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Minca Full Day Tour
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Minca Full Day Tour

By Tovar Extreme Adventure
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It is a Full Day all inclusive *Coffee Experience *Bath in the river *Typical Colombian Lunch *Visit to the Minca Viewpoint *Cocoa Experience
Lowest price guaranteeReserve now & pay laterFree cancellation

Ages 1-55
Duration: 6–7 hours
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Mobile ticket
Live guide: English, Spanish
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  • Lunch
  • Private transportation
What's not included
  • Gratuities


Start:Multiple pickup locations offered.
  • Minca, Santa Marta, Magdalena, Colombia
    In Minca main square at 9:30am Tovar Extreme Adventure offices
Pickup details
  • The pickup will be at 8:30 am at the address provided, if the client is outside the pickup area (Rodadero or Pos Colorados) an additional 15 USD surcharge will be charged for the transportation distance. Show less
Hotel pickup offered
During checkout you will be able to select from the list of included hotels.
    End:This activity ends back at the meeting point.

      • Not wheelchair accessible
      • Service animals allowed
      • Near public transportation
      • Infants must sit on laps
      If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 163793P1

      • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
      • Not recommended for pregnant travelers
      • No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
      • Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
      • This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
      • This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
      • This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

      • For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.

      If you have questions about this tour or need help making your booking, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 163793P1

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      • Jeff C
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        We were picked up from our Hotel. It’s only a 45 minute drive to Minca with amazing views along the way. Mario was an excellent guide with lots of stories and humour. The first stop was coffee making with Gonzalo. He was very young and knowledgeable and delivered the information with good energy. The water fall was great and a very welcoming swim in cool water after a hike through the heat. The chocolate part of the tour was very enjoyable with amazing flavours and a nice surprises.
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        Excelente Tour!
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        The tour bus never showed up... :/
        The tour bus simply didn't show up after I booked a ticket, even though the organizer even confirmed details by email... well that was a day wasted.
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        Worth the trip 100%
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      VO93
      4 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Mar 2020 • Couples
      Very nice tour , also the guide, Gonzalo, was really cool he shows us lot of interesting things about the place. Tasting coffee and cacao , we also saw a little tucano during the day. Really raccomended!
      Written March 16, 2020
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      We are very happy to know that you enjoyed the tour, for us it is a pleasure to serve you, thank you for requesting our services
      Written March 20, 2020
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      MCOguy72
      Orlando, FL22 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      May 2021 • Couples
      We enjoyed our tour of Minca very much, with time learning about organic coffee in a café in the town to a small farm. After a walk of 20 to 30 minutes in the forest, we walked down a steep hill and enjoyed time cooling off in the waters next to a waterfall. After returning to the village of Minca, we enjoyed a delicious lunch at one of the local restaurants, then stopped in to a shop selling chocolate products from the local cacao plants. Our tour did not include a true visit to a coffee farm or cacao plantation, but Tovar Extreme Tours has many options to choose from. The hosts were very friendly and gracious during the entire day. Highly recommend!
      Written May 24, 2021
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      Howard
      Washington DC, DC6 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Feb 2020 • Couples
      We loved hiking to a refreshing jungle waterfall pool — and a great conversation with guide Andrea along the way. Lunch was delicious. We were able to reserve a spot (with pickup at our Santa Marta hotel included) the night before.
      Written February 8, 2020
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      It was a pleasure for us to attend you and our tour has transportation service included, thanks for choosing our services
      Written March 1, 2020
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      Chris R
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      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Nov 2023 • Couples
      We had the best day in Minca. Taxi picked us up in Santa Marta. Then, we met our host. Gonzalo gave us a great coffee tasting and brief history that was informative and delicious. Mario was our guide, he helped with the English translation during the coffee tasting, then took us for a hike to go see the waterfalls. It was awesome. Mario is very friendly and knowledgeable. We had so much fun. We then, came back to town and had a fantastic lunch. After lunch we got a cocoa tour, everything was perfecto. We recommend this tour 100%.
      Written November 3, 2023
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      Matthew R
      5 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      This tour is WELL worth the money. An activity packed day. You get to visit a local coffee farm which is in a beautiful location, and you get to see the process of how it is done. The waterfall is super refreshing and a ton of fun. The chocolate making workshop is at the most amazing viewpoint as well.

