The 7 Market Tours in Medellín 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.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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3.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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4.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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5.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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6.Essential Fruit Experience

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews

Meet Nicole at Medellín’s Plaza Minorista or the nearby Metroplús station for a private fruit tasting in English or Spanish. You’ll walk through the market, learn about daily life and fruit traditions, and taste 10 or more Colombian fruits, with water and an e-book included. Weekend times run from 5 AM to 3 PM.

“Oh my gosh we had the best time with Nicole! She went above and beyond in every way and made sure we could try as much as possible! She was friendly, thorough, and relaxed! It felt like spending time with a friend! Definitely recommend🥭”

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7.Guatape Village with Coffee and Fruit Tasting Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews · 8h 30m · from $174

Travel from Medellín to El Peñol and Guatapé with a private English or Spanish-speaking guide. Taste fruit and coffee, learn to pick and judge coffee, climb 649 steps at Peñol Rock, and stroll Guatapé’s colorful streets. Guides Pedro and Juan have been praised for clear explanations and patience.

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