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Sugar Cane Museum and Hacienda La María: A Deep Dive into Cali's Historical Plantations
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Cali
Discover the rich history and culture of Cali through a visit to the Sugar Cane Museum and Hacienda La María. Explore the settings of influential novels and learn about the region’s sugar cane production. Transportation and entrance fees included.
Discover the rich history and culture of Cali through a visit to the Sugar Cane Museum and Hacienda La María. Explore the settings of influential novels and learn about the region’s sugar cane production. Transportation and entrance fees included.
Duration:
6 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Museo de la Caña de Azúcar - The tour will proceed to Hacienda and Museum Piedechinche, where participants will explore one of the world’s most significant sugar cane museums. Visitors will gain insights into the surrounding nature, the historical evolution of sugarcane production over the centuries, and the modern sugar cane processing…
- Museo de la Caña de Azúcar - The tour will proceed to Hacienda and Museum Piedechinche, where participants will explore one of the world’s most significant sugar cane museums. Visitors will gain insights into the surrounding nature, the historical evolution of sugarcane production over the centuries, and the modern sugar cane processing techniques.
- Hacienda El Paraíso - This stop offers an opportunity to delve into the culture and literature behind one of the 19th century’s most influential romantic novels. Participants will explore the historical setting of a Shakespearean tale and visit the locations where the story unfolded.
- Iglesia de Santa Elena - A brief visit to the town will include the monument of María and Efraín, characters from the novel featured at the second Hacienda. There will also be an opportunity to sample some regional artisanal wine.
- Vinoteca Cava Jaramillo Solera - The tour includes a visit to the wine cellar of Santa Solera, renowned for their artisanal wine production. Participants will have the chance to taste various artisanal wines crafted by the company.
- Salón Hacienda Piedechinche - The itinerary includes a visit to this 310-year-old museum house.
What's Included
- Entrance fee to the El Paraíso farm and the Sugar Cane Museum.
- Medical insurance and assistance.
- Pick up and drop off at your place of accommodation (hotel zone).
- Local guide.
- Round trip transportation from Cali.
- Entrance fee to the El Paraíso farm and the Sugar Cane Museum.
- Medical insurance and assistance.
- Pick up and drop off at your place of accommodation (hotel zone).
- Local guide.
- Round trip transportation from Cali.
What's Not Included
- Tips (optional according to your lived experience).
- Additional services or products not specified in the plan.
- Breakfast
- Tips (optional according to your lived experience).
- Additional services or products not specified in the plan.
- Breakfast
Additional Information
This activity begins at 8:00 AM and has a duration of approximately 7 hours. During this time we will visit two important ranches in the Cali history and culture. We will begin in hacienda El Paraíso which is the place where our most influential romantic novel takes place and we will explore its setting which is full of nature. The second place is the…
This activity begins at 8:00 AM and has a duration of approximately 7 hours. During this time we will visit two important ranches in the Cali history and culture. We will begin in hacienda El Paraíso which is the place where our most influential romantic novel takes place and we will explore its setting which is full of nature. The second place is the Hacienda “Piedechinche” where we will learn all about the sugar cane production and its history in the region. All transportation fees and entrance fees are included.
- Wear comfortable walking shoes, light and fresh clothes, cap or hat, sunscreen, mosquito repellent, and bring a water bottle.
- The tour will not be canceled in case of bad weather, consider bringing an impermeable poncho, a rain jacket or an umbrella.
Location
Hotel Intercontinental Cali
Avenida Colombia
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.9
(12 Ratings)
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Venture43564580522
Oct 24, 2025
Wonderful experience - It’s a wonderful experience, the boys and girls enjoyed the children’s day, in the best style of Winny’s Mischief Garden, visiting a magical place for them, sowing and taking advantage of each space and being little farmers for a day.
