The 11 Best Coffee Experiences in Salento

1.Private Cocora Valley, Salento & Coffee Farm Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 202 reviews · 8 - 10 hours · from $157Our pick

Private Cocora Valley hike plus coffee farm visit from Salento, Filandia, or Armenia. Wax palms, plant-to-cup coffee, tasting included.

“Prívate Guide and driver to the spectacular Corcora Valley, early arrival to avoid the crowds, original quick lunch at a place in Salento frequented only by locals and an outstanding coffee farm experience where we harvested, peeled, toasted and drank our own coffee from plant to cup. 100%”

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2.Cocora Valley, Salento and Coffee Farm Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 129 reviews · 8 hours (approx.) · from $140Top rated

Private Cocora Valley hike and coffee farm day from Salento, with park entry and hands-on processing, about 8 hours.

“Peter was a terrific guide- while exploring magnificent vistas he opened our minds about the flora, fauna and history of this beautiful place. Peter’s English was great. We felt enriched at the end. The coffee tour was a blast. We were able to pick the beans and prepared dried beans through to the end game- a delicious cup of coffee. So rewarding.”

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3.Coffee Tour at Finca El Ocaso Salento: Traditional Spanish Farm

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 89 reviews · 1h 30m · from $19

Finca El Ocaso Salento coffee tour: see sustainable farming, mill steps, roasting, and a traditional cloth strainer tasting in 90 minutes.

“Had such an amazing experience with our guide so knowledgeable and friendly and good fun”

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4.Coffee Tour Salento-Ocaso Farm- English Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 88 reviews · from $14Best value

Traditional Ocaso coffee farm tour near Salento, Tolima. Learn planting, harvest, processing, roasting, and brew coffee. English, 1.5 hours.

“We really enjoyed the coffee tour here and would highly recommend it. Johnathan was a great, funny tour guide with excellent English and he answered all of our questions about the process. It is possible to get a normal taxi out to the farm but it is cheaper to get the jeep back to Solento (it cost 4k pesos per person)”

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5.Coffee Farm and Salento Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 47 reviews · 5 hours (approx.) · from $88

Private Luger coffee farm tour and 1-hour Salento walk with pickup and tastings. Hands-on coffee work in about 5 hours.

“The tour with Jonathan at Ocaso coffee house just outside of Salento was fun, educational and engaging! They took us through the entire process from planting a coffee tree to picking the coffee cherries to the roasting and preparation processes, would highly recommend! Our guide Pedro could not have been more helpful, flexible, respectful and fun. He took amazing pictures of us walking through the town while explaining its history and showing us the best place for lunch (Maria Ocampos 5/5) and some amazing views. We came as customers and left as friends, couldn’t recommend this experience more! Our only regret is that we didn’t have time do the bird…”

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6.Coffee Farm Tour with Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 41 reviews · 5 hours · from $101

Tour a century-old coffee farm near Filandia, plant seedlings, pick cherries, then taste top Colombian coffee in about 5 hours.

“The best guide ive ever had. Huge knowledge and great person to talk. All trip well organised and kaffee was really tasty. Strongly recommend”

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7.Cocora Valley Tour and Coffee Farms

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 40 reviews · 8 hours (approx.) · from $190

Spend a full day in Salento: Cocora Valley wax-palm viewpoints by Willy jeep and a guided Finca Buenos Aires coffee tour with lunch, snacks, and tastings.

“We had an awesome day touring the Cocora Valley and a coffee farm. The views were stunning and the coffee tour was super interesting. Our guide Nicolás was great —really knowledgeable and easygoing. He made the whole day feel relaxed and fun. Definitely recommend this tour and Nicolás!”

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8.Coffee Tour.

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 33 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $55

Salento-area coffee tour in Filandia. Walk a plantation, learn planting to roasting, then enjoy coffee-time with Mauricio. 3 hours, $55.

“What an absolutely amazing and unforgettable experience! Mauricio is such a friendly and knowledgeable host and really opens up the world of coffee for his guests. We have gained a whole new appreciation for it! He works hard to keep his guests comfortable and informed, and encourages you to be more mindful of your senses in everyday life - something that we often need to be reminded of. The tour was not only informative, but so much fun and it’s so interesting to learn all about all the different ways you can make the same coffee bean taste by using specific techniques. We had an amazing time at this tour…”

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9.Salento and Cócora Tour + Coffee Farm from Pereira/Armenia

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 33 reviews · 8 hours · from $173

Private 8-hour tour from Pereira or Armenia to Salento, Valle de Cocora wax palms, and a coffee farm with tastings and expert guidance.

“Increible, el guia Eduar lo sabía todo!!! además de majo, muy atento. La experiencia brutal, volvería a repetir.”

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10.Coffee Farm Tour at Finca El Ocaso from Salento

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 19 reviews · 3 hours · from $93

Coffee Farm Tour at Finca El Ocaso from Salento. Sustainable farm, step-by-step coffee making, and guided tastings in 3 hours.

“It's a great, educating tour. Jonathan the guide is amazing. I really enjoyed the tour that opened my horizon on coffee things. Great!!”

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11.Coffee Master Roasting, Brewing and Tasting Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 6 reviews · 2 hours · from $52

A hands-on 2-hour coffee tour in Tolima: roast a 2 kg batch, learn pour-over methods, and taste multiple processed coffees for $52.

“It was an amazing afternoon. The atmosphere was so nice and welcoming, we learnt a lot about Coffee Roasting and Brewing. Thank you so much for this experience! We Highly recommend :)”

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