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Coffee Tours in Colombia: the 15 Best Finca Days

44 tours  ·  from $14 a head

The fincas above Medellín and around Salento run the most complete farm days anywhere: picking, pulping, drying, roasting, cupping. These 15 are compared on transport, altitude and how long the ride up takes.

Medellin: Coffee Tour with Transport, Snacks and Tastings - Dressing as a paisa muleteer
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Medellin: Coffee Tour with Transport, Snacks and Tastings

1.Coffee Tour with Transport, Snacks and Tastings

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 1,357 reviews · 6 hours · from $80Our pick

Travel from Medellín to D’Arrieros Coffee Farm in San Sebastián de Palmitas for a hands-on coffee tour with English or Spanish guide, tastings, snacks, lunch, transport, and a souvenir coffee pack. You’ll wear a paisa poncho and hat, pick beans, learn brewing skills, and may add a 45-minute horseback ride.

“We had loads of fun. Dani was interesting and sweet, although her accent took a bit of getting used to. We learnt a lot and left satisfied customers.”

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Medellín Coffee Farm Tour with Trolley and Cable Car Ride - Walking through Barrio La Sierra
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Medellín Coffee Farm Tour with Trolley and Cable Car Ride

2.Medellín Coffee Farm Tour with Trolley and Cable Car Ride

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 277 reviews · 4h 30m · from $56

Travel from San Antonio by electric trolley and cable car to Barrio La Sierra. With an English or Spanish guide such as Melissa, Carolina, David, or Arturo, walk through Comuna 8, pick coffee berries, visit Casa Finca de La Sierra, and taste locally grown coffee.

“The tour was a cultural experience. Getting the behind scenes look at local coffee production was really enlightening. I highly recommend it to everyone. The cable car experience to get to the coffee farm gives you amazing views of the city. The best coffee you’ll ever have! You can also buy some!”

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Coffee Tour at the Finca del Café - Following Coffee From Seed to Bean
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Coffee Tour at the Finca del Café

3.Coffee Tour at the Finca del Café

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 213 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $40Top rated

At Finca del Café near Santa Rosa de Cabal, a local guide leads you from coffee seed to finished cup. You’ll walk through a working plantation, learn traditional growing, harvesting, processing, and roasting methods, then taste two origin coffees and a cold coffee drink. Guides such as Daniel and Jose have added strong regional insight and humor.

“We had a very good time with our guide Jose, it was fun experiencing the harvesting and production of coffee beans. We also learned a lot about the Colombian coffee production which differs from other world regions. And the landscape is beautiful. Must do. And cheaper comparing to other alternative tours.”

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Medellin: Coffee Tour and Wellness Spa - Learning how Colombian coffee is grown
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Medellin: Coffee Tour and Wellness Spa

4.Coffee Tour and Wellness Spa

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 209 reviews · 2 hours · from $88

Meet your guide at the Arví Metro Cable Station and travel to Don Leandro Coffee Farm for a small-group visit in the hills above Medellín. Learn how coffee is grown and harvested, plant a coffee tree, taste Colombian coffee, and enjoy a coffee-oil massage, scrub, steam room, and cold plunge. Guides speak English and Spanish.

“Tour guy was amazing super informative and very kind with helping tourists even beyond this experience. The massage and spa was amazing! Skin and body felt amazing after. Would highly recommend this place and for everything you’re getting the price is worth it!”

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Salento: Private Cocora Valley, Salento & Coffee Farm Tour - The hike is beautiful, but it is not a stroll
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Salento: Private Cocora Valley, Salento & Coffee Farm Tour

5.Private Cocora Valley, Salento & Coffee Farm Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 202 reviews · 8 - 10 hours · from $157

Spend 8 to 10 hours with a private English or Spanish-speaking guide in Cocora Valley and at a Colombian coffee farm. You’ll see wax palms, hike rugged trails, and take part in coffee picking, processing, roasting, grinding, and tasting. Guides such as Pedro, Juan Camilo, Laura, and Davide are noted for adapting the day to your pace and interests.

