Anacafé, Guatemala’s national coffee association, credits the quality of the country’s coffee mainly to its range of altitudes and its microclimates with favourable rain patterns, and adds that the coffee is grown under shade and picked by hand. Ministerial Agreement 606-2018, published on 17 August 2018, declared the traditional knowledge of coffee growing a symbol of Guatemalan identity (anacafe.org, read 26 September 2026).
I grew up drinking Guatemalan coffee without thinking much about it. Then I visited my first finca and watched the entire process from cherry to cup. Now I cannot drink gas station coffee without feeling a little sad. A coffee tour in Guatemala will ruin you in the best possible way.
TL;DR: Anacafé lists eight coffee regions, from 4,300 to 6,500 feet. Around Antigua, Filadelfia publishes no price (about US$20 reported at the farm in 2025), De La Gente charges USD 45 for a half-day tour with a producer, and La Azotea charges Q100 plus Q20 entry for a one-hour guided tour (farms’ own pages, 26 September 2026).
Guatemala’s Coffee Regions
Anacafé’s English-language site (guatemalancoffees.com) gives each of its eight regions an altitude band and a cup profile. The figures below are as Anacafé publishes them, in feet; we read every region page on 8 October 2026.
| Region (Anacafé name) | Altitude (feet) | In the cup, per Anacafé | Farms on this page |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acatenango Valley | 4,300-6,500 | Marked acidity, fragrant aroma, balanced body, clean lingering finish | — |
| Antigua Coffee | 5,000-5,600 | Elegant and well balanced, rich aroma, very sweet taste | Filadelfia, De La Gente, La Azotea |
| Traditional Atitlán | 5,000-5,600 | Aromatic, bright citrus acidity, full body | — |
| Rainforest Cobán | 4,300-5,600 | Fresh fruit notes, fine well-balanced body, pleasant aroma | — |
| Fraijanes Plateau | 4,500-6,000 | Bright, persistent acidity; aromatic, defined body | — |
| Highland Huehue | 5,000-6,500 | Fine, intense acidity, full body, wine notes | El Injerto |
| New Oriente | 4,300-5,600 | Well balanced, full-bodied, chocolaty | — |
| Volcanic San Marcos | 4,300-6,000 | Delicate floral notes, pronounced acidity, good body | — |
Source: Anacafé region pages, read 8 October 2026. The Antigua page prints its altitude without a unit; the site uses imperial units throughout. See our exchange rates page for today’s USD/GTQ rate when comparing the tour prices below.
Antigua Region: Three Farms With Published Details
Three farms near Antigua publish their own tour details, or have recent traveller reports, so they are the ones we compare here. If you are choosing where to stay, see our guide to accommodation options for visitors.
Farm Comparison
| Farm | Location | Price (GTQ) | Price (USD) | Duration | Includes | Highlight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Filadelfia | 150 m north of San Felipe de Jesús church | Not published | ~$20 reported (2025) | 1-2 hours | Tour, tasting | Tours still running Aug 2026 |
| De La Gente | San Miguel Escobar | Not priced in GTQ | USD 45 (26 Sep 2026) | 3.5-4 hours incl. shuttle | Shuttle, interpretation, roasting and grinding demonstration, 12 oz bag | Led by the producer |
| La Azotea | Jocotenango | Q100 + Q20 entry | — | 1 hour | Guided coffee tour | Five tour times a day: 10:00, 11:00, 14:00, 15:00, 16:00 |
Filadelfia Coffee Resort
The finca has grown coffee since 1870, per Adrenalina Tours and A Little Adrift. Adrenalina’s description of the tour covers the nursery and planting, the wet and dry patios, the dry mill and sorting, roasting and packaging, and the cupping lab, ending with an Americano or espresso.
Practical info: there is no online booking any more: the old website redirects to the R. Dalton Coffee shop (checked 25 September 2026). Call 7728 0800 (Facebook page). A Tripadvisor review confirms tours were running in August 2026, and the estate has a restaurant. Prices, times and the free shuttle are on our Finca Filadelfia coffee tour page.
De La Gente Community Tours
This is my personal recommendation. De La Gente works with coffee growers in San Miguel Escobar, on the outskirts of Antigua. The tour takes you to an actual family farm (not a resort): per De La Gente’s own page (read 26 September 2026), a producer leads you through the fields, demonstrates traditional roasting and grinding, and serves you coffee at home, with Spanish-English interpretation.
The price is USD 45 per person, including the shuttle from Antigua and a 12-ounce bag of roasted coffee; De La Gente says the experience lasts about 3.5 to 4 hours, with about 5 km of walking. Corrected 26 September 2026: this page earlier gave a De La Gente price, length and class format that do not match De La Gente’s own page. Schedules and booking rules are on our Antigua coffee tours page.
Corrected 8 October 2026: this page earlier listed El Pilar (Q150), El Tenedor (Q200), a free Santo Domingo coffee museum and Chimaltenango cooperatives (Q50-100). None of those prices had a source, so they are removed.
The woods at Finca El Pilar, San Felipe, Antigua, September 2024. Photo: Estuardo Enriquez.
Huehuetenango: The Specialty Region
Anacafé puts Highland Huehue at 5,000 to 6,500 feet, the same top altitude it gives Acatenango Valley, and describes the cup as fine, intense acidity with full body and pleasant wine notes.
One Huehuetenango farm with published details is El Injerto. Its own site (read 8 October 2026) places it in the highlands of Huehuetenango near the Sierra de los Cuchumatanes, with plantations from 1,500 to 1,920 metres above sea level. Its awards page says it has won first place in the Cup of Excellence eight times and lists first-place years from 2006 to 2015; its home page adds a second place in 2022. We found no tour offer or visitor price on its farm, awards or contact pages (the contact page is a web form), so ask the farm before you plan a visit.
