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Finca Cafetera Don Elias

Tours & Experiences Food & Drink Nature
Salento, Colombia

Where coffee is still done by hand

Set in the lush hills of Colombia’s coffee region, Finca Cafetera Don Elías offers an authentic glimpse into the art of traditional, organic coffee production.

This is not a large plantation. It is a working, family run farm where coffee is grown, processed and prepared using traditional methods passed down through generations.

You walk through the land, see how it all works and understand what goes into a single cup, from the soil to the final brew.

Experiences

Finca Cafetera Don Elias Sustainable Experience 7

Coffee Tour English / Spanish

1 h 15 mins | Year round

$18/pax

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Finca Cafetera Don Elias Sustainable Experience 8

Private Coffee Tour in English

1 h 30 mins | Year round

$20/pax

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Finca Cafetera Don Elias Sustainable Experience

Private Coffee Tour in French

1 h 30 mins | Year round

$21/pax

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Planet & People

Finca Cafetera Don Elias Sustainable Experience 7

From plant to cup

The experience takes you through the full journey of coffee. You walk through the farm, see how cherries are harvested, how beans are dried and how each stage is handled by hand using artisanal methods. While many farms have moved to automated processes, here you hear the steady crunch of a manual grinder and see coffee prepared the way it has been for generations. The experience ends with a cup prepared the traditional way, made from beans grown, dried and roasted on the farm, served overlooking the very fields where it was produced.

Grown with the land

The farm is fully organic, with no chemical fertilisers or pesticides used. Coffee plants grow alongside fruit trees, creating a natural system where the soil is enriched, shade is provided and biodiversity is maintained. From composting to natural pest control, everything is done with the surrounding ecosystem in mind. You begin to see how coffee here is not just a crop, but part of a larger, living landscape.

Small scale, family run

This is a small, family run farm, not a commercial operation built for volume. What you see reflects how the farm operates day to day, led by locals who have spent years working on the land. There is time to ask questions, to move at a slower pace and to take in the surroundings, whether that is walking through the farm or heading to the nearby river and small waterfall after the tour.

Finca Cafetera Don Elias Sustainable Experience 5

Story behind Finca Cafetera Don Elías

Finca Cafetera Don Elías began in the 1980s, when Don Elías started working this land at a time when the area was still remote and difficult to access.

One day, a traveller passing through asked to visit the farm to learn about coffee. Despite the language barrier, Don Elías welcomed him in.

Word spread and over time, more visitors began arriving, not through marketing, but through curiosity and conversation.

Today, the farm is run by the second generation, José and Yamile. The focus remains the same: traditional, organic and artisanal coffee, grown and prepared in the same way.

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Fact Sheet

Basic Information
Day tour
Available year round
Small group experiences
Private experiences available
Experience style
Nature focused
Food & drink
Community & culture
Languages
English
Spanish
French

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