TÁMESIS – COFFEE FARM, PRE-HISPANIC CULTURE & CLOUD

Day 1: Colombian coffee farm experience (L) Experience the traditional coffee culture on a typical Colombian farm. On less than three hectares a local farmer and his family produce their own coffee brand and give us the unique opportunity to observe the whole coffee processing from the plant to the cup. Before lunch you stroll through the coffee fields learning more about growing and collecting the coffee beans. After a traditional countryside lunch, you get an insight about the best way to prepare the coffee.  Through amazing landscapes, you go down to the valley of the Cauca River to the idyllic  mountain village of Támesis, where you spend the night. Day 2 : Hike in the Cloud Forest of the “San Antonio” Nature Reserve (B, L) On this day you go hiking through the mysterious cloud forests of the “San Antonio” nature reserve which is located in the mountains above Támesis. A pre-Hispanic stone path will take you higher and higher into the impressive mountain rain forest. A guide will show you waterfalls hidden within the rocks, underground rivers, caves, and the most spectacular viewpoints. In the late afternoon return to the village of Támesis. Day 3: Pre-Hispanic Petroglyph Tour (B) In the morning a guide leads you through a tour of the surroundings of Támesis to visit the archaeological sites in the region. Támesis is known as one of the places with the greatest density of indigenous pre-Hispanic petroglyphs in Colombia. Observe different types of petroglyphs and learn some of their significances. Later on, you return to Medellín.