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Looking at the horizon
Picking the beans
Depulping the beans
Half-day Coffee Plantation Private Tour: Learn everything about coffee with us
Take some fresh coffee with you. Child-friendly tour.

Half-Day Coffee Tour: Harvest & Process + Barismo: All in One

By MedellinDayTrips
10 out of 10
Free cancellation available
Price is RM 309 per adult
Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 5h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup
  • Multiple languages
Overview

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!

Activity location

  • MedellinDayTrips
    • Carrera 27 27 180
    • 050011, Medellin, Colombia, Colombia

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • MedellinDayTrips
    • Carrera 27 27 180
    • 050011, Medellin, Colombia, Colombia

Check availability


100% Private Tour
  • Activity duration is 5 hours5h5h
  • English

This tour operates no matter what in the date and time you want, we don't need to wait for more people to book.
Coffee Tasting: Try our coffee in different brewing methods as we explain the differetn variables that influence coffee extraction.
Traditional delicious snack
Private vehicle : Transportation is private, just for you and your group from your place to the farm and back to your place.
Pickup included

Price details
RM 766.88 x 1 AdultRM 766.88

Total
Price is RM 766.88
Shared Tour (Small Groups)
  • Activity duration is 5 hours5h5h
  • English

Coffee tasting: We use different brewing methods to show you how the wxtraction of cofffee changes depending on multiple variables.
Traditional Snack: Delicious ripen plantain with guava and grilled cheese
Pickup included

Price details
RM 309.44 x 1 AdultRM 309.44

Total
Price is RM 309.44

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedPrivate transportation
  • What's includedWhat's includedHotel pickup and drop-off
  • What's includedWhat's includedLocal guide
  • What's includedWhat's includedProfessional guide
  • What's includedWhat's includedCoffee farm fees
  • What's includedWhat's includedDriver/guide
  • What's includedWhat's includedDelicious home-made traditional snack
  • What's includedWhat's includedCoffee and/or Tea
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedLunch

Know before you book

  • 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

Activity itinerary

MedellinDayTrips
  • 1h
  • Admission ticket included
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.
Sabaneta
  • 1h
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.
Sabaneta
  • 1h
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?

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESMedellinDayTrips
    • Carrera 27 27 180
    • 050011, Medellin, Colombia, Colombia

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLEMedellinDayTrips
    • Carrera 27 27 180
    • 050011, Medellin, Colombia, Colombia

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