Full-Day Hiking Tour in Minca with coffee & Cocoa Workshop

Overview

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.

Itinerary

1. Santa Marta

   Passengers are picked up from Santa Marta at 8:45 am to be taken to the start of the tour

   · 1 h

2. 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 coffee farm, the site where coffee is planted and processed. There you will be explained everything about the collection, fermentation, drying and roasting of coffee (45 min). Lost Waterfall (40-min walk) The waterfall is a sacred site of our indigenous communities where participants can bathe and relax in the water currents of this waterfall. 45-min walk to the Jungle Joe Bamboo house A brief talk about bamboo as a building element in Colombia (30 min). Visitors will be served by their host Joe with a gourmet lunch. The biodiversity talk (30min) Cocoa workshop History and process from the fruit to the cup. You will learn techniques to increase the alkaloid that exists in Cacao and will learn to make your own cacao bar (30min).

   · 3 h

3. Museo del Cacao de Minca

   A very interesting place where the owner makes cocoa by-products and participants can buy them.

   · 20 min· Admission included

Pickup

Pickup included.

Please stay in the main reception of the hotel 15 minutes before the pickup

How to use your ticket

What to know before you go

• Service animals allowed
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
• Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
• Not recommended for pregnant travelers
• Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
• Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

Travelers

Cancellation policy

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

• From 1 days before : 100% refunded
• From 0 days before : 0% refunded

This activity can be canceled in case of bad weather or if there aren't enough participants.

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Product code: 288494P2

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