Eco-Hike in Minca: Coffee Tour, Waterfall & Chocolate Experience!
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Santa Marta, Colombia
- 6 to 7 hours (approx.)
- Pickup offered
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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What's Included
- Lunch
- Private transportation
- Gratuities
Meeting and Pickup
You can head directly to the meeting point, or request pickup
Operating hours.10:00 am
Itinerary
1
Santa Marta
1 hour • Admission Ticket Free
2
Minca
4 hours • Admission Ticket Free
3
Hotel Eco Point Minca, Bar, 4:20, laundry.
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Near public transportation
- Infants must sit on laps
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
- Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
- This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
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Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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Featured review
Aaron_J
We had an amazing day! They sent a cab to pick us up, right at our hotel (Didier was great) and drove us to Minca to meet the tour group. It was a mix of Spanish and English speakers (just us 😉) in the group but Christina was amazing at communicating all of the information to all of us. Learning about the coffee and Cacao production was really fun and educational. Be sure to wear good walking shoes as you do quite a bit of walking, with elevation, but it’s very doable for an “average”, in shape person. Didier then gave us a ride directly back to our hotel afterwards. We had an amazing day and Christina was an awesome guide. I’d highly recommend the experience if you want to get a true taste of what Minca is like! Thank you!
Reviews
4.8
based on 147 reviews
Sakae_T, Mar 2026
A great tour. We picked up (and dropped off) in Santa Marta by a friendly taxi driver to meet a bilingual guide, Mario. He was a very knowledgeable and interesting guy to spend a day. Activities were educational and a lot of fun. We had such a wonderful day in Minca. P.S. Wear good hiking boots would be easier to walk on the trail because it could be muddy and slippery.
Response from Host, Mar 2026
Thank you very much for your honest review, we appreciate it very much and are glad you enjoyed this experience with our guide. Best regards
Emily_O, Mar 2026
It was a really fun tour ! When they tell you not to wear flip flops actually listen the hike to the waterfall was a bit steep but honestly me and my partner loved the tour Minca is beautiful! Mario and Christina are amazing!!! The whole experience was great!
Response from Host, Mar 2026
Thank you very much for your honest review, we're glad you and your partner enjoyed this experience with our local guides. Best regards
Juris_D, Feb 2026
Really great tour! Mario might be the best tour guide that I've had. Funny and has a lot of knowledge!
Response from Host, Mar 2026
We appreciate your kind words and are very glad you enjoyed this experience with our guide Mario. Best regards.
James_N, Feb 2026
We went as a family of three (two adults and a 12-year old boy) and this was a perfect activity to mix with the beach and water tourist areas of Santa Marta. Christina was our guide and she was very knowledgable and patient with the group. It was obvious that she enjoys her work and has a background and education in environmental science. She is bilingual and very friendly. She even helped us to arrange local private transportation outside the tour. The tour involves hiking hills and trails so believe them when they say do not wear flip flops. The lunch was fantastic and included a presentation on the biodiversity of Colombia by Tony Martin, an educator and environmental evangelist. He is a compelling public speaker with a strong message on protecting the environment so that we can learn from it as a species. The coffee plantation was fun, educational and included the option of dipping in river and water cascading over large rocks. We did this instead of the regular waterfall hike because that section had been closed recently due to heavy rains. The chocolate processing presentation was informative and tasty. Plan for nearly a full day depending on where you are staying. The value for the price was exceptional and we thoroughly enjoyed it.
Response from Host, Feb 2026
We appreciate your honest and detailed review, and are very glad you and your family enjoyed your day around Minca learning about our unique environment and our efforts to protect it. Best regards.
Aaron_J, Jan 2026
We had an amazing day! They sent a cab to pick us up, right at our hotel (Didier was great) and drove us to Minca to meet the tour group. It was a mix of Spanish and English speakers (just us 😉) in the group but Christina was amazing at communicating all of the information to all of us. Learning about the coffee and Cacao production was really fun and educational. Be sure to wear good walking shoes as you do quite a bit of walking, with elevation, but it’s very doable for an “average”, in shape person. Didier then gave us a ride directly back to our hotel afterwards. We had an amazing day and Christina was an awesome guide. I’d highly recommend the experience if you want to get a true taste of what Minca is like! Thank you!
Response from Host, Jan 2026
We are very grateful for you honest review and sharing your experience with others, and that you and your wife enjoyed your day around Minka with our guide Cristina. You're welcome anytime!
Ines_V, Jan 2026
Great full day. The trail was awesome and since we had a private guide we were able to customized to us. The coffee and lunch locations have a wonderful view. Guide was very friendly and entertaining with great knowledge of the area.
Response from Host, Jan 2026
Thank you very much for your honest review, we appreciate you sharing your experience with others and are very glad you enjoyed your day around Minka.
Berylin_S, Jan 2026
Our guide Cristina was one of the best our guides we have ever had. The hiking, coffee experience and chocolate making were fantastic. What a great day!
Response from Host, Jan 2026
Thank you very much for your honest review, we are glad or guide offered a good experience and you enjoyed your day!
whit3m, Mar 2025
We had a wonderful time with Tony as our guide. He is extremely knowledgeable, friendly, and caring. We learned so much and enjoyed a beautiful day in Minca.
