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Minca Magic: A Day Tour Exploring Waterfalls and Coffee Farms from Santa Marta

4.6

11 Ratings

Santa Marta

Embark on a magical day tour from Santa Marta to Minca, exploring waterfalls, coffee farms, and the enchanting village. Experience the beauty of nature, taste Colombia's famous coffee, and create unforgettable memories.

Duration: 8 hours

Cancellation: 1 day learn more

Highlights

Santa Marta - Our driver and our guide will pick you up in the morning and drive you for less than an hour to this village. Once there, your whole day’s adventure will start. Minca is a beautiful small town located near Santa Marta, away from the coast and in the middle of the way to The Sierra Nevada. It is known as the Colombian ecological capital due to its stunning natural landscapes that promote such type of tourism. Coming to this place is all about disconnecting yourself from technology and reconnecting with nature.

Here you will be first guided to La Victoria coffee farm, one of the pioneers in coffee farming in Colombia. You will have the chance to tour the farm around and learn about all of the processes coffee is part of, from the very beginning until it becomes the cup of coffee you will definitely taste. Sierra Nevada’s coffees are known to be not only unique but exquisite, so feel lucky to taste them.

Minca - You will enjoy a traditional lunch to recharge and will have some time to rest your feet before finishing your adventure.

Lastly, you will be guided to two of the most relaxing places in Minca. Pozos Azules (Blue Wells) and Waterfalls, are both natural formations pinned to the mountains and with fresh and cold water. You will have the chance to refresh yourself in both places before heading back to your hotel.

What's Included

Visit to Hacienda La Victoria Coffee Farm
Comprehensive All Risk Insurance included
Access to Minca, a beautiful small town
Delicious lunch provided
Expert guidance from Gran Colombia Tours guide
Convenient hotel pick-up and drop-off

What's Not Included

Extra Purchase

Additional Information

If off-the-beaten-path adventures are your thing, then you’re in the right spot. This all-day excursion will lead you deep into the forest to discover the modest yet enchanting village of Minca. Find your zen with nature as you trek towards cascading waterfalls and get a chance to indulge in the globally acclaimed Columbian coffee after paying a visit to a local farm. Allow the charming and temperate village of Minca to captivate your heart.

• Refresh yourself in the invigorating waters of waterfalls and Pozos Azules
• A short course and tasting of one of Colombia’s distinct coffees at La Victoria farm
• Eco-treks amid Minca’s mild climate and mystical natural surrounding
• A customary meal in the quaint town followed by a swift tour around it
• Unforgettable impressions of Minca’s stunning scenery

If you have a layover in Santa Marta please select the airport or cruise ship terminal as a pick-up point for the layover tour.
The Tour Guide will contact you the day before in case you have any questions or assist you with any requirements

Location

Santa Marta

Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings

4.6

(11 Ratings)

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Eric_w

Dec 25, 2022

Exploding Magdalena outside Santa Marta - This private tour picked us up in Playa Dormida before heading out for the day. We started off going to Minca and Mayrinka. The walk to the waterfalls was a little cooler than Tayrona but still plenty hot. That made it even better to cool off in the amazing waterfalls. Then, after a traditional lunch, we went to Hacienda Victoria to a coffee tour. It was so cool to see the machines still operating after 130 years! The coffee was very good too.

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Thomas19872015

Aug 9, 2022

Superb experience thanks to a great guide - Super interesting tour at La Victoria with lot of explanations on the entire coffee making process. Afterwards we did a hike through the nature to discover a beautiful waterfall. The great experience ended with a very nice lunch in a lovely setting where we could enjoy the scenery. Our guide Andrea was fantastic: very knowledgeable and super friendly!!! Also kudos for our driver Juan, the roads in Minca are quite challenging :-)

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Road21947142898

Jun 21, 2022

Great Tayrona Tour - Fabulous day, Andrea was a great guide and very informative. Saw some beautiful scenery and wonderful beaches! Would definitely recommend!

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Luishere

Jan 9, 2022

Great experience - Always great to learn about Colombia and it’s traditions. Andrea was very knowledgeable, thank you. I

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Steve_j

May 18, 2021

Amazing fun and interesting - Marinka water falls was my favorite part of the trip. The swimming was fun and our tour guide Andrea was the best. Lunch at a nice restaurant was included and the food was very good. The coffee tour at La Victoria farms was interesting and you get to sample some amazing tasting coffee. This is an all day tour. Be prepared to do a little bit of everything. Some hiking and swimming and traveling off road in a Toyota 4runner to get there . Bring your water shoes, a swimsuit and a backpack with some water and a change of clothes. Make sure you request Andrea as your tour guide. She was very nice and informative. She was the best!!

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Adventuresteve13

May 18, 2021

Amazing fun and interesting! - My favorite part of the tour was Marinka water falls. It was very beautiful and the swimming was fun.

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P421woll

Apr 14, 2021

It was a spectacular trip. - Our guide Andrea was wonderful. She was very knowledgeable about the areas and informative. The coffee farm was sooo interesting. We had a delicious lunch at a very cute place. She and the driver were very friendly and helpful. I highly recommend.

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Rachel_d

Feb 5, 2024

We really enjoyed the... - We really enjoyed the coffee tour and waterfalls. We were surprised when our guide, Alexis, said that we had to pay for lunch. The description said lunch is included. Maybe, if lunch isn’t paid for, the description should say lunch available.

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Klg90

Jan 24, 2023

Poor communication with Gran Colombia Tours - Rating this 2 stars only because of our tour guide Jorge and our driver were charming and made the best out of this situation. Myself and 3 friends took this trip because it was a private coffee tour and we were excited to see the largest waterfall in the area, Markina. I booked the 11am option since we had a wedding the day before and was not aware of any changes that would have made when I booked 2 weeks prior to the excursion. The company reached out to me the night before during the wedding, asking for passport information and explaining lunch might be later. Which I thought was already poor communication that they waited last minute to ask us and plan this out. We get to the coffee farm, which was beautiful but not private at all. We had about 8-10 other people with us on our tour. It made it difficult to hear over everyone else talking and it was crowded. We were then told after the coffee tour, we would not have time for the Markina waterfall since it closes at 4pm. It was never communicated prior to the trip that the waterfall closes at a certain time, if I knew this we would have booked an earlier time or have cancelled this excursion. We ended up going to another waterfall which was small and crowded. After Jorge took us out for an amazing lunch and we had a great time getting to know him and more about Colombia. Disappointed in Gran Colombia Tours. Please do not book a later time if you want to see the Markina waterfall and be aware the coffee tour is not private. Also ask for Jorge to be your guide!

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