The 15 Market & Exotic Fruit Tours in Colombia People Come Back For

1.Medellín Multi-sensory Tour in the market, +15 Exotic Fruits

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 113 reviews · 2h 30m · from $36Our pick

Explore Medellín’s Plaza Minorista José María Villa with a local guide such as Sergio, Adriana, or Daniel. Over 150 minutes, you’ll taste 15 to 20 seasonal fruits, sip juice, meet longtime stallholders, and learn how this working market supports local producers. Groups are limited to eight, with English and Spanish tours available.

“This tour was well organised, informative and fun. We learned lots of new things and tried a great variety of fruits. Our guide was fantastic and I highly recommend this tour.”

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2.Bazurto Public Market

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 81 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $60

Meet at Éxito San Diego at 10 a.m. for a three-hour guided visit to Cartagena’s Bazurto Market. Guides such as Daniella and Jesus lead you by public transport through fruit, vegetable, and fish stalls, with tastings, juice, dessert, and lunch in a local home. Groups are limited to 10 people.

“Our guide Daniella was enthusiastic, friendly, and well prepared. This tour was truely immersive: using a public transportation, tasting local fruits, meeting local vendors in the market. Bazuro market is so huge that unless you have a guide or speak Spanish you may get lost. It was a very unique cultural experience.”

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3.PALOQUEMAO MARKET FOOD TOUR. EXOTIC FRUIT. LOCAL SNACKS. /Min 2 pax

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 70 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $69

Spend about three hours with a private guide such as María, Juana, Sara, Nico, or Nicolás at Bogotá’s Paloquemao Market. Taste unusual Colombian fruits, cheese breads, empanadas, coffee, juices, and milkshakes while learning how to choose and prepare local produce. The tour includes breakfast, snacks, water, and a souvenir.

“Nico was amazing as a tour guide of the market! We absolutely loved it and would do it again! Tasted some incredible fruit and enjoyed other typical snacks and drinks. Thank you so much Nico!”

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4.Fruit Tour at the World’s sweetest Market

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 67 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $41

Meet guides Victor or Val at Bogotá’s Paloquemao Market for a three-hour tasting of roughly 25 seasonal fruits, plus coconut water, juice, empanadas, pan de queso, and other Colombian treats. The group is limited to six, and the guide explains local fruit traditions, market customs, and where to eat during the rest of your trip.

“I came to Colombia to try anything Colombia have, especially fruits. I basically tried all local fruits that was offered. And Paloquemao fruit market tour was one in my list to Colombia.”

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5.VIP Bogota City Tour: Farmers Market, Monserrate, Candelaria, 9hr

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 66 reviews · 9 to 10 hours (approx.) · from $49

Spend 9 to 10 hours with a private bilingual guide, often Luis Felipe or Alejandro, moving from Paloquemao’s fruit stalls to Monserrate’s mountain views. You’ll taste Colombian produce, tamales, lechona, chocolate, and coffee, then visit the Gold Museum, Botero Museum, Candelaria, and more. Hotel pickup, transport, tickets, water, and Wi-Fi are included.

“My husband and I arrived to Bogota for a wedding late in the afternoon. By chance, this company had an opening for the next day for a full day tour of Bogota. What I enjoyed the most was how personalized everything. Very professional and detailed. Communication was perfect, and I love how much they love their city.”

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6.Exotic Fruit Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 58 reviews · 2 hours to 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $48

Meet at 10:30 a.m. at Plaza Minorista José María Villa for a two to two-and-a-half-hour tasting walk through Medellín’s La Minorista Market. Your guide, such as Juan, Orion, Marce, Sebastián, or Luis, helps you identify fruit, speak with vendors, learn local food traditions, and sample drinks in a group capped at 12 people.

“Sebastian and Luis were amazing. They were knowledge, engaging and passionate about the foods, history, and culture. The connection between the people and the land, the heritage of place and the love of local foods and history, made this one of the best tours I've ever had.”

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7.Guatape, El Peñol Coffee Farm Private Tour & Fruit

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 49 reviews · 8 hours · from $169

Spend eight hours with a bilingual guide such as Carlos, visiting Marinilla for exotic fruit, a traditional coffee farm near El Peñol, the 700-step rock viewpoint, and Guatapé’s painted streets. Hotel pickup, transportation, tastings, entries, and a walking tour are included. Lunch is your own expense.

“Great service! Jessica was the perfect guide. She was super friendly and treated us like family.”

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8.Private Tour to Comuna 13 & Exotic Fruit Market in Medellin!

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 41 reviews · 3 to 4 hours (approx.) · from $60

This 3 to 4-hour private tour pairs a local fruit market with Comuna 13’s murals, escalators, galleries, music, and city views. You also ride Medellín’s cable car and pass Pablo Escobar’s last hiding place. Guides such as Juan Carlos, Daniel, Diego, Carlos, and Camilo provide flexible English-language tours with hotel or Airbnb pickup.

