Salento Coffee Farm Tour: Plant & Pick with a Guide

Taste the rich flavors of freshly brewed Colombian coffee right where it grows.

A guided tour of a traditional coffee farm near Salento where you plant seedlings, harvest coffee cherries, watch roasting and grinding, and taste fresh Colombian coffee. Hotel pickup and drop-off are included. The tour runs 4 to 5 hours and operates in all weather. A coffee expert walks you through each stage of the growing and processing cycle.

Step-by-step itinerary

Visit coffee farm and Salento highlights

• Drive to traditional coffee farm
• Meet tour guide and coffee expert
• Learn coffee growing phases
• Plant coffee seedlings
• Pick coffee cherries
• See coffee roasting and grinding
• Explore Salento natural spots

The experience

Salento sits in Colombia's Coffee Triangle, and a visit here means stepping onto a working farm instead of just reading about coffee. You'll be picked up from your hotel and driven to Luger, a farm with a hundred years of history, where a coffee expert meets you and walks the grounds. The farm spreads across hectares of plantations with views that settle you into the pace of the place.

The tour is built around doing the work, not watching it. You plant a coffee seed in the seedlings beds, then move to the bushes and pick coffee cherries by hand. After that, you see the roasting and sometimes the grinding: the final steps that turn the raw fruit into the coffee you'll taste at the end. The guide explains what happens at each stage and why it matters, so you understand the flavor in your cup when you get there.

The whole experience takes 4 to 5 hours. You'll need comfortable shoes and water. The farm operates rain or shine, so dress for the weather and bring sunscreen. Your guide will call the day before to confirm details or answer any questions. Hotel drop-off is included at the end.

What’s included

• Coffee farm experience with a guide who explains the growing and processing stages.
• hands-on planting of seedlings and picking of coffee cherries.
• fresh Colombian coffee tasting.
• hotel pickup and drop-off.
• all-risk insurance.

Options for this experience

4 options

Pick-up in SalentoGuide in English or Spanish · 08:00, 09:00, 10:00 and 11:00Includes pickup from Salento

Pick-up in FilandiaGuide in English or Spanish · 08:00, 09:00, 10:00 and 11:00Pickup from Filandia is included

Pick-up in ArmeniaGuide in English or Spanish · 08:00, 09:00, 10:00 and 11:00Includes pickup from Armenia

Pick-up in PereiraGuide in English or Spanish · 08:00, 09:00, 10:00 and 11:00Pickup from Pereira 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 dayDepartures at 08:00, 09:00, 10:00 and 11:00

Book up to12h before

AgesAdult (4 to 75 years) · Under 4: can't be booked

GroupPrivate

Live guideEnglish and Spanish

Meeting point and pickupHotel pickup included.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.

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Good to know

Low physical effort

Operated by Gran Colombia Tours

Is this one for you?Choose your pickup location at checkout based on where you're staying (Filandia, Pereira, Armenia, or Salento), so the drive fits your base in the Coffee Triangle.

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Top questions

What languages is the tour guided in?

Live guide in English and Spanish.

What exactly do I do on the coffee farm?

You plant a coffee seedling in the nursery beds, pick ripe coffee cherries from the bushes, and then watch the roasting and grinding process that turns those cherries into the coffee you taste at the end of the tour.

How long does the tour take?

The tour runs 4 to 5 hours from pickup at your hotel to drop-off, including the farm walk, hands-on work, and coffee tasting.

Is hotel pickup included?

Yes, pickup and drop-off at your hotel are included. You choose your pickup location at checkout: Filandia, Pereira, Armenia, or Salento.

What's included in the price?

The coffee farm experience, a guided walk with a coffee expert, the chance to plant and pick, a fresh coffee tasting, hotel pickup and drop-off, and all-risk insurance are included.

What should I bring?

Wear comfortable shoes, bring water and sunscreen, and pack a camera. The tour runs in all weather, so dress appropriately for rain or sun.