Salento tours, things to do and tickets

Explore the Cocora Valley and visit a specialized coffee farm on this epic day tour. Hike mountains and learn about Colombian coffee farming culture.

Immerse yourself in a coffee lover's dream on a guided trek through the Valle del Cocora. Explore part of the Coffee Triangle and experience the natural beauty of the valley.

Coming to the Coffee Region is about letting yourself be in connection with nature and learning about the most popular beverage of the world. If this is what you are looking for, join us in this 8-hour tour across the Cocora Valley and a specialized coffee farm. Hike some of its mountains, and learn about about Colombian coffee farming culture. Finish your day having a tasteful and 100% Colombian coffee. All of this with the company of an expert guide.

• A walk to remember around the Cocora Valley
• A brief lesson about the Coffee Triangle and the Wax Palm Trees for its environmental and popular importance
• A guided tour along the farm and its plantation
• Getting to know the full process of growing coffee, from its seeds to the roasting
• Picking up coffee cherries and planting coffee seedlings
• A brief lesson about the great value of coffee for Colombian coffee growers and the country’s economy in general.
• High-quality Colombian coffee tasting

Coming to the Coffee Region is letting yourself be in connection with nature. If this is what you are looking for, join us in this 6-hour tour across the Cocora Valley, and imposing open field, home to the wax palm. Hike some of its mountains, learn about the national tree and about Colombian coffee farming culture (not a coffee farm visit) and finish your day having a tasteful and humble local meal (not included). All of this with the company of an expert guide.

• A walk to remember around the Cocora Valley
• A brief lesson about the Coffee Triangle and the Wax Palm Trees for its environmental and popular importance
• An expert guide who will walk you through the mountains
• Bunch of photo spots of the imposing nature

Just 2 km from the main park of Filandia I found "La Reserva Barbas Bremen", a natural destination where I walked trails full of varied vegetation; in which, if you are lucky, you will be able to meet the Howler Monkey, one of the largest primates in Colombia, which is only found in mountainous areas with humid and cloud forests or dry tropical forests.

We start in Salento Quindío, meeting point with the guide to board the transport that will take us to the cocora valley. Where will our adventure begin walking through the artificial attractions with time for photos: The chief hand, the butterfly, jeep, the net, the nest, cocora signs, the condor wings among others.

Plus the guided trekking to the lookout mountain with pauses to see and learn through explanations and environmental interpretation the entire cocora valley and its exuberant wax palm forests to descend to transport.

Finally, the route is made with transportation through the different coffee farms, seeing the coffee plantations and cultural landscapes until we reach the Buenos Aires farm, where they will welcome us with a delicious peasant lunch and then dress in typical costume and start with the harvest. explanation of grinding, catchment among other stages of the tour to return again to Salento where the Day Tour ends.

A trip to one of the Coffee Triangle towns wouldn’t be complete without visiting a coffee farm, are we right? So, come with us to this fun and informative tour about everything you need to know of the coffee process. You will visit a coffee farm and you will have the chance of planting coffee seedlings, picking up coffee cherries and last but not least, tasting the flavor of a fresh cup of Colombian coffee.

• A guided tour along the farm and its plantation
• Getting to know the full process of growing coffee, from its seeds to the roasting
• Picking up coffee cherries and planting coffee seedlings
• A brief lesson about the great value of coffee for Colombian coffee growers and the country’s economy in general.
• High-quality Colombian coffee tasting
• Enjoy a homecooked meal

Avoid the hassle of finding last-minute transport with this private transfer from Mantecaña Airport to your accommodation, or vice versa. Book your pickup to or from any hotel in Salento or Pereira.

Discover the wonders of the Cocora Valley, coffee secrets at a farm, and Colombia's natural beauty in one unforgettable adventure.

It is an experience that shows you the secrets of the ecosystems of the cloud forest and the Cocora valley, where our guides will teach you to see what normally few people find. You will find a dazzling number of wax palms, thousands of hummingbirds in the Acaime Nature Reserve until you reach the sight of Cerro Morrogacho. Your route will be 12 kilometers to connect with nature, starting at an altitude of 1,900 meters above sea level in Salento up to 2,850 meters above sea level at the Mirador La Montaña.

Unique experience, sensory experience showing the production process of a special coffee. Personalized tour enjoy with your friends and family.
We will show you how it is grown, we will talk about the varieties, we will talk about roasting a special coffee and the preparation methods.

Enjoy the great mountain hiking tour through the Cocora Valley known as the Hummingbird Circuit, an incredible natural route of approximately 12 kilometers in the middle of the native cloud forests in combination with the forest waterfall, the 7 hanging bridges, the farm in the mountains and the most beautiful landscapes of wax palms.