“The trip was amazing. We had a private tour and our guide Laura was super friendly and knowledgeable. The transportation was well organized and we‘ve been picked up on time. Laura did an amazing job and we would definitely recommend doing this tour when in Salento.”

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Medellin: Coffee Tour with Hotel Transfers and Meals - Wearing a poncho and picking the right beans
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Medellin: Coffee Tour with Hotel Transfers and Meals

6.Coffee Tour with Hotel Transfers and Meals

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 186 reviews · 4 hours · from $70

From Medellín, travel to Finca La Arrinconada with hotel pickup, then follow coffee from planting and picking to roasting, milling, and brewing. Guides such as Cristian and Mateo lead the hands-on visit in English or Spanish. You’ll wear traditional clothing, eat fiambre paisa, taste several brewing styles, and finish with plátano calado con quesito.

“This tour was such a great way to experience the coffee brewing process from seed to cup. Cristian was such a charismatic guide and walked us through the brewing processes accompanied by an in depth tasting. The lunch provided was also paired with an amazing view. Definitely recommend this tour!”

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Cartagena: Colombian Specialty Coffee Tasting - The opening lesson: from plantation to parchment bean
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Cartagena: Colombian Specialty Coffee Tasting

7.Colombian Specialty Coffee Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 130 reviews · 2 hours · from $15

At Cartagena’s Café 472, you’ll learn how Colombian coffee is grown, processed, roasted, and brewed. Guides such as Tomás, Santiago, Pedro, and Arturo lead a two-hour tasting with fresh fruit, chocolate, aroma exercises, and three coffees prepared by Chemex, V60, and Hario siphon.

“Sebastián was very kind and funny we enjoyed the session and learned a lot about Colombian coffee”

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From Bogotá: Coffee Farm and Tequendama Falls Tour - Inside the coffee farm near Fusagasugá
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From Bogotá: Coffee Farm and Tequendama Falls Tour

8.Coffee Farm and Tequendama Falls Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 130 reviews · from $85

Travel south from Bogotá to a coffee farm near Fusagasugá, with a stop at Tequendama Falls. Your English- or Spanish-speaking guide explains coffee planting, processing, drying, and roasting, while farm guides such as Juan or Jessica lead the hands-on visit. Expect scenic mountain roads, wildlife, coffee tasting, and a long day in the countryside.

“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 fruits. At the coffee farm we got a new guide Juan, how told us about to local flowers at the plant and went though the complete process of coffee making endnig it with a taste of the coffee.”

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Santa Marta: Minca Coffee, Cocoa, & Waterfall Full-Day Trip - A closer look at Colombian coffee
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Santa Marta: Minca Coffee, Cocoa, & Waterfall Full-Day Trip

9.Santa Marta: Minca Coffee, Cocoa, & Waterfall Full-Day Trip

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 102 reviews · from $78

Travel from Santa Marta to Minca for a guided jungle hike, Colombian coffee tasting, a swim in Minca River pools, mountain-view lunch, and a hands-on cocoa workshop. Bilingual guides such as Tony, Gustavo, and Sadam have led this outing. Expect about nine hours, steep sections, insects, and a full day in nature.

“Pickup from hostel was seamless. Gustavo knows his stuff and took the time to educate us on a range of topics. Great fun!”

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Coffee & Chocolate Private Tour in Medellin: Genuine Experience - The uphill walk to the coffee farm
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Coffee & Chocolate Private Tour in Medellin: Genuine Experience

10.Coffee & Chocolate Private Tour in Medellin: Genuine Experience

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 100 reviews · 8 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $179

Spend about 8.5 hours with a private bilingual guide such as Laura or Sara, visiting small coffee and cacao farms north of Medellín. Pick beans, prepare coffee, taste raw cacao, roast and grind it, then make chocolate bars with your chosen flavors. Lunch, transport, and hotel pickup are included.

“Lau was an amazing guide. She spent most of the day with us, and was very patient, informative, charsmatic with my friends and I. I highly recommend her and this tour, when you are in Medellin!”

