| Endless rolling hills green with coffee and plantains |
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Activities
Botanical Gardens, Coffee Tour, Salento & Cocora, Horseback, Coffee Park, Canopy Zip Lines
USD 478
starting price per person
3 nights coffee finca
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| Tour Highlights |
| The Coffee Region is famous for being incredibly green, all year long. In every direction, there are coffee fields, plantain farms, and large expanses of beautiful countryside. |
| Brief Itinerary Summary |
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Botanic gardens -OR- Coffee cultivation tour
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Wax palm and village excursion (Salento & Cocora) |
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Horseback riding -OR- Parque del Café
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Plantain canopy zip wires |
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| Detailed Itinerary |
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Coffee Cultivation Tour
Highlight: Tour of the coffee cultivation process from the seed to the cup.Learn how to grow a coffee bush, visit the fields to pick your own coffee beans, see the washing and drying processes and finish off by grinding the coffee beans. -OR-
Botanical Gardens
Highlight: Dipping your finger in orange nectar and watching as the butterflies tickle your palms.
Take a guided tour of the botanical gardens to learn about the flora and fauna that is indigenous to the Coffee Region.
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3 hours
Small group tour
Private transport
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Wax Palm & Village Excursion
Highlight: Seeing wax palms that tower to 70 metres high
Wander through the beautiful village of Salento, a beautiful, quaint village with traditional architecture that is famous for artisan crafts. Then, just above the village, ride or walk through a forest of wax palms, Colombia's national tree.
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8am-5pm
Private tour
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Parque del Café (National Coffee Park)
Highlight: Musical dance performance telling the story of coffee in Colombia
In a day at the Parque del Café, Colombia's most famous amusement park, you can experience roller coasters, cultural shows, and traditional foods.
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Horseback Riding
Highlight: Crossing rivers and streams and seeing the Colombian countryside on horseback
Our guide in the Eje Cafetero is a true horse-lover who will take you wherever your heart desires on his beloved horses.
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Parque del Café: 6-7 hours
Horseback: 5 hours with lunch, private guide
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Plantain Canopy
Highlight: Zooming through plantain trees on a zip wire
Get a true bird's-eye view inside the plantain trees with our two canopy tours in the Eje Cafetero.
Afternoon airport transfer or transfer to bus terminal.
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3 hours
Airport transfer
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| Prices |
What's Included?
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Click on the type of accommodation to see what we suggest in each destination
*Prices per person based on double occupancy. Subject to change accordng to availability and international exchange rates. 16% VAT included. Valid for 2011.
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Accommodation
3 nights Santa Marta
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Ground Transport
2 airport or bus terminal transfers
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Meals
3 breakfasts*
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Flights
None
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| *Depending on accommodation or activity selected |
| We strongly recommend 3 star accommodation, as it is one of our favourites. All options listed are coffee fincas. Please enquire for 5 star options. |
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Tours 
+1 (954) 903-0898 
+44 (020) 8144-7559 
+55 (11) 3711-3786
+57 (314) 682-7235