,173	8,377	2.6 nights	87%	US	February
47	La Mesa	3,173	10,117	3.2 nights	11%	US	December
48	Sopetrán	3,090	7,760	2.5 nights	17%	US	December
49	Itagüí	3,049	27,576	9.0 nights	55%	US	December
50	Quimbaya	3,026	10,809	3.6 nights	31%	US	July
51	La Tebaida	3,011	13,349	4.4 nights	22%	US	December
52	Santa Rosa de Cabal	2,982	12,875	4.3 nights	38%	US	December
53	Filandia	2,918	9,865	3.4 nights	54%	US	July
54	Neiva	2,897	14,484	5.0 nights	21%	US	December
55	Montería	2,873	14,089	4.9 nights	22%	US	September
56	Tunja	2,605	11,178	4.3 nights	17%	US	December
57	Guatavita	2,586	5,367	2.1 nights	21%	US	December
58	Guarne	2,581	9,082	3.5 nights	26%	US	December
59	San Jerónimo	2,510	8,635	3.4 nights	22%	US	December
60	Honda	2,289	7,762	3.4 nights	16%	US	December
61	Palmira	2,234	12,633	5.7 nights	37%	US	December
62	Cúcuta	2,110	11,306	5.4 nights	59%	US	December
63	Popayán	2,080	10,022	4.8 nights	33%	US	December
64	Riohacha	2,037	7,851	3.9 nights	37%	US	June
65	Calima	2,036	5,876	2.9 nights	28%	US	July
66	Doradal	1,943	6,344	3.3 nights	18%	US	June
67	Buga	1,868	7,577	4.1 nights	22%	US	December
68	La Vega	1,837	6,543	3.6 nights	17%	US	December
69	Flandes	1,827	6,243	3.4 nights	8.8%	US	July
70	Casco urbano de Chía	1,688	11,233	6.7 nights	24%	US	September
71	Apulo	1,636	5,631	3.4 nights	19%	US	December
72	Puerto Colombia	1,565	6,114	3.9 nights	45%	US	January
73	Santa Cruz de Mompóx	1,506	3,871	2.6 nights	28%	France	December
74	Jardín	1,470	4,528	3.1 nights	49%	US	December
75	Yopal	1,416	6,427	4.5 nights	14%	US	December
76	La Cazada	1,411	5,705	4.0 nights	9.7%	US	January
77	Zipaquirá	1,363	7,176	5.3 nights	25%	US	July
78	Dosquebradas	1,350	8,526	6.3 nights	36%	US	December
79	San Rafael	1,327	4,385	3.3 nights	28%	US	July
80	Duitama	1,296	4,282	3.3 nights	11%	US	December
81	Restrepo	1,264	5,250	4.2 nights	11%	US	June
82	Sogamoso	1,207	6,200	5.1 nights	17%	US	December
83	Leticia	1,188	4,126	3.5 nights	69%	Germany	June
84	Piedecuesta	1,171	5,620	4.8 nights	31%	US	August
85	Ipiales	1,136	3,724	3.3 nights	50%	Ecuador	January
86	Mariquita	1,113	4,183	3.8 nights	15%	US	July
87	San Francisco	1,029	2,951	2.9 nights	15%	US	February
88	Necoclí	1,001	3,136	3.1 nights	17%	US	January
89	Marinilla	972	3,693	3.8 nights	22%	US	June
90	Acacías	906	3,466	3.8 nights	14%	US	June
91	Roldanillo	694	5,679	8.2 nights	55%	US	January

* Among guests who left a review. Stays, nights and other figures are AirROI estimates for the 12 months to October 2026, and cover Airbnb only. Colombia is the top origin in 86 of 91 towns, among guests who left a review, so this column names the top country abroad. Lists the 91 of Colombia's 251 towns with 100 or more Airbnb homes. A town with no tourism page of its own links to its Airbnb market page.

FAQ

Questions About Tourism in Colombia

How many tourists visit Colombia?

Colombia had 6,696,835 visitors in 2024, according to Ministerio de Comercio, Industria y Turismo (MinCIT). AirROI estimates 1,349,521 Airbnb stays in Colombia in the 12 months to October 2026, which is a separate count of bookings.

When is high season in Colombia?

The busiest Airbnb month in Colombia in the 12 months to October 2026 was December, then January and August.

What is the quietest month in Colombia?

April was the quietest Airbnb month in Colombia in the 12 months to October 2026, ranking 12th of 12, and May ranked 11th. Stays in April were booked about 24 days ahead, against 38 days for January.

How long is a typical Airbnb stay in Colombia?

A typical Airbnb stay in Colombia lasted 5.2 nights in the 12 months to October 2026, booked about 30 days ahead. By month, stays ran from 4.2 nights in September to 6.3 nights in July.

Where do Airbnb guests in Colombia come from?

Of Colombia Airbnb guests who left a review as of October 2026, 55% came from abroad, AirROI estimates. The largest groups were the United States at 23% and Mexico at 4.6%. Among the same guests, the top origin city was Bogotá at 16%, ahead of Medellín at 5.2%.

What is the most booked town in Colombia on Airbnb?

Medellín was the most booked town in Colombia on Airbnb, with an estimated 270,178 stays in the 12 months to October 2026, ahead of Cartagena and Bogotá (RAP (Especial) Central).

Are Airbnb stays the same as tourists?

No. MinCIT counts visitors (6,696,835 in 2024). An Airbnb stay is one booking on one platform, however many guests it holds. AirROI's 1,349,521 stays are estimates for the 12 months to October 2026.

Method

How These Numbers Are Made

Official figures come from their publishers, linked above, and were last checked in November 2026. Stays and nights are AirROI estimates for the 12 months to October 2026, built from Airbnb listing data, and cover Airbnb only. Nights add up each town's stays times its typical stay, across 251 towns. Month ranks compare each month's part of Airbnb nights. Origin rests on 3,615,438 reviews and describes guests who left a review, not everyone who stayed. Read the method page.