Connect with nature in Minca

Overview

If you enjoy exploring the less known treasures of a region: you are in the right place. In this full-day tour, you will be taken into the woods to meet the small and humble but magical and memorable Minca village. You will be in connection with nature on a hike to Marinka waterfalls and you will have the chance to try Colombia’s world’s most famous goods: coffee, after visiting a farm. Let this cozy and cool village enchant you.

Description

Santa Marta is well known for offering all kinds of experiences to all kinds of visitors, from locals to Colombian tourists and foreigners, this city always has something to make us love it.

Let us prove to you this by taking you on a private tour to Minca. 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 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 in the cup of coffee you will definitely taste, let us prove you this on this day trip to Minca. Sierra Nevada’s coffees are known to be not only unique but exquisite, so feel lucky to taste it.

Lastly, you will be guided to two of the most relaxing places in Minca. Pozos Azules (Bluewater Wells) and Marinka waterfalls, 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 finishing the trip, and tasting local food and snacks in the town.

Refuel your batteries in this secret paradise and go back to Santa Marta feeling free.

Travelers recommend: Old City + Museum Santa Marta City Tour 3H

Highlights

• A reviving experience in the waters of Marinka waterfalls and Pozos Azules
• A brief lesson and tasting of one of the most unique Colombian coffees in La Victoria farm
• Eco-walks through Minca’s cool weather and magical nature
• Traditional lunch in the small town and quick tour around it
• Unforgettable memories of Minca’s landscapes

Recommendations

• Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
• If you have a layover in Santa Marta, please select the airport or the cruise ship terminal as a pick-up point for the layover tour.
• Don’t forget your camera
• Bring comfortable shoes and water
• Keep hydrating constantly and use sunscreen