Bogota Reports

[Mr Enternational]

I'll be arriving at 4:00 am on September 2nd, not expecting much for lineups LOL. It does suck that I can't check in to my hotel until 3:00 pm but I'll find someone to occupy my time haha.

Why not just book San Francisco or Oceania for that night? They are only $20 with free breakfast.

[LatinaLover#1]

I'll be arriving at 4:00 am on September 2nd, not expecting much for lineups LOL. It does suck that I can't check in to my hotel until 3:00 pm but I'll find someone to occupy my time haha.

If your staying at the hotel I recommended to you, I can make a call and you can check in early at no charge. Let me know.

[Guerinto]

I agree. It is worth $60 to me than to wonder around aimlessly for 11 hours. Plus I like my sleep and safety.

Btw, it only sucks if he chooses it to.

We don't know his financial situation, but right now it sucks no matter what. Every direct flight from Toronto to Bogota arrives at 3:55 AM, which is brutal! I totally agree with you though. I trade $60 for sleep every time. I even book the City Express Plus near the airport on the last night before coming home. Takes labor strikes and traffic out of the equation, especially in this Covid era where being late to the airport can cost you your flight home and subsequently possibly screw up the timing on your negative Covid test.

Hoping to fly back to Bogota in November, pick up my novia and then to San Andres for 5 or 6 days.

[GrenadeJumper]

Hello fellas,

I just found this forum. I have a good amount of experience in Thailand / Vietnam / Cambodia etc. But this is my first trip to South America and I hadn't even thought about it as a possibility until I book this trip a week ago. I am staying in San Luis outside of Bogota (South) as I got a great deal on a villa and intent to catch up work and reading in the evenings, I am sure its too far to bring girls from the clubs and I'm okay with that as I may stay closer to action later in the trip. My plan is to hit Santa Fe in the days and early evenings. If you fine gentleman have any other recommendations such as Casas?(addresses) or areas of high concentration of massage parlours that you recommend I would be great full anywhere that is good for daytime early evenings before I make my way back to my villa for the night. Also if its not to far to cab a girl there or order one let me know what you think. Cheers GJ.

[Dg8787]

That does suck. I was staying at my novia's place in Bogota and she met me at the airport, so I am fortunate. You can arrange early check-in, especially if you are a repeat customer. If not, just pay an extra day with check-in for September 1st and then tell them you will check in next morning. Unless you are staying in a high end hotel, the extra $60 or so is worth the expense, in my opinion.

I agree. It is worth $60 to me than to wonder around aimlessly for 11 hours. Plus I like my sleep and safety.

Btw, it only sucks if he chooses it to.

[Woodman09]

If you go to SF at night the street is not so great. You should have gone to the clubs-- You would have a different opinion. I have showed dozens of guys around Santa Fe over the last 8 yrs without any problems.

Good luck.

I meant to say SF St scene is Not so great at Late Night. -- But the streets are Excellent 5-10 pm maybe a little later on Wed-Sat-- Sometimes die early-.

Bogota is way less predatory than Mexico any day of the week-- and I think a lot safer than MDE. The Clubs are great late night. I went Thursday and there were a lot of Hot girls at Atonis and Venus-- I'm sure the others were probably good too.

[Guerinto]

I'll be arriving at 4:00 am on September 2nd, not expecting much for lineups LOL. It does suck that I can't check in to my hotel until 3:00 pm but I'll find someone to occupy my time haha.

That does suck. I was staying at my novia's place in Bogota and she met me at the airport, so I am fortunate. You can arrange early check-in, especially if you are a repeat customer. If not, just pay an extra day with check-in for September 1st and then tell them you will check in next morning. Unless you are staying in a high end hotel, the extra $60 or so is worth the expense, in my opinion.

[Guerinto]

Oh man it seems like a nightmare. Even fully vaccinated people require a test result that is less than 72 hours of your direct flight back to Canada. But doesn't it take up to 3 days to even get test results? Or more for the CRP tests required for travel? Isn't that cutting it pretty close, even with a direct flight? Can I ask where did you get your test, and was it expensive? And how long did it take to get your results? I'd appreciate information from anyone with some insight to offer. Imagine paying hundreds of dollars for a test that isn't ready in time and then not being allowed on your flight. Seems like the Canadian government is trying to defer people from travelling by just burying it's citizens in layers of bureaucracy.

Someone please give me some hope.

I just returned home from Bogota August 26th, so I will describe what I experienced. I got my PCR test at a Gencell Pharma tent on the same street as Cusco La Parque 93 in Bogota. Provided my passport and personal information and paid 210,000 COP. Process was quick and easy. No appointment needed and the test was not painful and my results were negative. However, they did screw up the date and I had to go back and have them correct it with the lab, adding stress to the process. I took the test at 1:45 PM on the 23rd, which put me 68 hours before departure. However, the lab put a date timestamp of 08/23/2021 00:00 which was very incorrect and put me outside the 72 hour range. Thankfully they corrected it and sent me the correct document. Both times, I received my document by email in less than 24 hours.

No problems at all checking in or using the ArriveCan app. I was prepared and uploaded both my vaccination slips and answered all the questions, including providing a quarantine plan, if required (it was not required as I am fully vaccinated.). I checked in online and that was uneventful.

