Full-Day Minca Hiking Tour: Explore Nature, Coffee & Cocoa Workshop in Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta

Embark on a full-day hiking tour in Minca, where you’ll explore stunning landscapes, visit a sacred waterfall, learn about coffee and cocoa production, and engage with the local community.

Duration: 7 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Santa Marta - Passengers are picked up from Santa Marta at 8:45 am to be taken to the start of the tour
  • Minca - The groups join at 9:45 AM and they are explained what will be done on the tour while they observe a photographic exhibition of animals from the mountains (photos of birds, reptiles, amphibians, mammals).
    30-minute walk to the…
What's Included
  • Private transportation
Additional Information

Visit Minca, a place with unparalleled landscapes and eco-friendly constructions in the middle of the nature of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta. During this guided tour in the Minca area participants will visit a sacred waterfall of our indigenous communities and visit a coffee farm and also learn topics such as coffee, cocoa, bamboo as a construction element and biodiversity, participating with local people.

Location
Santa Marta
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Carole_l
Jan 12, 2025
Great day in Nature! - What A Day! We learned so much about coffee, cacao and Colombian culture ! Loved it ! Our guide Sadam was The Best ! Amazing, funny , he knows very well how to entertain the group while brightly sharing his knowledge of the land and Tony the professor scientist was also a great part of this trip and we truly appreciated to learn about the animals and beauties of the land. HIGHLY recommended tour ! I wish fewer motocycles were allowed on the trail though !
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Teena_d
Jan 9, 2025
Minca trip - Our guide Tony Martin was so knowledgeable about the wildlife and the coffee production.The other man Sadam? who demonstrated the chocolate production was very funny. A great day not to be missed. Fabulous lunch too
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Rich_b
Jan 7, 2025
Beautiful area to tour - Gustavo did a great job as our guide. He is very knowledgeable and his English was very good. We learned a great deal about the area, coffee and chocolate. We also enjoyed a nice lunch. We walked about 3.5 miles - that was one of the things we liked about the tour, getting to stretch our legs a bit.
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Malemos
Jan 5, 2025
Great way to have a glimpse of Minca - The tour is a very good way to have different experiences in Minca. They pick up in your hotel by car, so you don't have to wait in a bus for a long time while they are picking up a lot of people, then take you to.Minca where you start walking with your group (12 people aprox). The coffee farm is nice and you learned about the process that they do. The cacao process was explained in a hotel that is part of the same company of the tour. In this place, you have the lunch (very good!). The waterfall was a little crowded (it was Sunday), so we preferred not to swim; however we enjoy the walking.
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Allypp2014
Jan 3, 2025
Wonderful day out in Minca - Wonderful day out all went smoothly highlights were waterfall swim, seeing how coffee is farmed and making actual chocolate. Tour guide Sam and team gave excellent insightful presentations on eco system diversity in Columbia, bamboo farming and best of all cocoa chocolate production. We even tasted “raw” chocolate made in front of us. Delicious. Lunch and presentations held at their eco lodge a wonderful place where hummingbirds fly around you and wonderful view beyond the valley to Sta Marta. Well worth it great value don’t miss out.
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Nick
Dec 10, 2024
Incredible experience in the tropical forest of Minca - Fantastic experience. Incredibly professional, informative, and friendly staff with years of experience and local knowledge. Truly felt magical being in the tropical forest surrounded by nature. The waterfall, coffee, and cocoa experiences were very memorable and enjoyable, thoroughly recommend this! Remember to bring cash for buying a few handmade items at the stop off points. Other tours in Colombia have a lot to learn from this company!
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Titinen2016
Dec 2, 2024
Superb experience!! - A memorable adventure accompanied by a passionate and exciting guide! Thank you Tony for this cultural sharing!! Between waterfall, discover the coffee and cocoa crops or the magnificent biodiversity. As a bonus a breathtaking view in an eco lodge overlooking the jungle - just amazing. I recommend 1000% with good physical condition.
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Shan199717
Dec 1, 2024
Great All Rounder - 10/10! Firstly we had an easy taxi pick up from our hotel to Minca. The guide we had was great. The walking isnt too bad at all. The waterfall was lovely and you could go in. The food we ate at the eco hub was the best ive had in Colombia so far. The coffee and cocoa talk was interesting too. The village of Minca was nice. If we had more time i would visit again.
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Jerryo660
Jan 2, 2025
Well organized tour with good value. - This was well organized tour and the guide Tony was excellent. He was very knowledgeable about the local habitat and I appreciated his genuine care and consideration of the environment. The only suggestion I'd have for improvement would be to trim about an hour off the last hour of the day on the presentations of bamboo and cacou.
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Sofiasm215wk
Dec 28, 2024
Very good tour! - Excellent guides! Very nice tour. We walk a lot, we provide a lot of information about the Colombian ecosystem. Recommended!
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