Three coffee farms around Antigua Guatemala publish enough to plan a visit. De La Gente charges USD 45 per person for a 3.5 to 4 hour tour with a smallholder producer in San Miguel Escobar. Finca La Azotea in Jocotenango, 10 minutes from the Parque Central, charges Q100 for a one-hour guided coffee tour plus Q20 entry. Finca Filadelfia publishes no price. Everything below comes from the farms’ own pages, read on 26 September 2026, unless a line says otherwise.
An earlier version of this page compared booking-platform listings and gave farm price ranges that we could not trace to a saved source; they were removed on 26 September 2026 along with the claims built on them.
For more half-day ideas see things to do in Antigua; for coffee regions beyond Antigua, see our Guatemala coffee tours guide.
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Quick summary
| Farm | Price | Length | Start times | Source (read 26 Sep 2026 unless noted) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| De La Gente, San Miguel Escobar | USD 45 per person, ages 5+; minimum 2 adults | About 3.5 to 4 hours, pickup to drop-off | Shuttle 8:45 am or 1:45 pm | dlgcoffee.org coffee tour page |
| Finca La Azotea, Jocotenango | Q100 adult, Q70 child, plus entry Q20 adult / Q10 child | 1 hour | 10:00, 11:00, 14:00, 15:00, 16:00 | laazotea.gt activities and home pages |
| Finca Filadelfia, edge of Antigua | Not published by the farm; US$20 at the farm (traveller reports, 2025); US$60 with transport via Adrenalina Tours | 1 hour (Adrenalina) | Adrenalina: 08:30, 10:20, 13:20 | Captures of 25 Sep 2026; see Finca Filadelfia coffee tour |
| Finca San Sebastián, San Miguel Dueñas | Not published on its website | Not published | Not published | sansebastian.com.gt |
Which tour fits your day
- You have an hour or two in Antigua and no car: La Azotea. The farm says it is 10 minutes from the Parque Central on a flat road you can walk, and the guided coffee tour runs five times a day for one hour. Budget Q120 per adult (Q100 tour plus Q20 entry); the museums are Q40 more.
- You want to meet the people who grow the coffee: De La Gente. A producer from San Miguel Escobar leads the tour through his or her own fields and finishes with coffee at home, with Spanish-English interpretation. Plan on half a day and about 5 km of walking, some of it steep.
- You want a large estate and an English-language tour: Finca Filadelfia. A traveller reported an English tour at 14:00 in August 2026. Call before you go: the farm’s website now redirects to its online coffee shop.
- You are travelling alone: De La Gente needs two adults to run a tour; a solo traveller can still go for USD 25 more, after checking availability by email. La Azotea’s per-person prices have no group minimum on its page.
De La Gente coffee tour (San Miguel Escobar)
De La Gente is a nonprofit that works with coffee cooperatives; its coffee tour is led by growers from the community of San Miguel Escobar on the outskirts of Antigua. Its page describes a walk through the fields, each processing step “from bean to brew”, and a coffee in the producer’s home.
Included, per De La Gente:
- Round-trip transportation from Antigua to the producer’s home
- Spanish-English interpretation
- A tour of the coffee fields, with a demonstration of traditional roasting and grinding
- A cup of coffee at the producer’s home
- A 12-ounce bag of roasted coffee
Price: USD 45 per person, ages 5 and older. For USD 35 more per person you can add a cooking class the same day (De La Gente calls this the Antigua Day Trip). Minimum two adults; individuals can join for an extra USD 25.
Schedule and meeting point: the shuttle leaves at 8:45 am (morning) or 1:45 pm (afternoon) from La Ermita de Santa Lucía, at the corner of Calle del Espíritu Santo and Calzada Santa Lucía on the west side of Antigua. You are back around 12:45 pm or 5:30 pm. If your party has not arrived by 8:55 am or 1:55 pm, De La Gente treats it as a cancellation.
Booking rules: book at least the day before. Cancelling less than 24 hours ahead is still charged, and rescheduling with less than 24 hours’ notice costs 50% of the payment; De La Gente explains that the producer gives up a day of field work to host you.
