Tourist Places to Visit in Bucaramanga, Colombia, America

Tourist Places to Visit in Bucaramanga, Colombia, America

Bucaramanga is located in Santander department in Colombia is the 5^th largest economy city in the country that depends on distinct industries and business centers situated in the region. Bucaramanga city has number of reputed universities and few tourism places to visit and sports form the integral part of the city. Bucaramanga is surrounded by Floridablanca, Rio Negro, Campoamor, Torcoroma, Tona, Giron, Lebrija, San Cayetano and Piedecuesta and it is the capital of Santander department.

Bucaramanga is situated at the distance of 410 kilometers from capital of Colombia, Bogota and coordinates of Bucaramanga are 7.1333° N, 73.0000° W.

History of Bucaramanga:

Spanish established Giron town in Bucaramanga in the year 1622 and the region was fascinated by German merchants between the years 1860s and 1870s. Between the years 1899 to 1902, in civil war the city of Bucaramanga was destroyed and during the 20^th century the city grew slowly.

Places to Visit in Bucaramanga:

Morrorico:

Morrorico is situated east part of Bucaramanga city offers the panoramic view of surrounding landscape and one can find statue of Sacred Heart and populace of the region believe that the statue does miracles.

Giron:

Giron is positioned nearly 10 kilometers from Bucaramanga the town was established in the year 1631, due to the gold mines the region was the prominent site to Spanish who constructed several colonial buildings.

Chicamocha National Park:

Chicamocha National Park is situated around 40 kilometers from Bucaramanga towards Bogota city. Tourists can view breathtaking view of the powerful river canyon Chicamocha is one of the best river canons one can view in the country.

San Gil:

San Gil is located at the distance of 98 kilometers from Bucaramanga city in Santander Department is the historical city with steep steps located on the banks of River Fonce National Monument and main attraction of the town is Gallineral Park.

Other places to visit in Bucaramanga:

Palonegro
Socorro
Barichara
Guane
Collin
Mahdi

Best time to Visit Bucaramanga:

Bucaramanga experiences tropical monsoon climate and climate is pleasant in the region when compared to other places in the country due to high altitude. Best time to visit Bucaramanga is from December to February.

How to Reach Bucaramanga?

By Air:

Palonegro International Airport is situated at the distance of 22 kilometers from center of the city in Lebrija town handles with domestic and international flights to cities like Bogota, Panama City, Arauca, Barranquilla, Cartagena, Cucuta, El Yopal, Medellin, Porlamar, Saravena and Cordova and from airport scheduled buses will operate to all the major areas in Bucaramanga city or tourists can hire taxi to reach the city.

By Road:

Bucaramanga is well connected through national highways and Bucaramanga terminal is the main bus terminal in the city which receives buses from neighboring countries and local buses are operated by Metrolinea in the city.

Where to Stay in Bucaramanga?

Bucaramanga has number of reputed hotels and guest houses providing good lodging amenities for the tourists visiting to this place. Hotels range from 1 star to 5 star offering hosts of deluxe services and facilities. Some ultra luxury hotels also provide facilities like air conditioning, in room safe, television, mini bar, satellite/cable TV, meeting facilities, business center, gym and outdoor pool. List of hotels located in Bucaramanga is as follows: