Top Central Highlands Coffee & Tea

Coffee is one of the world’s most beloved beverages, but most people don’t know just how much goes into making our daily cup of joe. Located just a short drive from the popular tourist town of Antigua, this tour gives you the chance to see all the steps in action—from growing to harvesting, roasting, and, of course, tasting. It’s also a great way to learn about rural life in Guatemala and support local.

Explore the countryside of Antigua with your own private guide on a full-day tour that visits farms that benefit the indigenous community and environment. Tour a coffee plantation and macadamia nut plantation that use sustainable agriculture methods to grow high quality foods while preserving the rain forest. Sample their delicious coffee and nut products, then learn about Guatemala’s indigenous Mayan music at Casa Kojom. Includes hotel pickup and drop-off.

The little green farm is an organic self sustaining farm that is growing many special produce from Guatemala, including avocados and coffee, now you can see how the farm works and taste them. Learn about coffee and why Guatemalan coffee is so good and get a taste of it and do a hands on experience with our pulp remover machine. Come and see our avocado plantation, and make your own guacamole (seasonal). Learn the art of making corn tortillas with Sarita (our visitors favorite) and enjoy them with your guacamole Enjoy seeing the new technology of honey production and learn about the importance of bees for food production Come and see how we are making sustainable food production, and learn how you can make your own compost and techniques to keep farms organic, including worm compost. Our recent addition are chickens that produce organic eggs and also their manure fertilizes our trees. Please bring a hat, a long sleeve if you want, sunscreen and mosquito repellent.

Our Coffee Tour is more than just coffee… In this experience you will not only learn about the history of Guatemalan coffee, cycle through an organic coffee farm, taste samples of some delicious coffee. You will also discover one of the most emblematic artisans markets in Antigua, learn about traditional Guatemalan gastronomy, see how time and tradition had been preserved on their culinary recipes for hundreds of years.

On this tour you will be able to connect with an agricultural town, learn how the country people work, and of course learn about part of the coffee processes, where the coffee grower is an expert and will know how to connect with nature. You will know the processes of the farm, from which fertilizers are used, the treatment of the plants and you will live the experience with a local coffee grower. It will be explained how to make an ideal cup of coffee and you will learn how it is harvested within the area. You will learn to make your ideal cup and you will drink coffee 100% made by coffee growers in the area.

This mountain biking tour from Antigua offers an intimate look at small-scale coffee production. After an intermediate ride through the beautiful countryside, tour a coffee farm with a co-op member and visit their home to learn how beans are traditionally flame-roasted and ground by hand. Tour ends with lunch with the family for an authentic travel experience that gets you in touch with everyday life in Guatemala.

Magic awaits! El Alquimista is known for its magical decoration and its colorful food and drinks. This beautiful English-style tea party is served in an iron birdcage with three levels: one sweet, one savory, and one with a delicious hot concoction. For the savory component, choose from our selection of tartines (baguette slices with different ingredients) or our colorful and homemade Fantasy Hummus. You will also indulge in two fudgy brownies with vanilla ice cream and a teapot with a Potion (infusion) of your choice. Choose between our Beautification potion, Strengthening potion, Elixir of life, or our Calming draught; all made with organic and local ingredients. Vegetarian-friendly activity and English spoken by our friendly staff.

Guatemalan coffee is among the best in Central America and the country is one of the largest coffee producers in the world. There are 8 coffee regions in Guatemala and you’ll learn all about them in this combined coffee and city tour in Guatemala City. Walk around the historic center with a guide, admiring the architecture and stopping for photos. But first, you’ll take a coffee tour with a barista to two cafes where you’ll taste fresh brews.

On this tour, you will have a unique experience, since you will learn more about the world of Tea with local people in which you can become an expert in infusions.

Raise your hand all coffee lovers out there! Coffee is the second most famous beverage in the world just after tea. Guatemala produces one of the best coffees in the world and is very sought-after internationally. The altitudes, the weather, the minerals, and the different components make Guatemala's coffee worldwide acclaimed. Get to know the coffee plantations of Cobán in the highlands of the country, and learn about production techniques and processes from the very beginning till the end. Walk along a path surrounded by coffee plantations of more than one century of history. This spectacular tour is given by the people from the ethnic group of Mayan Q'eqchi so you will live this experience directly with the locals. An amazing adventure is waiting for you…