“Meet local producers and taste fresh coffee”
2 Day Inca Jungle Coffee Trail Towards Machu Picchu Vacation in Huacayupana, Cusco
Huacayupana, La Convención Province, Cusco, Peru
Adventurous Coffee Vacation in Peru
If you enjoy hiking, don’t have vertigo, and are interested in getting to know a local rural family on your way to Machu Picchu, learning more about coffee, and enjoying a cup of coffee prepared using traditional methods, then this is the tour for you! On this tour, you will navigate the absolutely breathtaking scenery of the Sacred Valley of the Incas, stay on a coffee farm with locals, and learn the process of growing and brewing fresh delicious coffee.
Instructions will be offered in English and/or Spanish.
Highlights
- 1 coffee farm tour
- Prepare your cup of coffee using traditional methods
- Visit a coffee plantation and learn about the processes of organic coffee production
- Enjoy breathtaking Andean landscapes and the high jungle
- Go hiking through an ancient Inca trail to the farm
- 1 local breakfast, lunch, and dinner
- 1 night accommodation
2 days with instruction in Spanish
The organizer also speaks: English
Airport transfer included:
Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport
Accommodation
You will be staying in a homestay with a family who is a part of the COCLA group and owns about three hectares of land on their farm. To ensure a pleasant experience, they have created comfortable rooms with hot water for showering.
Program
Day 1: Trip to the town of Santa Maria, and afternoon hike to the farm (three hours)
- Start time: 7:40 a.m.
- End time: 6:30 p.m.
Day 2: Coffee tour and return to Cusco or travel to Machu Picchu via the hydroelectric station
- Start time: 7:00 a.m.
- End time: 7:00 p.m. (approximate time)
How often: every day!
Program
On the Coffee Trail, you will navigate the breathtaking scenery of the Sacred Valley of the Incas, while also visiting Chinchero and Ollantaytambo. You can also combine this coffee hike tour with a visit to Machu Picchu! The families which you will visit own about 3 hectares of land on their farm. They also have organic certification and adhere to fair trade practices within their local co-op in the COCLA group.
To ensure a pleasant experience, they have created comfortable rooms with hot water for showering. As an organization, Cocla Tours has provided them with technical assistance, loans, and tour training to make this Coffee Trail towards Machu Picchu tour an absolute success.
If you would like to learn even more about the history of coffee, see the processing facilities where the organization processes their coffee for international distribution, and participate in an official tasting for quality control before exportation, then write Cocla Tours!
During the two-day coffee adventure program, you will be visiting a coffee plantation to learn about the processes of organic coffee production. There you will get to prepare your own cup of coffee using traditional methods and also try local food on a family farm. You will be staying with a rural family and participating in their daily activities.
To reach the coffee plantation and visit the rural family, you will be hiking for three hours where you will on the way hike on an ancient Inca trail and enjoy breathtaking Andean landscapes and the high jungle.
Sample daily itinerary
Day 1: Cusco - Santa Maria - Huacayupana
At around 7:40 a.m. Cocla Tours will pass by your hotel to pick you up and start your journey! If you are participating in group service then you will head to the bus station or if you are participating in private service you will head straight to the starting point of your trek by car or van. By 8:00 a.m. you will leave the bus terminal and head in the direction of the town Santa Maria (about four hours).
On the way you 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 (there you will also be able to take some unforgettable pictures). You will also pass through the interesting landscape of the cloud forest.
At 12:30 p.m., you will arrive at the town of Santa Maria, where you will have time to eat lunch (not included). After this break, you will continue on your journey in a taxi to the trailhead, located about 25 minutes from the town. Climbing to the town of your homestay will take about three hours, and on the trail, you will enjoy views of agricultural terraces and the families that live along the way. During this trek, you will hike part of an ancient Incan Trail (for those with vertigo this is not advised).
You will reach the homestay at 5:00 p.m. where once you arrive at the farm, members of the family will welcome you in with open arms, and you will take a well-deserved rest. You will end your day today at around 6:30 p.m. with dinner with the family, where you will share stories, and get to know them a bit.
Day 2: Huacayupana - Cusco or hydroelectric plant (train station)
Today at 7:30 a.m. you will start your day with breakfast with the family. At 8:30 a.m. after a traditional breakfast, you will head to the farm to start your tour, guided by a member of the family. They will show you different products on their farm, focusing of course on coffee!
You will participate in the picking, all the while the farmer will explain each process in production, from planting to roasting, to tasting. At the end of the tour, you will have the opportunity to enjoy a cup of fresh coffee, prepared using traditional methods. Be careful not to burn it! At 12:00 p.m. break for lunchtime (included). At 1:00 p.m. you will bid farewell to your homestay, and start your descent down to the road, where you will take a car back to Cusco.
Included excursions
You will hike via the ancient Incan trail to homestay / coffee farm in Huacayupana.
Location
This coffee adventure will take place in Cusco and Huacayupana, Peru.
Food
This culinary adventure includes one dinner on your first day, and breakfast and lunch on your second day, all will be enjoyed with the local family you are staying with. As it is a coffee vacation, you will get to prepare and enjoy a cup of freshly brewed coffee.
The following meals are included:
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Drinks
The following drinks are included:
- Water
- Coffee
- Tea
The following dietary requirement(s) are served and/or catered for:
- Regular (typically includes meat and fish)
If you have special dietary requirements it's a good idea to communicate it to the organiser when making a reservation
Things to do (optional)
- Extend the trip and head to Machu Picchu
- Visit coffee processing facilities or enterprises
What's included
- 1 visit to a coffee plantation
- Hike on an ancient Inca trail
- Group or private transportation service (your choice)
- The assistance of the family
- Money transfer fee
- Transportation from Cusco to Santa Maria and from Huacayupana back to Cusco
- Bilingual guide (Spanish - English)
- 1 breakfast, lunch, and dinner
- 1 night accommodation
What's not included
- Airfare
- 10 USD from the budget for social projects
- Meals not included in the itinerary
- Machu Picchu tour
- Tour to coffee enterprises
- Any personal expense
How to get there
Recommended Airports
CUZ
Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport
110 km
Transfer included
Arrival by airplane
Please book your flight to arrive at Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ). Transfers are included. If you ask to be picked up from Pisac or Urubamba, an additional payment per group is required. 15 USD for car services and 25 USD for van services.
The regular way to go to the families is from Cusco to Ollantaytambo, but when Cocla Tours has to drive from Cusco to Pisac or Urubamba first to pick up people, they need to add this extra payment per group. In this case. If you check the maps, there will be a straight route to reach Ollantaytambo, but Urubamba and Pisac are another way. It is possible to go but Cocla Tours has to coordinate before, so you have to mention it in advance.
Airport: Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport
Airport transfer included: Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport
No additional charges. You can request this in the next step.
Cancellation Policy
- A reservation requires a deposit of 14% of the total price.
- The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled.
- The rest of the payment should be paid on arrival.
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