On this single-day coffee farm tour, you will learn how local farmers grow, harvest, and produce coffee beans from harvest to cup, try local fruit and prepare your coffee traditionally prepared
Coffee Farm Experience Tour 1D Description
If you don’t have a lot of time to spare in Cusco, but you are very interested in learning more about organic coffee production and meeting local families, then this coffee farm tour is for you! On this single-day tour, you will learn how local farmers grow, harvest, and produce coffee beans from start to finish. You will also have time over a home-cooked lunch to sit and get to know the family, and get all of your coffee-related questions answered!
For embarking on this tour from Cusco, you will need to be ready to go at an early hour; it takes approximately four hours to drive to the farm. However, If you would like to start this tour from Ollantaytambo (the town where many tours to Machu Picchu start/end), we can arrange this for you, and it will cut off about 2 hours of travel time. Also if you would like to combine this tour with Machu Picchu check the add-on tab out.
Tour Highlights:
- Learn and participate in the whole process of organic coffee production from bean to cup
- Get to know a local farming family
- Enjoy a fresh cup of artisanal coffee
- Discover how farmers in Cusco are improving the quality of their own coffee
- Enjoy the breathtaking landscapes of the Andes and high jungle
- Taste locally prepared food
Interested in extending this experience? Check out our Coffee and/or Cocoa Farm Tour 2D page. also possible to combine with the Sacred Valley of the Incas Tour. check out our Sacred Vally and Coffee Experience Tour 2D
Included In Coffee Farm Tour 1D
- Round-trip transportation
- Bilingual guide (English and Spanish)
- Interactive coffee farm tour
- An interactive presentation about the traditional coffee roasting process
- Time with a local family
- Lunch with a local family
- Local beverages
- Fruit in season
Does Not Include
- Breakfast
- Dinner
- Personal Expenses
- Money transfer fee
If you would like to try one of the most famous dishes in Peru, the guinea pig (cuy), local style prepared, you can ask for it during this tour. an additional rate will require, this you can pay directly to the family. price $25.00 or 90 soles, this will come with some rocotos Rellenos (stuffing pepper) and potato served in a traditional style.
Machu Picchu +1D
We can arrange to extend the Coffee Farm Tour 1D for one more day to include a trip to Machu Picchu. If you choose this option, the extended itinerary will follow this schedule:
After lunch on day 1, we will bid farewell to the family and continue on our way to the train station, where we will travel to the town of Aguas Calientes and arrive at approximately 6 pm. You will have the night to spend at your leisure in your hostel (basic accommodation with hot water – can be upgraded if requested). In your hotel, your guide will explain what the tour for the next day entails and afterward you can relax in the hot springs of Aguas Calientes!
Machu Picchu
On the morning of day 2, we will take about a 30-minute bus ride to Machu Picchu. We will visit the citadel of Machu Picchu for a few hours with your guide, and then you will have some time to explore the magical complex on your own and take photos. You will also have time to climb Huayna Picchu or Machu Picchu Mountain at an additional cost. Either the Huayna Picchu or Machu Picchu Mountain entrance ticket is purchased at the same time as the Machu Picchu entrance, and we recommend purchasing these tickets in advance because there are limited spaces.
After lunch on your own, outside of Machu Picchu (food is not allowed in the citadel), you will take the bus back down to Aguas Calientes for your return trip to Cusco. You will know your exact train schedule as soon as we buy your train ticket. You will arrive in Cusco by bus at approximately 10:00 pm.
Coffee Tour and Machu Picchu 2d/1n Price in USD
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Machu Picchu with a shared tour guide, join a group
# of Passengers |
CAR (LOCAL TRANSPORT SERVICE) |
VAN (TOURIST SERVICE) |
1 |
582 |
887 |
2 |
428 |
537 |
3 |
387 |
461 |
4 |
|
411 |
5 |
|
388 |
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Machu Picchu with Private tour guide, follow your rhythm
# of Passengers |
CAR (LOCAL TRANSPORT SERVICE) |
VAN (TOURIST SERVICE) |
1 |
631 |
846 |
2 |
446 |
555 |
3 |
394 |
469 |
4 |
|
412 |
5 |
|
387 |
Machu Picchu Add-On Includes:
- 1 train ticket Hidroeléctrica to Aguas Calientes Town (optional*)
- 1 night in a hostel with private bathroom and hot water + breakfast (SWB or DWB)
- Bus ticket to Machu Picchu (round trip) from Aguas Calientes
- 1 Entrance ticket to Machu Picchu
- Professional tour guide at Machu Picchu
- 1 train ticket from Aguas Calientes town to Ollantaytambo
- Transfer from Ollantaytambo to Cusco
*Train ticket from Hidroelectrica is optional, only if you prefer to walk this part of the route, the trail takes about 3 hours of hiking, about 10 km of distance. if requested not to buy it, a discount of $31 will apply.
Not Included:
- Snack, water or personal expenses
- Entrance ticket to Wayna Picchu or Machu Picchu mountain ($20)
- Services not mentioned
- Money Transfer fee
We recommend to bring, mosquito repellent and hat and also a rain poncho if rain season.