Finca El Ocaso

Finca El Ocaso: Discover Coffee From Seed to Cup

Located in the mountains surrounding Salento, Finca El Ocaso offers a coffee experience surrounded by plantations, gardens, and rural landscapes.

Its tours provide a practical introduction to how Colombian coffee is planted, harvested, processed, roasted, and prepared. Visitors can walk among coffee plants, participate in agricultural activities, and discover the work behind every cup.

What can you do?

• Walk through the plantations: learn about coffee plants, varieties, and growing conditions.
• Join the harvest: discover how ripe coffee cherries are identified and collected when crop conditions allow.
• Plant coffee: learn about germination, planting, and transplanting.
• Explore coffee processing: observe pulping, drying, storage, and milling.
• Visit the roastery: understand how roasting influences the aroma and flavor of coffee.
• Prepare and taste coffee: complete the tour with a guided preparation and tasting.
• Learn about sustainability: discover composting, fertilization, and environmental conservation practices.
• Enjoy the landscape: admire the mountains and plantations surrounding the farm.

Traditional Tour

The Traditional Coffee Tour provides a complete introduction to coffee production. It includes a walk through the plantation, explanations of production and post-harvest processing, visits to the storage and roasting areas, and a traditional preparation using a cloth filter and metal pot.

The experience lasts approximately one hour and thirty minutes. The published price is COP $60,000 per person, with discounted admission for children under 12 and free entry for children under 6. Reservations are not mandatory, although booking in advance is recommended.

Specialized Tours

Premium Coffee Tour: explores the Coffee Cultural Landscape, sustainability, and the sensory evaluation of coffee. It includes a guided tasting and lasts approximately two hours and forty-five minutes.

Brewing Coffee Tour: focuses on preparing and calibrating filtered methods and espresso machines, along with tasting different coffees.

Roasting Coffee Tour: introduces visitors to laboratory roasting and includes a guided coffee tasting.

The Premium and Brewing tours are listed at approximately COP $120,000, while the Roasting Tour costs around COP $150,000. These experiences require advance booking and are limited to visitors over 15 years old.

Tour Times

The traditional tour is offered several times during the day:

• Spanish: approximately 10:00 a.m., 12:00 noon, 2:00 p.m., and 3:00 p.m.
• English: approximately 9:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m., 1:00 p.m., and 4:00 p.m.

Specialized tours have specific schedules according to language and require reservations. Confirm your time when booking, as programming may change.

How to Get There

Finca El Ocaso is located in the Palestina rural area, approximately 5 kilometers from Salento’s main square.

Visitors can arrive by private Willys Jeep, private vehicle, horseback, or on foot. The walk from Salento covers approximately 4.5 kilometers and takes about one hour, mainly downhill. Traveling on horseback takes around 40 minutes.

Vehicle access includes an unpaved rural road. Use GPS, drive carefully, and allow additional travel time during rainy periods.

Coffee House and Products

The farm has spaces where visitors can enjoy drinks prepared using different brewing methods, try products inspired by Quindío cuisine, and purchase processed and varietal coffees.

These purchases may not be included in the tour price, so an additional budget is recommended.

Useful Tips

• Book Premium, Brewing, and Roasting tours in advance.
• Arrive at least 20 minutes before your scheduled time.
• Wear comfortable closed shoes with good traction.
• Bring a raincoat, sunscreen, insect repellent, and drinking water.
• Trails may be wet or muddy.
• Confirm the tour language before purchasing.
• Specialized tours are limited to visitors over 15.
• Do not enter plantations or pick coffee cherries without authorization.
• Carry additional money for transportation, food, and coffee purchases.
• When walking to the farm, organize your return transportation in advance.

A Coffee Experience in the Mountains of Salento

Finca El Ocaso combines nature, learning, and tradition in an experience closely connected to the work of coffee farmers. Each stage of the visit reveals that a great cup begins long before it reaches the table.

Surrounded by plantations, aromas, and landscapes, it is a recommended experience for travelers who want to discover Salento’s coffee in an authentic and participatory way.

Opening times, prices, and experiences may change. Confirm availability before visiting.