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Looks like LATAM are having a sale to Colombia as well as Chile. As one of many Colombians living in Melbourne this is awesome.

Active deals are for flight departures in July and August.

4 July 2019 to 5 August 2019
12 July 2019 to 12 August 2019
28 July 2019 to 25 August 2019
20 August 2019 to 25 September 2019
25 August 2019 to 16 September 2019

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  • bennybaubles on 16/02/2019 - 09:54
    +21

    Cue narcos comments now

    bennybaubles on 16/02/2019 - 09:54 (Collapsed - Offtopic. Show)
    • Scrooge McDuck on 16/02/2019 - 10:35
      +19

      How much for one way?

      Returns are courtesy of AFP1.

      1. Australian Federal Police ↩

  • [Deactivated] on 16/02/2019 - 10:02
    +27

    i hear 18 sets of headphones are cheap in colombia

    [Deactivated] on 16/02/2019 - 10:02 (Collapsed - Offtopic. Show)
    • boretentsu on 16/02/2019 - 10:51
      +1

      Cheaper than good guys commercial membership?

    • BargainKen on 16/02/2019 - 11:07
      +1

      Bricks are expensive though.

    • kronicmacstigator on 16/02/2019 - 12:28
      +1

      I heard you can claim them back on medicare as a prescription from Dr. Dre

  • ego22 on 16/02/2019 - 10:04
    +2

    wow… the picture in the link just. looks. fantastic….
    im packing as we speak.

    • UberIsCool on 16/02/2019 - 10:06
      +5

      Post-apocalyptic Honolulu

    • Scrooge McDuck on 16/02/2019 - 10:42
      +3

      im packing as we speak.

      Take some extra baggage for the return trip.

  • UberIsCool on 16/02/2019 - 10:05
    +6

    I'd like to go and SAY HELLO TO MY LITTL' FRIEN'

  • hal9000 on 16/02/2019 - 10:12
    +13

    do i pay with plata o plomo?

  • exidez on 16/02/2019 - 10:33
    +2

    That's cheap. The cheapest I have paid for a return trip is $2,500 back in 2013.
    its not all about the coke people

    • hal9000 on 16/02/2019 - 10:34
      +16

      yep, there are murders, terrorism and political corruption as well.

      hal9000 on 16/02/2019 - 10:34 (Collapsed - Offtopic. Show)
      • exidez on 16/02/2019 - 10:41
        +3

        I have seen commonalities within Sydney as well

        • [Deactivated] on 16/02/2019 - 10:58
          +1

          And tassie

        • sanmigueelbeer on 16/02/2019 - 11:05

          I have seen commonalities within Sydney as well

          Not sure about "terrorism" but same thing happens in Parliament House but someone got "stabbed in the back" a few months back.

      • samfisher5986 on 16/02/2019 - 11:00

        Yup, I can definitely recommend never get in a Taxi, always use Uber.

      • sanmigueelbeer on 16/02/2019 - 11:03
        -1

        yep, there are murders, terrorism and political corruption as well.

        I disagree. If one agrees to be the courier, no "harm" will happen.
        (However, if the "package" fails to reach destination …)

      • bargaino on 16/02/2019 - 11:09

        You forgot the kidnappings.

  • BlackorRed on 16/02/2019 - 10:44
    -1

    Colombian girls are super-hot, if I'm not already married, would jump on board straight away 😂

    BlackorRed on 16/02/2019 - 10:44 (Collapsed - Offtopic. Show)
    • bargaino on 16/02/2019 - 11:09
      +6

      Any hot Columbian girl interested in me, just wants to use me as a mule.

    • ego22 on 16/02/2019 - 11:14
      +3

      on your travels, will you be hitting on random girls that you dont know in Medellin clubs and bars?

      No / Yes √

      we are sorry to inform you that you are ineligible to recieve travel insurance with us on your upcoming trip at this time.

      • bobbieb on 16/02/2019 - 12:02

        Wait… what?

        Is my humor detector failing me, or is there some story behind this?

    • Diji1 on 16/02/2019 - 11:39
      -1

      Latinas are pretty hot all round.

  • cunningdrew on 16/02/2019 - 10:56
    +2

    Any chance my boy Vinnie Chase will be there?

    cunningdrew on 16/02/2019 - 10:56 (Collapsed - Offtopic. Show)
  • holdenmg on 16/02/2019 - 11:02
    +2

    Is this bargain a honeypot? lol

  • DiscoJango on 16/02/2019 - 11:06
    +1

    Coke-ie-eeeena!