I had my passport, ArriveCan receipt from my email, my negative PCR test, both proof vaccination slips in paper and digital form and my boarding pass ready for verification at El Dorado. Canada specifies the test result must be in English or French, but with the timestamp screw-up, I did not have time to get a "certified" translation, so I did a Google translate and took a picture of the Spanish / English side by side. Nobody in Bogota or Canada questioned my Spanish form. I had asked for it in English, but Gencell Pharma screwed that up too (twice). I arrived at El Dorado for a 10 AM departure at around 6:25 AM and I whizzed through, so I had over 2. 5 hours to kill. Bought a bottle of Arguardiente to take home and had breakfast at Orleans.

Got to Pearson airspace on time, but due to weather, I got off the plane 90 minutes later, around 6:30 PM or so. Pearson was an absolute shitshow at that time. It took another hour to get out and I actually helped some non-English speakers navigate the process. Staff were quite personable despite the chaos. I had passport, ArriveCan receipt from my email, my negative PCR test, both proof vaccination slips in paper and digital, but they did not ask to see the vaccinations. Again, my Spanish PCR test was not questioned.

I got the green light to exit and was not randomly selected for another Covid test or additional screening. Got my luggage and met my ride to go home. Sucks it takes so long, but I had a great vacation with my Costena novia and her roommate and we enjoyed Cartagena and Bogota together. It was a pretty long day, but I did not want to risk not getting home on my planned date.

The process is not super complicated, but obviously more complicated than whipping out your passport prior to Covid. Yes, it is stressful the first time. My advice would be arrive early at the airport, be organized, do all the steps on time and do not wait to the last minute. Have your paper / digital documentation ready in advance, be personable and be organized and you will be fine. I will probably go back in November, assuming Ontario does not go into another lockdown due to the anti-vaxxers giving Covid a 4th wave here.

I hope this helps. Of course my experience went well because I have been fully vaccinated, have never had Covid and tested negative in Bogota. If you are the same, your experience should be similar or better than mine. I'm sure the process will change some more, but my experience is very current. Any questions, feel free to ask. I am happy to try to help.

[JonesLover]

This included a minor CheckMig issue, as it did not save all my information and I had to repeat some Colombia contact info.

Did you use Contingency Check-Mig ot the simple Check-Mig? I read Contingency Check-Mig works better because it has the QR?

[Luminus]

I'll be arriving at 4:00 am on September 2nd, not expecting much for lineups LOL. It does suck that I can't check in to my hotel until 3:00 pm but I'll find someone to occupy my time haha.

I arrived in Bogota on August 12th at 3:55 AM, on time. I budgeted 90 minutes to exit the airport and did it in 50 minutes. This included a minor CheckMig issue, as it did not save all my information and I had to repeat some Colombia contact info.

All in all, the process was pretty smooth. The airport was the least busy I had seen it in about 6 recent trips there.

[Elvis 2008]

Here are my top 3 Mileroticos girls from my trip from 21-24:

Great report Jim! I am curious where you stayed in Bogota.

[Guerinto]

Can someone who's been to Bogota recently let me know about how much time it's taking to go through immigration lately?

I arrived in Bogota on August 12th at 3:55 AM, on time. I budgeted 90 minutes to exit the airport and did it in 50 minutes. This included a minor CheckMig issue, as it did not save all my information and I had to repeat some Colombia contact info.

All in all, the process was pretty smooth. The airport was the least busy I had seen it in about 6 recent trips there.

[Woodman09]

I have booked BD Bacata apartment Airbnb, very close to Santa Fe, for October stay. This Airbnb apartment is in the tallest tower, and owner does not live there but there is a security person on ground floor. This Airbnb was shared to me as GF friendly.

When I initiated booking request, I had sent a note to the owner not to book it if is not guest friendly. I did not get any response from the owner, but he accepted the booking. So I am crossing my fingers that it is indeed guest friendly.

Has anybody had recent experience with BD Bacata airbnb?

I have given tours to many guys staying there- Great Area and building-- Many GF friendly. There are Great restaurants and tourist attractions nearby, a great Supermarket in the 1st floor-- Santa Fe is a 10-15 minute walk.

Here's a few-- Of course you should inquire before booking.

https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/1862706...eDcqcIMBWwVrmw

https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/2204959...NQPk9F9b%2Fpxv

https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/3872920...MyUW3NDbVRHX7A

[Trim1]

This was the first time during my time as a monger that I felt in fear of my life. Some guy tried to grab me and then another pointed me out to someone else and started yelling something to him about me then there were a group of guys on motorbikes doing laps around the main area and looking everyone up and down. I ran the fuck out of there.

How is your Spanish? You didn't understand what they were saying, right? I think people visiting Santa Fe should have at least an intermediate level of Spanish or hire a Spanish-speaking guide.

[Woodman09]

Got in late last night due to a flight delay did not get any sleep. After taking care of the usual stuff I needed to do like buying a local sim and Changing some money (Brought a large amount of cash because I was worried for some reason that I would have trouble with my debit card (had no problems at all) I eventually made it down to Santa Fe. I was expecting it to be something like zona note in Tijuana where people had all kinds of scary stories that turned out to be overblown. This was the exact opposite. This was the first time during my time as a monger that I felt in fear of my life. Some guy tried to grab me and then another pointed me out to someone else and started yelling something to him about me then there were a group of guys on motorbikes doing laps around the main area and looking everyone up and down. I ran the fuck out of there. And on top of all of that the girls although some were cute were nothing special will not return. Ever. Will be having escorts come to my airbnb instead.

If you go to SF at night the street is not so great. You should have gone to the clubs-- You would have a different opinion. I have showed dozens of guys around Santa Fe over the last 8 yrs without any problems.

Good luck.