Hidden inside Colombia's famed coffee triangle is Cocora Valley, flanked y the worlds's tallest palm trees, lush hillls and berry speckled trees. A specialized eco-guide will walk you through Cocora where you will experience the ritual of Quindo wax palm and a visit to the coffee plantation where an expert will guide you through its preparation,roasting, quality characteristics and properties that make the difference among the best coffees in the world.
Arrival from Popayan and check-in at Bosques del Saman Alcala Hotel
Visit Cocora Valley, a natural landscape located in the Central Andean Mountains, at Quindío. Here is the wax palm of Quindio (Ceroxylon quindiense), highest in the world and tree national ensign as well as a variety of flora and fauna, many of them endangered, protected under national natural park status.
You will receive a warm welcome drink (Canelazo) and then an specialized eco-guide makes an introduction to the natural reserve of Cocora and a walking through the cloud forest where the biodiversity of fauna and flora can be seen, you will experience the ritual of Quindio wax palm, in which the eco-guide tells the story of how the aborigines worship them and then continues with the experience of seedlings palm planting. Typical lunch included
Later you will move to the typical town of Salento to walk through the colonial streets, visit artisan workshops and the viewpoint of Cocora.
Breakfast at the Hotel
Visit to a coffee plantation where an expert will introduce you to the Colombian coffee world, its preparation, roasting, quality characteristics and properties that make the difference among the best coffees in the world. Various preparations of coffee will be tasted. With the assistance of an expert guide you will tour the farm, appreciating their coffee plantations and the work of the collector. In this process, you will know about the famous wet processing that characterizes the Colombian coffee.
Activity duration 3 to 4 hours + travel time to the Plantation
Breakfast at the hotel
Check-out.
Transfer and assistance from hotel to airport
•3 nights accommodation in the selected zone (Risaralda, Quindió or Caldas)
•Daily breakfast
•Transfers in / out within the selected zone
•Tour to the Cocora Valley and Salento
•Visit to a coffee farm in the city where you will be staying
•Personal expenses: minibar, laundry, telephone calls or other services not specified in the rate
•Transfers and Coffee Hacienda Tour apply for each city, if you wish to move to another city in the region you must pay an extra charge
Maximum 2 children sharing room with parents.
Note:
Cancellations should be intimated by FAX to the corporate office in Miami, FL.
Guests need to add 3 business days to the above time frames. An administration fee of 15% on any monies paid by the client will be charged prior to refund.
We strongly recommend purchasing travel insurance to cover the losses incurred in case of cancellation. For information on available plans or to purchase travel insurance, please visit www.palacetours.com/insurance
Hotel must be within the selected zone (Risaralda, Quindió or Caldas). If you wish to move to another city in the region, fees may apply. Please Contact our office for more information (786)408-0610 or email us travel@palacetours.com