Finca El Ocaso
A family coffee farm on the edge of Salento. On a guided tour you can pick coffee cherries by hand and learn the whole process, from planting to roasting.
El Ocaso is about 4 km west of Salento and is a well-known sightseeing coffee farm in the region. It grows Arabica coffee and bananas. The guided tour takes about 1.5 hours and covers coffee varieties, planting and harvesting. Visitors go out into the fields to pick cherries and see the pulping, fermentation and drying stages, then taste freshly brewed coffee. Guided tours are available in Chinese, English and Spanish. Admission includes a cup of coffee, and you can also stay overnight here. It is about a 1-hour walk from Salento, or you can take a jeep or taxi. Fields are slippery after rain.
Opening hours
Approx. 09:00–16:00; guided tours depart at set times
Nearby sights
- Finca Don Elías
- Cementerio Libre de Circasia
- Calle Real & Plaza de Bolívar, Salento
- Mirador Alto de la Cruz
- Barbas–Bremen Reserve
- Quimbaya Gold Museum
- Filandia
- Mirador Colina Iluminada, Filandia