Why Jardín Colombia is the BEST Kept Secret in Travel?

this video is all about cardine travel I'll take you to quas plendor and so many other amazing spots in the most underrated City in Colombia were you expecting cardine to be this colorful [Music] my last stop in Colombia was Med in the city of Eternal spring click on the link above and check out the video for some amazing travel inspiration welcome to the Garden of Columbia the town is literally called kardin I am in the coffeee region and this place is unique I've never been to any place like this I'll give you a little hint you will need swimming shorts umbrella and jackets all at the same time this place is absolutely crazy but the reason for coming here is because it's not overly touristic and it's stunning you'll get to see all the things you need to do so I'm spending three days here and I will explore like a mix of everything by the way this place is like waterfall Central there's so many there's like one every few steps I'm absolutely amazed so let's start exploring and cardine [Music] together one is Diaz from cardine well I got here yesterday I took the bus from medine south terminal and it was supposed to take 3 hours it took 4 and a half and it's only 78 km there was a festival here yesterday with something to do with horses and it was quite interesting but I was honestly seriously exhausted after like that bus ride so I just went and sleep and I'm here to sit and enjoy the Town Square let me show you around a bit have my breakfast and then I Explore More of Cardin the main Cathedral is located here and it's definitely worth stepping inside it is quite an imposing building actually the biggest one in cardine and the square all around is seriously colorful this square is the Beating Heart of cardine everything happens around here most of the time when you need a Mot taxi this this is where you will find one as well every single building is painted in a different set of colors and they are all really vibrant and beautiful if there's one thing cardine is not it's dull one thing that makes cardine travel easy is that it's quite small the city can be easily explored in 2 hours and that's exactly what I did people in cardine are amazingly friendly there are a lot of cafes little little restaurants and so many beautiful hotels do step into some you will find some beautiful Interiors were you expecting cardine to be this colorful honestly I wasn't I thought it was mostly about hiking and Views and that's pretty much it but I am in love seriously so talking about beautiful I've got another place for you and this is the Viewpoint of christor where I'm here to get my lunch so apparently they have a really good Grill and it comes with amazing spectacular views what's not to like to get here you need to get a motor taxi the walk is quite long and muddy so come here on a motor taxi you can walk back down to the town I'm going to go get my lunch show you what that looks like and also the Viewpoint let's go the lunch was delicious and the view made it even better look at this amazing view by the way the restaurant is really popular especially on the weekends and on holidays so do call and book your place in advance otherwise you'll have a long queue [Music] was Colombia and the kardin travel that made me realize how underrated this country is look at this view how could you not fall in love with [Music] this that's what you call lunch with the view eh so apparently there are three waterfalls and it's time to burn all those calories let's go see how many of those I can actually discover it's like a 3 km walk and apparently easy I'll find out [Music] weather changes really quickly and it rains pretty much every day here and you don't know when it will rain and how long it for so make sure to bring some good shoes that can withstand the mud and also an umbrella I mean this is what most of the parts look like oh and download maps.me app it is much more accurate than Google hair seriously [Music] if you click on that subscribe button I will bring you some more amazing travel destinations every week so click on it [Music] now it started off as a nice little path and then it got muddy but when I got to the first waterfall it was still pretty manageable but to the second waterfall it got seriously muddy so yeah this is what the track has turned into and my feet are like going straight in super slippery so I don't think I'm going to continue because I don't see anyone here if I get into trouble so I think it's wiser to turn back and get into the town I am a quitter after all yay Columbia is my new travel favorite and I have a lot more information for you so click on the link above and check out my Columbia playlist look I found a really beautiful point you can see all of Hardin especially the cathedral from here for me I think that's enough adventure for one day I need to go take a shower and wash my shoes that was fun though and yeah then get some dinner and ready for tomorrow we have some more stuff tomorrow so see you in the morning I was walking back to town when I discovered Cafe cardine and this place has another beautiful view of the entire town so I got some tea and some refreshments and just looked over this beautiful town I can never get over how beautiful this place is getting around cardine is quite fun actually because you get around on these they're called motor taxis here Rick Shaw Tuk Tuk whatever you call it but they're really fun and the good thing is they have the price list at the back it's set prices so you don't need to haggle let's go to town my Diaz well I have to give it to Colombians who really know how to party so I was walking around in the town after dinner and the score is really beautifully lit the cathedral is beautifully lit and the whole place is like so Lively I'm really happy I'm actually here um during the Colombian holidays despite there being a lot of people so it's a nice morning the sun has come out luckily and we are going to a special place this one actually so more details on the way we left around 11:00 a.m. got on our Jeep and started heading out of town now I thought it would be a little bit more like Crystal Ray and a little bit higher