Booking fee
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* This tour requires at least one of the following per booking: Adult, Senior
Visit Minca, a place with unparalleled landscapes and eco-friendly constructions in the middle of the nature of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta. During this guided tour in the Minca area participants will visit a sacred waterfall of our indigenous communities and visit a coffee farm and also learn topics such as coffee, cocoa, bamboo as a construction element and biodiversity, participating with local people.
Private transportation
Departure Point
Traveler pickup is offered
Please stay in the main reception of the hotel 15 minutes before the pickup
Santa Marta, Santa Marta, Colombia Passengers are picked up from Santa Marta at 8:45 am to be taken to the start of the tour 60 minutes
Minca, Minca, Colombia The groups join at 9:45 AM and they are explained what will be done on the tour while they observe a photographic exhibition of animals from the mountains (photos of birds, reptiles, amphibians, mammals).
30-minute walk to the coffee farm, the site where coffee is planted and processed. There you will be explained everything about the collection, fermentation, drying and roasting of coffee (45 min).
Lost Waterfall (40-min walk)
The waterfall is a sacred site of our indigenous communities where participants can bathe and relax in the water currents of this waterfall.
45-min walk to the Jungle Joe Bamboo house
A brief talk about bamboo as a building element in Colombia (30 min).
Visitors will be served by their host Joe with a gourmet lunch.
The biodiversity talk (30min)
Cocoa workshop
History and process from the fruit to the cup.
You will learn techniques to increase the alkaloid that exists in Cacao and will learn to make your own cacao bar (30min). 180 minutes
Museo del Cacao de Minca, Minca, Colombia A very interesting place where the owner makes cocoa by-products and participants can buy them. 20 minutes
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
Michael_C
22 May 2025
Lots of wonderful hiking in beautiful forest! Wonderful guide who is very knowledgeable about the area.
ClaireM5
21 May 2025
Journée sympathique à Minca : jolie vue du restaurant, cascade agréable. Néanmoins on a eu du mal à connecter avec le guide qui était très dans ses explications qui étaient vraiment trop longues. On a trouvé le rythme vraiment long, pas agréable de faire Minca > ferme > cascade et de revenir sur nos pas pour traverser entièrement au pas de course le village pour aller manger ( il pleuvait beaucoup du retour de la cascade c’est peut être pour ça). On s’est posés à presque 15h pour le déjeuner. C’est dommage car le fond des sujets était intéressant mais le rythme traînait vraiment beaucoup et nous a perdu.
Chandra_W
01 May 2025
Prompt pickup. Loved learning about the biodiversity and fauna of Colombia. Enjoyed the coffee tasting….especially loved the coffee liqueur (so much that I bought some to bring back for myself and as gifts). Also enjoyed learning about the cacao process and tasting cacao fruit straight from the pod for the first time. The lunch was tasty and healthy (chicken with rice and plentiful vegetables). You need to be in excellent physical condition to do the walking…to reach the waterfalls and the lunch at the cacao ecolodge, specifically. The guide sets a pretty mean pace.
This tour in
Colombia
is organized by
Jungle Joe Minca Adventures
We always double-check the availability with our local partners for each booking. Even though this is usually a swift process, it can take up to 24 hours. Once this process is completed you will receive your voucher or ticket by email. If our local partner is not able to confirm your booking we will offer you the best possible alternative. If the new date and/or time doesn’t fit your itinerary, we will reimburse the full amount paid.
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