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The Coffee Route through the Andes
Motorcycle Ramble
Colombia
The Coffee Route through the Andes
£3590
/ rider
New
12 days • 5 departures
06 Feb. 2027
06 Feb.27
6 left
06 Mar. 2027
06 Mar.27
5 left
20 Mar. 2027
20 Mar.27
9 left

Our motorcycle tour in Colombia

Colombia’s coffee region is one of the greenest corners of the Andes: winding mountain roads, steep coffee plantations, colourful colonial villages and cloud forests. Our Colombia motorcycle tour, The Coffee Route through the Andes, is a 12-day loop from Medellín with 9 riding days and about 746 miles (1,200 km) on a Royal Enfield Himalayan 450.

You ride with an English-speaking guide, a mechanic and a support vehicle for your luggage, in a group of 10 motorcycles at most. From £3,590 (€3,990) per rider, with departures from January to March and in July.

From Medellín, the city of eternal spring at about 1,500 metres, the route heads south-west through the colonial town of Santa Fe de Antioquia to Jardín, then follows tracks across the coffee landscapes of Caldas to Salamina. It climbs into the high Andes to the hot springs of Termales de Ruiz, before Manizales and the colourful village of Salento, where a rest day lets you walk among the giant wax palms of the Cocora valley.

The second half crosses Armenia and Ibagué, the villages of Alvarado and Mariquita and the colonial river port of Honda, then the nature reserve of Rio Claro. The last days lead to the rainbow village of Guatapé and the 750 steps of El Peñol rock, overlooking its lake, before the return to Medellín.

The Coffee Route is a motorcycle ramble, rated Intermediate: mostly winding mountain roads, with some tracks, a few of them demanding, and the occasional long day at altitude. It suits regular riders who are comfortable on small roads; a pillion is welcome.

Close to the equator, Colombia has no real summer or winter: temperatures depend on altitude, warm in the valleys and cool in the high Andes. The driest months are December to March and July to August, which is why our departures run from January to March and in July.

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The Coffee Route through the Andes costs £3,590 (€3,990) per rider and £2,990 (€3,290) per pillion for 12 days, including 9 riding days. The price includes the Royal Enfield Himalayan 450 with fuel, spare parts and third-party insurance, an English-speaking motorcycle guide, a mechanic and a support vehicle, and accommodation. International flights, insurance and a refundable deposit of €600 per motorcycle are not included. A registration fee of £31 (€35) applies on your first trip with us.

The coffee region and the route we ride are well travelled and welcoming. You ride with an English-speaking guide who knows the region, a local team and a support vehicle. As everywhere, check the latest travel advice before booking.

The tour is rated Intermediate: mostly winding mountain roads, with some sections of track, a few of them demanding. Regular riding experience on small roads is enough.

During the drier months, from December to March and in July and August. Our departures run in February, March and July 2027, then from late January 2028.

A Royal Enfield Himalayan 450, at ease on mountain roads and tracks. A pillion is welcome at £2,990 (€3,290). The group is limited to 10 motorcycles.

Fly to Medellín, where we meet you at the airport and take you to your hotel in the El Poblado district. The tour starts and ends in Medellín; international flights are booked separately.

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