What to bring: De La Gente lists a camera, quetzales if you want to buy more coffee from the producer, water, sneakers, sunscreen or a hat, and a rain jacket in the May to November rainy season. The walk is about 5 km on uneven dirt paths, with some steep parts.
Contact: tours@dlgcoffee.org, phone and WhatsApp +502 4179 2970 (office hours 8:00 am to 5:00 pm).
Finca La Azotea guided coffee tour (Jocotenango)
La Azotea describes itself as a coffee farm with 150 years of history, with activities, restaurants and events on site. It is open Monday to Sunday, 08:00 to 18:00. The farm is in Jocotenango, at 1ra. Calle y 1ra. Avenida, Zona 3, per Vida Antigua’s listing (read 26 September 2026).
| Item | Adult | Child | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Farm admission | Q20 | Q10 | Paid separately from every activity inside the farm |
| Guided coffee tour | Q100 | Q70 | 1 hour; 10:00, 11:00, 14:00, 15:00, 16:00; information +502 7888-7489 |
| Museums (Museo del Café, Casa K’ojom) | Q40 | Q30 | Museo del Café open daily 09:00 to 18:00 |
| Chocolate workshop (La Trufa Chapina) | Q130 for 1 hour, Q180 for 2 hours | Per person; daily 10:00 to 16:00; +502 5209-9980 | |
| Parking | Car Q20, motorbike Q10, bus Q50 |
Source: laazotea.gt home and activities pages, read 26 September 2026. The farm’s page states that admission is independent of the businesses and activities inside and is paid separately.
Finca Filadelfia
Finca Filadelfia, the Dalton family’s estate just north of Antigua, still runs tours, but the farm itself publishes no price or timetable: its old website now redirects to the R. Dalton Coffee shop. The figures we could find are reports. A January 2025 Tripadvisor review gives US$20 at the farm; A Little Adrift (updated August 2025) gives US$20 for non-Guatemalans; Adrenalina Tours sells the tour at US$60 per person, minimum two, with transport from central Antigua, departing at 08:30, 10:20 and 13:20. Phone 7728 0800 or email hotel@filadelfiaresort.com (both on its Facebook page). Full details, with every source dated, are on our Finca Filadelfia coffee tour page.
Finca San Sebastián
Finca San Sebastián’s website describes its coffee tour as a live tour through its specialty-coffee plantations and gives the estate’s address as Km 67 on the road to Calderas, San Miguel Dueñas, Sacatepéquez. Its Visit to our Estate page, read on 26 September 2026, shows no price, schedule or booking form; its site lists +(502) 7831-5974 for the farm and +(502) 2410-9848 for its headquarters in Zona 9, Guatemala City.
What makes Antigua coffee different
Two coffee-industry sources describe the region, and they do not use the same altitude range:
| Item | Anacafé (national coffee association) | APCA (Antigua growers’ association), 2022 |
|---|---|---|
| Altitude | 5,000 to 5,600 (the page uses feet: about 1,520 to 1,710 m) | 1,400 to 2,000 m (4,500 to 6,500 ft) |
| Temperature | 64 to 72 °F | 18 to 22 °C |
| Rainfall | 32 to 48 in | 32 to 48 in |
| Relative humidity | 65% | 65% (constant) |
| Harvest | Not stated on the region page | November to April |
| Main varieties | Not stated on the region page | Bourbon, Caturra and Catuaí |
Anacafé’s region page says rich volcanic soil, low humidity, lots of sun and cool nights characterise Antigua; that pumice in the soil retains moisture and helps offset the region’s low rainfall; and that shade is especially dense to protect the plants from occasional frost. It summarises the cup as “Elegant and well balanced with a rich aroma and very sweet taste” and lists Antigua as one of eight Guatemalan coffee regions.
The Denomination of Origin. APCA’s 2022 presentation says the association was created to protect the Café Antigua name and obtain a Denomination of Origin; that the registry’s certification of the inscription came in December 2011, at Número 1, Libro No. 1, Folio No. 1; that the State of Guatemala is the holder; that the rules for using the denomination were published in October 2012; and that in 2021 the association began seeking protection in Europe. APCA says it is made up of 40 farms in the region.
