Colombia Coffee Experience

Armenia IN:

ACCORDING TO THE INTERNATIONAL FLIGHT,
ARRIVAL IN THE MORNING AT BOGOTA’S AIRPORT
OR CARTAGENA AIRPORT AND FLIGHT TO ARMENIA

DURING THE DAY
(Note: If The International flight arrives at the Cartagena:
An Additional National flight will be Mandatory: CTG/BOG).

ARRIVAL AT ARMENIA’S AIRPORT AND TRANSFER
WITH YOUR BILINGUAL GUIDE TO YOUR HOTEL
MOCAWA RESORT**** OR SIMILAR.

LUNCH IS NOT INCLUDED

AFTERNOON AT LEISURE.

DINNER INCLUDED AND NIGHT AT THE HOTEL.

(Around 1H30) / Salento (around 30mn) / Valle de Cocora /
Armenia (around 1.5 h drive):

BREAKFAST AT THE HOTEL

VISIT OF THE COCORA’S VALLEY LOCATED IN THE
COLOMBIAN ANDES BY JEEP WILLIS (4 PAXS PER
VEHICLE).

FIRST, YOU WILL BE TRANSFERRED BY BUS TO THE
SMALL TOWN OF FILANDIA TO VISIT THIS QUIET
LITTLE TOWN THEN TRANSFER TO SALENTO TO HOP
ON A JEEP WILLIS (MAX 4 PEOPLE PER VEHICLE).
FROM HERE WE WILL TRAVEL TO THE COCORA
VALLEY LOCATED IN THE DEPARTMENT OF QUINDÍO;

ON THE WAY YOU CAN APPRECIATE THE BEAUTIFUL
LANDSCAPE. ONCE YOU REACH THE VALLEY, YOU
WILL TAKE A SHORT WALK (AROUND 1H WALKING)
INTO THE WAX PALM TREE FOREST WHERE WE WILL
APPRECIATE THE BIODIVERSITY OF FAUNA AND
FLORA. LUNCH IN A LOCAL RESTAURANT.

GUEST WILL BE WELCOMED WITH THE TRADITIONAL
DRINK CALLED “CANELAZO” (CINNAMON DRINK
WITH A BIT OF LOCAL ALCOHOL).

THEN YOU WILL BE MET BY A GUIDE WHO WILL
EXPLAIN ABOUT THE PRESERVATION OF THE WAX
PALM TREE. AND THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS TREE
FOR THE COUNTRY.

YOU WILL HAVE THE EXPERIENCE AND PRIVILEGE OF
PLANTING ONE WAX PALM TO CONTRIBUTE TO THIS
PRESERVATION.

AFTER WE ARE DONE WITH THE TOUR , WE WILL
HEAD BACK TO THE SMALL TOWN OF SALENTO FOR
A CITY TOUR , YOU WILL VISIT THE “PLAZA DE
BOLIVAR” TO KNOW THEIR TYPICAL AND COLORFUL
BALCONIES, THE MAIN STREET, CRAFT WORKSHOPS
AND THE VIEWPOINT OF COCORA. FREE TIME TO DO
SHOPPING.

DINNER

AND OVERNIGHT AT THE HOTEL.

Visit of a Coffee Farm (around 1 h drive):

BREAKFAST AT THE HOTEL

TODAY WE WILL GO TO THE LITTLE TOWN OF
BUENAVISTA TO VISIT A TYPICAL COFFEE FARM.
VISIT OF THE SAN ALBERTO COFFEE FARM: THE
ROUTE OF THE COFFEE CULTURE IS A TOUR THAT
ALLOWS VISITORS TO SHARE THE EXPERIENCE OF
COFFEEE FARMERS WHO CULTIVATE THE COFFEE,
THIS WOULD BE A WAY TO LEARN THEIR
INSIGHTS ON COFFEE.

IT IS ALSO AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLORE
THE MYTHICAL AND FANTASTIC HISTORY
OF COFFEE GROWING IN COLOMBIA.

TYPICAL LUNCH IN THE FARM.

(NOT INCLUDED / PRICES IN THE CHART):

– SAN ALBERTO’S COFFEE BAPTISM WITH RUM
PAIRING: A COFFEE EXPERIENCE THAT AWAKENS
THE SENSES. YOU WILL LEARN TO APPRECIATE AND
ENJOY THE ATTRIBUTES OF SPECIALTY COFFEE
THROUGH A DELICIOUS SENSORIAL EXPLORATION.
COMPLEMENTED BY PAIRING WITH DIFFERENT
COLOMBIAN PREMIUM RUMS.

– VISIT OF THE TOWN OF PIJAO (AROUND 30 mn
DRIVE): PIJAO IS A SMALL MUNICIPALITY LOCATED
IN THE QUINDÍO, WHICH SEEMS FROZEN IN TIME.
IT OFFERS ITS VISITORS A QUIET ENVIRONMENT OF
A TOWN OF VERY PARTICULAR PEOPLE WITH
CUSTOMS AROUND THE COFFEE CULTURE OF THE
PAST. THE TOWN IS WELL-KNOWN FOR ITS
TYPICAL ARCHITECTURE WITH HOUSES HAVING
LARGE AND BEAUTIFUL INTERNAL GARDENS, ITS
MAIN SQUARE WITH PICTURESQUE BALCONIES
AND INNS.

BREAKFAST AT THE HOTEL

IN THE MORNING, WE WILL VISIT THE BOTANICAL
GARDEN.

QUINDÍO BOTANICAL GARDEN AND MARIPOSARIO
DRIVE 4.3 MILES EAST OF ARMENIA TO CALARCÁ TO
REACH THE QUINDÍO BOTANICAL GARDENS, WHERE
VISITORS ARE TREATED TO AN AMAZING TOUR OF
THE BUTTERFLY FARM. IF YOU HAVE A BIT OF
PATIENCE, ONE OF THE 1,500 BUTTERFLIES FROM 30
NATIVE SPECIES HERE WILL PROBABLY PERCH ON
YOUR FINGER. THIS IS AN IDEAL SETTING TO LEARN
ALL ABOUT PALMS, FERNS, HELICONIAS, AND OTHER
NATIVE PLANTS.

LUNCH IN A LOCAL RESTAURANT.

TRANSFER BACK TO THE HOTEL TO RELAX IN THE
AFTERNOON.

DINNER INCLUDED AND OVERNIGHT AT THE HOTEL.

Colombian Coffee Experience

COFFEE REGION

4 Nights on Site

Day 1 / Bogota (or Cartagena)

Day 2 / Armenia / Filandia

WELCOME

Day 3 / Armenia / Buenavista

OPTIONAL ACTIVITIES

Day 4 / Armenia: Botanical Garden and Mariposario

DAY 5 / ARMENIA OUT

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