Medellin and Coffee Region - The coffee essentials

Medellin and Coffee Region – The coffee essentials

Enjoy the heart of Colombia with these 7 days/6 nights exploring the city of Medellin & Coffee Region (Eje Cafetero)

Medellín offers a wide variety of places to visit, such as the Botanical Garden, Barefoot Park, Berrío Park, and Lleras Park, along with museums like the Museum of Modern Art and the Museum of Antioquia, which highlights the work of Fernando Botero. It also features interactive spaces like Explora Park, the Planetarium, and the Park of Wishes. The city boasts numerous shopping centers and a rich culinary scene with traditional dishes such as buñuelos, mondongo, and bandeja paisa.

Coffee Region – The green heart of Colombia, it’s an emblematic region that has boosted the country’s economy thanks to its century’s old coffee tradition, positioning Colombia as the world’s second greater coffee producer. Recognized by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site, its landscape combines colorful architecture, theme parks and a rich cultural heritage that attracts thousands of tourists each year. In addition to its beauty and tradition, the area is known for its agrotourism, offering experiences in hotels and farms that reflect the essence of coffee, turning each visit into an authentic journey through the heart of Colombian coffee.

Below is a typical 7-days tour. Precise schedule is subject to arrival and departure flight times and days of the week as transfer from Medellin to Coffee Region departs on Tuesdays and Fridays and returns are scheduled for Fridays and Mondays.

Day 1 – Airport pickup and transfer to hotel for check in, Tour Party Chiva (Chiva Rumbera, subject to arrival time.

Day 2 – After breakfast at the hotel, Medellin City Tour & Tour Comuna 13, an iconic Medellin tours

Day 3 – Guatapé Tour – a full day experience with breakfast & lunch included

Day 4 – Check out and transfer to meeting point to your transfer, Breakfast on your way to Coffee Region. Upon arrival you will visit Termales Santa Rosa de Cabal & Finlandia, check in to your hotel in Coffee Region; Dinner is included at the hotel.

Day 5 – Breakfast at the hotel Tour Parque del Cafe; Dinner at the hotel included

Day 6 – Breakfast at the hotel and Parque Panaca Tour; Dinner at the hotel included

Day 7 – Breakfast and tours Valle del cocora y Salento and transfer to the airport of coffee region (Pereira)

Schedule includes excursions

Medellin Tour Party Chiva (Chiva Rumbera: Duration 4 hours with daily operation

Includes

● Round‑trip transportation
● Parque Poblado
● Golden Mile
● Parques del Río
● Provenza
● Barefoot Park
● La 70 Boulevard
● Medical assistance
● Guide
● Music and festive atmosphere

Medellin City Tour: Duration 4 hours with daily operation

Includes
● Round‑trip transportation
● Botero Plaza
● Plaza Mayor Convention Center
● Hydration
● Park of Lights
● Barefoot Park
● Atanasio Girardot Stadium
● Medical assistance
● Guide

Guatapé Tour: Duration Approximately 12 hours with daily operation

Includes
● Round‑trip transportation
● Stop at El Chocho Farm
● Traditional lunch
● Tour of Nuevo Peñol and Guatapé
● Visit to the Peñol Rock
● Guatapé waterfront promenade
● Visits to artisan shops
● Tour on the reservoir
● Guide
● Medical assistance

Medellin Comuna 13 Tour: Duration 4 hours with daily operation

Includes

● Round‑trip transportation
● Cable‑car ride
● Outdoor escalators
● Memory Museum
● Mural tour
● Dance and rap shows
● Trova performance (traditional improvised singing)
● Hydration
● Snack
● Medical assistance
● Guide

Coffee Region Tours

Hot Springs of Santa Rosa de Cabal – half day tour

Hot Springs of Santa Rosa de Cabal – Discover a place among the mountains of the Coffee Cultural Landscape where you will feel at peace and connect with nature through unique experiences of wellness and relaxation for your mind, body, and soul… A place to be reborn!

Includes

● Round‑trip transportation
● Attraction entry ticket
● Medical assistance
● Guide

 

 

Visits to towns of Finlandia & Salento

Visit these towns, admired for their architecture and colorful streets, their handicrafts, and farms full of flavor and coffee culture. In Salento, its main attraction is the Cocora Valley, and in Finlandia, don’t miss its Encanto viewpoint.

