RSVP

If you have not answered our RSVP email, or if your answer has changed, visit our RSVP page and let us know. It really helps with logistics to know how many people will be there.

Keep us informed

As your travel plans solidify, we ask that you add your travel information to the logistics spreadsheet we sent to your email. We will be updating our travel plans in there as well, so you will be able to tell where we will be and when. If you know there's an area you will be visiting, just add a new tab and your information. We want to give everyone a chance to pair up with those with similar itineraries.

When to go

The wedding will be on June 10th at 1pm in Villa de Leyva at Hotel Casa Terra, Calle 11 No. 6 - 40.
We will be chartering a bus on Saturday June 9th from Bogotá to Villa for those who've traveled to Colombia to party with us, and we will have a bus make the return trip to Bogotá on Tuesday June 12th.

Lodging

If you'll be in Bogotá before June 9th, we recommend staying at the Ibis Bogota Museo. Cheap, clean, and central to a lot of the tourist activities in Bogotá.
If your plan is to take the chartered bus both ways between Bogotá and Villa de Leyva, you'll need lodging arranged in Villa de Leyva for Saturday the 9th, checking out Tuesday the 12th.
After the festivities wrap up and people are back in Bogotá (or wherever their plans take them post-wedding), there are a few groups going to different parts of the country. Be sure to check out the logistics spreadsheet if you're interested in tagging along with a group that's forming.

Where to fly

Although dependent on your travel plans, it is likely that you will find it's easier to fly in and out of Bogotá's airport (BOG). Travelling inside Colombia via plane is relatively cheap and easy, so often making Bogotá your main hub makes sense. That being said, don't discard the possibility of flying into or out of a coastal city like Cartagena or Santa Marta if your travel plans are taking you to the Caribbean.

Transportation

You do not want to drive in Colombia. The cities have great public transit, and although walking may be fastest, cabs and Uber works really well and it is cheap. If you decide to rent a car, be aware that it will be a manual, and you probably will play chicken all day long. Driving outside the city is extremely stressful so we don't recommend it. Hiring drivers isn't super expensive and they'll be better at navigating winding mountain roads where giant trucks liberally interpret the intent of road striping. If you want to leave the city, we can arrange for a driver to take you where you want to go. If you want to move across cities, the bus system works well for nearby travel, and airfare is cheap and quick for anything else.

Money

Currency is the Colombian peso, and most places will accept only that. 1USD is roughly $3000 pesos, so you will probably feel rich when you pay 10000COP for a beer. Also, beer will more likely be around $5000 unless you are some place posh. Our usual strategy is to bring or exchange about 100USD at the airport, and use ATMs around town to get money after that. The ATM will give you the best exchange rate.

Safety

Colombia is not like what you have seen on your binge sessions of Narcos, at least not anymore. It is, however, the third world, so some of your San Franciscan (or Atlantan etc) ways may require some adjustment. We've come up with some basic rules, if you follow these, you should be ok.

• Rule #1: Unless your definition of fun involves waking up 3 days later not knowing where you've been, please DO NOT FLAG CABS ON THE STREET. Use Uber instead. Or call a cab company, or ask your hotel or restaurant to call a cab for you. Speaking of Uber, Uber X down there is really terrible, so do yourself a favor and call a black car. All Uber blacks are white, but that is still better than Uber X.
• Rule #2: Please be careful when you are showing off your wealth. Walking away from an ATM using your stash of cash as a fan is probably a bad idea. Don't keep all your cash in the same pocket.
• Rule #3: DO NOT CARRY YOUR WALLET IN YOUR BACK POCKET! Also, watch your stuff on packed buses etc if you like it enough to keep it.
• Rule #4: Do not walk around late at night, take an Uber instead, and generally follow your intuition if you don't feel safe.

Food and water

This really varies depending on where you are. Generally speaking, as long as you are in the city, it is ok to eat the foods and drink tap water, however, I suggest avoiding buying and eating street foods. If you find yourself in the jungle or on an island or somewhere that looks a little bit wild, it is probably safest to drink bottled water. Occasionally you'll only find water sold in bags, which can be a fun challenge to consume without getting a bit damp.