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Pereira & Salento: Cocora Valley and Coffee Farm Day Tour

1. Pereira & Salento: Cocora Valley and Coffee Farm Day Tour

Take an epic guided day tour across the Cocora Valley and visit a specialized coffee farm. Hike some of the valley’s mountains and learn about Colombian coffee farming culture. Finish your day with a delicious local Colombian coffee. The departure can be from Armenia, Salento or Filandia, where your guide will meet you and give you all the recommendations for the day.  Start the tour by heading to the entrance of the valley, where you can appreciate the tall, stunning Wax palm trees, the national tree, which is environmentally important to the country. Then, head into the valley. Cocora Valley is one of the few entrance areas to Los Nevados National Natural Park, an environmentally protected park of snowy peak mountains. The valley is considered a Coffee Cultural Landscape of Colombia Heritage Site by UNESCO. Hike through the valley and enjoy some of the best views in the world. Be prepared to take lots of incredible photos, and if there are mists and winds, it only makes the landscapes look even more magical. Next, head to the coffee farm. Meet a coffee expert that will walk you through the different areas of the farm to explain the different production steps: from the plantation, picking up the coffee cherries, taking out the bean, washing, roasting, and finally the grinding. Here, you’ll have a brief coffee tasting lesson with the baristas, who will teach you how to recognize the characteristics of Colombian high-quality coffee and answer all your questions while you enjoy a fresh, tasty coffee. Finish the tour with a deep appreciation of the importance of coffee to the country.

From Pereira/Salento: Guided Trek in the Cocora Valley

2. From Pereira/Salento: Guided Trek in the Cocora Valley

Hike through the magical Valle del Cocora, part of Colombia’s Coffee Triangle that's famous for having the world’s tallest palm trees. Take photos at breathtaking viewing points and see local coffee farms from outside (not a coffee farm visit). Meet your tour guide and make your way to the entrance of the valley. Learn about the Quindio wax palm, the national tree of Colombia, as you trek beneath its towering trunks. Take a short ride in one of the traditional cars coffee growers use to travel between farms. Get back on your feet and hike to beautiful viewing points overlooking the valley, perfect for a picture or two. If you're lucky, experience the magic of the mists when winds blow the water vapor between the trees and transform the valley. Finally, meet the locals and start getting to know what life is like in the valley and discover some of the world’s best landscapes.

Pereira/Salento: Cocora Valley and Salento Horseback Riding

3. Pereira/Salento: Cocora Valley and Salento Horseback Riding

What about getting into the woods like a total adventurer rider? Let us surprise you with this trip. The Cocora Valley is a great natural park surrounded by misty green hills and mind-boggling landscapes full of Wax Palm Trees, the Colombian national tree. Its location on the Coffee Triangle and its closeness to Los Nevados Natural Park made them worthy of Unesco’s recognition as the Coffee Cultural Landscape of Colombia Heritage Site. In this 6-8 hour tour, you will get amazed by the natural sceneries by visiting the main spots of this park surrounded by trees and coffee farms. First, meet our skilled and experienced guide in the chosen departure point. He will take you to Salento where your horses will be set and ready for you to ride them. This is where the adventure actually starts. The horses will drive you through different viewpoints. Stop and stare at the magnanimity of the landscapes. Let our guide tell the stories of the region and everything you need to know to appreciate the place even more. Afterward, you will be ready to go to the Cocora Valley and ride the willys, the most traditional cars in the coffee culture: old jeeps that were the main transport for coffee growers to cross wild roads among nature. Last but not least, we will call it a day once your guide will take you safely to the chosen arrival point.

Pereira & Salento: Santa Rosa de Cabal Thermal Springs Trip

4. Pereira & Salento: Santa Rosa de Cabal Thermal Springs Trip

Enjoy a full-day trip to Santa Rosa de Cabal. Learn about the lives of local farmers in the town before taking a short walk near the mountains in search of the hot springs. Relax in the springs beside the waterfalls and head back to town to savor the taste of traditional chorizo. Get picked up from your accommodation in the morning and enjoy picturesque scenery as you drive into the heart of Colombia's Coffee Triangle to reach Santa Rosa de Cabal. Arrive in town and make your way through the streets, seeing how local coffee farmers live. Leave the town and walk towards the mountains until you reach a small waterfall. Let the waters of the thermal spring cleanse your body as you listen to the roaring falls. Take another short hike to the second hot spring and step into the refreshing pool. Feeling hungry? Then it’s time to dry off and head back into town. Make a stop at one of the best food stands in Santa Rosa de Cabal and indulge in the local specialty of chorizo.