Includes

● Round‑trip transportation
● Medical assistance
● Guide

 

 

Coffe Region Tour “PARQUE DEL CAFÉ” – Full day

Colombian theme park located in Quindío, offering mechanical attractions, live shows, and cultural and natural experiences.
It is a blend of fun, adrenaline, art, architecture, and gastronomy, designed to showcase the coffee tradition and enjoy the Coffee Region.

Includes

● Round‑trip transportation
● Attraction entry ticket
● Medical assistance
● Guide

 

 

PANACA Theme Park – Coffee Region (Eje Cafetero) – Full day 

It is the first agricultural-themed park in the world and the largest in Latin America, located in Quimbaya, Colombia.
It offers a unique experience full of fun and interaction with the countryside, where you’ll find shows, themed stations, and the largest collection of domestic zoology in the world.
Surround yourself with landscapes, nature, and an animal-filled world.

Includes

● Round‑trip transportation
● Attraction entry ticket
● Medical assistance
● Guide

Cocora Valley – Coffee Region – half day 

Natural reserve in Colombia located in Quindío, famous for its cloud forest landscape and the imposing wax palm trees.
A key tourist destination for hiking, birdwatching, and enjoying biodiversity.
It also offers magical spaces to take the best photos as a memory of our Coffee Region.

Includes

● Round‑trip transportation to meeting point
● Wilys Ride to the Cocora Valley from the meeting point and back
● Medical assistance
● Guide

 

 

Optional experiences & tours (available to choose when Extra Day selected)

Following tours are not included in the basic package but available for those who purchase an extra night with the package

Medellin Shopping Tour Duration: 4 hours Operation: Daily except Sundays and holidays

   Includes
● Round‑trip transportation
● Tour of the textile area (El Hueco)
● Tour of the handicrafts area (El Hueco)
● Tour of the footwear area (El Hueco)
● Hydration
● Guide
● Medical assistance

• Gift

Medellin Nighttime gastronomic tour – Duration: 4 hours Operation: Daily

Includes
● Round‑trip transportation
● Tasting of sweets and snacks
● Visit to the charming municipality of Sabaneta
● Visit to the Octava Maravilla viewpoint
● Beverage
● Tasting of typical food
● Guide
● Medical assistance

 

Medellin Eastern Route Tour: Duration 11 hours; Operation Thursday and Sunday & Mondays when national holidays in Colombia

Includes

• Round‑trip transportation
• Visit and tour of the towns of La Ceja, El Retiro, Carmen de Viboral, and San Antonio de Pereira
• Visit to woodcraft shops
• Visit to ceramic pottery shops
• Visit to the “dessert town”
• Tequendamita Waterfall
• Lunch
• Guide
• Medical assistance

Medellin Tour Coffee Experience Tour – Duration: Approximately 9 hours; Operation: Daily

Includes

• Round‑trip transportation
• Coffee tour and process
• Refreshing beverage
• Traditional dessert
• Typical lunch
• Coffee kit
• Guide
• Medical assistance

Medellin Tour – Santa fe de Antioquia – Duration: Approximately 7 hours; Operation: Saturdays, Sundays and Mondays when national holidays in Colombia

Includes

• Round‑trip transportation
• Morning snack
• Lunch
• Visit to:
  • Puente del Occidente
  • Juan del Corral Museum
  • Access to the facilities of Kanaloa Park
• Medical assistance

Medellin Tour – Municipality of Jardin – Duration Approximately 9 hours; Operation Wednesdays and Saturdays

Includes

• Round‑trip transportation
• Antioquian lunch
• Tour through the towns of Hispania, Andes, and Jardín
• Visit to Café Macanas
• Visit to the House of Sweets
• Guide
• Medical assistance

 

Accommodation according to selected type:

Tourist

• HOTEL MERLOTT 70
• HOTEL PORTÓN DE SAN JOAQUÍN
• HOTEL OSCAR
• HOTEL INFINITY

Tourist Superior

• HOTEL DORADO 70
• HOTEL MERLOTT LLERAS
• HOTEL VIVRE
• HOTEL MEDITERRÁNEO

Superior

• HOTEL DIEZ
• HOTEL ESTELAR MILLA DE ORO