“Esteban showed us a great local market and shared some unique fruits. The cable car ride was easy and really showed the area. Hiking up and down the stairs in Comuna got our steps in for the day! He graciously answered so many questions and we learned tons about local culture.”

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9.Walking tour, cable car & fruit tasting

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 33 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $38

Spend about four hours exploring Medellín with guides such as Oscar or Yuli. Ride the tram and cable car, visit Salon Malaga and the Casa de la Memoria, walk through central neighborhoods, and taste Colombian snacks and tropical fruit at Placita de Florez. The tour starts in El Poblado and ends near San Ignacio Square.

“Booking this excursion was an outstanding experience. My tour guide Yuli was remarkably informative, helpful and adventurous. I strongly recommend this experience for those desiring a wonderful taste of Medellín.”

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10.Shared Tour of Colombian Exotic Fruit at Paloquemao Market

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 20 reviews · 3 hours · from $47

Meet your guide at Gate 10 of Bogotá’s Paloquemao Market for a three-hour small-group walk and tasting. You’ll sample more than 15 Colombian fruits, try a fresh fruit juice, learn about local food customs, and chat with longtime market families. Guides may lead the tour in English, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, or French.

“It was alright but nothing extraordinary. We were on a somewhat similar trip in Lima a while back, which included more and better food as well as a guide better at listening and explaining. Our guide here was rather good to be sure. Finally, A bit weird that the tour ended after two hours when it was states in the advert that it should take three hours.”

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11.Cartagena Bazurto Market: Authentic Food & Culture Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 13 reviews · 3 hours · from $92

Meet your English or Spanish-speaking guide at Éxito Matuna, then ride to Bazurto Market for three hours of Colombian Caribbean food, local drinks, crafts, street art, and conversation with vendors. Guides such as Danny and Jesus bring personal ties to the market. Tastings and lunch are part of the experience, but exact food and drink details can vary.

“Can’t say enough about it. It really opened my eyes to the real Cartagena. Plus the food and drink were awesome. Not to mention our guide Danny was from the market and knew everyone. Such a cool guy who took great care of us.”

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12.Coffee and fruit tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 12 reviews · 3 hours · from $67

Travel 45 minutes from Medellín to Agrotur El Llano for a three-hour farm visit led in Spanish, with English available in some arrangements. Learn coffee processing and cupping, taste tropical fruit and local drinks, wear a poncho, prepare sugar-cane guarapo, eat a typical Antioquian lunch, and take home your poncho.

“I loved the tour, I came from Texas to Medellin. The tour covered a lot of things including the local culture in a farm, and coffee process, tasting, also sugar cane with lime juice tasting and trying lots of tropical fruit growing on the farm. Everything was delicious and very thoughtfully prepared. I loved all of the people who did the tour and the care they put into explaining the processes, Zara and Christian were amazing. The tour was in Spanish even though I booked it in English, they explained that it was for a minimum of two people and that they would not have a English tour until the…”

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13.Shared Tour Cali’s Local Food at Alameda Market

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 12 reviews · 2h 30m · from $13Best value

Walk from Parque Alameda into Cali's Alameda Market with a Beyond Colombia guide such as Fernando. Over about 150 minutes, you’ll learn how Afro-Colombian, European, and local traditions shape Valle del Cauca food, taste items such as Champús and Cucas, sample Pacific flavors, and toast with Viche. Bring comfortable shoes and money for food.

“Fernando un gran guía turístico. Me encantó el Tour 👍🏽”

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14.Bazurto Market & La Popa Convent Tour with Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.1 · 7 reviews · 4 hours · from $82

Visit La Popa Convent for broad views over Cartagena, then walk through Bazurto Market with a Spanish or English-speaking guide. You’ll sample fruit and snacks before a lunch of fried fish, yuca, and coconut rice. Hotel pickup, transport, entry, and a private group are included.

“We had to cancel our tour because our tour guide, Carlos was late. Also, the tour just dragged on and felt unorganized. The pickup location for transportation was on the main road, not at the hotel. Then we had to wait 20 minutes for our ride to La Popa. At that point we decided to just cancel the tour.”

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15.Fruit Market Walking Tour with Tastings

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 7 reviews · 4 hours · from $64

Start at La Palmera Hostel in Miraflores at 10:30 AM and walk with an English- or Spanish-speaking guide toward Galeria Alameda. You’ll sample unusual fruits, browse colorful produce stalls, hear how the Cauca River Valley feeds Colombia’s fruit trade, and finish near the Alameda market square. Guide Alex has received special praise, though guides may vary.

“Good tour was great, had so many amazing fruits”

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