- Location: Montenegro, Quindio, Colombia
- Phone: +57 6 7417417
- Opening hours: Wednesday to Sunday, 10:00 to 18:00
The indisputable merit of Colombia is its natural diversity. This country is in the top three with respect to the wealth of flora and fauna. Over 130 thousand species of plants grow on its territory. No wonder there are a lot of national parks here. Moreover, Colombia has biosphere reserves and two reserves.
The indisputable merit of Colombia is its natural diversity. This country is in the top three with respect to the wealth of flora and fauna. Over 130 thousand species of plants grow on its territory. No wonder there are a lot of national parks here. Moreover, Colombia has biosphere reserves and two reserves. If you beat the results, the total area of nature protection zones occupies 7.9% of the entire territory of the country. But the most interesting interest among tourists is the National Park of Coffee.
Coffeemakers will appreciate
The national park of coffee attracts by the fact that it is located on the former coffee plantation. Every now and then there are small bushes with red berries, which subsequently give the same drink with a charming aroma. There is a park in the vicinity of Montenegro, and Armenia is the closest city to it. It was founded in 1995 on the initiative of Colombian coffee producers.
Of the local natural attractions - a traditional coffee plantation and bamboo forest. But not only do they make this place one of the most popular in Colombia. The national park of coffee is also attractions, an interactive coffee museum, ethno-show, an authentic farmstead farm and many other entertainments.
Tourist infrastructure
So, first of all it is necessary to designate that a tourist arriving here will find all the blessings of civilization - from the toilet to the fast food.
The museum of coffee to its guests demonstrates all the stages of extraction and processing of coffee beans. Create an invigorating drink with a charming aroma here you can yourself literally from the initial stage, not limited to manipulation in the style of "pour and pour boiling water."
You can see the territory of the park from a bird's eye view on the Ferris wheel, the cable car and, at some zeal, in a roller coaster. In general, there are around 20 attractions, including children's attractions. The price of the entrance ticket varies depending on the volume of services included in it: from $ 8 to $ 16. Babies, whose growth does not exceed the mark of 90 cm, admission is free.
How to get to the National Park of coffee?
You can reach the park on charter flights, which depart from Bogota to Armenia 4 times a day, and from there - rent a taxi. In addition, bus transportation of passengers is regularly carried out along the same route. That's only the journey takes about 5 hours, and you can not count on comfort.