{"id":15111,"date":"2014-06-10T08:53:16","date_gmt":"2014-06-10T13:53:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/?p=15111"},"modified":"2021-03-16T17:31:14","modified_gmt":"2021-03-16T22:31:14","slug":"colombia-with-kids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/2014\/06\/colombia-with-kids\/","title":{"rendered":"Colombia with Kids &#8211; A (Rolling) Backpackers Paradise"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Megan Kennedy has been living and travelling in Colombia with children for a couple of years now; like See Colombia she loves this country and is keen to help show the world how much it has changed. Here she writes about why people with children should visit Colombia. Megan&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"line-height: 1.6em\">I lived in Chile and travelled in Central and South America in my pre-kid days, when the Internet was young and so was I. I didn\u2019t make it to Colombia until 2012, when I moved with my husband and two young boys to Medell\u00edn. I immediately fell in love with the country and, like See Colombia Travel, I am committed to correcting outdated stereotypes and misconceptions about Colombia and convincing everyone I know to come visit. I work in international education, occasionally teach English, and try to keep up with my five-year-old\u2019s Spanish.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15114\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15114\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/2014\/06\/colombia-with-kids\/colombia-fun-providencia\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-15114\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15114\" src=\"https:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Colombia-Fun-Providencia.jpg\" alt=\"Colombia Fun Providencia\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Colombia-Fun-Providencia.jpg 800w, https:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Colombia-Fun-Providencia-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15114\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The family in Providencia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Colombia is a backpacker\u2019s paradise. But it\u2019s also <strong>paradise for kids<\/strong>, and the people who travel with them. Here are <strong>a few reasons why you should come to Colombia<\/strong>, <i>especially<\/i> if you have kids.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Colombia is seriously child-friendly<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Kids are welcome pretty much everywhere and a lot of places here have been built with families in mind. Take, for example, the prevalence of restaurant playgrounds. I don\u2019t mean fast food chains with play areas, though they have those too, but real restaurants with wine and appetizers and Wi-Fi. This phenomenon should immediately be replicated around the world. Colombia has restaurants where kids can make their own dinner, or frolic with miniature horses. There is a restaurant that has staff to push your kids on the swings for you. My personal favorite is the one that will secure your kids in the trampoline while you enjoy a beverage and the beautiful mountain views. It\u2019s a win-win!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15115\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15115\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/2014\/06\/colombia-with-kids\/colombia-fun-ball-pit\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-15115\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15115\" src=\"https:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Colombia-Fun-Ball-Pit.jpg\" alt=\"Colombia Fun Ball Pit\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Colombia-Fun-Ball-Pit.jpg 600w, https:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Colombia-Fun-Ball-Pit-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15115\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">That&#8217;s one mighty fine lookin&#8217; ball pit&#8230;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>The People<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Colombians are incredibly warm and friendly, and they will go out of their way to make sure you enjoy your stay. You and your kids are guaranteed to meet people who want to practice their English, learn about where you\u2019re from, and fawn over your adorable children (even if they\u2019re in the midst of a tantrum). Traveling with kids is so much more pleasant when everyone around is happy you\u2019re there!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15116\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15116\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/2014\/06\/colombia-with-kids\/chiva-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-15116\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15116\" src=\"https:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/chiva.jpg\" alt=\"chiva\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/chiva.jpg 800w, https:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/chiva-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15116\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Even the buses are fun&#8230;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Colombia is fun&#8230;. \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Colombia Tourism Board did not choose this as their official slogan, but my kids would have. There are endless options for entertaining your kids in Colombia; amusement parks in the mall, science and children\u2019s museums, botanical gardens with roaming iguanas! But even getting around is entertaining. My 5 year old thinks Colombian taxis were made for kids\u2019 enjoyment. You can see jugglers, robots, and break dancers, all from the back of a taxicab. Of course the metro is fun too. In Medellin, you can take a ride on the Metro\u2019s cable car to Parque Arvi, a nature reserve with walking trails, ziplines, a butterfly house and a bug museum. Or maybe you would rather take a chiva bus, or a horse. So many options!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15117\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15117\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/2014\/06\/colombia-with-kids\/la-pintada\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-15117\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15117\" src=\"https:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/La-Pintada.jpg\" alt=\"La Pintada\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/La-Pintada.jpg 800w, https:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/La-Pintada-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15117\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">And there are swimming pools too!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>There is something for everyone<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Mountains, cities, beaches, parks\u2026. Colombia has just about everything.\u00a0 The largest cities have enough to keep you busy for weeks, but there are endless options outside the cities as well. While the kids might not be clamoring to go to the coffee region, it\u2019s only because they don\u2019t know what they\u2019re missing. In just a few days in the Eje Cafetero you can go to a volcano, visit two amusement parks, stay in a 100-year-old working coffee farm, and take a Willy to see the Cocora Valley wax palms.<\/p>\n<p>You should be here! Now,<strong> get the ni\u00f1os to Colombia<\/strong> for a trip you will all enjoy.<\/p>\n<p>Megan Kennedy<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Megan Kennedy has been living and travelling in Colombia with children for a couple of years now; like See Colombia she loves this country and is keen to help show the world how much it has changed. Here she writes about why people with children should visit Colombia. 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