15 Colombian Coffee Farm Tours in Medellin to Build a Day Around

1.Coffee Tour with Transport, Snacks and Tastings

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 1,357 reviews · 6 hours · from $80Our pick

Spend six hours at D’Arrieros Coffee Farm near San Sebastián de Palmitas with guides such as Laura, Lorena, or Daniela. Pick beans, taste honey and cherry coffees, try coffee-husk tea and mucilage frappé, enjoy a paisa lunch, and add a 45-minute horseback ride.

“This coffee tour was really good! I only went with my mum because she loves coffee, I’m not a huge fan but it was still really interesting even without liking it! Would recommend”

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2.Medellín Coffee Farm Tour with Trolley and Cable Car Ride

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 277 reviews · 4h 30m · from $56

Meet at San Antonio Tranvía station for a 270-minute tour into Barrio La Sierra. Ride Medellín’s electric tram and cable car, walk the hillside community, pick coffee berries, visit Casa Finca de La Sierra, and taste coffee with guides such as Melissa, Arturo, Carolina, and Valentina.

“We thoroughly enjoyed this tour! Christian was a great guide and a translator. This tour may be difficult for someone with limited leg mobility. There was a lot of walking which included hills. Fine by me! We learned a lot about the production of coffee (obviously) but also learned about the history and the community. Would recommend!”

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3.Coffee Tour and Wellness Spa

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 209 reviews · 2 hours · from $88

Meet your guide at Arvi Metro Cable Station for a small-group trip to Don Leandro Coffee Farm. Learn how coffee is grown and prepared, taste Colombian coffee, plant a coffee tree, then enjoy a coffee scrub, oil massage, steam room, bath, and cold plunge in the mountains above Medellín.

“I was a very good tour our tour guide name Will was awesome along with the massage gurls ❤️🤗”

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4.Coffee Tour with Hotel Transfers and Meals

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 186 reviews · 4 hours · from $70

Travel from Medellín to family-run Finca La Arrinconada with hotel pickup, meet coffee farmers, pick beans, learn planting-to-roasting methods, taste several brews, and enjoy lunch with mountain views. Christian and other bilingual guides lead the hands-on visit. Horseback riding costs extra.

“A very private feel of the tour! You really get a feel of normal country side live of Colombia. Great guides, very nice food. You learn the whole process of coffee from farm to table. I would definitely recommend this tour!”

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5.Horseback Riding Coffee Farm Tour with Coffee Spa

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 151 reviews · 5 hours · from $150

Meet your guide at Arvi Metro Cable Station for a small-group trip to Don Leandro Coffee Farm. Ride horseback along an old muleteer path, learn how coffee is grown and prepared, plant a coffee tree, then relax in a coffee steam room and enjoy a full-body massage.

“This tour was the best day ever! Angelo met us at the metro station, and took us to the farm. We had a small group, and the other party (a family) had their massages first while I did the coffee farm tour, so Angelo showed me around 1:1! I was able to ask questions and try out various steps in the coffee process. The steam room, massage, and coffee scrub experience was also amazing. I was in heaven. What an amazing idea to have a spa on a coffee farm! I also loved getting to go horse-back riding. Between all of the adventures, it was a great tour. The only…”

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6.Coffee Tour with arrival on horseback and sugar cane processing

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 90 reviews · 4 to 6 hours (approx.) · from $75Top rated

Meet at La 9 Mall in El Poblado, then ride toward Palmitas for a family-run coffee farm visit. Christian or another family guide leads coffee picking, processing, tastings, and sugar cane activities, with traditional lunch and mountain views included.

“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.”

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7.Coffee Tour, Horseback Arrival, and Sugar Cane

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 82 reviews · 6 hours · from $76

Travel from El Poblado to a family-run coffee farm in Western Antioquia with guide Christian and his family. Ride a mule or donkey to the entrance, pick and process coffee, taste several brews, learn about sugar cane, and eat a typical lunch with mountain views.

“The whole experience at the coffee farm was great. Christian was engaging and kept it interesting. Picking and planting was made fun, and then learning about how the brew impacts the taste was great. Only downside is that we didn’t actually get a cup of coffee to drink (just small shots to taste). The horse riding part was unpleasant, but I think that’s just my personal taste. Others enjoyed it.”

