Private Coffee Tour near Medellín

01 · First stage · Arrival at the coffee farm

Welcome to coffee

The day begins on arrival at a coffee farm in the mountains, with the fresh air of the altitude and the coffee fields in view. Before walking, a welcome talk lays the groundwork: what coffee is, where the plant that bears the fruit comes from and why in Colombia it is grown on high slopes, where the bean ripens slowly and gains quality. It is the gateway to the tour: just enough to look at the landscape with new eyes and understand what we are about to see up close.

Coffee culture

• Arrival at the coffee farm and first contact with the mountain landscape.
• Introductory talk: what coffee is and how it is grown in Colombia.
• The context to understand every step of the tour that follows.

02 · Second stage · Tour of the farm

From the plant to the bean

Among the rows of the coffee field the story of the bean begins. We see the plant and its fruit, the cherry, which in Colombia is picked by hand and only when ripe. From there it goes to the mill, where pulping removes the flesh so the bean can ferment and be washed, and then to drying, which turns it into parchment coffee. Then comes roasting, the heat that transforms the green bean and awakens the aroma we know. Along the way we learn about the varieties grown on the farm and how they differ. It is not a lesson: it is seeing, touching and understanding every step in the place where it happens.

From bean to cup

• Coffee field: the plant, the ripe cherry and hand picking.
• Pulping and washing at the farm mill.
• Drying to parchment coffee and roasting of the bean.
• The varieties grown and their differences.

03 · Third stage · Traditional farm lunch

Casa Museo

After the tour, the pause: the Casa Museo, a traditional farmhouse with white walls, a corridor of wooden columns and a tile roof, holding the objects and the memory of coffee life. Here a traditional farm lunch is served, included in the experience, at the slow pace of Antioquian country houses: table, corridor and the mountain in front. It is the moment to sit down, talk and regain strength before the closing.

Lunch included

• A visit to the Casa Museo, a traditional farmhouse.
• Traditional farm lunch, included in the experience.
• Corridor, tile roof and the calm of the Antioquian countryside.

04 · Last stage · Final talk and tasting

Coffee tasting

With lunch over, a final talk ties together what we saw: the plant, the fruit, the milling, the drying and the roasting. And then, the tasting. Cup in hand, we recognize the aroma, body and acidity of a coffee that hours earlier was a cherry on the hillside. The whole tour ends there, in a sip that is now understood in a different way. With the tasting, the Coffee Tour comes to a close.

Coffee tasting

• Final talk connecting every step of the process.
• Coffee tasting: aroma, body and acidity in the cup.
• Closing of the tour: from origin to cup.

Included

• Guided tour of the Coffee Farm and its processes
• Coffee talk and tasting
• Traditional lunch with a drink
• Water and tasting coffee
• Hat and ruana on loan
• Medical assistance

Not included:

• Coffee to take home

Schedule and conditions

Pickup 9:00 a.m. · activity at the farm from 10:00 a.m. · 5 hours in total including transfers

• Private tour: only for the people in your booking.
• Transport included, with one pickup point and one return point of your choice within the Medellín metropolitan area, at no extra charge. They can be different places.
• Guide in Spanish or English, at no additional cost.

Children under five: no surcharge as long as they do not require a change of vehicle; their meals and tickets are paid by their parents. From age five they pay the regular rate.

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