If you love coffee and/or are interested in meeting a local family, and want to see the beautiful countryside of Peru, then look no further than this tour! Join us for this unique coffee or cocoa farm tour experience where you will travel from Cusco to the beautiful La Convención Valley, tour an organic coffee and/or cocoa farm to learn about local traditional farming methods, and the arduous work that goes into coffee or cacao production! These families work with a local farm cooperative organization, COCLA, which has allowed them to receive organic and fair-trade c.
Because this tour is for two days, you can choose to focus on the tour only on coffee or cocoa, OR we can arrange for you to tour both farms. If you would like this, then check the information below.
These families still practice traditional farming techniques such as raising free-range guinea pigs, chickens, etc. Also, you will find different tropical plants specific to the region such as root vegetables, mango, papaya, cocoa plants, and many more!
- Visit with coffee farmers; share in their daily lives
- Visit coffee and/or cacao plantations, and learn about production processes
- Prepare your cup of coffee or hot chocolate using traditional methods
- Enjoy breathtaking Andean landscapes and the high jungle
- Try local food on a family farm
07:45Pick-up from your hotel.
08:00Head in the direction of the Huayopata zone. We will pass through the Sacred Valley of the Incas, where you will be able to stop and take in the stellar scenery. The highest point will be Abra Malaga, with an altitude of 4,316 meters (here you will also be able to take some unforgettable pictures). We will also pass through the interesting landscape of the cloud forest.
12:00Arrival at the farm, where a member of the family will welcome us with open arms and where you will be able to take a brief break.
13:00Lunch with the family! If you are vegetarian or vegan please let us know so that we can coordinate with the family ahead of time.
14:30A member of the family will take you around the farm where they will explain their daily chores, the process that coffee or cacao production undergoes, and you will also have the opportunity to try fruit that is in season! After the visit around the farm, you will participate in some traditional coffee or chocolate roasting. You will have the opportunity to prepare your cup of coffee or hot chocolate from start to finish.
18:00Dinner with the family, time to share with them.