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.
guided Trip by OkCOFFEE TIPS expert
Next departure
From 5 to 16 november 2024
Day 1
Flight to Addis Abeba
Departure flight to 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
Great RIFT VALLEY
Drive down the Rift valley, the 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 4
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 5
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 6
Jebena Buna, Ethiopian coffee ceremony
Traditional roastery workshop and Ethiopian Coffee ceremony.
Evening at the famous Fendika club, which combines improvisation, traditional Ethiopian music and dance in an vibrant atmosphere.
Day 7
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.
Discover the ancestral preparation of Buna Quala.
Day 8
Wild coffee - forest coffee
Discovery of wild coffees growing in the cloud forest with amazing wildlife.
Forest coffees grow in more or less maintained forest areas from which producers also collect honey and spices. Meeting with producers and local conservation actors.
Day 9
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.
Day 10
CUPPING
Flight to Addis Abeba.
Professional cupping of selection of Coffee rom different areas and different process
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Day 11
Dry mill & Shopping
Visit of Dry mill
Visit local market and/or craftsman's workshops.
Day 12
Flight back
Arrival at Brussels airport (or other)
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