Cocoa Farmer Experience Near Medellin: Learn Traditional Chocolate Making

Immerse yourself in the traditional chocolate-making process on a cocoa farm near Medellin. Learn from farmers, pick, peel, ferment, roast, grind, and taste your own chocolate creations.

Duration: 7 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Medellin - We’ll begin our excursion by collecting you from your accommodation in a cozy vehicle equipped with air conditioning, embarking on a 60-minute journey to the cacao plantation.
  • Copacabana - During this adventure, we’ll explore a quaint, family-owned cacao farm. You’ll engage with the local cultivators and observe the complete…
What's Included
  • Tea and coffee
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
  • Fruits from the farm
  • Snacks
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

This journey offers a firsthand encounter with farming life, maintained through age-old traditions by the residents of a quaint town just an hour away from the city. When you visit this family-run cocoa farm, you’ll gain deep insights into the cocoa production process and see how they grow other goods such as coffee, avocado, yuca, and a variety of…

Location
Medellin
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Sunshine25449017187
Apr 2, 2026
Tour essential for cocoa lovers and learners - An excellent tour, to learn more about Colombian culture, in this case with cocoa. The guide Oscar and the owner of the Sandra estate have been most friendly and open, making us feel at home.
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Bluedraggy
Mar 23, 2026
Magical chocolate tour high in the mountains! - Went on a chocolate tour on a farm high in the mountains north of Medellin. Tour guide (Oscar) was excellent, giving us history of a lot of the sights on the way, excellent English and kept us entertained. Tour was just me and my wife but Oscar and the people at the farm made us feel like friends. Cost was quite reasonable, especially given the details and personal touch of the tour. The location itself was amazing - just the variety of plants, fruits, flowers, birds... It would have been worth it just for that! The insight into how chocolate is made was fascinating with hands-on every step of the process. Would go again in a heartbeat! Had a 5 out of 5 time, no complaints! (Other than that I'll never be able to be satisfied with Hershey's chocolate again! ;) )
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Discover17375509196
Feb 22, 2026
Superb cacao experience - The chocolate tour was fantastic. We experienced the whole process of chocolate making in a super peaceful, welcoming environment. We also saw S learned about other plants /fruits and birds! Oscar was knowledgeable, enthusiastic, and accommodating.
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Homer_v
Feb 8, 2026
Very informative and interesting - Very informative and authentic down home country farm. The owners were very friendly, and showed all fruit trees, coffee plants, and three different chocolate varieties. Also, the farm was picturesque with many different flowers. Of course, you could not ask for a better guide.
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Aschon
Feb 2, 2026
Perfect trip - Everything was perfectly done. Will recommend to family and friends!! All the guides were very knowledgeable and professional.
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Podlovchenko_d
Dec 7, 2025
Love it! - Thank you so much for such an amazing day! It was one of the most memorable experiences of my life, and I loved every moment of it! It took us only an hour to get there, but it felt like arriving in paradise. The nature was incredible, the family was wonderful, and the chocolate was delicious! I bought a lot as gifts for my friends and family in France and Russia. I hope to come back one day! Many thanks to our guide Yuly — she was fantastic!
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Denisi7
Dec 7, 2025
Beautiful scenery and delicious chocolate - We had an amazing day with Oscar learning all about growing cacao and producing chocolate. The setting is gorgeous, and it was really great getting to do every part of the process first hand, with our own chocolate at the end. Sandra and her family were incredible hosts, and we had the best time at their beautiful farm.
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Axelbeny
Nov 18, 2025
Nice experience! - It was a very nice experience, knowing the artisan process in a traditional farm is spectacular, also enhances organic tourism in the region. Thank you very much
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B2882enwilliamd
Oct 30, 2025
Really great chocolate experience! - I had a really great time learning about the full process of growing cacao and turning it into chocolate. It was really fun to be able to make my own chocolate bar using traditional methods. Oscar (the guide) was very knowledgable and the family were very friendly. The hotel pick-up was also very convenient. I would thoroughly recommend this tour!
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Kevonh192
Sep 5, 2025
Fantastic Tour Where You Actually Make Chocolate! - This was probably the best chocolate experience I’ve done, even after having traveled to Europe. Most chocolate tours I’ve been on talk you through the process of making chocolate, then you are presented with a bunch of chocolates that you can buy. This tour was different in that you start in the actual field, picking some of the cocoa pods from the tree. Sandra, who makes the chocolate, takes you through every step of the process and you do most of the work! You pick the pods, dig out the seed s (you can eat the pulp around the seed and it’s actually pretty good!), roast them, peel the cocoa beans with a Sandra and her mother, then decide how much sugar to add to your chocolate. You’ll have to do the tour to know the rest of the process! Yuly was my guide for the day and took me out to the farm and she was fantastic to converse with and exchange information about our countries. Her outgoing personality made the tour so much better!
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From $58
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).