Follow the bean from bush to cup on a working Kilimanjaro coffee farm, then roast and taste your own coffee.
The fertile slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro produce some of Africa’s finest Arabica coffee, grown on small family farms shaded by banana and avocado trees. This hands-on tour takes you onto a working plantation to see how the famous beans are grown, harvested and processed.
You’ll pick ripe cherries, watch them pulped, dried and hulled, then roast and grind your own batch the traditional way before brewing a fresh cup to taste. It is a genuinely interactive, eye-opening morning that supports local farming families.
The tour is private and runs at an easy pace, so there’s plenty of time for questions and photos. Along the way you’ll also discover how the farms are intercropped with bananas and avocados to shade the coffee, and you’ll go home with a bag of the beans you roasted yourself — a small but delicious souvenir of the Kilimanjaro foothills.
Stroll through rows of Arabica bushes with a farmer who explains the growing cycle and challenges of mountain farming.
Learn to select only the ripe red cherries — the first step in making great coffee.
Try your hand at roasting beans over an open fire with a wooden mortar and pestle, just like generations before.
Brew and savour a cup of the coffee you just made, with views over banana groves and the Kilimanjaro foothills.
A private, guided day built around Coffee Plantation Tour.
Half day (4–5 hours) door to door: your guide collects you from Moshi, with 5 planned stops along the way and no other group to keep pace with.
The timings below are indicative. They flex with your start time, the season, and how long you want to linger at any stop.
We collect you from your hotel and drive up into the green Kilimanjaro foothills to a working family farm.
Meet your host farmer and walk through the coffee and banana plots, learning how the crop is cared for and harvested.
Pick ripe cherries and follow the process through pulping, fermenting, washing and drying.
Roast and grind the beans by hand over a fire, then brew and taste your fresh coffee alongside a light snack.
Drive back to Moshi — a memorable morning and a bag of coffee to take home.
Times are indicative. Your guide adjusts pick-up, stop lengths and pacing to your group, the season and road or trail conditions.
The day is private. Re-order the stops, add time wherever you like, or trade a visit for something else entirely.
Every experience is private, so the price per person falls as your group grows.
| Group size | 1 PAX Solo rate | 2 PAX | 3 PAX | 4 PAX | 5 PAX | 6 PAX | 7+ PAX Ask us |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price per person | US$124 | US$80 | US$72 | US$67 | US$64 | US$61 | Ask us |
| Total for the group | US$124 | US$160 | US$216 | US$268 | US$320 | US$366 | Ask us |
Rates are in US dollars and cover the whole private experience — your guide, the vehicle and transfers, and every park, entry or activity fee listed above. Your written quote follows your dates and final plan; groups of seven or more are always priced individually.
The plantation lies in the lush Kilimanjaro foothills, about 20–30 minutes from Moshi town. It can be combined with the Materuni waterfalls for a full day of village discovery.
Not at all — the farm walk, village scenery and hands-on roasting make a great day out for everyone, and green tea and snacks are available too.
Yes, children enjoy picking cherries and roasting beans. It is a fun, educational family activity.
Yes. Freshly roasted beans are usually available to buy directly from the farm at fair prices.
Tell us your dates and travel style. Our local team in Moshi will slot the Coffee Plantation Tour into your itinerary — free, with no obligation.
