Small, Hands-on Coffee Tour

Name: Small, Hands-on Coffee Tour
Price: 45 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.97 (281 reviews)

Overview

Available languages

English

Spanish

Mobile ticket

Located in Palmira (Boquete) Panama. (This is not in Panama City.)

We specialize in small "hands-on" experiences. You will get to see, touch and do each step of the process to make coffee.

Pick some cherries from the trees (November through January)

- Process the cherries.

- Feel and test some beans to check moisture content.

- Try out our pilon and see how heavy the stick actually is.

- Roast your own coffee to take home! (each group will have a machine to roast a small batch of coffee as you learn about the roasting process)

- Sort your coffee to make it perfect before you package it.

And last but not least, Drink some coffee brewed in a variety of ways.

**Geisha coffee tasting is included!**

Additional Info

Service animals allowed

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

What To Expect

(English Tour) Learn and experience how to grow, harvest, process and roast coffee. Pick coffee Process coffee Learn how to dry coffee Mill coffee Roast coffee Prepare coffee in a variety of ways Drink coffee! (Geisha coffee tasting is also available)

3 hours • Admission Not Included

What‘s Included

Coffee and/or Tea

Options

English Tours

Spanish Tours

Reviews

4.97

281 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

275

Great host, great experience!
Mark B,,Dec 9, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
We loved the tour and the coffee tasting was amazing! Our tour guide was warm and welcoming and the process of coffee harvesting and roasting was fascinating! The road up is a little harrowing but manageable!
Exceptional tour!
Dominic B,,Dec 6, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
As an avid coffee drinking, this experience was a major eye opener. The process and scientific chemistry was taught in a very professional and understandable manor. I would highly recommend this tour!
Highly recommend!
Simon D,,Nov 30, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Very kind and well educated guide and owner! We learned a lot and had a great time! We got to make our own coffee all the way from picking to tasting. Definitely recommend visiting
Great coffee experience!
Sara C,,Nov 26, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
Was really good, Albert was a great guide during the experience, and they also provide a shuttle from the city center which is really good!
Immersive tour of a local estate
Natalie W,,Nov 15, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
Really fun way to understand the coffee process from the bean all the way to the cup. Our tour guide was great! Highly recommend.
Amazing and personal coffee tour
TravelBee93,,Nov 10, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
We had the pleasure of being the only attendees at our coffee tour so we got a private one. We learned a lot about the history of coffee and of course how it is grown and the process of making it. Our guide was very friendly and had big knowledge about the topic. The plantation is small and well taken care of. You can see and feel it throughout the tour. I can warmly recommend you to book this tour.
Fantastic experience!
708laurieo,,Nov 4, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
We had an awesome time during the tour. Rick and Andi were so accommodating and friendly. I am a person of limited mobility and the grounds were very easy to navigate. there were very little steps and the surface was practically completely flat. I had no trouble navigating the grounds. Roasting our own coffee was definitely a bonus! This was our first trip to Panama and this tour was one of the best highlights. We recommend it for everyone!
Fab tour
Kernigit,,Oct 28, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
The coffee tour was super interesting & informative. Enrique & Rik were great hosts and explained everything very clearly. It was great fun trying out the various processes involved, including roasting our own beans at the end. And last but not least, we loved your dogs Karma & Dante!
Boquete - A lush coffee centric place to visit when in Panama!
condo-weeks,,Oct 25, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
LOVED IT! I learned so much about coffee with this hands on small coffee farm tour. I lucked out since it's low season and the english speaking tour was likely not going to happen. My spanish isn't good enough yet so I would have struggled with that one. Fortunately, my guide was Enrique "The Best" :-) It was an amazing experience since Enrique is a local Boquete guy and we were able to talk about coffee and cultural nuances. He's a smart guy who has worked with the farm created by USA expats hiring and supporting the local people. I was able to join the tour from their store right downtown Boquete. Some of my take aways: dark roast which is what I drank in the past to get a bold taste is likely overcooked and one misses a lot of the antioxidants (the good stuff) in coffee. So when it came to roasting my beans, I picked the medium roast which is what Enrique drinks. The other take away for me what the huge difference how the coffee is brewed; I had heard about siphon based makers but seeing it in person and taste testing between the Italian Expresso and the French piston press (which is what I travel with these days) was very interesting. The tour was go good that I had to reactivate my decade long ignored tripadvisor account just to post! Lovely area of Panama to visit and I hope to become fluent in Spanish very soon! La Paz, La Paix, Peace.
such a fruitful day
Curious65300161416,,Oct 4, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
A coffee journey out of expectations. Enrique gave us a very detailed and impressive introduction and we are now half expert. We tried coffee in very unique way and we made our own coffee product successfully. The owner offered us a ride to our hotel. Everything is pleasant.