Café de Altura

Café de Altura

Café de Altura invites you to discover Colombian coffee at origin. This family project blends a working farm, a micro-roastery, and a guided tasting room. On the Cafe de Altura coffee tour, you walk the fields, pick ripe cherries, and follow every step from harvest to a fresh cup. Small groups, bilingual hosting, and clear explanations turn complex ideas into an easy, memorable experience.

Where the flavor begins

The farm Cafe de Altura Finca Casa Vieja,  sits on cool Andean slopes where altitude, shade, and volcanic soils shape sweet, clean profiles. Native trees protect the rows, springs feed the wet mill, and sun patios finish the drying. As you move through the lots, your guide shows how variety, elevation, and microclimate change acidity, body, and aroma.

What you will do on the tour

First, you learn how to select only red cherries and why careful picking matters. Then you see pulping, fermentation, washing, and slow drying in raised beds. Next, in the roasting room, you watch a live roast and smell the curve develop from grassy to caramel and cocoa. Afterward, you cup several coffees side by side and practice reading notes such as panela, citrus, and tropical fruit. Finally, you brew using V60, AeroPress, or espresso and compare how grind and temperature shift flavor.

Quality and sustainability in practice

Café de Altura focuses on specialty Arabica. Lots are traceable by plot, process, and harvest date. Because the team manages quality at the farm and at the roaster, they deliver consistent results year-round. Moreover, shade management, water recirculation, and organic inputs help protect soil life and streams. Fair, direct sales keep more value in the community.

Easy planning for visitors

Tours run daily with prior reservation. Bilingual guides welcome first-time drinkers and seasoned professionals alike. The visit typically lasts four to six hours, including fieldwork, roasting, cupping, and a fresh brew. You can add a home-style lunch by request. Transport from the city is available, and you can buy freshly roasted beans to take home as a delicious reminder of the mountains you walked.

Features: seed-to-cup farm walk, guided picking, wet-mill demonstration, sun and raised-bed drying, live roasting session, cupping and brewing class, small groups, bilingual guides, optional lunch, city transport on request, fresh bean sales, shade-grown specialty Arabica, traceable lots, Andean mountain views.