Starting from Salento to enjoy a walk through the natural landscapes of palms, humid and pine forests up to the La Montaña farm, which has a beautiful viewpoint of the Cocora Valley canyon and from which you can see the foot of the Morro Gacho hill, after We will descend about 1 kilometer and continue to the Acaime Reserve where we will rest a bit and have the snack included in the activity, Aguapanela with cheese or its derivatives. Then we will return through the cloud forest passing 7 suspension bridges, the waterfall of the cloud forest and the passage through the gate that reveals the mountains full of palms.

The Santa Rita Waterfall is a cattle farm in the process of sustainable transformation. Within the property there are secondary forests and two rivers which flow into the Quindío River. By visiting this reserve we can enjoy the natural beauty of the cloud forest around Salento and support its preservation and restoration.

We'll follow a path from the open farmland into the forest, passing through tunnels, caves and waterfalls, while we look for target species from the Colombian such as Andes Andean Cock of the Rock (Rupicula peruvianus), Cauca Guan (Penelope perspicax), and Multicoloured Tanager (Chlorochrysa nitidissima).

Discover Colombia’s beauty through its national parks. Enjoy a guided tour as you take in beautiful views of Cocora Valley, famous for its wax palm trees and the nearby Coffee Triangle.

If you enjoy natural destinations but you like leveling up your experiences: ride your horses and discover Colombia’s beauty through its national parks. In this tour you will be guided along the mountains of Cocora Valley. You will learn about Colombian farming traditions, have the chance of taking incredible pictures of the breathtaking landscapes. We have designed this for you to have a fulfilling trip.

• Visiting Salento on the back of a horse
• Exploring stunning landscapes
• Getting in touch with locals by visiting some of their farms
• Learning about the Coffee Region, its fauna and flora like the National Palm Tree
• Unforgettable memories of your trip to Cocora Valley

Coming to the Coffee Region is about letting yourself be in connection with nature and learning about the most popular beverage of the world. If this is what you are looking for, join us in this 8-hour tour across the Cocora Valley and a specialized coffee farm. Hike some of its mountains, and learn about about Colombian coffee farming culture. Finish your day having a tasteful and 100% Colombian coffee. All of this with the company of an expert guide.

• A walk to remember around the Cocora Valley
• A brief lesson about the Coffee Triangle and the Wax Palm Trees for its environmental and popular importance
• A guided tour along the farm and its plantation
• Getting to know the full process of growing coffee, from its seeds to the roasting
• Picking up coffee cherries and planting coffee seedlings
• A brief lesson about the great value of coffee for Colombian coffee growers and the country’s economy in general.
• High-quality Colombian coffee tasting

Coming to the Coffee Region is letting yourself be in connection with nature. If this is what you are looking for, join us in this 6-hour tour across the Cocora Valley, and imposing open field, home to the wax palm. Hike some of its mountains, learn about the national tree and about Colombian coffee farming culture and finish your day having a tasteful and humble local meal (not included). All of this with the company of an expert guide.

• A walk to remember around the Cocora Valley
• A brief lesson about the Coffee Triangle and the Wax Palm Trees for its environmental and popular importance
• An expert guide who will walk you through the mountains
• Bunch of photo spots of the imposing nature

Get to know the Cocora Valley with all its artificial and natural attractions with a wide visit, horseback riding to the river with a small waterfall (you can ride without having experience) and additionally get to know the true beauty in the valleys and viewpoints of wax palms and their beautiful 360 degree landscapes with its attractions such as the large Cocora sign.

After so much enjoying nothing better than the typical lunch (rice, salad, giant plantains with trout, hogao plus lemonade) if you don't like fish you can replace it with beef, chicken chop or pork fillet (according to the meat the dish may have variations)

Venture into the visit to the Santa Rita waterfall where you can visit a beautiful dream farm and its gardens to start the rest of the walk passing through the tunnels of the old railway, the natural forest, the camping landscapes and the hanging bridges. Upon reaching the waterfall you will have a change of clothes area to be able to swim.

Sometimes, there is no better plan than stopping for a moment, relaxing and letting nature bring you the best of it. In this full-day tour we will take you to the traditional town of Santa Rosa de Cabal, famous in our country for two things: hot springs and foodstuff, like chorizo. Visit this town and then spent some hours receiving the healing properties of the volcano waters of the hot springs. It’s a chance to revive your spirits.

• Pass the traditional small town of Santa Rosa de Cabal
• A therapeutic experience in the hot and rich in minerals medicinal waters of the thermal springs
• A chance to meet the warmth of locals

Visit a traditional and sustainable coffee farm close to Salento and learn about the coffe region's history, traditions, and cultural heritage.