but I didn't know we were going into the cloud forest so we started going up this narrow road we turned into a dirt path and finally we were in the cloud forest wow the views were absolutely amazing I actually got out of the Jeep and stood behind to get the full appreciation of this view we got to the dirt path left the Jeep and there was a little bit of a walk when we got to the FKA where we were given this nice little tea which is made with sugar can and then after a little bit of waiting like 10 15 minutes the sun actually came out and it completely opened up which was amazing welcome to K lendo one of the most incredible things you can do with cardine travel [Music] after 15 more minutes we started heading down to the waterfall and the cave it was quite steep it was quite slippery and it actually started raining again we stopped at this one point which was really beautiful and almost felt like it was out of a calendar but then we started we kept going on we had to cross this river which was really nice and fun and finally we got to the cave from the moment I walked into quas plendor honestly the only thing I could say was wow the name k Splendor literally means a splendid cave and it is a really app name after about half an hour there we were all happy the full extent of my swimming was just dipping my feet because the water was actually really cold and even though I brought my swimming suit I was actually happy with just dipping my feet in we started our hike back up and then after about half an hour we were all the way up again and I was soaking wet because it was raining all the way up there we started our journey back and the Jeep ride was even more amazing because this time I was just standing all the way down and the clouds made the place absolutely amazing I just can't describe how amazing just look at look at this for yourself seriously got back to the town I took a nice little shower and then I headed to La gucha which is another little fun thing you could do in cardine so I got the tickets and there's this little dingy cable carard that took all the way up where I enjoyed the view for the rest of the evening until it closed a nice little cafe with an amazing view of the entire city as well as the mountains and to give you a really good idea of how quickly the weather changes in Cardin how a look at this hyperlapse I will see you in the morning [Music] Bas is the driest day in carine for me and I'm taking full advantage of it so I had a quick breakfast and then I walked through this little entrance which is really beautiful and the way here has been amazing if it was up to me I would call it the way of butterflies cuz I saw so many of them so this little one is called kaskita it's like a mini waterfall let me show you this and then we have one more big one and a big surprise for you let's [Music] go turns out our next two stops are all in one place so I got the ticket and now I'm waiting for Mario and his grandson for the little tour I'm just going to say they're not dangerous that's all let's go check him out this entire cave was dug up by hand and these little fellows live in here and actually taken care of by Mario and his family I wasn't talking about Mario and his grandson by the way I was talking about these cute little bats and their adorable faces and the best part is these lead to a really beautiful little private waterfall and these are are the guardians of this cave they're on both entrances let's go check out the waterfall [Music] now as if this place was not incredible enough look at the river that flows right by and it takes you deep into this beautiful [Music] Valley hardine Travel is truly rewarding don't you think that waterfall at the end was an amazing surprise I really loved it it's time to head back to town get some lunch and we have one more place to cover so it is special but the problem is it only opens between 3: and 5:30 every day so you can't go there in the morning let's go check it [Music] out I found a restaurant nearby that was even more amazing really welcoming friendly staff great food and amazing view there are so many more tours and activities you can do here honestly if you stayed here a month You' be able to do a new hike every day and not run out of things so there's one actually which seemed quite interesting it's a hard hike but it covers seven waterfalls I'm a little short on time and I wanted to do a mix of everything so I decided not to do it you're very welcome to join them um the other thing I won't be doing is the coffee tour because I've seen it happening so many times I don't even drink coffee so I don't see any point of going checking it out etc etc but you're very welcome to join them as well let's [Music] continue I'm outside Hardin de roas and this is an incredibly special place and I'm so happy I came here and didn't skip it so it is a place where you come to see some birds and there's such incredible Variety in such a small place there's not a cage or anything the lady has some feeder uh section and the birds come and go as they please and it is an incredible thing so when I got here it was raining cats and dogs and I thought I wasn't going to be able to see anything but then the rain stopped and they came and there is so much fun so initially I was trying to run around trying to see them and I got tired then I sat in the canopy and I let them come to me and that was incredible have a look enjoy it the canopy and garden both were utter Bliss and the little drama with each new bird arriving it is really something to watch out for I could just sit here and watch it all day here's another fun fact for you Colombia is the second most biodiverse country in the world and there are around 2,000 bird species here I need to go pack my bags I'm a little bit cold as well probably going to get some tea first I took the most incredible bus ride of my entire life through the Andes through the cloud forest tons of waterfalls through an amazing route that was also a little dangerous well I am here now in the coffee triangle visiting salento fandia and obviously the gorgeous kokara Valley so click on the link above and meet me here if you don't this is what you'll know [Music]