    DiscoJango on 16/02/2019 - 11:06 (Collapsed - Offtopic. Show)
  • echocae on 16/02/2019 - 11:09
    +3

    is the Price including Ransom Fee? if you get kidnap

  • mlburnian on 16/02/2019 - 11:22
    +4

    They have a hippo there

  • kronicmacstigator on 16/02/2019 - 11:32
    +2

    If you want to hang out, you've gotta take her out, cocaine
    If you want to get down, get down on the ground, cocaine
    She don't lie, she don't lie, she don't lie,
    Cocaine
    If you got that lose, you want to kick them blues, cocaine
    When your day is done, and you want to ride on cocaine
    She don't lie, she don't lie, she don't lie,
    Cocaine
    If your day is gone, and you want to ride on, cocaine
    Don't forget this fact, you can't get it back, cocaine
    She don't lie, she don't lie, she don't lie,
    Cocaine
    She don't lie, she don't lie, she don't lie,
    Cocaine

    kronicmacstigator on 16/02/2019 - 11:32 (Collapsed - Offtopic. Show)
    • sanmigueelbeer on 16/02/2019 - 11:43

      (I) Smoke Two Joints - The Toyes

      I smoke two joints in the morning, I smoke two joints at night
      I smoke two joints in the afternoon, it makes me feel alright
      I smoke two joints in time of peace, and two in time of war
      I smoke two joints before I smoke two joints, and then I smoke two more
      Oh, my daddy he once told me, "Son, you be hard working man"
      My mama she once told me, "Son, you do the best you can"
      But then one day I met a man who came up to me and said
      "Hard work good and hard work fine, but first take care of head"
      So now,
      I smoke two joints when I get up, in the car I smoke two joints
      I smoke two joints when I play video game, and at every ten thousand points
      (I smoke two joints)
      I smoke two joints in time of peace, and two in time of war
      I smoke two joints before I smoke two joints, and then I smoke two more
      Oh, my daddy he once told me, "Son, you be hard working man"
      My mama she once told me, "Son, you do the bet you can"
      But then one day I met a man who came up to me and said
      "Hard work good and hard work fine, but first take care of head"
      I smoke two joints in the morning, I smoke two joints at night
      I smoke two joints in the afternoon, it makes me feel alright
      I smoke two joints in time of peace, and two in time of war
      I smoke two joints before I smoke two joints, and then I smoke two more

  • GossipGoat on 16/02/2019 - 11:42
    +4

    Does anyone know if they have Hippos down there?

    • MadeInColombia on 16/02/2019 - 12:04
      +1

      Plenty! They are now a plague! All thanks to Pablo!

  • JetBombat on 16/02/2019 - 12:07

    Looks like it is only through an "online travel agency" not airline directly? Don't want to risk last minute cancellation and money extortion from those folks.

  • kronicmacstigator on 16/02/2019 - 12:17

    And if some random bloke comes up and asks if he can fill your cavity, he probably wants to use you as a drug mule

    kronicmacstigator on 16/02/2019 - 12:17 (Collapsed - Offtopic. Show)
    • [Deactivated] on 16/02/2019 - 12:21
      +1

      or you happened to stumble upon a cruising hotspot

  • adrianhughes1998 on 16/02/2019 - 12:20
    +1

    Where's Cassie Sainsbury or whatever her name is 😂

    adrianhughes1998 on 16/02/2019 - 12:20 (Collapsed - Offtopic. Show)
  • UFO on 16/02/2019 - 13:15
    -2

    Not a chance!
    If you have trouble getting travel insurance for a particular destination, probably best not to go there ;).

    The above comments about violent crime, terrorist activity, kidnapping, and drug cartel activity is NOT A JOKE.

    https://smartraveller.gov.au/Countries/americas/south/Pages/…

    • samfisher5986 on 16/02/2019 - 13:17
      -1

      I don't know what you are talking about, travel insurance in Colombia is fine.

      The main thing you have to worry about is being pick pocketed or bad things happening to you in taxi's.

      • UFO on 16/02/2019 - 13:26
        -2

        Hahaha… come on mate. Being pick pocketed is the LEAST of your worries in Colombia!

        Click on the link I provided above. Don't just read the Summary, read the Safety and Security sub section for specific risks.

        THEN, read the exclusions in your travel insurance terms and conditions.

        Travel Insurance is easy to get. Of course it is… they want your money.
        It's the exclusions for countries and areas known to be dangerous that you need to consider.

    • JetBombat on 16/02/2019 - 13:39

      Overall same risk level as France though

      • UFO on 16/02/2019 - 13:55
        -4

        Colombia bounces from Level 2 (Exercise a high degree of caution), to Level 3 (Reconsider your need to travel) on a regular basis.