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Diana
Feb 7, 2025
Unmissable - Great places to visit in the Valle del Cauca, basically must-see if you want to know the region. Excellent tour, comfortable, excellent guides, spectacular food. Highly recommended
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L2870sfkellyc
Oct 31, 2024
Excellent adventure and company - The sites were amazing, the restaurant quite enjoyable, but the best was our guide Marcela and driver don Armando. It was the complete experience, a tour full of history, knowledge and the best, you can tell that Valley Adventours contributors love what they do and transmit it. I recommend this company a thousand times and especially Marcela.
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Nacel_r
Jun 10, 2024
A Tour that felt like a Family Trip. - I was under the impression I had written a review but apparently, it didn't go through so I am doing it again. This was the most beautiful experience I could ever have, María is my mom's favorite book, so going to the Hacienda was one of the main reasons for visiting Cali. The level of professionalism, attention to detail, kindness, and knowledge the staff demonstrated during the tour was beyond expectation. For the hours we were together their passion for their city made us fall in love with Cali and just the joy they had to share their city with us was a delight. We felt safe and definitely in good hands, any change was discussed with us beforehand and they went out of their way to accommodate our needs while still following the program. Please do yourself a favor and book this tour, it's absolutely worth it!
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Estellel490
Mar 7, 2024
Very nice excursion - We had a great day with the guide Marcela and the driver Armando, they are super friendly and sincere. Marcela knows her country very well and teaches us its history. The colonial dwellings visited are very well maintained and their heritage well valued. We without hesitation recommend this agency as well as this excursion if you want to better understand the history of the Valle del Cauca department.
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Amber_n
Feb 19, 2024
Educational and Fun Day - This was so much fun. It was a lot more than I'd ever spent on any tourist attraction, but absolutely worth it. I was really surprised my tour wasn't canceled, because I was the only person who signed up that day. But it was absolutely like having two best friends show me around. It was easy to forget that traffic outside was so intense because the driver was such a pro. The guide was great - had a ton of trivia, knew the ins and outs of both sites (at the sugar cane museum --plantation-- it was self guided and not much signage, at Hacienda la Maria, there was an official tour and she was quietly translating for me). If I'm ever back in Cali, I'll definitely do one of their hiking tours.
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Loagredo
Apr 9, 2023
A magical place - The site is beautiful, quiet, you can do the tour with or without guide, it hurts that the entrance road is so deteriorated, but the experience is worth it.
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Judyportlock
Feb 13, 2020
More of our excellent tour with Juan , the owner of Viajero Terrestre, a tour guide company based in Palmira. - We learned lots more about the early 1800's and the beginning of the sugar cane industry in Palmira. The German Jewish family James Martin Eter and the fusion of several cultures; indigenous Colombians, African slaves, and German Jews resulted in an unusually rich culinary, music, and dance culture here in Colombia.
The grounds show a time line of production methods from strictly hand labor to highly mechanized and specific equipment used to plant, harvest, and process sugar cane. The grounds themselves are like an African village in many ways. Don't miss this Museum.
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Richardpq9939cj
Jan 6, 2020
Great history and beautiful sights! - We went on the Sugar Cane Museum tour with Gabriel and it was a very rich and educational cultural experience! Learning the stories about the families in the Valle's rich history with sugar cane farming definitely helped to paint a picture about how the agricultural business came to be what it is today.
I have taken several tours from Gabriel and Valley Adventours and they have yet to disappoint me! The team is always great at communicating how / when / where they will pick us up and always arrive on time. Once the tour is underway, the staff is knowledgeable and can speak in both English and Spanish which helps as I am American by my girlfriend is Colombian.
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K9844mzkeithm
Jan 13, 2020
Great tour - The two locations we visited was beautiful and our driver/tour guide Gabriel, was knowledgeable and friendly. The tour was just the two of us plus one other person, so it was almost a private tour.
The lunch was just so-so, but part of the experience is trying Colombian food for the first time, so this is no way diminishes to quality of the tour.
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