Explore Huehuetenango on the map for accessibility and infrastructure data, or read our Huehuetenango department guide for safety scores, living costs, road access and what else is worth stopping for on a coffee trip.
Atitlan Slopes: Family Farm Experience
Anacafé’s Traditional Atitlán region sits at 5,000 to 5,600 feet, and Anacafé describes the cup as aromatic, with bright citrus acidity and full body.
AtitlanVida’s San Juan La Laguna guide (read 25 September 2026) lists organic coffee tours among the town’s main activities and says the La Voz organic coffee cooperative runs a farm-to-cup tour through the plantations and roasting; travellers reported about Q175 per person for 60 to 90 minutes, a figure AtitlanVida last checked in 2024. Confirm the current price with the cooperative. Picking up some basic Spanish before visiting will make the experience much richer.
For three Atitlán tours with their own published prices (MayAchik in San Juan, Shangri-La in San Marcos and Finca Los Tarrales, read 26 October 2026), see Lake Atitlán coffee tours.
Coban and Alta Verapaz: Cloud Forest Coffee
Anacafé puts its Rainforest Cobán region at 4,300 to 5,600 feet. It describes the cup as having distinct fresh fruit notes, a fine, well-balanced body and a pleasant aroma.
Adrenalina Tours lists a Chicoj coffee-and-canopy package at 50 USD p.p (mínimum 3 persons), read 25 October 2026. If you are planning a longer trip, Alta Verapaz also has the Semuc Champey pools, and the Biotopo del Quetzal is in Baja Verapaz. Check our transportation guide for how to reach Coban from Antigua or Guatemala City.
Chicoj: a seller’s package from Cobán
Adrenalina Tours lists daily availability, departure at 09:00 Hrs and a duration of 5 hours, starting at your hotel or address in Cobán (read 25 October 2026). Its Chicoj package includes transportation from and to Cobán, entrance fees, guide, equipment, a safety briefing and a cup of coffee. The price above is for this seller’s package; it is not a cooperative-only admission tariff or the farm’s opening hours.
Cardamom learning at Finca Sacmoc
Finca Sacmoc says visitors can learn how it plants, grows and processes cardamom. Its separately listed day visit has these prices:
| Day-visit category | Price |
|---|---|
| Adult, from 12 years | Q100 |
| Child | Q50 |
The day visit lists farm admission, guided trails, waterfalls, the río Tzac tzac, pool access and canopy over a pool. The listed inclusions do not explicitly include the cardamom activity.
Source: Adrenalina Tours, Chicoj package and Finca Sacmoc, activities and services, read 25 October 2026.
Bringing Coffee Home
Corrected 8 October 2026: this page earlier carried a table of coffee prices, shelf lives and airport mark-ups, and claimed that roasted coffee faces no agricultural restrictions. None of that had a source, so it is removed.
For travel to the United States, CBP’s prohibited and restricted items page (captured 25 September 2026) says:
- CBP says coffee and tea are, as a general rule, admissible.
- Every plant or plant product must be declared to the CBP officer and presented for inspection, however free of pests it looks.
- Failing to declare agricultural items costs first-time offenders $300, and the penalty for a second violation goes up to $500.
So declare your coffee, roasted or green. If you are flying somewhere other than the US, check that country’s customs rules before you pack green beans.
Coffee + Birdwatching: The Perfect Combination
One coffee farm is also a birding destination. Los Tarrales, on the southern slopes of Atitlán Volcano, is a private nature reserve with coffee plantations; its own site says the reserve covers more than 1,300 hectares, has over 370 recorded bird species, and has grown coffee since the late 1800s (tarrales.com, read 8 October 2026).
See our Birdwatching in Guatemala guide for more on combining coffee tours with birding.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How much does a coffee tour cost in Guatemala?
De La Gente’s coffee tour near Antigua is USD 45 per person, with transport from Antigua and a 12-ounce bag of roasted coffee, and Finca La Azotea’s one-hour guided coffee tour is Q100 per adult plus Q20 entry (both farms’ own pages, read 26 September 2026; details on our Antigua coffee tours page). Finca Filadelfia publishes no price; travellers reported US$20 at the farm in 2025 (details on our Finca Filadelfia coffee tour page).
Which region produces the best coffee in Guatemala?
Anacafé, the national coffee association, does not rank its regions. It lists eight: Acatenango Valley, Antigua Coffee, Traditional Atitlán, Rainforest Cobán, Fraijanes Plateau, Highland Huehue, New Oriente and Volcanic San Marcos, each with its own cup profile. For example, it describes Antigua as elegant and well balanced with a very sweet taste, and Huehue as having fine, intense acidity, full body and wine notes (Anacafé region pages, read 8 October 2026). Which is best depends on your taste.
Can I bring coffee home from Guatemala?
For the United States, CBP’s page on prohibited and restricted items says that, as a general rule, coffee is admissible, that every plant or plant product must be declared and presented for inspection, and that failing to declare agricultural items costs first-time offenders $300 (cbp.gov, captured 25 September 2026). Other countries set their own rules; check them before you pack green (unroasted) beans.
Is there a priced Chicoj tour from Cobán?
Adrenalina Tours lists 50 USD p.p (mínimum 3 persons), departing daily at 09:00 Hrs from your hotel or address in Cobán for 5 hours. It includes return transport, entrance fees, guide, equipment, safety briefing and coffee (read 25 October 2026).
