MEDELLIN COFFEE TOURS
Half an hour out of the city the hills start and the farms begin. The 15 below compare pickup, how long you spend on the farm, whether the cable car is part of it and what you actually taste.
Travel 45 minutes from Medellín to D’Arrieros Coffee Farm with transport, a bilingual guide, tastings, lunch, and a souvenir coffee pack. You’ll pick beans, learn the full coffee process, dress in paisa muleteer clothing, and optionally take a 45-minute horseback ride.
“Amazing tour and learned alot bout coffee..Our tour guide was amazing as well...”
Meet your English or Spanish-speaking guide at San Antonio station for a tram and cable car ride to Comuna 8. Walk through Barrio La Sierra, visit Casa Finca de La Sierra, pick coffee berries, learn the full process, and taste locally grown coffee with a family-run project.
“Absolute phenomenal tour! I am so grateful to have gotten the chance to see another area of Medellin and try some delicious coffee in the process! Our guide was incredible at translating and answering all of our questions. Highly recommend!”
Meet your English or Spanish-speaking guide at the Arví Metro Cable Station, then ride to Don Leandro Coffee Farm for a coffee-growing lesson, tasting, coffee scrub, massage, steam room, and cold plunge. Guides such as Angello, Anibal, and Will are known for attentive help.
“Tour guy was amazing super informative and very kind with helping tourists even beyond this experience. The massage and spa was amazing! Skin and body felt amazing after. Would highly recommend this place and for everything you’re getting the price is worth it!”
Travel from Medellín to Finca La Arrinconada with hotel pickup, then follow coffee from plant to cup with local farmers. Pick beans, learn several brewing methods, dress in traditional clothing, eat fiambre paisa, and add a horseback ride for an extra fee.
“It’s not the first coffee I made, this one exceeds my previous experiences. The barista guide is so knowledgable and dedicated, really invested into this craft. It’s a bit hands on experience as they kind of simulate with the audience the making process from seeds to cup. Very good experience, I highly recommend this tour! The only downside is the number of tourists per session, I think we were over 35 in the Spanish speaking lot, a similar group was attended in paralel for English version.”
Meet your English- or Spanish-speaking guide at Arvi Metro Cable Station for a small-group trip to Don Leandro Coffee Farm. Ride horseback along an old muleteer path, learn and practice coffee-making, plant a coffee tree, then enjoy a coffee steam room, cold plunge, massage, and tasting.
“In my 15 day trip to Colombia, this was easily my favorite activity.”
Travel privately from Medellín to small coffee and cacao farms near Santo Domingo. Guides such as Laura, Sara, and Lau explain each step, from picking beans to making chocolate bars. Expect a steep 10 to 15 minute hike, a homemade lunch, mountain views, and hotel pickup in El Poblado or Laureles.
“Such an amazing experience. Felt like a local. Highly recommend supporting these local farmers. A truly unforgettable experience. We spent the day with local chocolate farmers, learning each step of the process—from picking cacao to crafting our own handmade treats. It was hands-on, heartfelt, and deeply rooted in tradition. The guide created space for genuine connection, making the experience feel personal and authentic rather than touristy. A beautiful way to understand the culture through its people and flavors.”
Meet in El Poblado at 8:40 am, then ride horseback or by mule to a family-run coffee farm in Palmitas. Guides such as Christian and Mateo explain the coffee process, dress you as a coffee farmer, and lead hands-on picking, tasting, and a traditional lunch. Sugar cane processing is also part of the tour.
“I thought I knew a lot about coffee but Christian our guide proved me wrong! I learned so much to improve my coffee drinking experience! He was delightful and insightful. We got to dress as a true coffee farmer and pick ripe beans. I wish them many more years of successful tours as this experience was well worth it! Had a lot of fun.”
Travel from El Poblado to a family-run coffee farm with guides Christian and his relatives. Ride a horse or mule to the entrance, pick and process coffee, taste several brews, enjoy a typical lunch, and see sugar cane made into panela. English and Spanish guidance is available.
