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Cocoa Farmer Experience Near Medellin: Learn Traditional Chocolate Making
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85 Ratings
Medellin
Immerse yourself in the traditional chocolate-making process on a cocoa farm near Medellin. Learn from farmers, pick, peel, ferment, roast, grind, and taste your own chocolate creations.
Immerse yourself in the traditional chocolate-making process on a cocoa farm near Medellin. Learn from farmers, pick, peel, ferment, roast, grind, and taste your own chocolate creations.
Duration:
7 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Medellin - We’ll begin our excursion by collecting you from your accommodation in a cozy vehicle equipped with air conditioning, embarking on a 60-minute journey to the cacao plantation.
- Copacabana - During this adventure, we’ll explore a quaint, family-owned cacao farm. You’ll engage with the local cultivators and observe the complete…
- Medellin - We’ll begin our excursion by collecting you from your accommodation in a cozy vehicle equipped with air conditioning, embarking on a 60-minute journey to the cacao plantation.
- Copacabana - During this adventure, we’ll explore a quaint, family-owned cacao farm. You’ll engage with the local cultivators and observe the complete cacao-to-chocolate transformation firsthand. Activities include harvesting, shelling, fermenting, drying, toasting, pulverizing, and shaping. Afterwards, you’ll savor the taste of warm cocoa, cocoa paste, cocoa nibs, and craft your own chocolates, which you’ll have the option to purchase and bring back with you.
What's Included
- Tea and coffee
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Fruits from the farm
- Snacks
- Tea and coffee
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Fruits from the farm
- Snacks
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
- Gratuities
Additional Information
This journey offers a firsthand encounter with farming life, maintained through age-old traditions by the residents of a quaint town just an hour away from the city. When you visit this family-run cocoa farm, you’ll gain deep insights into the cocoa production process and see how they grow other goods such as coffee, avocado, yuca, and a variety of…
This journey offers a firsthand encounter with farming life, maintained through age-old traditions by the residents of a quaint town just an hour away from the city. When you visit this family-run cocoa farm, you’ll gain deep insights into the cocoa production process and see how they grow other goods such as coffee, avocado, yuca, and a variety of fruits and flowers.
During your time on the farm, you’ll have the opportunity to observe the transformation of cocoa into chocolate — picking, peeling, fermenting, drying, roasting, grinding, molding, and even tasting different products like hot chocolate, cocoa nibs, and cocoa paste. You’ll even have the chance to make your own!
So why wait? Spend a day living the life of a cocoa farmer just outside Medellín.
Location
Medellin
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
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(85 Ratings)
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B2882enwilliamd
Oct 30, 2025
Really great chocolate experience! - I had a really great time learning about the full process of growing cacao and turning it into chocolate. It was really fun to be able to make my own chocolate bar using traditional methods. Oscar (the guide) was very knowledgable and the family were very friendly. The hotel pick-up was also very convenient. I would thoroughly recommend this tour!
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Kevonh192
Sep 5, 2025
Fantastic Tour Where You Actually Make Chocolate! - This was probably the best chocolate experience I’ve done, even after having traveled to Europe. Most chocolate tours I’ve been on talk you through the process of making chocolate, then you are presented with a bunch of chocolates that you can buy. This tour was different in that you start in the actual field, picking some of the cocoa pods from the tree. Sandra, who makes the chocolate, takes you through every step of the process and you do most of the work! You pick the pods, dig out the seed s (you can eat the pulp around the seed and it’s actually pretty good!), roast them, peel the cocoa beans with a Sandra and her mother, then decide how much sugar to add to your chocolate. You’ll have to do the tour to know the rest of the process! Yuly was my guide for the day and took me out to the farm and she was fantastic to converse with and exchange information about our countries. Her outgoing personality made the tour so much better!
