Wax Palms, Salento and Coffee Private Full Day Tour
Description
The best way to uncover the Coffee Cultural Landscape is to connect with it, to experience the culture, nature and the many colors and shapes of the towns within. In Salento, we provide these 3 experiences for you in just the one-day. 1. In the early morning, you’ll go to the Cocora Valley where you’ll stroll under the tallest wax palms on the planet, rising up the mountainside to meet the mystical clouds in the sky. 2. Later in the afternoon you’ll visit one of the most beautiful coffee fincas in Colombia, and uncover the coffee process and learn the very best secrets to creating great Colombian Coffee. 3. To complete the third part of your experience you’ll go through the captivating streets of Salento, through the colorful main street, the plaza (the square) and checkout the best sites.
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Itinerary
This morning you'll start your day with some beautiful views from the Salento Mirador (Lookout), and a look down into the valley you will soon venture through.
Next, you'll take a trip into the lush Cocora Valley and a guided tour of the Wax Palm Forest. This valley is spectacular by itself, but when combined with the forest filled with the tallest wax palms in the world, it becomes an almost spiritual experience. You'll get to spend a few hours walking through this peaceful zone with more beautiful views in every direction.
After you've stopped for a wonderful lunch you'll continue onto a sensational coffee tour. This is one of the best coffee tours in Colombia and so very unique. The reason being the philosophy of this single lady owner. She has created a Finca that is completely pesticide and machinery free. Every part of the entire process is done by hand and with this, you'll discover the traditional methods of growing the perfect coffee bean. You'll also get to explore this wonderful Finca and find so much more than just coffee is grown here, such as a large variety of fruits as well. You'll learn the complete process from the seed to the cup, including handpicking a few beans yourself.
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What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
We'll collect and drop you off at your hotel in Pereira or Salento
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Important Information
- Service animals allowed
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(6)
Gustavo our guide and Aljandro our driver were a great team. We enjoyed the tour especially the part in the rainforest. Gustavo is very knowledgeable and explained everything regarding flowers, wildlife and nature. He is also a very friendly guy. The lunch he recommended was great. The Coffe tour at Luger Coffee farm was also very interesting especially the privat experience to go into the plantation and roasting our own coffee! Thanks Gustavo!
Thank you for sharing your experience! We're thrilled to hear that Gustavo and Alejandro made your tour memorable, especially with Gustavo’s expertise in the rainforest and his friendly guidance. It’s wonderful that you enjoyed the personalized coffee experience—there’s nothing quite like roasting your own coffee! We’ll make sure Gustavo knows how much you appreciated his knowledge and lunch recommendation. Thanks again for choosing us, and we look forward to welcoming you on another adventure soon!
We enjoyed our trip with Richard so much! He picked us up on his car right in front of our hotel, and we had a private ride for the whole day. And the day was full of wonders :) We visited Cocora Wax palms Valley (the views are amazing), a waterfall (with two top guides :), we had a delicious pizza for lunch, and after all - coffee tour in a charming farm. Everything was beyond our expectations. Thank you, Richard!
Going to Cocora is just great! Because it´s cheap, it´s beautiful. With the most beautiful mountains in Colombia and fun activities to enjoy. You can walk to the river or ride a hourse : ) If you like to enjoy the beauti of nature or just take a break, this is the best option for you° : )
Gracias for your wonderful and true words about the Cocora Valley!
We walked the short loop in the park, which was a magical experience. Our guide Andres told us lots about the history of the region. It was very educative. After Cocora we headed back to Salento for a delicious traditional lunch. We had a wonderful time hearing all insider tips of our guide. Of course after a good meal you take a good cup of coffee. In Finca El Ocaso we made our own cup of coffee. Interesting way to learn about the number 1 drink of the world. We concluded with Tejo. Soon realizing we weren't good at it, but had lots of fun. Trip totally recommended!
Hola Margy, Thank you so much for your wonderful, detailed review of your coffee zone day tour! It's because of people like you that we absolutely love our work! We hope to provide you with more Colombian adventures in the future. Have a Fantastico Day - Hablamos Pronto Bruce
Our group really enjoyed the experience with our great guide, Felipe. Thanks to you all for providing great customer service and support throughout! We had a wonderful time!!!
Hola Michelle, We're so very happy to hear you had a great time! Felipe mentioned he really enjoyed spending the day with you guys also. We look forward to providing you some more wonderful tours in the future. Hablamos pronto Bruce
