Salento & Cocora Valley tour: Coffee farm visit, flexible schedule

Wax palms and coffee on your terms. Pick the pace, pick the time

A full-day tour from Pereira or Armenia through Salento, Cocora Valley and a working coffee estate, with a bilingual guide, van transport and entrance fees included. You choose your pickup time, start time and how hard you want to push. The operator adjusts the itinerary to match. Hotel or airport pickup is available, and you can leave luggage in the vehicle if you arrive by plane.

Step-by-step itinerary

Salento, Cocora Valley and Coffee Farm Tour

• Pickup from hotel or airport
• Travel to Cocora Valley
• Walk in Cocora Valley with guide
• Return to vehicle and travel to Salento
• Walk along Salento's royal street
• Visit coffee farm and take guided tour
• Return to starting point

The experience

The tour leaves from your hotel or the airport in Pereira or Armenia at a time you set. Along the way, stops happen on request. The route is yours to shape. You arrive at Cocora Valley and walk into the palm forest with a bilingual guide, surrounded by the tallest wax palms on earth and the habitat of the Andean condor. The walk is as gentle or as demanding as you want it to be. The guide knows the terrain and adjusts the pace.

From the valley, you head to Salento, a colonial town where you walk the main street past colorful facades, wooden balconies and local craft shops. The town itself is the stop, no rushing through. Then comes the coffee farm, where the guide walks you through how the beans are grown, processed and roasted, speaking in English or Spanish. At the end, you're dropped back at your starting point.

Medical assistance insurance is included. The day before the tour, the operator contacts you via WhatsApp to confirm details and make sure the schedule and intensity match what you want.

What’s included

• Medical assistance insurance.
• bilingual guide.
• van or minibus transport from your hotel or airport in Pereira or Armenia.
• entrance to Cocora Valley palm forest.
• entrance to the coffee farm tour.

Options for this experience

2 options

Departure from PereiraGuide in English or Spanish · No fixed timePickup is included, with departures from Pereira, Risaralda, Colombia.

Departure from ArmeniaGuide in English or Spanish · No fixed timeDepartures from Armenia, Quindío, Colombia; Circasia, Quindío, Colombia; Filandia, Quindío, Colombia; Montenegro, Quindío, Colombia; and Salento, Quindío, Colombia. Pickup is included.

You pick the guide language when booking.

You'll see the exact price of each option when you check availability.See dates and prices

Before you book

Days and timesEvery day

AgesUp to age 90

GroupPrivate

Live guideEnglish and Spanish

Audio guideEnglish and Spanish

Meeting point and pickupHotel pickup is optional; you can also go straight to the meeting point. Ends back at the starting point.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.It may be canceled due to bad weather. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund.

Prices and times updated 17 days ago

Good to know

Low physical effortPets welcomePublic transport nearbyNot recommended with heart problems

Operated by transporte & turismo del eje S.A.S

Is this one for you?Choose your own pickup time and start time if you need the tour to fit around flights or other plans, or if you want to control when you arrive at each stop. Adjust the walking intensity on the day if you want a gentler pace through the valley or a longer hike: the guide works with you, not against your energy.

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Top questions

What languages is the tour guided in?

Live guide in English and Spanish.

What happens if it rains?

It may be canceled due to bad weather. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund. Free cancellation up to 24 h before the start.

What is Cocora Valley like when you walk through it?

Cocora Valley is a palm forest filled with wax palms, the world's tallest palm trees, and it is also home to the Andean condor. You walk through the forest with a bilingual guide who points out the landscape and wildlife.

Can I choose what time the tour starts?

Yes. You pick the pickup time and start time that fit your schedule, and the operator adjusts to your needs. Hotel or airport pickup is included.

What happens at the coffee farm?

A guide gives a tour in English or Spanish explaining how coffee is grown, harvested and roasted on the estate. The tour is included in the price.

How hard is the walk in Cocora Valley?

You choose the intensity. The guide knows the terrain and can adjust the pace and distance to match your fitness level and what you want from the day.

What if I arrive by plane? Can I leave my bags somewhere?

Yes. If you're picked up from the airport, you can safely leave your luggage in the vehicle during the tour.