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Kevon_h
Sep 4, 2025
Fantastic Tour Where You Actually Make Chocolate! - This was probably the best chocolate experience I’ve done, even after having traveled to Europe. Most chocolate tours I’ve been on talk you through the chocolate making process, then you are presented with a bunch of chocolates that you can buy. This tour was different in that you start in the actual field, picking some of the cocoa pods from the trees. Sandra, who makes the chocolate takes you through every step of the process and you do most of the work! You pick the pods, dig out the seeds (you can eat the pulp around the seed and it’s actually pretty good!), roast them, peel the cocoa beans with Sandra and her mother, then decide how much sugar to add to your chocolate. You’ll have to do the tour to know the rest of the process! Yuly was my guide for the day that took me out to the farm and she was fantastic to converse with and exchange information about our countries. Her outgoing personality made the tour so much better!
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Trail31286940379
Jul 24, 2025
Wonderful hands on experience! Book it! - If you can only do one day trip from Medellín, take this tour. Oscar is a fabulous guide and Sandra and Alicia are a very gracious mother/daughter team that opens their house and farm to visitors. It's a hands on tour, from picking the cacao pods to roasting and grinding the beans and making your own chocolate bars with custom flavors. It's a much shorter ride than going to Guatapé, and you still get the sense of the mountains outside Medellín. Their farm is also filled with coffee trees, and various fruit trees and flowers. Lots of birds too! One of the most authentic tours we've ever been on, and we have visited dozens of countries. Don't hesitate to book it!
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Denise9019
May 21, 2025
Wonderful and unique experience with a fantastic guide in a fantastic finca - Wonderful experience! Visiting this small finca near Medellín was an unforgettable experience. Our guide, Oscar, was incredibly knowledgeable and passionate, making the journey both educational and enjoyable. The family who runs the farm welcomed us with open arms. We had the unique opportunity to participate in every step of the chocolate-making process and crafting our own chocolate bars. The farm's serene setting and the family's warmth made this tour a highlight of our trip. Highly recommended for anyone seeking an authentic and immersive experience.
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Excursion21749433088
Apr 28, 2025
Fantastic way you experience and taste every step of making chocolate from RAW cocoa pod to Chocolate. - Our chocolate-making tour with Oscar was an incredibly insightful and delightful experience. From the very start, the journey was filled with engaging activities, beginning with a scenic ride and immersive trips among the towering trees. One of the highlights was cracking open fresh cocoa pods, giving us a genuine, hands-on feel for the process.
Tasting cocoa at every stage of its transformation—from raw beans to fermented, and finally to baked—was a truly fascinating journey for the senses. We even had the chance to create our very own chocolate, customizing it with an array of extra spices and ingredients to suit our tastes.
Adding to the charm, there was an option to purchase some of the exquisite chocolates crafted by the family on the farm—each bite reflecting their passion and expertise. The atmosphere was warm and homey, with the comforting aroma of coffee in the air and the delightful sounds of birds chirping nearby as we relaxed on the veranda. It was an unforgettable experience that blended learning, creativity, and the simple joys of nature.
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Mathieu_d
Apr 19, 2025
Magnificent, best... - Magnificent, best experience so far in colombia. We really appreciate our experience as a family. I would recommend
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Dy157
Mar 31, 2025
Highly recommend! - We've taken many tours around the world, and this was truly one of the best! It felt like an authentic experience rather than a typical tourist attraction. The family on the farm was incredibly kind and welcoming—we felt like we were visiting close relatives. We learned so much about the chocolate-making process and loved sampling the delicious treats along the way. The farm itself sits atop a mountain with beautiful views, making the experience even more special. Our guide, Yuly, had such a wonderful personality, making the tour both comfortable and enjoyable. I highly recommend it!
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Dan_w
Mar 10, 2025
Coco - Very informative. Our guide was incredible! We learned souch from your guide and the family farm. Fantastic tour!
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A9492irfredericg
Mar 8, 2025
An eye-opener experience! - I had never realized that making chocolate (as in good, dark, organic chocolate) could be 1/ so hard, 2/ so much fun, 3/ so rewarding. The tour organizers are top-notch: knowledgeable and interesting. Efren’s finca –with its gorgeous vistas over the valley– is a welcomed refuge from Medellín’s hurly burly, just 90 minutes away.
Highly recommended.
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