COLOMBIA
Colombia's standouts.
The 10 most popular coffee experiences in Colombia. What each one includes, who runs it, and what you can expect to pay.
6-hour Medellín coffee day trip with transport, tastings, paisa lunch, and optional horseback ride at D’Arrieros Coffee Farm.
“This was so fun! Lauda was a great guide who taught us everything we needed to know about coffee, and it was really cool getting to see how it's done and take part in the process. Highly recommend this activity.”
Medellín’s Barrio La Sierra coffee tour takes you by tram and cable car to hand-harvest coffee and learn seed-to-cup.
“Tour was great and guide is very informative. One thing that they could have informed beforehand is that there is no food available for purchase anywhere.”
3-hour coffee plantation tour in Pereira, Colombia with a guide, UNESCO coffee culture lessons, and two special origin tastings.
“Beautiful scenery. Fantastic guide. I loved every moment. Taking my drone was a great idea; I really got some beautiful shots.”
Coffee massage in Parque Arví, a Don Leandro farm tour, and a Colombian tasting. Small-group wellness day in Medellín.
“It was a great experience. The massage was approximately 45 minutes, and you could tell that the ladies appreciated areas your body that were probably inflamed or irritated, and spent more time in those areas. Unfortunately, the coffee scrub was not available for sale, but we definitely took a picture and we will be looking…”
Hike Cocora Valley’s wax palms, then tour a Colombian coffee farm from cherry to cup with a tasting, guide, and pickup.
“Our guide Juan is excellent. He studies 2 years high school in U.S. and speaks very good English. He is nice, knowledgeable and intelligent. We learned a lot from him.”
Taste real Colombian coffee at Finca La Arrinconada with hotel transfers, fiambre paisa lunch, plátano calado dessert, and guided tasting.
“I genuinely loved it! It was such a cool experience and I would totally recommend to do it 😊 just use loads of mosquito repellent as you’ll be in between all those plants.”
Ride horses to Don Leandro, tour a working coffee farm, then unwind at a coffee spa with steam and massage in Medellín’s Arví area.
“Amazing experience! Will and Maria were beyond awesome. The rest of the staff was so friendly and helpful. I recommend the full experience 100%.”
2-hour Cartagena specialty coffee tasting: Colombian seed-to-cup history, aroma nose, three brews, and cupping skills.
“The guide was very knowledgeable and was able to share incredible insights into the coffee and the local culture that surrounds it.”
A small-group day trip from Bogotá to a working coffee farm and Tequendama Falls, with birdwatching and coffee liquor included.
“We had a good trip with our tour guide Steven. He had very good English and gave good trivia about Colombia on the drive to the waterfall and coffee farm. We arrived a bit early to the farm, so instead of waiting, Steven took us to a fruit market to taste some of the local…”
Hike in Minca’s jungle from Santa Marta, learn real coffee and cocoa, swim in river pools, then enjoy lunch with mountain views.
“Our Santa Marta: Minca Coffee, Cocoa, & Waterfall Full-Day Trip was exceptional. Tony, our guide, is an exceptionally knowledgeable environmentalist, wildlife biologist and botanist. He is wicked smart and super insightful. The way he conducts his tour is is really quite smart. He speaks in short phrases, first in Spanish and then English, at length.…”
