Timetable Colombia: time difference and opening hours

To see / To do Colombia

Museum opening hours vary widely, but most are Tuesday to Saturday, 9am to 6pm, and Sunday 10am to 5pm. Most are therefore closed on Mondays. When Monday is a public holiday, as is often the case, the museum may open on Monday and close on Tuesday, but this is not a strict rule.

As far as national parks are concerned, they are generally open every day, from 7 or 8 am. Some close for longer or shorter periods, for regeneration of natural sites, or for spiritual reasons. Tayrona Park, for example, is closed to all tourist activity three times a year, for two weeks each time. The indigenous people of the Sierra (Arhuaco, Kankuamo, Kogui and Wiwa) perform rituals in homage to the Madre Tierra.

Enjoying yourself Colombia

If breakfast(desayuno) is not included in the price of your hotel room, go to a bakery that serves as a cafeteria for a good selection of typical breakfasts at a reasonable price. Panaderias usually open around 7am. Lunch(almuerzo) is around noon, but restaurants serve until 3pm or even all day. Most of the small restaurants open between 11am and 4pm from Monday to Saturday. The restaurants with more elaborate menus usually serve between 12 and 3 pm and between 7 and 9 or 10 pm. Of course, the hours vary from region to region, from city to city and from country to country, depending on the number of tourists. In tourist areas, restaurants stay open on Sundays until around 5pm and close on Mondays; otherwise most restaurants work from Monday to Saturday. In some cities that receive a lot of tourists on weekends, such as Villa de Leyva, most restaurants only open from Friday to Sunday, or Monday if it is a holiday.

Take a break Colombia

Cafés and cafeterias generally open around 7 a.m. and close around 7 p.m., Monday to Saturday, but there are no real rules: some only open in the afternoon. Many also open on Sundays, where Colombians often gather with their families for a typical breakfast. In trendy cafés, happy hours are common, either after work or in the early evening.

Colombians take two almost obligatory snack breaks during the day, around 10-11am and 4-5pm. This is known as " las onces ". You buy an arepa or empanada from a street stall, accompanied by a tinto (black coffee) or an agua de panela, or go to a café for a hot chocolate.

(To) please yourself Colombia

Stores generally open from Monday to Saturday, around 9-10 a.m. until 7 or 8 p.m., and often on Sundays in tourist areas. Shopping centers open every day, usually from 9am to 11pm, a little earlier on Sundays. Local grocery stores(tiendas) also have very extensive opening hours. Markets(plazas de mercado) open from 7am to 4 or 5pm.

Get out Colombia

Colombia is a musical and festive country, where the bars and clubs are always full. The beginning of the week is quieter, of course, but there's plenty of fun to be had every night in the big cities. The rumba really kicks off on Thursday, right through to Saturday night. Café terraces and tiendas (local grocery stores selling alcohol) are very popular after work or university. There are no set opening hours, but bars generally close late, until midnight or even 2am. Discotheques open from 9pm and close at 3 or even 5am. Shows (theater, dance, etc.) take place around 8 or 9 pm.