Medellin Coffee Farm Tour with Panoramic Cable Car Views
Description
This is a tour organized in a family cafe in an urban area not far from the city center, where you will have the experience of processing coffee from seed to cup. We'll drink a lot of coffee and get to know the whole transformation process. The tour will start at San Antonio Metro Station; from there we will board a tram for 20 minutes and then arrive at Estacion oriente where we will board a cable car for 15 minutes where we will have a panoramic view of the city, we will arrive at Barrio La Sierra located in commune 8 where we will have a 20-minute walk and climb stairs since the farm is located in a popular area; where the history of transformation and culture of this community will be told, then we will arrive at home where the coffee family will be waiting which will tell them their life story and explain practically all the processes that are required for the elaboration of the coffee.
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Itinerary
We will board the cable car to reach the coffee farm where we will have a panoramic view of the city of Medellin.
We will board the Ayacucho tram to go to commune 8, during the journey the guide will explain the history of the area through which the tram route passes.
We will arrive at the La Sierra neighborhood located in commune 8 where we will have a walk, in which the history and transformation of this area will be explained. While we walk we will visit viewpoints where we will see a splendid view of the city of Medellin from the central eastern part and we will appreciate murals and their history
We will arrive at Casa Finca in Barrio la Sierra where the coffee growing family will be waiting for you, here you will be welcomed, given the first cup of coffee and the family will tell you the story of life and how they started with the topic of coffee crops, to Then proceed to lend them the typical costume of the region to go to the coffee plantations and collect red coffee berries and teach them in a practical way all the processes for making good coffee from how it is planted, harvested, fermented, dried and roasted.
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Important Information
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Reviews(73)
Annie was an incredible guide, so kind and energetic. The experience felt so authentic and so beautiful to see the social impact for the local organizations. Getting out of the city and into the neighborhoods of the mountains was something special.
Highly recommend this tour. Great way to do a coffee tour without having to leave the city. Amazing to see how the town has transformed. Melissa and everyone involved was fantastic. I learned a lot and had a great time.
A highly recommended experience in Medellín. You see how coffee is made, you taste it, and you visit a coffee farm high up on the mountain. The guide ANNIE was the best part of the tour.
This was an excelllent half day tour! Melissa was very sweet and knowledgeable, and she took extra time to repeat every detail in both English and Spanish. In my group there was a mix of coffee lovers and non-coffee lovers; athletes and non-athletes. The tour was interesting, safe and enjoyable enough for everyone. Hopefully my starbucks-dark-roast-drinking family saw the light in locally sourced, gently roasted coffee. I certainly did!
I loved everything about this tour. Annie was amazing! This tour felt relaxed, educational, interactive and peaceful. I am happy to have this experience and its all thanks to the team.
This checked off so many things we wanted to do in one tour! We got to do coffee, ride the local train, ride the sky cart tram thing, and safely walk through a local town and hear about the history of it. We didn't realize that our group as a whole wanted to experience a local town outside of the city. This was perfect because we weren't aimlessly meandering the town, we had to get from point A to B but we did it casually and it wasn't too much or too little "talking" and "instruction". We walked past everyday life happening as the church let out, we saw families doing their normal routines, and we got to feel the surrealness as we picked coffee beans on the side of a gorgeous, quiet, breezy mountain. All while dressed and geared up as true colombians. It hits the soul! Book it!
This was my favorite tour in Medellin. It was informative, the group size was not too big, the coffee was great, and it supported the local community.
My tour guide was Anna. She was very professional, and knowledgeable. I learned so much about coffee I do not drink, but serve to the public. I get to return home with this wonderful information. Thanks for making it interesting.
Really such a great experience! Melissa, the tour guide, was incredible… and Somehow seeing how coffee is really made makes it taste better🤷🏼♀️ do the afternoon visit and spend some time browsing around the San Antonio park and station before rush hour!
It was better than l could have asked for. Appreciated the metro and the gondola ride and the tour of the neighborhood in Communa 8. Then the coffee picking and explanation by Rosa was nothing short of amazing. Thanks for the terrific day. Worth every penny.