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8.Coffee Tour in the Beautiful Jardin Town: Adventure in the Andes

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 70 reviews · 12 to 13 hours (approx.) · from $212

Spend 12 to 13 hours with a private guide from Medellín, visiting a coffee farm and the colorful town of Jardin. Pick beans, follow coffee from plant to cup, enjoy lunch and unlimited tastings, then explore cobbled streets, balconies, sweets, and a rustic aerial 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…”

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9.Coffee Tour in Medellin

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 64 reviews · 6 hours (approx.) · from $135

Travel from your Medellín hotel to a coffee farm for a six-hour look at growing, producing, and preparing coffee. The experience includes snacks, lunch, tastings, a multilingual guide, private hotel transfers, insurance, and a farm souvenir. Expect moderate walking and a group of up to 30 people.

“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.”

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10.Private coffee tour near Medellín, from bean to cup.

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 60 reviews · 4 to 5 hours (approx.) · from $95

Travel from Medellín to Sabaneta for a private visit to a two-generation family coffee farm. With guides such as Oscar, Mario, or Yuly, you’ll pick ripe berries, learn about roasting and fermentation, try several brewing methods, and taste coffee-husk tea.

“The place was with a lots mosquitos and real hard to walk they should make clean and with more safty thank you PS is not Value 2 person $150.00 dollars for 2.”

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11.Guatape, El Peñol Coffee Farm Private Tour & Fruit

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 49 reviews · 8 hours · from $169

Travel privately from Medellín to Marinilla, El Peñol, and Guatapé with a bilingual guide such as Carlos or Luis Alberto Gómez. Taste regional fruit, pick coffee cherries, learn the brewing process, climb more than 700 steps for lake views, and finish with lunch in town.

“Carlos was awesome. I have taken so many tours in the past, but Carlos has been the best. He has a lot of patience and very helpful. Definitely recommend this tour.”

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12.Private Guatape Car Tour with Coffee Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 27 reviews · from $147

Travel by private air-conditioned car from Medellin to Guatape, with hotel pickup, a coffee farm visit, the 700-step climb up El Peñol Rock, and a guided walk through town. Guides including Juan, César, and Jose explain local culture, coffee, food, and history in English or Spanish.

“A great tour from César who is very knowledgeable about the coffee trade and the area of Guatape. Not a question he didn't know the answer to and as ever we had a lot to ask! This long tour is nicely broken up with a coffee tour (prepare to get involved! And I don't even like coffee but the process is interesting and I did end up liking the taste of the product at the end when filtered rather than in a French press), the rock (El Peñol), lunch, and Guatape. Time flew by! Great communication beforehand via WhatsApp. Pick up from hotel in a comfortable vehicle for what is…”

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13.Day Trip to a Jardin Coffee Plantation

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 16 reviews · 9 hours · from $165

Leave El Poblado in a private air-conditioned car with an English or Spanish-speaking guide and spend the day around Jardín. Tour a coffee farm, taste unlimited samples, watch roasting in town, ride a mountain cable car, and shop for beans. Guides David, Daniel, and Ivan have earned special praise.

“The worst experience we had in Colombia! A three hour drive to get to a coffee plantation ( ok scenery was good ) they said the tour would be bilingual, it was all in spanish, we were struggling to follow the tour… by the end of the tour we had to return ( thank God for our nice driver Ivan 🙏if it wasnt for him we would still be there) never saw Jardin and didnt have time for lunch! An absolute disaster… dont fall in this trap! Its absolutely impossible to make this trip in a day… we were never even informed the drive was 3 hours there and three…”

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14.Coffee Farm and Barista Workshop Experience

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 9 reviews · from $66

Meet your English-speaking instructor at Arví Park Metro Station, then travel to Don Leandro Special Coffee Farm for a hands-on barista session. Learn how grind, water, timing, and technique shape coffee made by different methods. The four-hour outing includes transport back to Arví.

“A really good day! Weather delayed our arrival on the cable cars, and they were very accommodating and stayed late to make sure we had the full experience. We did not realize this tour included the sauna and massage experience, which was a pleasant surprise. The farm is located deep in the park, and the journey to get there is longer than expected, but great views. The guides and attendants were very kind and friendly!”

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15.Coffee Experience with roasting show in Comuna 13

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5 reviews · from $20Best value

Spend one hour at Medallo Coffee in Comuna 13 learning how coffee is planted, processed, roasted, and prepared. Katherine and her family guide you through three farm processes, two specialty tastings, a roasting demonstration, and a coffee hand scrub.

“Todo muy organizado, están pendientes de la llegada y brindan atención a cualquier duda”

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