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Bogota: Colombian Coffee Tasting - Learning to taste with aroma and acidity tests
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Bogota: Colombian Coffee Tasting

11.Colombian Coffee Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 92 reviews · 2 hours · from $25

At Café Matuca in central Bogotá, guide René or another English or Spanish-speaking coffee expert walks you from bean to brew. You will test aroma and acidity, compare brewing methods, taste coffee-made sweets and products, and prepare your own cup. The two-hour session costs $25 and meets on the café’s second floor.

“Renee was extremely knowledgeable and a great host. we loved his passion for coffee and he explained everything really well. we highly recommend this activity, its great value”

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Coffee Tour with arrival on horseback and sugar cane processing - A short ride with a useful purpose
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Coffee Tour with arrival on horseback and sugar cane processing

12.Coffee Tour with arrival on horseback and sugar cane processing

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 90 reviews · 4 to 6 hours (approx.) · from $75

Meet at La 9 Mall Gastroturístico in El Poblado, then ride by comfortable transport to a family-run coffee farm in Palmitas. Christian or another family guide leads you on horseback or muleback, through coffee picking, processing, tastings, and sugar cane work, with lunch and mountain views included. Groups are capped at 20.

“La finca la Arrinconada es un sueno, una vista hermosa y un Experincia para toda la vida y UNICA! Si eres amante al cafe NO TE LO PUEDES PERDER! Mateo con mucha jcosidad nos conto la historia de su familia y como comenzaron el legado de este maravilloso tesoro, nos reimos y disfrutamos. Mi parte favorita fue vestirme y salir al campo a buscar el cafe y vivir todo el proceso hasta llevarlo a la taza. He hecho decenas de tour de cafe y nunca vii uno como este ! Gracias a Omar de Aeroturex por llevarnos y sus recomendaciones y por tratarnos con mucho cari~o.”

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Coffee Tour at Finca El Ocaso Salento: Traditional Spanish Farm - Composting makes sustainability concrete
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Coffee Tour at Finca El Ocaso Salento: Traditional Spanish Farm

13.Coffee Tour at Finca El Ocaso Salento: Traditional Spanish Farm

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 89 reviews · 1h 30m · from $19

At Finca El Ocaso Salento, a Spanish-speaking guide takes you through coffee planting, harvesting, composting, milling, drying, storage, roasting, and traditional preparation. You’ll visit the gardens and plantation, see the working mill, and finish with coffee brewed through a cloth strainer. Nicolás is one guide associated with the experience.

“Tour super didáctico, profesional, completo y distendido al mismo tiempo. Genial para conocer todo el proceso relacionado con el café. El lugar, genial también. 100% recomendable!”

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Coffee Tour Salento-Ocaso Farm- English Tour - The ride from Salento to Finca El Ocaso
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Coffee Tour Salento-Ocaso Farm- English Tour

14.Coffee Tour Salento-Ocaso Farm- English Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 88 reviews · from $14Best value

Visit Finca El Ocaso, 4 km from Salento, for a 1.5-hour English tour of Colombian coffee from seedling to cup. Guides such as Nicolas and Johnathan explain harvesting, composting, processing, roasting, and cloth-filter brewing. You can reach the farm by Willys Jeep, though transport costs extra and the final road is partly unpaved.

“Learned a lot about coffee, from harvesting and growing to roasting and pouring. Very informational and great guide who spoke very well English!”

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Medellin: Coffee Tour, Horseback Arrival, and Sugar Cane - The short ride from the road to the coffee farm
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Medellin: Coffee Tour, Horseback Arrival, and Sugar Cane

15.Coffee Tour, Horseback Arrival, and Sugar Cane

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 82 reviews · 6 hours · from $76

From El Poblado, guide Christian and his family lead you to a mountain coffee farm in Western Antioquia. You arrive by horseback, mule, or donkey, then pick and process beans, compare brewing styles, learn about sugar cane, and eat a typical lunch with sweeping views. English and Spanish tours last six hours.

“Excellent tour and Christian and his family were very welcoming to allow us on their property. The views were incredible, the coffee lesson was excellent. They served us lunch which was also very tasty with options for vegetarians. My only advice is there could be better communication prior to pick up as I waited about an hour after the scheduled time to be picked up. Otherwise unforgettable experience and would recommend 100%. I will cherish my experience forever.”

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