Finca El Ocaso
A coffee farm and small hotel 5 km (3 miles) from the main square of Salento. It runs four coffee tours, from a 90-minute walk through the plantation, mill and roaster to longer brewing, roasting and cupping sessions.
| Drink | Coffee |
|---|---|
| Where | Salento, Colombia |
| Directions | Open in Google Maps |
| Hours | Traditional tour in English at 9:00 AM, 11:00 AM, 1:00 PM and 4:00 PM; in Spanish at 10:00 AM, 12:00 PM, 2:00 PM and 3:00 PM |
| Tours | 4 experiences, from $18 |
| Booking | Walk in or book |
| Languages | English, Spanish |
| Stay | The farm runs a hotel in a house it describes as more than 100 years old, with four rooms (Tabi, Arábiga, Borbón and Caturra). Colombian residents pay 19% VAT at check-in. |
| Checked | Facts taken from the farm's site, 2026-10-05 How facts are checked |
Visit
| Experience | Price | Length | What it includes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coffee tour tradicional | COP 60,000 (about $18) per person; maximum 30 people | 90 min | Walk through the plantation with picking and planting, the compost area, the wet mill and drying, the warehouse and the roaster, then brewing Salento coffee the traditional way with a cloth filter. |
| Coffee tour premium | COP 120,000 (about $36) per person; maximum 10 people; book ahead | 165 min | The traditional route plus an explanation of the Coffee Cultural Landscape and a sensory workshop in the farm's quality lab. English at 2:00 PM, Spanish at 9:00 AM. |
| Coffee tour brewing | COP 120,000 (about $36) per person; maximum 8 people; book ahead | 165 min | Production, processing and roasting, then calibrating filter methods and the espresso machine and tasting different coffees. English at 9:00 AM, Spanish at 2:00 PM. |
| Coffee tour roasting | COP 150,000 (about $45) per person; maximum 6 people; book ahead | 165 min | Production, processing and trade, then roasting in the lab and a cupping. English at 9:00 AM, Spanish at 2:00 PM. |
The Traditional tour needs no booking; the Brewing, Roasting and Premium tours must be booked ahead on the farm's site.
Stay
The farm runs a hotel in a house it describes as more than 100 years old, with four rooms (Tabi, Arábiga, Borbón and Caturra). Colombian residents pay 19% VAT at check-in. Rooms
Buy
Coffee House and shop on the farm with filter brewing (Chemex, Kalita, Aeropress) and the farm's coffees; an online shop too. Online shop
Get there
- Salento, main square: On foot, 4.5 km (2.8 miles) downhill, about 60 minutes.
- Salento, main square: Private Willys jeep for up to 10 people; the farm suggests leaving an hour before the tour.
- Salento by car: Ask for the cemetery and drive 3.8 km (2.4 miles) on the same road; the farm is on the right after a basketball court.
- Armenia or Pereira by car: Autopista del Café toward Pereira; about 12 km (7.5 miles) on, turn right 100 m after the Éxito gas station onto a rural road signed Coffee Tour El Ocaso, about 5 km (3 miles).
- Armenia bus terminal to Salento: Minibus to Salento every 20 minutes from 6:00 AM to 8:00 PM, about 60 minutes.
Own a piece
- Coffee tour roasting. Roast coffee in the farm's lab, COP 150,000 per person.
Classes
- Coffee tour brewing, 2 hours 45 minutes
- Coffee tour roasting, 2 hours 45 minutes
Nearby
Finca Buenos Aires
Salento, same town
Finca Turística Machángara
Montenegro, about 22 km
Villa Claudia Farm
Pereira, about 29 km
Distances are between town centres, not farm gates.