Journey to coffee origins



Coffee Trip to land of origins with Coffee expert



DISCOVER ETHIOPIA



Road trip in some of the most amazing landscapes.



DISCOVER COFFEE



Discover different plantations (from wild coffee to forest and garden coffee) and processings methods



DISCOVER CULTURE



Discover all aspects of Ethiopian culture : food, music, traditions,...



MEET PEOPLE



Meeting with major players of Ethiopian coffee scene : from bean to cup.



Next departure :



from 7th to 18th of January 2023



guided Trip by OkCOFFEE TIPS expert



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Jour 1



vol vers Addis Abeba





Vol de départ pour l'aéroport d'Addis Abeba.



Day 2



Addis Abeba, the new flower





City tour of the capital city & African Union headquarter. Meeting with our ancestor, Lucy.

Discover how coffee is drunk in Addis abeba from the first café opened in 1953 to the last hipster espresso bar.



Day 3



Jimma-Kaffa coffee terroir





Flight to Jimma where it was first discovered somewhere between the 5th and the 9th century.

Drive to Kaffa, the place that gives coffee its name worlwide.

Jebena traditional Coffee ceremony.



Day 4



The cloud forest





Discovery of the Kaffa biopshere reserve with its immense biodiversity in plants, fauna and birds and where coffee still grows in the wild.

Traditional roasting workshop.



Day 5



Wild coffee - forest coffee





Discovery of wild coffees and forest coffees: coffee trees grow in more or less maintained forest areas from which producers also collect honey and spices.

Meeting with producers and local conservation actors.



Day 6



National Coffee research center





Visit of Jimma Agricultural Research Center who work on conservation and development of different coffee varieties. Presentation of JARC work and challenges by local researchers.

Flight To Addis Abeba & evening at the famous Fendika club, which combines improvisation, traditional Ethiopian music and dance in an vibrant atmosphere.



Day 7



Great RIFT VALLEY





Drive down the Rift valley hat great tectonic fault line which cuts across East Africa. Superb panorama over the valley dotted with numerous lakes. Discover Abiata & Shalla lakes national park & Sidama capital.



Day 8



sidama - Yrgaceheffe COFFEE TERROIR





Discover work at the washing station and the different pocessing methods: washed process, natural process, honey process, anaerobic process or mix.



Day 9



Garden COFFEE





In a landscape of hills covered by lush vegetation and overlooking the great rift valley, discover the region of Sidama, one of the pioneers of specialty coffee in Ethiopia. Discover the work of small producers of best coffee.


Day 10



Ethiopian cuisinE





Ethiopian cuisine workshop : learn how to prepare the injera, the teff pancake.

Back to Addis Abeba.





Day 11



Shopping & degustation





Coffee cuppping of different coffee .

Shopping at the Merkato, the biggest market in Africa.




Day 12



Return home



Arrival at Brussels.



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Timkat celebrations


3 DAYS EXTENSION of Coffee Trip to the Origins





Take advantage of being there to attend the celebration of the most important festival of the Ethiopian calendar:

Timkat festival

in the medieval setting of the ancient Abyssinian capital: Gondar (UNESCO World Heritage Site)


TImkat CELEBRATIONS





Take advantage of being there to attend the celebration of the most important festival of the Ethiopian calendar:

Timkat festival in the medieval setting of

the ancient Abyssinian capital:

Gondar (listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site)



TImkat CELEBRATIONS





Take advantage of being there to attend the celebration of the most important festival of the Ethiopian calendar:

Timkat festival

in the medieval setting of the ancient Abyssinian capital: Gondar (UNESCO World Heritage Site)



TImkat CELEBRATIONS




Take advantage of being there to attend the celebration of the most important festival of the Ethiopian calendar:

Timkat festival

in the medieval setting of the ancient Abyssinian capital: Gondar (UNESCO World Heritage Site)


TImkat CELEBRATIONS





Take advantage of being there to attend the celebration of the most important festival of the Ethiopian calendar:

Timkat festival

in the medieval setting of the ancient Abyssinian capital: Gondar (UNESCO World Heritage Site)





Addis Abeba - BAhir Dar - Brussels

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