What You Will Do
Get the most out of your visit to Colombia with this two-in-one combo farm tour! Share with real coffee and cocoa farmers as you pick, peel, grind, roast and taste the product of your own labor. This is a hands-on experience spending your day at real, small family farms. This tour does not take you to overrun tourist traps, the farms you visit here are owned by real coffee & cacao growers. We also guarantee red beans for picking year round. Don't miss out!
Note: There is ongoing road construction south of the city affecting access to all of the coffee and cacao farms in the region. This can potentially extend your tour time up to 60 minutes due to unscheduled road closures. This is also a GROUP tour and you MAY join other travelers at ANY point during the day.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Itinerary
1
Silvania
1 hour 30 minutes
Here you will visit a traditional coffee farm for about 1.5 hours where you will collect coffee beans from the field, you will grind them and peel them using manual, old fashion tools. Finally, the local host will prepare a traditional "tinto" or black coffee for you to sample.
2
Cerro de Quinini
45 minutes
A traditional campesino (farmer) lunch is served here surrounded by the sounds of nature. All plates are vegetarian. The home belongs to one of the community members and it is not a full time restaurant. The place is clean and simple, devoid of any luxury.
3
Nilo
1 hour 30 minutes
Here you will visit a traditional cacao farm for about 1.5 hour where you will see the cacao beans hanging from the trees. Your host will open the bean for you to taste the fruit's content. You will then visit the fermentation room, the drying room and see the final product of the cacao process. If time allows, you can also experience the grinding of the cacao from hard shell to liquid form which is the raw material for all chocolate produced in the world.
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