Sugar Cane Museum - Explore The History Of Sugar Cane And The Poetic Ranches

This activity begins at 8:00 AM and has a duration of approximately 7 hours. During this time we will visit two important ranches in the Cali history and culture. We will begin in hacienda El Paraíso which is the place where our most influential romantic novel takes place and we will explore its setting which is full of nature. The second place is the Hacienda "Piedechinche" where we will learn all about the sugar cane production and its history in the region. All transportation fees and entrance fees are included, as well as a typical lunch.

Itinerary
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Stop At: Valley Adventours, Carrera 9 3 01, Cali 760044 Colombia

We can offer a pick up if you are in the city center or close, otherwise we can set up a meeting point or you can get to our office 10-15 minutes before the tour begins. We are about two blocks away from the San Antonio park on the 9th street towards the main 5th street. You can find us in a corner in a big grey, white and red building. Our exact address is Carrera 9 # 3-01.

After we meet up in the office we will head over to the haciendas that are in Ginebra, that will take an hour to an hour and a half drive depending on traffic.

Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

Stop At: Museo de la Cana de Azucar, Vereda Amaimito, Cali Colombia

We will head over to the Hacienda and museum Piedechinche where we will take a small tour around one of the most important sugar cane museums in the world. Here you will learn all about the nature that surrounds us, about the history of sugarcane production over the past centuries and how the process of the sugar cane works today.

Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Hacienda El Paraiso, Via Santa Elena - El Pomo Corregimiento Santa Elena, El Cerrito Colombia

Here we will stop to enjoy all the culture and literature that is behind on of our most influential romanticism novels of the 19th century. Here we will have an important look to a past where a shakespearean story unfolded and visit every environment where it all took place.

Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Iglesia de Santa Elena, El Cerrito Colombia

We will make a quick stop to the town to visit the monument of María and Efraín (the characters from the novel featured in the second Hacienda).
We will also have the chance to try some artisanal wine from the region.

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Valley Adventours, Carrera 9 3 01, Cali 760044 Colombia

We will head back to Cali to enjoy a delicious traditional lunch. The tour will end in the San Antonio neighborhood.

Duration: 1 hour