Pereira: Coffee Farm and Salento Walking Tour with Lunch

5. Pereira: Coffee Farm and Salento Walking Tour with Lunch

Coffee might be one of the world’s most popular beverages. Coffee brings back to life stories of traditions and customs of diverse cultures, and Colombia is no exception. If you are one of those who are passionate about this drink, or even if you aren’t but you want to learn more about it, let us take you with the experts: the coffee growers. For a start, you will be driven to a traditional coffee farm with a hundred years of history where you will find great views, a relaxing atmosphere but specially hectares of coffee plantations. Once in here, you will meet the tour guide and coffee expert. He will walk you along the different areas of the farm in order to explain you the phases coffee has, and he will invite you later to participate in some of them. Planting a coffee seed right in the seedlings and picking up the coffee cherries from the bushes, for example. After witnessing and being part of the growing process, you will go and see the last steps, like roasting and sometimes grinding. On top of that, take a brief coffee tasting lesson with the baristas, who will teach you how to recognize Colombian high-quality coffee characteristics and you will get the chance to answer all your questions while enjoying a fresh and tasty coffee. In this short but quite complete tour, you will experience the whole process coffee needs before getting to the shops where we usually drink it. And you will appreciate its real value as well as understand the importance of coffee growers in the quality of the beans once you see that most of the processes are handmade. Trust us, this will be a real treat for you

Tour Santa Rosa hot springs from Pereira, Armenia or Salento

6. Tour Santa Rosa hot springs from Pereira, Armenia or Salento

Are you ready for the coolest tour of the Coffee Region with the best company, Transport and Tourism of the Region? Welcome to the tour that will make you vibrate in Santa Rosa de Cabal hot springs! This is not just a simple tour, it is an experience that will blow your mind! What makes this tour so special is not only the incredible places we visit, but the vibe and good vibes that we carry with each step. You will be accompanied by guides who know how to make you have the best time, telling you curious stories and funny anecdotes. We want you to feel like part of this great family, Transport and Tourism of the Axis. So now you know, if you want to live an unforgettable trip full of adventures, this tour is for you. Come with us to the hot springs of Santa Rosa de Cabal, and get ready for an experience that will leave you amazed at how beautiful the Coffee Axis is!"

Private Tour to Coffee Farm (farm of your choice)

7. Private Tour to Coffee Farm (farm of your choice)

Are you ready for the coolest tour of the Coffee Region with the best company, Transport and Tourism of the Region? Welcome to the tour that will make you vibrate in the coffee farm of your choice! You can choose between the following farms: a. FINCA DEL CAFÉ b. HACIENDA VENECIA c. FINCA BUENOS AIRES d. FINCA EL OCASO e. FINCA LUGER f. LA DIVISA DE DON JUAN g. CAFÉ DON MANOLO Choose among these wonderful farms that will make you enter an incredible coffee experience where you can learn about the cultivation and planting of Colombian coffee. What makes this tour so special is not only the incredible places we visit, but the vibe and good vibes that we carry with each step. You will be accompanied by guides who know how to make you have the best time, telling you curious stories and funny anecdotes. We want you to feel like part of this great family

Tour to Salento and Cocora Valley from Pereira or Armenia

8. Tour to Salento and Cocora Valley from Pereira or Armenia

Are you ready for the coolest tour of the Coffee Region with the best company, Transport and Tourism of the Region? Welcome to the tour that will make you vibrate in Salento and Valle del Cocora! This is not just a simple tour, it is an experience that will blow your mind! What makes this tour so special is not only the incredible places we visit, but the vibe and good vibes that we carry with each step. You will be accompanied by guides who know how to make you have the best time, telling you curious stories and funny anecdotes. We want you to feel like part of this great family, Transport and Tourism of the Axis. So now you know, if you want to live an unforgettable trip full of adventures, this tour is for you. Come with us to Salento and Valle del Cocora, and get ready for an experience that will leave you amazed at how beautiful the Coffee Region is!

Salento: Private Hacienda Venecia Coffee Tour

9. Salento: Private Hacienda Venecia Coffee Tour

You will be picked up at either 7:30AM or 11:00AM from Salento or Pereira, from where you will be taken to the Coffee Hacienda near Manizales, Caldas. When you arrive, you will notice the enormous size of the coffee plantations and the steep hills in which they grow. Your first stop will be to the coffee lab to learn about coffee's history, origin, worldwide distribution, and varieties. Following that, you will learn to differentiate between different types of coffees and appreciate the qualities, species, preparation methods, and production. After some sips and a lesson from experts, you will head to the plantations to learn the different stages of coffee, from seed to drink. You will see the different machines involved in coffee processing, understanding why Colombian coffee is so famous and desired worldwide. During the tour's final stage, you will experience the importance of a good coffee roast and delight your senses with wonderful aromas produced by freshly roasted coffee. Following your tour's completion, enjoy the view while you savor a typical meal for lunch before returning to Salento or Pereira.

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What people are saying about Pereira

I really enjoyed this tour. It combines the beautiful landscape of Cocora Valley and a visit to the pictorest city Salento. David was a perfect tour guide: Everything was excellent organized and safe; he provided interesting and valuable information. Will book again with Gran Colombia Tours.

Ivan was a brilliant guide and helped us navigate the hike expertly. He was very knowledgable about the cócora valley all things Colombia so we learnt so much with him. Would definitely recommend

Nice experience. Great place not many people were there at this time. Good to relax and the ride with the taxi was really nice.

Very nice experience in the Valley. David an excellent guide. very friendly and knowledgeable. fully recommended.

If you have only one day in Colombia, visit Cocora Valley. Absolutely stunning!