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- Check the Foreign and Commonwealth Office Travel Advice before
travelling.
- Get travel and medical insurance before you leave.
- Bring enough money, in the form of dollars or dollar travellers'
cheques.
- Keep belongings, especially your passport, in a safe place. Carry a
photocopy of your passport at all times.
- Respect local laws and customs: do not overstay your visa (given on
entry).
- Beware of pickpockets, street robbery and approaches by strangers in
bars and clubs: drinks can be spiked or drugs administered by needles.
- Enter next of kin details into the back of your passport.
- Don't carry drugs: Colombian justice is slow and the prisons harsh.
- Do not travel overland without taking Embassy advice: air travel is
usually the only safe option. If you cannot avoid travelling overland, do
not accept any food, sweets or drinks offered by fellow travellers: they
may be drugged.
- Do not enter Colombia overland: the border with Panama is particularly
dangerous.
- Do not flag down taxis on the street. Always phone for a taxi: you will be given a code to give to the designated driver.