Colombia · COFFEE EXPERIENCES
The good ones sell out and the cheap ones sell out faster. Below: the 15 to book before you fly, what each includes and where they differ.
Review of Medellín’s D’Arrieros coffee tour with transport, tastings, lunch, farm walks, local dress, and optional horseback riding.
“We had a fantastic time on the tour and learnt so much information about how our cup of coffee is made. Our tour guide was excellent and explained everything perfectly in english. Thank you for a wonderful experience.”
Pick coffee berries in Medellín’s Barrio La Sierra, ride the tram and cable car, and learn the full farm-to-cup process with a local family.
“Our guide Melisa, was very kind and explained everything - not only about coffee but about the district as well. She made the tour into an amazing experience. Totally recommend!”
Review of Finca del Café near Pereira, with coffee making, scenic walking, tastings, practical tips, price, and booking advice.
“This tour is simply breathtaking. Every detail of the coffee production process — from germination to consumption — is explained with great care. Our guide, Daniel, was truly outstanding. He shared many fascinating anecdotes and led us through the farm while explaining the surrounding wildlife. It was a magical experience that made us fall in love with the Pereira region. I highly recommend it!”
Review of Medellin’s Don Leandro coffee farm tour, with mountain views, coffee massage, sauna, cold plunge, tasting, and practical tips.
“I was a very good tour our tour guide name Will was awesome along with the massage gurls ❤️🤗”
Hike Cocora Valley, explore a working coffee farm, and taste fresh Colombian coffee on this flexible private day tour from Salento.
“Amazing day with David, it was just me and my boyfriend in the tour and he really personalized our experience and replied to all our questions (which were many!). Even tough we could have done both experiences (Cocora and Coffee Tour) on our own, the fact that we had such a personal experience made it extra worth it. One of the best days in Colombia for sure!”
Visit Finca La Arrinconada from Medellín for hands-on coffee making, mountain views, a fiambre paisa lunch, and traditional dessert.
“This was an absolutely amazing tour and great value for money. Our guide Christian is a 4th generation coffee farmer who is charismatic and passionate about coffee. It was great fun for all ages - and all very hands on - picking beans, tasting great coffee made by different methods and then sitting down for a delicious lunch. We were dropped off and collected by a car - all organised as part of the trip at no extra cost. The walk to and from the finca was quite steep and some people took the option of mule travel. The trip itself was 4 hours excluding the journey but 5 hours…”
Ride to a Colombian coffee farm near Medellín, learn the bean-to-cup process, then unwind with a coffee massage and steam spa.
“This tour was amazing! Words can not describe! We took the metro to meet our guide Angello and then transported on the cable car to the farm. Our guide and was very kind and knowledgeable. They had transport take us to the horseback ride and that was amazing as well and a great was to be in nature and see the city from above. There was a warm welcoming to the coffee farm. The massage, coffee scrub and steam and the coffee tour was wonderful. We learned a lot about the coffee process and planted our coffee tree as well! This was amazing and would highly recommend.”
Taste three Colombian specialty coffees in Cartagena, learn brewing methods and coffee production, and build real skills for $15.
“It was an incredible experience, the service is unmatched and the quality of the coffee is the best, thank you very much.”
Review of Bogotá’s coffee farm and Tequendama Falls tour, with farm details, transport tips, guide notes, value, and practical advice.
“We highly recommend this trip. The waterfall is very nice, although we found more interesting the makeshift dining-viewing area. :) The roads in Colombia are an attraction in itself as well, sometimes you go very steep streets. The Coloma plantation was great, very green and quiet - nice change from Bogota. Juan, who was our guide there, has great knowledge about coffee and it's history. We could see whole production process and learn to appreciate the value of work put into getting coffee that we drink. The coffee and coffee liquor were a nice addition. :)”
Trade Santa Marta for Minca on a coffee, cocoa, and waterfall day trip with lunch, guided hikes, tastings, and mountain views.
“It was a fantastic day. The guide was well informed and explained everything in great English. Be ready for lots of hiking and very Colombian driving on the way to Minka!”
Review of Medellín’s private coffee and chocolate farm tour, with hands-on tastings, local lunch, mountain views, transport, and practical tips.
“My friend and I booked this private tour and immediately I knew it would be a great experience the moment Sara picked us up from our hotel! She is such a sweet, smart, knowledgeable guide, and we learned so much about the country on our drive to the coffee and chocolate farms outside of the city in the mountains. The 2 farms were so amazing with beautiful views of the mountainside and valley, and SO many stunning flowers and plants. The experience at both of the local farm owners was unique, leaning and doing the process that they do daily to produce the coffee and chocolates. Both farms had the…”
Learn Colombia’s coffee story through guided tastings, aroma and acidity tests, brewing methods, and coffee sweets in central Bogotá.
“An amazing coffee tour. You can tell he was truly passionate about coffee and teaching others what he knows. After this, i could say im a coffee expert! I learned so many incredible things here and not to mention the tour guy was so amazing and genuine. Truly worth it !!!!”
Review of Medellín’s family-run coffee tour with horseback arrival, coffee picking, sugar cane processing, mountain views, lunch, and transport.
“Unlike my other trips this was totally family operated and you could feel the passion and love in the experience. The mule ride was wonderful. Just ten minutes but added to the fun. Christian the son of the owner was our tour guide and was extremely enthusiastic and funny. Taking time to give us as much information as he could. We were dressed in ponchos and hats and walked and picked coffee beans and learnt the whole process of cofffee making. The whole operation is run by the family and neighbors and our lunch came in a banana tree leaf and we sat and overlooked the mountains. The transportation to…”
Tour Finca El Ocaso near Salento to follow coffee from seed to cup, learn sustainable farming, visit the mill, and enjoy a tasting.
“Had such an amazing experience with our guide so knowledgeable and friendly and good fun”
Explore coffee from cherry to cup at Finca El Ocaso near Salento, with an English guide, plantation visit, tasting, and practical travel tips.
“A fun tour and good value for money. It’s nice to see how much love they put into their coffee :)”
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