Recuca

Spent the whole day here with the family and had lots of fun. They advertise it as a coffee farm visit, but it’s way more than that. I’d even say that coffee takes a small place here. They will put you in traditional costumes and teach you how to dance the old-school way. They will show you a big handmade model village that’s fun to explore. They will also take multiple pictures of you (and charge you for them later if you want to keep them). At the very end, they finally tell you a little about coffee and let you taste a small cup. So don’t come here for the coffee, but more for the photos and the fun experience.

Manuel, our Jeep chauffeur recommended this place. This place is beautiful. Our coffee tour guide, Juan David Giraldo, was the best. He is fun and enthusiastic, and his energy is contagious. We all loved Recuca and in grand part because of his fun energy. Ok. Now the bad: we were horribly disappointed to learn the coffee shop didn't take cards. My heart sank when the employee said it was CASH ONLY 🤯. I mean, this is a tourist spot!!!. We paid for the tickets with a visa card. And we really wanted to buy MANY bags coffee there to bring home..... it was kind of horrible to go home empty-handed. So this is my humble recommendation for the administrator: ALLOW people buy and pay with ALL the options available. Not only cash!!!! You are losing a LOT of clients. 😪

I had a really fun afternoon here. The whole experience was made even better by the tour guides. Our guide was Juan David, and he was faultless! He made the whole experience come to life and was funny, knowledgeable, and engaging with all the tour group. I personally enjoyed picking the coffee beans and learning about the process from bean to cup. Our tour was in Spanish, but they do offer English tours and one to one. At the end of the tour, we all got to dress up and get involved in a dance, which was fun! There was also an option to eat in their restaurant, but we did not have time due to other plans later in the day. I would recommend it for sure.

I loved this coffee experience! They taught us everything from how coffee originated to how to distinguish the differences between coffee beans, to how to make the perfect cup and all the varieties of coffee. We even dressed up in costumes that represented the people who previously had coffee farms. Towards the end we had to pick out coffee beans. It was an enriching experience especially for someone who loves coffee

Solid tour. Thanks to Alejandro for his energy and engagement. We learnt about coffee, the Paisas and had heaps of fun despite the heat. Apply sunscreen and keep cool ☀️ The park can feel kitschy at times but that’s part of the charm if you are into that sort of local immersion.

Excellent chocolate tour! We had an English-speaking (bilingual) tour guide (Andres G). I assumed he had worked there for 10-15 years! He was so knowledgeable. He explained everything about the cultivation and processing of cocoa. My kids loved it. My wife loved it. We got to eat yummy fresh cocoa from the fruit! They made it super fun. I'd recommend wearing pants and long sleeves! This might have been the highlight of our whole trip!

We had a great experience at Recuca. We paid for a tour in English, and our guide Juan Pablo was excellent. We did the cacao and coffee experiences and Juan Pablo explained everything in detail, answered all our questions and was very knowledgeable and engaging. It was a great educational experience! Lunch was also very nice and a good reflection of the local paisa cuisine. Highly recommended!! Gracias Juan Pablo 🙂

We loved the tour! Came for the coffee tour and ended up doing coffee plus a cacao tour and eating the local lunch. We paid an extra 50k total for a private tour in English. We were 5 people. Our tour guide Juan David G. Was super engaging and funny, we were really happy by the end of both tours. He was really good at explaining and making us laugh. One of the best tour guides we've had around the world. Definitely recommend both tours, the cacao tour was more hands on. Prices were really good compared to other companies and they have lots of availability. Also the view was stunning