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Where to stay in Norte de Santander Department

This guide covers 7 destinations in Norte de Santander Department, a first-level administrative division of Colombia, with 14 places to stay between them. The largest by population are Cúcuta, Atalaya and La Libertad, Cúcuta. Across its destinations, January and February are the months comfortable in the most places. The airport most of them name as their nearest is Camilo Daza International Airport (CUC).

Destinations in this guide
7
Places to stay
14
Comfortable in the most places
January and February
Main airport
CUCCamilo Daza International Airport
Currency
COPColombian peso
Time zone
America/Bogota

Destinations

Destinations in Norte de Santander Department

Every destination in this guide in Norte de Santander Department, the ones with the most places to stay first. Best months are the months that are comfortable there (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month); the nearest airport is by straight-line distance from the centre.

DestinationPopulationPlaces to stayBest monthsNearest airport
La Libertad, Cúcuta90,4007December to MarchCUC · 6 km
Cúcuta806,3785January and FebruaryCUC · 2 km
Pamplona50,0252January to MarchSVZ · 57 km
Atalaya400,000January and FebruaryCUC · 3 km
Ocaña90,037December to MarchCUC · 99 km
Los Patios80,235January and FebruarySVZ · 7 km
Villa del Rosario69,833December to MarchSVZ · 4 km

Where to stay

Hotels in Norte de Santander Department

14 hotels in Norte de Santander Department recorded in Wikidata and not marked closed. Each is listed under the destination it is within 25 km of.

HotelWhereTypeOpenedWebsite
Atlantis Plaza HotelCúcutahotel
Cariongo Plaza HotelPamplonahotel
Hampton By Hilton CucutaLa Libertad, Cúcutahotel
Holiday Inn CucutaLa Libertad, Cúcutahotel
Hotel Arizona SuitesCúcutahotel
Hotel BQuin PlazaLa Libertad, Cúcutahotel
Hotel CasaBlanca CucutaCúcutahotel
Hotel Casino Internacional by SercotelLa Libertad, Cúcutahotel
Hotel CineraCúcutahotel
Hotel Faranda Bolívar Cúcuta - ResortLa Libertad, Cúcutahotel
Hotel HontibonPamplonahotel
Hotel Mio BoutiqueLa Libertad, Cúcutahotel
Hotel TonchaláCúcutahotel
Ibis Cúcuta HotelLa Libertad, Cúcutahotel

When to go

Best time to visit Norte de Santander Department

From the climate of 7 destinations in Norte de Santander Department with climate data: how many are comfortable each month (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month), and the typical high and rainfall across them. The months comfortable in the most places: January and February.

MonthComfortable destinationsTypical highTypical rainfall
January7 of 724 °C36 mm
February7 of 725 °C36 mm
March4 of 725 °C64 mm
April0 of 725 °C150 mm
May0 of 725 °C176 mm
June0 of 725 °C95 mm
July0 of 725 °C97 mm
August0 of 725 °C114 mm
September0 of 725 °C155 mm
October0 of 725 °C219 mm
November0 of 724 °C163 mm
December3 of 724 °C75 mm

Typical = the median across the destinations. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).

Getting there

Airports serving Norte de Santander Department

The airports with scheduled flights that the destinations in Norte de Santander Department name among their nearest, by how many name each as the nearest. An airport can lie outside the region. Distances are straight lines from a destination's centre.

Good to know

Public holidays in Norte de Santander Department, 2026

Shops and offices may close and transport may run reduced timetables on these dates. Source: python-holidays (MIT).

Nationwide in Colombia

1 Jan · New Year's Day12 Jan · Epiphany (observed)23 Mar · Saint Joseph's Day (observed)2 Apr · Maundy Thursday3 Apr · Good Friday1 May · Labor Day18 May · Ascension Day (observed)8 Jun · Corpus Christi (observed)15 Jun · Sacred Heart (observed)29 Jun · Saint Peter and Saint Paul's Day13 Jul · Day of Our Lady of the Rosary of Chiquinquirá (observed)20 Jul · Independence Day7 Aug · Battle of Boyacá17 Aug · Assumption Day (observed)12 Oct · Columbus Day2 Nov · All Saints' Day (observed)16 Nov · Independence of Cartagena (observed)8 Dec · Immaculate Conception25 Dec · Christmas Day

Nearby

Regions near Norte de Santander Department

Other regions of Colombia with a page in this guide, nearest first by the straight-line distance between the median positions of their destinations.

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Sources: destinations and their regions from Wikidata; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia, ODbL); public holidays from python-holidays (MIT); further hotels from Wikidata. A region has a page here when at least 3 destinations of this guide lie in it. How this guide is made.