Private Coffee Farm Tour in Medellin: Real Authentic Experience
Description
Our half-day coffee private tour is a 2019, 2021 & 2022 Travelers' Choice Award Winner, the highest honor TripAdvisor can give. We assure you, you will never think the same about coffee after taking this coffee tour with us. So the question is: Is there a coffee plantation tour close to Medellin that can be done in half a day? Of course there is! And we designed it thinking of your needs and budget. It is only 30 minutes away from El Poblado and though it is near Medellin, the scenery is absolutely different and spectacular. The coffee production stages you will see and participate in this coffee tour are: • Planting the seeds • Picking the ripe beans selectively • Depulping • Fermenting and washing • Drying • Threshing • Roasting • Grinding • Packing With all the knowledge you receive in this tour we ensure you will be in capacity of running your own coffee farm in the future, imagine how detailed it is. Look no more and book now, we are available everyday!
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Itinerary
From your hotel we head to the coffee farm in our comfortable private car. Once there, a charming married couple of farmers welcomes us with a delicious cup of coffee. While you are enjoying a nice cup of coffee, the expert gives you an informative introduction into the world of Colombian coffee. Feel free to ask any questions. As you listen and participate of the conversation, we begin to give you the coffee we produce in different brewing methods and then we explain the different flavor notes in each of them, so you learn to differenciate the sour, bitter and sweet characteristics of the coffee. After this very entertaining introduction, we continue with the next activity: planting the coffee seeds in the seedbed as we explain the timeline for each stage when they are growing into a tree. After we have more context we begin the walk around the coffee plantation. Before we do it we provide you buckets, hats and rain boots to do the activity with a proper outfit.
Picking the Coffee Beans We start by picking the beans ourselves as the farmer guides us in the process and provides tips about how they should be picked, how this task is done by women and men alike, wages, lifestyle and everything about coffee pickers. At the end of this activity, we will weight your load to see who did the best job and continue to next step: Depulping, Fermenting and Washing the coffee At this stage the skin is removed leaving the slimy beans apart. Once they have been separated, the beans go through a fermentation process where they will lose their slimy surface (mucilage) and continue to the next stage: Drying the coffee beans The beans need to be completely dry in order to be processed. This process is extremely important to ensure good quality. To do this, there is usually a tent called Marquesina that keeps and increases the heat inside drying the beans faster. This process depends highly on the weather but is usually somewhere between 2 to 6 days.
When the coffee beans are completely dry we need to remove the husk. So we use an artisanal threshing machine to do that. When that process is done, the coffee is called "Green Coffee". This is the stage at which most of the Colombian coffee is exported. However, at the farm the process goes further with the roasting process having 3 different levels depending on your taste. Highly roasted, medium-high and medium. All of them are roasted at 200 degrees Celsius (392 F). The next process is the grinder, where we put the brown roasted beans to grind. The last process is packing the fresh coffee you just processed (which you can buy at the farm for a good price). As a reward for helping us to produce and process our coffee we'll have a delicious snack (included) waiting for you at the table. You will surely have the most authentic experience in Medellin just by learning and enjoying at this coffee farm with its owners. So, why not join us in this fun and informative experience?
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Pickup Locations & Times
We pick up travelers anywhere as long as it is in El Poblado, Laureles, Sabaneta and Envigado. If your place is not listed please don't worry just enter the name of the hotel/building or the address manually and we'll be there.
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- May be operated by a multi-lingual guide
Reviews(999)
Erika took me on the coffee tour and it was fantastic! She is knowledgeable, professional, and hilarious! Great afternoon spent in the hills and would highly recommend 👌🏼 I also used the same company to go paragliding, my guide was Andres and he was equally friendly and helpful. Can't recommend these guys enough!
We had an incredible experience on the Private Coffee Farm Tour! Andres went above and beyond from the very beginning to help get everything arranged for us and made the entire process easy and seamless. We chose to do a private tour, and Alejandro was our guide. He was absolutely amazing—friendly, professional, patient, and incredibly knowledgeable about Colombian coffee, the growing process, and the local culture. He explained everything in a way that was interesting and easy to understand, and you could tell he genuinely enjoys sharing his knowledge. The experience felt authentic and personal rather than overly touristy, which made it even more special. Alejandro made sure we were comfortable, answered all of our questions, and gave us plenty of time to really enjoy the farm and the experience. Between Andres going above and beyond to coordinate everything and Alejandro providing such an outstanding tour, this was easily one of the highlights of our time in Medellín. Highly recommend, especially if you’re able to book the private experience! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
The tour was fun and informative. Erika, our guide, was friendly and made the tour even better. Highly recommended.
Erika was absolutely the best guide! She was prompt with the pickup and was easy to talk to. Once we arrived at the coffee farm she put on multiple hats as the translator, photographer, and guide. She is so knowledgeable about the entire coffee process. I’ve already recommended her to a friend who is still there. I’d reach out to her again for further tours in and around Medellin.
I thought I appreciate coffee enough until I did this tour. It is not an easy job to have a good cup of high quality coffee every morning. Alejo was our tour guide, he was very informative. We also tried the beans before and after roasting. The farm has high quality beans which can be both a good gift, self treat or even a good remembrance.
This is a must do while in Medellin !! If you are looking for an authentic local family owned farm where you get hands on experience and see exactly what goes into the coffee bean process look no further ! The entire family was so humble and so welcoming !! Don Antonio is such a humble soul and you can see it and taste it his coffee Lastly our guide, Estaban, was fantastic with his own knowledge of the coffee farms while also giving us some historical context of the city whole driving to the farm There is a reason why this tour gets all the reviews !!!
Our guide Erika, along with Laura, who works at the farm, were excellent. We learned a lot about the coffee process and finished the tour appreciating the great work that goes into a cup of coffee. Erika picked us up at our Airbnb and explained facts about the areas we were passing through until we arrived at the farm. Very knowledgeable about her country and culture. We highly recommend it!
Laura was great, knowledgeable and ensured I and my family were comfortable throughout the day. She was patient and made sure my two boys were engaged throughout the process. I would highly recommend her and the tour!
Our guide Erika was excellent! The whole experience was educational and fun. Would strongly recommend.
We absolutely enjoyed our Private Coffee Tour with Erika! It was a wonderful and highly interesting experience. No questions about coffee left unanswered. And we also had a lot of fun and laughed often :o) We were very warm welcomed by Antonio himself and his whole family. We learned so many things about coffee: planting, growing, harvesting and - of course - drinking ;o) Thank you, Erika, for making our trip very special with all your knowledge and friendly hospitality.
