Create Your Own Colombian Emerald Ring

An amazing experience, team is very skilled making the experience wonderful! Nick and Carlos are both incredible people! 100% recommended, and on my next time I will make another one for myself!

My partner and I had a wonderful experience with the master jewellers crafting our custom emerald rings. They had plenty of emeralds to choose from and even helped to achieve the custom design that I wanted for my ring. Our tour guide, Nick, along with the master jewellers made us feel very welcomed with their understanding of and ability to communicate in English very well. They even helped us improve on our Spanish as we worked with them! Would definitely recommend this experience for people who are curious to know how jewellery is made or just want a hands-on experience creating something unique.

I really enjoyed this activity! It starts with a short walk around the neighborhood discussing the history of emeralds in Colombia, before heading into the jewelry shop. Once inside, you pick your own emerald, show the design you want to the skilled workers, and they help you make exactly what you want! (within reason. Someone in our group wanted an overly intricate design, and they were not able to accommodate that in the limited hours). It is very hands on, so be prepared for that, and that it is a working jewelry shop, with other craftsmen working on other designs at the same time as you. They do offer other emeralds that are larger or higher quality for an additional cost, but they are not pushy at all about it. The shop is hot, sometimes loud, but very fun. And the end result is by far the coolest souvenir I've ever had from a trip: an emerald ring that I made myself from scratch! The workers are all very friendly and funny, and are happy to help if you have any questions, though do expect to do most of the work yourself! They treat you like adults, but are quick to help fix any mistakes you may make along the way. Highly recommend this experience if it seems at all interesting!