Fuego’s ash. Anacafé says Fuego every once in a while adds a fresh dusting of ash to Antigua’s soil. What INSIVUMEH’s bulletins name can be counted: in the 74 INSIVUMEH daily bulletins we read (every other day, May to September 2026), the aviation guidance sent Fuego’s ash west, southwest, south or northwest in 62 of the 74, and the communities named for ashfall were villages on the volcano’s flanks, never Antigua (counts by community). Corrected 25 September 2026: an earlier version said the valley is downwind of Fuego and that ash falls regularly on its farms, and gave unsourced claims about ash nutrients and yields; those were removed.
If you want to know what the beans are worth before the roast, our Guatemala coffee price tracker carries the live ICE “C” contract and the ICO Other Milds indicator.
When to go
APCA gives the Antigua harvest as November to April, so a visit in those months is when cherries are on the trees and being picked. The tours on this page are sold outside the harvest too: La Azotea lists the same five tour times with no seasonal note, and De La Gente sells morning and afternoon slots on its booking calendar. De La Gente’s packing list asks for a rain jacket or poncho in the May to November rainy season, especially in the afternoons.
Pairing a coffee tour with the rest of your day
- A late lunch at one of the restaurants in Antigua
- A chocolate workshop in Antigua, or the one inside La Azotea
- A cooking class in Antigua; De La Gente sells its own coffee-plus-cooking day for USD 35 more
- An active day before or after: Pacaya day tours or the Acatenango overnight hike
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Frequently Asked Questions
How much does an Antigua coffee tour cost?
It depends on the farm. De La Gente’s coffee tour in San Miguel Escobar is USD 45 per person (ages 5 and older), with round-trip transport from Antigua and a 12-ounce bag of roasted coffee, per its own page read 26 September 2026. Finca La Azotea in Jocotenango charges Q100 per adult and Q70 per child for its one-hour guided coffee tour, and farm admission (Q20 adult, Q10 child) is paid separately. Finca Filadelfia publishes no price: travellers reported US$20 at the farm in 2025, and Adrenalina Tours sells it at US$60 per person with hotel pickup.
How long does a coffee tour near Antigua take?
La Azotea’s guided coffee tour lasts one hour, per the farm’s activities page. De La Gente says its experience lasts about 3.5 to 4 hours from pickup to drop-off in Antigua, including a walk of about 5 kilometres. Adrenalina Tours lists its Finca Filadelfia tour at one hour.
What time do the coffee tours start?
La Azotea runs its guided coffee tour at 10:00 and 11:00 in the morning and at 2:00, 3:00 and 4:00 in the afternoon. De La Gente’s shuttle leaves at 8:45 am for morning tours and 1:45 pm for afternoon tours from La Ermita de Santa Lucía church on the west side of Antigua. Adrenalina Tours lists Finca Filadelfia departures at 08:30, 10:20 and 13:20.
Can I walk to a coffee farm from Antigua?
La Azotea says it is 10 minutes from Antigua’s Parque Central on a completely flat road, reachable by tuk-tuk, car, motorbike, bicycle or on foot. Finca Filadelfia is 150 metres north of the church of San Felipe de Jesús, on the edge of Antigua, per its Facebook page. De La Gente includes the shuttle to San Miguel Escobar.
What is special about Antigua coffee?
Anacafé’s profile of the Antigua region describes rich volcanic soil, low humidity, lots of sun and cool nights in a valley ringed by the Agua, Fuego and Acatenango volcanoes. Café Antigua is a registered Denomination of Origin: the growers’ association APCA says the registry certified the inscription in December 2011, at Número 1, Libro No. 1, Folio No. 1, and that the State of Guatemala holds the denomination.
When is coffee harvest season in Antigua?
November to April, according to the growers’ association APCA’s 2022 presentation of Café Antigua. The farms named on this page run tours outside the harvest as well: La Azotea lists its tour times with no seasonal note and opens Monday to Sunday, and De La Gente sells morning and afternoon tours on its booking calendar.
Can I buy coffee to take home?
De La Gente’s tour includes a 12-ounce bag of roasted coffee and suggests bringing quetzales if you want to buy more directly from the producer. Finca Filadelfia sells its coffee online as R. Dalton Coffee (rdaltoncoffee.com, checked 25 September 2026).