        The fact it's the same as France overall right now (Level 2), doesn't mean it's as safe.
        I encourage you to read the specific safety and security information on each country.
        They are NOT the same.

        • samfisher5986 on 16/02/2019 - 14:03
          -1

          No it doesn't. Why are you lying to everyone?

          Its been high degree of caution for ages.

    • BOGOF on 16/02/2019 - 14:21
      +1

      Best not go to Australia then. Australia's current National Terrorism Threat Level is PROBABLE.
      https://www.nationalsecurity.gov.au/Securityandyourcommunity…

  • chickenchipsgravy on 16/02/2019 - 13:18

    needs more pics of latina's

  • Tuftsdude on 16/02/2019 - 13:27
    +1

    How the heck did OP get himself in the penalty box already?

  • huertano on 16/02/2019 - 13:46
    +17

    Pretty poor form from lots of posters here. I'm guessing many have never been to Colombia or even met a Colombian.

    From my own experience, the country is no more dangerous than any other country, and the people are extremely friendly. Every country has its bad spots.

    This cheap fare is an opportunity for the casual racists to open their mind a bit more and experience visiting an awesome country.

    • UFO on 16/02/2019 - 13:57
      +8

      Wrong.

      I'm not being racist or picking on Colombian's or Colombia…. that's an unfair and uneducated comment.
      There are legitimate and dangerous threats by traveling there. More so than most other countries.

      It's not a personal attack, its a warning. From the Australian Government to Australian citizens.

      • huertano on 16/02/2019 - 14:07

        I think that you'll find the areas that most people travel to are not in the regions that are considered severely dangerous.

        Medellin, Bogotá, Cartagena, and the Northern Coast are all in the same danger classification as Bali, India, France, and a lot of other countries.

        Thank you for pointing out this information, as it may discourage visitors who don't understand the risk from going, but anyone who has spent a considerable amount of time in Latin America will understand that the risks illustrated here definitely don't mean you're going to die.

          • huertano on 16/02/2019 - 17:32
            +1

            @Julius: Yes, exactly.

            • DingoBilly on 27/02/2019 - 20:46

              @huertano: I dunno, reading this page versus what's on the Indonesian page and others made me significantly more wary of Colombia. Basically have to be alert all the time from airport through to taxi and hotel in Colombia. Seems like there's much more risk involved than in other places, even though they're set at the same risk rating.

              Perhaps Colombia is at the very limit of that category, whereas countries you mentioned are low to medium band within that rating.

      • exidez on 16/02/2019 - 14:32
        +10

        I lived there for 2 years and travelled around frequently to Medellin, Bogota, Cartagena, Santa Marta, San Gil and Leticia (Amazon) all alone, on long bus routes between cities and with very little Spanish at the time. This was back in 2013 when the rural areas were "Do Not Travel" and only the cities were "Reconsider you need to travel". All the cites had an authoritative presence (military or police) and the worst that ever happened to me was a pickpocket during a beauty pageant in Cartagena when I had my guard down. I lost $30. I have lost a lot more here in Australia. I admit you do have to have an increased sense of security but its a small price to pay to escape the Australian Bogans often travelling around Asia that think they are invincible and above the law.

        I can see from your comment that you are not well travelled as it is apparent you are believing all the negative media and stories that portray Colombia in this way. It truly is a magnificent country. There is even an Australian Embassy in Colombia now. It just goes to show how much the Country has improved.

        • UFO on 16/02/2019 - 15:12
          -5

          So many incorrect assumptions…. I don't know where to begin.

          If you think the Smart Traveler website is based on "negative media and stories", and is somehow unfair propaganda against Colombia- then I can't help you mate. I'm showing you facts, and you're telling me opinions and stories.

          Your good luck doesn't mean a country is safe.

          I hope at least one person reading this thread understands that. Colombia is not worth the risk.

          • Hardlyworkin on 16/02/2019 - 17:21
            +1

            @UFO: If I based my travelling life on Smart Traveller then damn it would have been boring! Of course anywhere that is not the nanny state of Australia is going to be rated as unsafe. Any small risk is included on this website to cover the a$$es of the Australian government.

            I've always found that up to date blogs from fellow travellers to be the most accurate portrayal of a place. Lonely planet's Thorntree use to be great for that.

            • Maxxjet on 16/02/2019 - 20:24
              +3

              @Hardlyworkin: you can travel anywhere you want .. just don't cry for taxpayer's money assistance when "trapped" or got " bad & corrupted third world police blackmailing you" …

              • Hardlyworkin on 16/02/2019 - 21:49
                +1

                @Maxxjet: I somehow made it out alive from the clutches of the dodgy cops of dozens of '3rd world countries'. I also don't eat out in Melbourne anymore, the government tells me it's too dangerous.