      Shoutout to Christina, our tour guide. She explained everything so well: the history, the flora/fauna, and did not rush us at any location. 10/10, favorite experience in Colombia so far
      Written December 28, 2022
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      Triin K
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      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Oct 2021 • Solo
      This was one of my favourite tours I have ever done! Perfect combination of nature, coffee, chocolate, birds, good company and delicious food. My guide Cristina is a beautiful soul, who made me feel like I was exploring a new place with an old friend.
      100% recommend this tour and Tovar Extreme. Minca is worth visiting more than once for sure!😊
      Written November 12, 2021
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      Roseanna M
      New York City, NY52 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      This was a wonderful tour. Our guide Christina is a lovely human who shared so much information. We were traveling with our 2 and 4 year old and she was so kind and engaging to them. First we did a tasting of coffee at a cafe with an amazing view. They then kindly modified the tour since it was only us to an easier hike for the kids. It was just the right amount of adventure and a nice private waterfall. After that we did lunch in Minca and then back to the cafe for a chocolate presentation. The kids loved getting to make their own chocolate and eat it. I would highly recommend.
      Written April 15, 2023
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      Rudolf H
      SaarLouis, Germany2 contributions
      4.0 of 5 bubbles
      2 hours of hiking in the area of minca and a stop for a swim at the waterfall. A lot of interformation Box the the guide Andrea, who did a wonderful job in english and spanish. After that we turned back to Joes Bamboo-House and we had a fantastic lunch. In the afternoon we listened to several discourses about endemic birds, plants and cacao. Worth the price and we would do it again. Please try the frappuccino in the cafe next to Joes place.
      Written August 4, 2019
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      Thanks for your nice review Rudolf, we were more than happy to have you 3 on this trip. Enjoy Columbia !
      Written August 6, 2019
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      Laura LA
      2 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Jun 2023 • Couples
      My husband and I had a great time learning about how the coffee and chocolate are processed while enjoying the amazing views. We loved the hike to the waterfall and taking in all the nature around us.
      I have never seen bamboo that size-it was majestic. The staff was super friendly and offered a lot of great information about the area. We ate lunch at a local restaurant and it was delicious. Loved our time in Minca!
      Written June 15, 2023
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      Hello We are very happy that you liked the tour you did with us. We love sharing our passion for coffee, chocolate and nature with people like you. Thank you for choosing us and for your kind words. We hope you continue to enjoy your trip and that you visit us again soon. We wish them well.
      Written June 19, 2023
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      TracyM
      Cincinnati, OH1,092 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Dec 2022
      This is an absolute must do! This was my husband and my favorite day on our 12 day cruise. We had a port stop in Santa Marta and were able to get picked up right by the cruise port. We were running super late (port authority was way late letting the passengers off) - and I was able to get Christa's whatsapp # ahead of time - recommend getting that and downloading whatsapp if you're coming on a cruise - so we were able to stay in touch. They waited for us and were very accommodating. We got in a few vans to head up to Minca (there were 3-4 cruise families with us which was nice). The drive up was pretty and took about 40 minutes or so. We stopped in downtown Minca then jumped in Jeeps to head up a crazy bumpy road to some waterfalls. We hiked up a very steep hill to reach the waterfalls. You had time to change and swim in the water for about 45 minutes. Beautiful. Bring bug spray though - I'm not joking when I say I probably got bit 100 times - they were not itchy but the bites swelled up crazy. After the waterfall we came back to a local restaurant. The food was great and was nice to be in a local restaurant. My only comment would be - the food was hot and so were we. Soup and hot food would may have better be replaced by more of the wonderful smoothie they had. I also wish we had a bit of time to shop in the charming downtown area, but that may have happened if we were not so late getting off the cruise ship. Next up - we walked through the town to this amazing hostel with an incredible view. We sat in this beautiful open air area to learn about cacao beans and coffee. We learned so much, got to try samples of chocolate and coffee and had some great laughs as people didn't like the bitter cacao beans :) The views are beautiful as well. They arranged transportation back to our port. Christina was amazing - so professional, informative etc. The other folks from the tour were wonderful as well. It felt so authentic and we learned so much. Felt like we were really immersed in the Colombian culture. When we got back to our cruise, so many people complained that they had a bad day on the cruise excursions and we (almost) felt bad bragging about the incredible, memorable day we had! :)
      Written January 9, 2023
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