Mario was an excellent... - Mario was an excellent guide for this all-day tour. The coffee and cocoa information was top notch, and Mario was meticulous about the preparation of both, which made the tastings even more of a treat. The highlight for me walking to the Oido del Mundo waterfall and spending time enjoying the area. I appreciated that there was a little time to see Minca and a few of teh vendors in town. Also, the traditional lunch provided was delicious.

Minca tour - Awesome tour, our tour guide Mario was amazing. He was very knowledgeable and this tour exceeded our expectations!!!

An amazing way to experience Minca - We went as a couple and got lucky enough to get a personalized experience as we chose the tour to be given in English and we were the only ones that day. We arranged transport from Playa Salguero for an additional fee, and transport by taxi to Minca was punctual and the driver Didier was very good. Our guide Mario made the experience unique, by being super kind and patient, taking tons of pictures of amazing spots, and in general just being a great host and guide. He answered all of our questions and told us so many histories and explained both coffee and cocoa processing in a very fun and interactive way. The spot at the Arimaca waterfall is a lovely spot to visit, and we learned a lot about plants and the region along the way. We also were suggested and even tried some local shops produce, like a bakery and ice cream on our way from Minca to the waterfall. The viewpoint where the tour ends has wonderful views of Santa Marta. I would definitely recommend this tour and specially Mario!

Amazing tour! - Had an amazing tour with Christina and Frederico. They were so welcoming and took the time to show us everything we wanted to see and educate us. Definitely a great team and made me fall in love with Minca!

Great day trip in Minca! - Cristina was a great host, we really enjoyed the tour. Wonderful combination of coffee, hiking and chocolate! The lunch was delicious too. My only concern was the food pickup at our AirBnB was late and nobody was answering the phone at the local host, then we had to split up our family into multiple taxis, which wasn’t clear.

Mario was such an amazing... - Mario was such an amazing tour guide! Could not recommend thus your more, just make sure to wear your mosquito repellent!

Totally worth it! - I booked this tour on short notice (one day in advance), and it turned out I was lucky because it turned out to be a very beautiful day in Minca. I had expected a group tour, but I had my guide, Mario, all to myself. Right when we met, he first stated his intention to do anything to make this an enjoyable and carefree day for me. And he was serious: Before even starting the tour, he asked me about the hotel I had booked for the night and let me know that I would not be able to drive there with my rental car as I had planned (impassable dirt road). He creatively solved that issue for me by dropping me off in the evening, arranging a moto-taxi, and picking me up again the next morning at the same spot. Mario went far above and beyond what I would have expected. Having put this obstacle aside, we started the tour, visited a coffee farm, waded into a pool near a waterfall, returned for lunch, and then spent time on a cocoa farm. Mario handled all the demonstrations by himself, explaining the processing steps clearly and letting me pick the beans from the bush and taste them at different stages. Besides this, I also enjoyed on the way being pointed out typical plants, discussing local lifestyle and culture, and meeting his friends on the way (he knows everyone in Minca). As the cherry on top, we were lucky to see a Toucan from nearby, which is rare. It was a really interesting and fun day!

Interesting experience but not accurately described… - I think I would not recommend this particular trip although I did enjoy the drive up into the mountains ( they sent a taxi, not a guide) and seeing the interesting little town of Minca and the surrounding forest and streams. I just want to point out some facts without going into specifics about every little thing. As an experienced Airbnb host, I think the description of the offering should be specific and accurate and the description I saw was not. The picture on the website of a waterfall is not what you visit, although we did visit a different site with very small waterfalls and had a nice swim in the river. There is no visit to a coffee or chocolate plantation, both demonstrations are given sitting at a table in a restaurant and are about 20 minutes each of talking. We did not see a coffee plant or a cacao plant at all. Friendly and informative presenter, but hardly an immersive experience. The promise of “ make your own chocolate bar” consists of mixing a blob of paste on your palm (no napkin or utensil) and licking it off. Not professional. Most importantly, the walk through the jungle did not have an English-speaking guide although he was a nice guy and did try. A bit. Therefore those who had no Spanish could merely follow along and pretty much the only information given was the name of a few fruits, which I think anybody would have already known. I was hoping to learn about the area and other interesting info, but no. And the hike, about 30 minutes in and 30 minutes out, had some challenging spots including crossing a wide rapidly flowing stream and scrambling over some difficult rock formations. No problem for the people in our group but this really should have been described in advance. There are other Minca trips that include hikes but this was not described as one of them. That is some info you should have. Nice people, but the tour needs various changes to merit 4 or 5 stars in my opinion.

Great taste of Minka - Excellent explanation and different coffee products to try, followed by a swim in beautiful refreshing waterfalls, a tasty lunch, and short but fun cocoa workshop where we made our own truffle ball (to eat immediately). It was a fun trip and nice to escape Santa Marta for the day. Only negatives were the delay in arrival time due to confusion about the pick up location of other passengers coming into our car (their hotel was in the next suburb and not the Santa Marta one we waited at), and our group was made to choose between swimming at the nicer waterfalls or visiting the coffee farm - majority picked waterfalls but a couple of others were disappointed.

Mixed bag - It started out great, Mario was very entertaining and informative about coffee production, and ended great with the chocolate demonstration at the Minca viewpoint. But lunch was soso and served slowly at 1:30 or 2, and we did not have an English guide to the waterfall or coffee plantation, as was advertised.