    • kronicmacstigator on 16/02/2019 - 14:04
      +1

      Obviously never heard the jokes about everything in Australia wanting to kill you… things like snakes, spiders and the odd Ivan Milat

    • samfisher5986 on 16/02/2019 - 14:06
      +1

      Sorry but while UFO and others are being stupid and wrong, you are also wrong.

      If you go to Bogota or Medellin, the better parts of Colombia you are still at high risk, and thats while taking a lot of precautions.

      That risk is mostly being pickpocketed in the street or robbed in a taxi. Most of the other risk can be mitigated if you do research.

      I have been to Colombia and I have first hand experience with these issues, as well as knowing people who live there and who also have those issues even though they have lived there all their lives.

      • huertano on 16/02/2019 - 14:14

        Absolutely, I've heard of cases of it happening in Bogotá too. You're right, but I'm not exactly talking about robbings or pickpockets here, that happens everywhere. I've known of it to occur in the Netherlands, Czech Republic, France, Spain and the US.

        I'm more concerned that people refer to Colombia = Narcos.

        • samfisher5986 on 16/02/2019 - 14:25

          Fair enough.

          I haven't been to those countries, but I I don't think you are correct. Smart traveller disagrees with what you are saying, you are listing green countries.

          The countries I've been, even places like Vietnam are much safer.

          I think the point is that the difference between Australia and Bogota is huge.

          Taking a taxi, being in public at night, using a phone in public, not giving money to homeless people that come up to you and ask are all considered very dangerous acts that can end badly.

          • PabloVicioso on 16/02/2019 - 14:36

            @samfisher5986:

            I think the point is that the difference between Australia and Bogota is huge.Taking a taxi, being in public at night, using a phone in public, not giving money to homeless people that come up to you and ask are all considered very dangerous acts that can end badly.

            You're not wrong. You do have to be a lot more careful. Although I wouldn't consider those actions "very dangerous". You can still do it and most of the time you'll get away with it. It's just the best way to mitigate the risk.

            • samfisher5986 on 16/02/2019 - 14:40

              @PabloVicioso: Depends how you look at it. Its something that raises your risk level 1000x in my opinion.

              I was with a local, I pass as someone who could potentially be a local, my phone ran out of battery so I couldn't use Uber.

              Literally the first and only taxi I took in Bogota they tried to rob us (or worse) with his friends on motorbikes.

              It was only a lucky police officer being nearby that everything was ok.

              I ask our future uber drivers and they say its very common in Bogota.

              • PabloVicioso on 16/02/2019 - 14:46
                +4

                @samfisher5986: Unlucky. Bogota is so shit IMO.
                The thing about Colombia is that it's so diverse that every region is like a little different country. Different food, different races, different accents, different customs and different levels of risk. I'd recommend the Caribbean Coast (Cartagena, Santa Marta, Riohacha), Medellín, the Amazon, and maybe a couple of towns in the coffee area.

              • UFO on 16/02/2019 - 15:17

                @samfisher5986: "Literally the first and only taxi I took in Bogota they tried to rob us (or worse) with his friends on motorbikes.

                It was only a lucky police officer being nearby that everything was ok."

                And yet you call me stupid and wrong above even when describing yourself lucky?
                Come on mate, get real.

                • samfisher5986 on 16/02/2019 - 15:18
                  +1

                  @UFO: Yeah well I learnt the lesson to never take a taxi that day, even if I have no choice…

                  What you've been saying has been ignorant and stupid.

                  • UFO on 16/02/2019 - 15:21
                    -2

                    @samfisher5986: Cool… I guess we agree to disagree then.

                    But at least my "ignorance" is based on fact from an Australian Government website.
                    Yours is based on dumb luck…. and that's stupid when it's your life you are risking.

                    Good luck on your next trip to Colombia. Hope your luck doesn't run out.

                    • Suspect420 on 16/02/2019 - 19:25
                      +2

                      @UFO: The Government only "cares" because they need you alive as long as possible to continue paying taxes.

                      Believing everything the Government tells you is like believing everything from Fairfax or NewsCorp

  • PabloVicioso on 16/02/2019 - 14:29
    +4

    Colombian here. Spent 23 years living there and travelled a fair amount within the country. Never been pickpocketed, robbed or anything alike.
    Yes, there are plenty of kidnaps, murders, armed illegal forces and robberies but that's almost exclusively in some rural zones where there's actually little to no tourism to be done.
    Any highly rated destination of Colombia in TripAdvisor is 99/100 times a safe trip.