“The guide, Christian, who's family own the farm, was so knowledgeable, friendly and funny. We got to harvest, skin, and grind coffee as well as try many different types of coffee via different machines and filtering processes. The farm itself was beautiful, high up in the mountains with views that went on forever. Vultures swept overhead and the sun beat down as we walked in and amongst plantain and banana trees, cocoa plants, and other crops to get the coffee and it was truly a once in a life time experience. Thank-you Christian and family!”
From El Poblado, visit La Casa Grande Coffee Hacienda in Santa Elena, about 25 minutes from Medellín. You’ll see coffee planted, harvested, roasted, and ground, enjoy a tasting and homemade meal, and return after this private five-hour outing.
“Memorable local experience visiting a Colombian coffee farm. Lots of information about coffee bean harvesting, roasting and grinding. Would definitely recommend. 10/10!!”
Travel from Medellín to the Antioquia coffee region with a private guide such as Erika or Esteban. Pick coffee cherries, follow the beans through production, enjoy unlimited coffee and a farm lunch, then walk Jardín’s cobbled streets and visit its rustic cable car.
“My brother and I enjoyed very much the coffee tour at Jardin with Erika. She was very friendly and extremely knowledgeable about Jardin and the coffee. Also, about Medellin, Colombia so she had great recommendations and information to share. Cafe del Jardin is an oasis with amazing coffee and a view will leave you stunned. You will learn all about coffee and I had more of appreciation now knowing the entire of process of coffee. Yes, you pick coffee beans and it is not bad at all. I found it quite relaxing picking and hearing the birds sing while doing it. After lunch you will go to the town of…”
Spend about six hours exploring coffee production near Medellín with hotel pickup, farm tastings, snacks, lunch, a multilingual guide, and a farm souvenir. The private vehicle transfers add comfort, but the $135 price deserves a close look if you are comparing group tours.
“Overpriced for the experience. $124 included some coffee tastings and a light lunch but in a larger group setting, so for Colombia this pricing didn't make sense. Suggest to shop this around. Much better priced options out there. Others on the trip booked same experience for a lot less.”
Travel privately from Medellín to a two-generation coffee farm in Sabaneta. With guides such as Oscar, Mario, or Yuly, you can pick ripe beans, learn about planting, drying, fermentation, and roasting, then taste several brewing methods and coffee-husk tea.
“My wife and I thoroughly enjoyed this wonderful tour. Oscar was the perfect tour guide and the coffee farm owner took the time to explain everything to us. He was also very friendly and knowledgeable. The tour couldn’t have gone any better!! A+++”
Spend 8 to 10 hours with a private guide such as Cesar, Juan, or Daniel, traveling from Medellín to El Peñol Rock and Guatapé. Expect coffee, countryside views, a demanding stair climb, free time in town, hotel pickup, and a flexible pace. Boat rides and meals cost extra.
“The entire day was amazing, from climbing the rock, seeing the countryside, to touring Guatapé. The tour guide was the best!”
Spend the morning learning Comuna 13’s story through murals, electric escalators, and local life, then visit a family coffee farm near Sabaneta. Guides such as Daniel and Alejandro add strong local context, while lunch, transport, and coffee tastings are included.
“The tour guide went out of his way to ensure we had an experience of a lifetime. Highly recommend Alejandro who was extremely knowledgeable of the coffee industry. We had 9 in our group and everyone was very happy. The lunch was great, planned right in the middle of both tours.”
Leave Medellín with a bilingual private guide such as Fabio, David, Mario, or Daniel for a long but rewarding day in Colombia’s coffee country. Visit a working farm, taste and process beans, ride a mountain cable car, eat Antioquian food, and explore Jardín’s handsome main square.
“Amazing and fantastic. It is a far trip at least three hours in Windy mountain so if you get carsick this may not be for you. But it was the really worth it. Our guide Mario was amazing we have been visited a local family at the coffee plantation and got to know the family. Mario was awesome! would do this to her again in a heartbeat it was the highlight of our trip.”
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