The 9 Best Coffee Farm Tours in Guatemala

1.Coffee and Gastronomic Bike Tour in Antigua

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 284 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $41Our pick

This four-hour Antigua bike tour combines fat-tire cycling with a coffee plantation visit, coffee and chocolate tastings, local sweets, fermented drinks, and a market stop in San Felipe de Jesus. Guides such as Pablo, Diego, Farrah, and Carlos have led the tour, which ends with a cold Gallo beer.

“It was a wonderful experience that contributes to a worthy cause. The biking was nice and easy with cool stops throughout different parts of town.”

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2.Antigua ATV Coffee tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 113 reviews · 3 hours · from $57

Follow an English- or Spanish-speaking guide by ATV from Simoon Rentals & Tours to La Azotea in Jocotenango. Learn about coffee and chocolate, taste both, then ride to Cerro de la Cruz for sweeping Antigua views. Guides such as Sergio, Daryl, and Eric are praised for clear instructions and local insight.

“The ATV quad bike tour was very good. We drove for 15 minutes up to Cerritos De La Cruz viewpoint. Then for another 15 minutes to the coffee plantation. The polite and enthusiastic guide gave a good tour of the coffee site and explained how it is made. We were able to try the coffee and afterwards were able to try chocolate. Then a 15 minutes drive back to the offices. So we had good time on the ATVs also which were easy to use and we drove on public paved & cobbled roads.”

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3.Experience: Organic Coffee, Avocados, Honey & More!

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 101 reviews · 2 to 3 hours (approx.) · from $59

From Antigua, Maykol of The Little Green Farm GT takes you to his family farm near San Pedro Las Huertas. Pick and roast coffee, grind and brew it, make tortillas and guacamole, taste avocado and honey, and learn practical composting and organic farming methods in a small group.

“Maykol was fantastic and this was an excellent tour. It was wonderful to see how he uses all the resources available to him and how his farm is growing. It was interesting to get to make our own coffee, make our own tortillas and guacamole. His honey was delicious too! He cares greatly about his farm and his family we are just sad we didn't get to meet his daughter.”

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4.San Salvador: Full Day Ruta de Las Flores and Coffee Farm

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 95 reviews · 9 hours · from $99

Travel from San Salvador into El Salvador’s Apaneca Mountains with a guide such as Stephanie, Wendy, or Jocelyn. Visit Nahuizalco, Ataco, Juayua, and other flower-route towns, stop at a coffee plantation, sample local food, and ride in an air-conditioned vehicle with no more than six people.

“This trip was amazing! I was able to schedule the day before when my other tour canceled on me last minute. My tour guide Wendy was super knowledge. Her and the my driver Sandy were so nice and really added to the local flare. We visited 4 towns in Ruta de la Flores and learned about about native history. With the small group size we were able to experience a few extra local places like the Nawi museum at the Nawi school and a local cafe in Apancea. This was a really special tour!”

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5.Coffee & Macadamia Fincas Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 53 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $60

Leave Antigua with a guide such as Roberto, Erwin, Galileo, or Hugo for a four-hour visit to Finca La Azotea and Valhalla Experimental Station. Learn how coffee moves from seed to cup, sample macadamia products, and hear about farming, community programs, and sustainable agriculture. Minimum four people.

“Erwin was a great guide.we had an in-depth coffee plantation experience showing and seeing the history of coffee and what it means to the country and local population.Working macadamia farm tour including tastings at the end was a great time.thanks”

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6.From Antigua or Guatemala : Coffee & Culture Full-Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 33 reviews · 7 - 8 hours · from $77

Travel from Antigua or Guatemala City to Cerro de la Cruz, Antigua’s churches and monuments, and a Guatemalan coffee plantation. Guides such as Diego, Byron, Mirko, Luis, and Julio have led this route in English or Spanish. Expect a full day with transport, entrance fees, lunch extra, and coffee tasting.

“Teníamos una mucho mayor expectativa. No visitamos todos los lugares que se mencionaron en el tour al momento de contratar, no visitamos el cerro de la cruz, nosotros tuvimos que pedir ir a lugares como la casa de Santo Domingo porque no se planeaba visitar a pesar de que se mencionaba como uno de los lugares de interés y el tour en el museo del café fue súper corto, vimos que otros visitantes hicieron un tour más largo viendo lugares que nosotros no llegamos. Tampoco recibimos mucha información durante el tour como veíamos que explicaban otros guías. En señor Julio fue muy amable y muy atento durante el tour pero…”

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7.Antigua Sip ‘n Cycle Half-Day Bike Ride and Coffee Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 23 reviews · 4 hours · from $60

Ride from Antigua to Finca Azotea with a bilingual guide on an easy 25-minute route each way. Learn how coffee moves from seed to cup, taste Guatemalan blends, and visit Mayan music, textile, jade, and handicraft displays. Bikes, helmets, gloves, water, and entrance fees are included.

“Ontzettend leuk om door Antigua te fietsen! Onze gids kon ontzettend goed Engels dus we hebben hele leuke gesprekken gehad.”

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8.Coffee Tour in Antigua Guatemala

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 19 reviews · 3h 30m · from $69

Travel from Antigua to the Rivera family farm near Ciudad Vieja for a three-and-a-half-hour coffee experience. The farmer and his wife explain planting, processing, varieties, and Guatemala’s eight coffee regions, followed by a farm-fresh tasting.

“Virkelig en god oplevelse, hvor vi havde mulighed for at stille en masse spørgsmål undervejs :)”

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9.Coffee farm experience

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 17 reviews · 3 hours · from $55

Baudilio picks you up in Antigua and takes you to Ciudad Vieja for a three-hour coffee farm visit. You’ll see how coffee is grown, fertilized, processed, roasted, and packed, then taste two local coffees with the family who produces them.

“Very interesting tour, the owner was engaging and knowledgable. Fascinating insight into a local coffee farm.”

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