Comuna 13 & Coffee Farm Private Tour in Medellin | The Best Combo

Our Graffiti Tour in the Comuna 13 it's definitely a must do activity when you travel to Medellin. The violent past, the beautiful present and the promising future of this district makes it a magical place and an unforgettable experience. The street art throughout the whole neighborhood makes it more remarkable knowing that most of them have a special meaning related to its history. Comuna 13 is the place where the first outdoor electrical escalators in the world were installed. The escalators had a cost of 3,5 million USD and were built to save more than 350 stairs in a very steep hill. Besides the escalators that became one the biggest touristic attractions, Comuna 13 is also one of the biggest street art district in Colombia. Half of the neighborhood displays meaningful graffiti and you get the chance to learn all their meanings at this incredible tour. The history, the street art and the progress in this neighborhood are some of the reasons to visit this unforgettable place.

The coffee farm experience takes place in a beautiful family farm that produces around 2 tons of coffee a year with 14.000 coffee plants. When we get there, we have a traditional delicious lunch to have energy to start learning everything about the coffee production. The coffee expert gives you a thorough context about the coffee industry to have better understanding about what you are going to see in the tour. Once the introduction is over, we invite you to plant a coffee seed and to try the bean as a fruit. Then, we take you to the plantation to pick some coffee beans from the trees and then process it step by step until is roasted and ground. You get the chance to try coffee in different brewing methods so you can differentiate the flavor notes provided by each of these devices as we explain where in the mouth you should put the coffee to taste it. In conclusion, this coffee experience is extremely complete and an unforgettable one that you should not miss out.