    • samfisher5986 on 16/02/2019 - 14:35
      +5

      This is misleading though.

      Locals are far less likely to have issues because they know exactly what the risks are.

      It also depends completely on where you live and where you are going.

      Everyone I know in Bogota has been pickpocketed before, people that have lived there their entire lives.

      Just because you either live in a area where its not an issue or aren't a target from thieves, it doesn't reduce the risk for tourists.

      • PabloVicioso on 16/02/2019 - 14:38
        +1

        You're right. Just talking from my experience. Bogotá is one of the riskiests cities in the country indeed.
        Medellín, however, isn't.

        • samfisher5986 on 16/02/2019 - 14:39

          I haven't been to Medellin (although I hope to someday!) so I'll take your word for it.

          I've just heard people say its similar although there seems to be a real lack of real information about it.

          • exidez on 16/02/2019 - 15:05

            @samfisher5986: IMO, Medellin is definitely not the same as Bogota. I did not like Bogota and I just felt people were just too direct and busy to care. I felt a lot more welcomed and the people more friendlier and helpful in Medellin however. Sorry if you are from Bogota PabloVicioso, This was just my experience. I also got a sense that there is a bit of cultural rivalry between the people of Bogota and Medellin.

  • Ozitravel on 16/02/2019 - 14:38
    +1

    Airline fare pricing never ceases amaze - I looked at a return as per the listing in Business which was $4011 which is great but I only need a one-way. The one-way fare on the same out date is $4256? - so cheaper to book return - weird. Sililar issue in Economy.

    • DryScissors on 16/02/2019 - 15:14
      +1

      I believe the return is cheaper because it subsidised, assuming you carry the additional “luggage” back into Australia.

  • motion2082 on 16/02/2019 - 14:45

    HAHAH, kiss your passport goodbye trying to reenter the country

    • melay0326 on 16/02/2019 - 15:14

      Only if you dont get a yellow fever vac

  • skiddrowe on 16/02/2019 - 15:27
    +4

    The comments in this post are pretty disgraceful. I'm a young white Australia. I have been to 83 countries. I was in Colombia travelling solo last year. Colombia es muy bueno and very safe. I recommend to anyone who isn't looking for luxury. If you can't handle yourself overseas stay in the suburbs where you live.

    • Xizor on 16/02/2019 - 15:42
      +5

      For starters, separate jokes from concern. And concern is valid, and it is good, because it prompts people to further investigate specific to where they are interested and where issues have increased liklihood. I have nothing against Colombia at all and would certainly consider going but to bury your head in the sand about reality/past issues and how to minimise risk in order to maximise your travel experience is hardly wise advice. Handle yourself? Haha. Rather than trash people how about providing insight and knowledge from what you learnt.

  • guitarit on 16/02/2019 - 16:11
    -2

    LATAM SUX!

    • JetBombat on 16/02/2019 - 18:43
      +1

      Story time?

  • Hardlyworkin on 16/02/2019 - 17:11
    +2

    I've spent about a year in Colombia all up. People always ask me in Australia 'is it dangerous there?'. Well compared to most of Australia then yes, compared to the rest of Latin America, I don't think so and I've been to the majority.

    Colombia's reputation is built on what it was like 20-30 years ago. That's great for the many of us who visit there and aren't overun by other tourists. It's pretty easy to pick someone who hasn't been there, the ones who tend to make narco jokes. Hearing a narco comment as soon as you mention Colombia brings the same feeling as someone singing Aussie Aussie Aussie Oi Oi Oi. Time to move on.

    $1288 is a great price. I paid $1600 to Medellin last year and thought that was good. The airbus over to Chile makes the voyage much better. I found Latam to be fine. Thanks for posting OP.

  • kronicmacstigator on 16/02/2019 - 20:31
    -1

    Just be warned, the phrase 'I just have to powder my nose' has a completely different meaning over there!

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  • DemigoD on 16/02/2019 - 20:40
    +1

    Can someone please get me some premium " Cassie Headphones " while you are over there.. ;)

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  • Phoebus on 16/02/2019 - 23:42
    +1

    That's a long way to go for badonkadonk

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  • lordra on 16/02/2019 - 23:43
    +1

    Hello Escobar!

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  • [Deactivated] on 17/02/2019 - 08:56
    +1

    As one of many Colombians living in Melbourne this is awesome

    Thanks OP.
    Can you hook us up with a deal , once we get there ;)

  • Budju on 17/02/2019 - 09:14

    Can you link me a deal to Kathmandu OP?

  • dannyhc on 17/02/2019 - 23:13

    I would love to meet DJ Perico, the man in the know with his nose in the Blow.

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