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Experience
DAY 01 — Chiang Mai / Coffee Community
Meet the group → Local roaster & café → Sharing coffee → Welcome dinner
DAY 02 — Into the Mountains
Travel to origin → Meet the producers → Seed-to-cup introduction → Farm walk
DAY 03 — Life at Origin
Coffee harvest → Processing → Meet the new generation of farmers → Roasting → Cupping
DAY 04 — Coffee on the Mountain
Mountain bar takeover → Brewing together → Taste the new harvest → Slow afternoon with the community
DAY 05 — Coffee, Culture & Community
Travel to Chiang Rai → Visit an Akha community → Farm walk → Local food → Coffee with producersÂ
DAY 06 — Back to the Cup
Morning coffee → Coffee tasting → Conversations & reflections → Return to Chiang MaiÂ
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01
Green energy
Some coffee plantations use water wheels to turn the natural flow of water into electricity, It is a simple way to use the natural resources around the farm.
02
Healthy soil
Healthy soil is at the heart of good coffee. Learn how farmers care for their soil and choose coffee varieties that are well suited to the land they grow in.
03
Farm tours
Walk through local farms and experience how farmers work their land, from coffee plants to the surrounding landscape. Explore the bush, hike through the mountains, and see what life on a coffee farm is really like.
04
Coffee Life Cycle
Follow coffee from seed to cup and discover what happens along the way. Learn about the anatomy of the coffee fruit, and see how it develops through growing, harvesting, and processing.
05
Morning coffees
Slow down and enjoy coffee with the farmers and producers who grew it. Taste coffee harvested and processed right where you’re standing, have a chat, or simply sit back and listen to the sound of the creek.
06
Cherry picking
Pick (..or eat) the cherries straight from the trees. Discover the different varieties.
07
Brew like a Pro
Learn from the people shaping Thailand’s specialty coffee scene and discover how they brew coffee at home and on the farm. Try different brewing methods, recipes, and approaches
08
Work with the farmers
Get your hands dirty and become part of the harvest. Learn how to identify and pick ripe cherries. Collect the cherries in bags. Experience what it takes to bring coffee from tree to the next step.
09
Nature & Surroundings
There’s more to the farm than coffee. Discover the trees, fruits, nuts, and vegetables growing alongside the coffee plants, and see how everything around the farm is connected.
10
Relax
Sip coffee, have chats, enjoy slow mornings on the farm.
11
Roast coffee
Learn the basics of coffee roasting and get the chance to roast coffee yourself. Follow the beans through each stage of the roast and learn how to track their development along the way.
12
Akha food
You will have the opportunity to experience food prepared by the Akha people, an Indigenous group living in Northern Thailand with their own unique culture, traditions, and way of life. Discover the incredible flavors of Akha cuisine and experience food that is deeply connected to the land, community, and local traditions.
13
De-pulping
After the cherries have been picked and sorted, the next step is depulping.
Depulping is a crucial step in the Washed/Wet Process, where the outer skin and flesh of the coffee cherry are mechanically removed, leaving the coffee seed inside covered in mucilage. You will be part of this process and learn how it works.
Depulping is a crucial step in the Washed/Wet Process, where the outer skin and flesh of the coffee cherry are mechanically removed, leaving the coffee seed inside covered in mucilage. You will be part of this process and learn how it works.
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A living Ecosystem
Discover how everything around the farm is connected. Learn about shade-grown trees, the plants and fruits growing around you, and how they work together. See how banana trees help absorb excess water, protect the land from flooding, and create a healthier environment for the coffee to grow.
15
Scenic views
Sit back and take in the views from 1,400 metres up in the mountains. Brew a V60, enjoy some food, or simply slow down and breathe in the fresh mountain air.
16
Coffee processing
Follow the farmer and see how they work with different coffee processes, e.g. washed, honey, and natural. Learn how each process works, how it affects the coffee’s taste and flavour, and what makes each one unique.
17
Local coffee culture
Meet Nam Wan, a young-generation farmer and her partner who opens up their cafe for our visit.
18
Bar takeover
Far up in the mountains, step behind the bar and experience life as a barista. Open up the café, take orders, serve customers, brew some great coffee, and make a few special drinks along the way, with a beautiful view.
19
Fun car rides
Buckle up, it's gonna be a bumpy one up the mountains!
20
Connect with farmers
One of the most unique parts of the experience is getting to meet and connect with local Thai farmers. Visit their farms, hear their stories and learn about the people behind the coffee you drink. See how they work, what they’re building, and their vision for the future of coffee.
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Drying methods
Learn about different drying methods and how they shape the coffee. See how the way coffee is dried affects its flavour, sweetness and quality, and why careful drying is such an important part of the process.
22
Join a cupping event
Bring your favourite coffee to Thailand! Beans and Folks is hosting a cupping event in Chiang Mai where we come together to share coffees, taste new ones, and meet people from the local coffee community.
23
Hikes
Enjoy walks around the surrounding areas. The locals will take you around.
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Spend Time with the Akha Community
A beautiful opportunity to meet the Akha people, share stories, and learn from each other. Exchange ideas, experience each other’s cultures, and connect over something we all have in common which is coffee.
25
Hang out above the clouds
An experience you won't forget,
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Cupping with the local farmers
A chance for farmers to share their coffees, taste together, and hear what others think. Exchange ideas, talk about flavour, and experience coffee from a different perspective together.
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Coffee Milling
Learn how green energy can power coffee processing. See how a traditional water wheel is used for milling coffee while making use of the natural resources available on the farm.
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More than Coffee
Whether you're a food lover, a coffee enthusiast who wants to learn more, or simply curious about nature and how people live alongside it, this trip is for you.
Experience life far beyond the cities. Meet the people who grow the coffee you drink, learn how coffee is grown and processed, explore the surrounding nature, share food, and get a glimpse into a way of life that you might never otherwise experience.
Experience life far beyond the cities. Meet the people who grow the coffee you drink, learn how coffee is grown and processed, explore the surrounding nature, share food, and get a glimpse into a way of life that you might never otherwise experience.
- waterwheel flowing on a coffee plantation
- Two farmers planting coffee seeds in the soil
- group people of farmers, friends, family posing for a picture in nature
- Farmer showing his student a coffee anatomy. Explaining different layers of the cherry
- Farmer brewing coffee in nature
- farmers and guests walking around the trees in nature.
- Farmer brewing coffee
- Guest picking cherries.
- Farmer and guests walking around the land
- Group hanging around talking
- Guy roasting coffee
- A big table with many different types of foods
- de pulping the coffee cherries using a machine
- palm trees surrounding green mountains
- 4 guests staring at the green valleys from a terrace view
- farm and his guests cleaning the coffee
- 3 guests having coffee at two baristas cafe
- 2 baristas brewing coffee for their friends
- thrée friends going on the car ride, protecting themselves from the wind.
- group picture with farmers and guests
- guests and farmers looking at a raised drying bed with coffee
- friends slurping on coffees from a cupping table
- farmers friends walking in nature
- Farmer brewing coffee with friends
- friends standing around a bar, talking, laughing
- cupping above the clouds
- two farmers, one processing coffees and the otherr one milling coffee usign water wheel energy
- friends talking in nature infront of a vehicle
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