Response from Host, Dec 2025
Thank you very much for your review, we are glad you enjoyed your day with us, come back anytime!
Philippe_M, Jan 2025
Pick up at hotel 10/10
Drive to Minca and we had to wait 30mn for other people. Supposed to hike a little but people arrived in flip.flop,instead of hiking Shops
800 m in 1 hours
If you had booked like me this tour to walk and hike,it was the worst choice
SAM the guide Was very fair and competent
Response from Host, Jan 2025
Hello, we are sorry for your inconvenience, but this is a walking tour. The walks are approximately 15 to 20 minutes, so it is important to read the tour description carefully.
Joshua_G, Sep 2024
This tour is well worth it, with the guides giving it their all (including the demonstrations). You have to go for a swim - it’s a must - so wear sensible shoes!
FelipeA_A, Aug 2024
Awesome tour, we got to swim at the Oído del Mundo pond/fall walk thru nature, visit local coffee farm and have good lunch.
Highlight was Federico our tour guide, knowledgeable, funny, energetic who made our visit memorable. Kudos. Spanish tour only (I think).
Cons: They hire local taxis to transport us to Minca from Historic Center.
As a general rule, local taxis drive fast, carelessly and don’t know the meaning of Customer Service.
The good part of the tour starts once you arrive at Minca.
Masika_H, Aug 2024
Cristina and Federico were extremely friendly and flexible. I appreciated the coffee experience, the cocoa experience and the trip to the waterfalls. This was one of my favorite days in a month long journey through Colombia. Thank you so much for an epic Minca experience.
Anastasiia_G, Jun 2024
I was absolutely impressed by this tour, our guide was great in telling stories about Minca and coffee, showed us lovely landscapes, toucan, parrots, wonderful waterfall, local plants!
And cacao-part of the tour was performed like a magical ritual.
I recommend this tour to everyone who visits this region.
ANDREW_M, Apr 2024
Are tour guide was Mario. First class and very knowledge about the forest and surrounding area. Loved the day and a fantastic experience. Would highly recommend this trip .and be sure to ask for Mario
Shawn_S, Feb 2024
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.
Response from Host, Feb 2024
Hello, it is impossible to serve lunch at an exact time, and as for the work staff, not 100% of the employees speak English. We have some kids in the waterfall who only speak Spanish, but that's why there is Mario who can translate whatever you need.
daniel_m, Feb 2024
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.
Darla_G, Jan 2024
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.
Natalie_A, Jan 2024
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.
Paul_F, Jan 2024
Awesome tour, our tour guide Mario was amazing. He was very knowledgeable and this tour exceeded our expectations!!!
Daniel_A, Jan 2024
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!
Anthonia_O, Jan 2024
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!
Eric_B, Jan 2024
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.
Sean_M, Dec 2023
Mario was such an amazing tour guide! Could not recommend thus your more, just make sure to wear your mosquito repellent!
Mario_G, Nov 2023
Great activity for a day. We went to the town of Minca which is about 35 mins from Santa Marta. We were greeted with an explanation of history and where coffee comes from. We had the opportunity to enjoy a cup of local Sierra Nevada coffee. Thereafter, about a 2-mile hike towards the waterfalls, the cool water certainly was welcome after the hike. Once we were done, went back to the town of Minca and enjoyed a typical Colombian lunch. Lastly to cap-off the activity, we had the chocolate experience, from being able to make your own chocolate bar and enjoy a cup of chocolate. The whole experience was great, and the staff was truly amazing. Highly recommended.
Alfredo_Z, Nov 2023
👍Nelcy Olivera the tour Operator was Great we had wonderful time in Minca Colombia 🇨🇴 love ❤️ It
I will Recommend to My Friends 👏
Eric_G, Aug 2023
Great tour and even better tour guide Sam, but we were collected 35 mins late and due to the size of our group we were very delayed by hours.
Response from Host, Aug 2023
hello we are glad you enjoyed the tour
Damiano_M, Aug 2023
Well organized tour to spend few ours in beautiful Minca. If you are short on time (ie. do a day excursion to Minca) then this tour is ideal as they take great care of you and will share the essentials of Minca. The guide is very kind and professional and will make your experience unique. Minca is also worth a longer stay but you need to plan to spend a night.
Jackson_M, Aug 2023
What a memorable experience. We were promptly picked up at our hotel in the morning and driven to Minca from Santa Marta. We arrived at a cafe in Minca where we met our Tour Guide, Mario. Mario was fantastic, informative, and spoke very good English. The coffee was amazing and the subsequent bread shop that we visited were delicious. Next we went on a beautiful walk to a waterfall. Mario told us about the indigenous customs and about the current economy of Minca. The waterfall was definitely the highlight. The water was so refreshing and we joked that we felt like we were at the spa all day. Lunch was very good and the chocolate making demonstration was very neat.
Anthony_A, May 2023
Loved the tour. Christina was waiting for us as we made our way out of the cruise terminal. Started the tour right away. Beautiful places, lots of fun. Well worth it.
Heather_F, Apr 2023
Amazing day and experience. We would do it again. Waterfall was refreshing and cool after the hike there. Good food and coffee.
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