A December Family Plan Near Bogotá, Meals Included
December arrives with the kids on holiday, the cousins visiting and the same question every year: where do we go that isn't a five-hour traffic jam or a shopping mall? This December we have a simpler answer than before: the farm, and the meals are now included.
El Nido Andino is a family coffee farm in the mountains of La Mesa, a couple of hours from Bogotá. We run it as a family, and from 18 November we changed something people kept asking for: the price now comes with the food, whether you come for the day or stay the night. So you know what the plan costs before you leave the house, with no lunches to add up on the way.
What changes this December
Two things. On the day pass, breakfast (or a snack) and the lunch of the day are inside the price: no more choosing between getting in and eating. And on stays, every night includes breakfast and the dish of the day (at lunch or dinner) per person. What doesn't change is our size: we still take few people, so for December weekends and long weekends it pays to book ahead.
So there are no surprises, here is the full fine print. Breakfast and the dish of the day are included per person and per night. If you skip them (a late arrival, a day out), they are not refunded, exchanged for money or moved to another day. The dish of the day is one plate at lunch or dinner; drinks and anything else from the menu are paid separately.
Coming for the day: the full day pass
It's the one-day plan with kids that asks the least logistics. You arrive from 9:00 a.m. and have until 6:00 p.m. with the pool, the jacuzzi, the trails and the green areas, with breakfast (or a snack) and the lunch of the day included. It costs $115,000 COP per adult (from age 7) and $75,000 per child aged 3 to 6. Under-3s get in free. A family of two adults and one child pays $305,000 for the whole day, meals included.
If you want to walk the coffee fields with us, the Coffee Tour is extra: $15,000 per adult and free for kids. They love hunting for the red beans on the plant.
Two practical notes: we take at most 15 day-pass guests a day, and we close on Mondays and Tuesdays, except holidays. 8 December falls on a Tuesday and is a holiday in Colombia, so we're open that day. For December weekends and long weekends, better to book ahead.
Staying over: a night with everything in
Staying the night turns the outing into a real holiday. The suites are the comfortable option: the King takes up to 5 people (king bed, queen bed and sofa bed, balcony and tub), ideal for a whole family, and the Queen is for two, with a balcony and a tub. Camping is the adventure kids don't forget: a two-person tent with the gear included, hot showers, a campfire if you ask for one and the same pool the next day.
From 18 November a night for two starts at $340,000 in the King, $309,000 in the Queen and $185,000 in camping, always with breakfast and the dish of the day included for each person. On direct bookings, children under 3 do not pay, and children aged 3 to 6 pay $45,000 a night, with their breakfast and dish of the day included. The exact price for each date is on reservas.elnidoandino.com, and a 50% deposit holds the booking.
What to do with the kids
You don't need an agenda. The farm itself is the plan: chickens and ducks to visit, fruit trees and natural springs to discover, trails to walk and lots of open space to run. They can watch how coffee is picked, get up early to watch birds with binoculars (more than 70 species observed on the farm so far) or stay in the pool until they're wrinkly. The grown-ups, meanwhile, get to sit down for a while with a coffee.
Coming with more than one family?
In December it's the most common thing: the cousins together, the grandparents included, the whole family's year-end outing. From 8 people we arrange it over WhatsApp at the same price per person, with the group's lunch settled 72 hours ahead. From 12 people, booking directly with us, the organizer doesn't pay their own entry. The daily capacity is 15 people, so it depends on the date being free. Fewer than 8? Book right here.
Come prepared
This is a real farm, not a water park with a lifeguard on every corner, so the youngest ones need an eye on them at the pool. Bring sunscreen, swimwear and shoes for walking the trails. And if you want a dish other than the one of the day, the restaurant menu is available and paid separately.
How to get here
We're at Campo Santo-La Esperanza, La Mesa, a couple of hours from Bogotá, and there's parking at the farm. The last 3 kilometres are a rural road, so drive gently if it has rained. Routes by car and public transport are on How to get here. Tell us how many of you are coming and the kids' ages, and we'll help put the plan together. A real person answers.
December at the farm? Message us and we'll set it up, or book the day pass directly.
Is it a Christmas gift? We also have gift cards, good for a stay, a day pass, camping or the Coffee Tour.
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