Guided tour
Coffee Trail
The taste of Xilitla, from the branch to the cup
About this tour
The Coffee Trail tour costs $900 MXN per person, lasts between 2.5 and 3 hours and picks you up in an RZR at your lodging in Xilitla between 8:00 and 9:00 AM. From Ciudad Valles the transfer costs extra — we'll quote it on WhatsApp. The price includes round-trip transport by RZR (side-by-side) from your lodging in Xilitla, the admissions, the guide and travel insurance for everyone in the group.
Hop on an RZR and ride up to the coffee groves of Xilitla. Walk among the plants with the people who pick them, watch the beans get pulped, dried and roasted, and finish with a tasting of freshly roasted coffee. A relaxed experience of flavor and tradition, good for the whole family. $900 MXN per person.
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Xilitla smells of coffee long before you reach the farm. The mountains around town are planted with shade-grown coffee, and this trail takes you right there: to the place where your morning cup begins.
The ride is part of the experience. We pick you up at your lodging in Xilitla and head up to the farm by RZR, along the dirt roads that cut through the rainforest — the same vehicles as our off-road tours, only here the destination is a coffee grove.
At the farm, the coffee-growing family welcomes you. You walk among the plants, learn to tell a ripe cherry from one that isn't, and follow the whole process: the hand picking, the pulping, the drying patio where the beans are spread in the sun and turned for days, and finally the roasting drum, when the smell fills everything.
It ends with the tasting. In front of plates of green, roasted and ground coffee, you learn to smell and taste the way cuppers do, and they pour you the coffee from that same farm. Plenty of people leave with a bag under their arm.
It's an easy outing with no physical demands, ideal for couples, friends or family. It runs two and a half to three hours and departs with a minimum of 2 people.
Your day, hour by hour
Approximate times. We confirm your exact pickup by WhatsApp when you book.
- 8:00–9:00 AM
Pickup
We pick you up at your lodging in Xilitla. The ride up to the farm is by RZR, so you leave town already in the vehicle.
- 8:20 AM
Up to the farm
Dirt roads through the humid jungle to the shade-grown coffee grove. The ride is part of the experience.
- 8:50 AM
The coffee grove
You walk among the plants with the coffee-growing family and learn to tell a ripe cherry from one that isn't.
- 9:25 AM
The drying patio
Where the beans are spread in the sun and turned for days. This is where you see why coffee takes so long to reach the cup.
- 9:50 AM
The roastery
The drum turning and the smell filling everything. This is the moment the farm smells like what you're about to drink.
- 10:15 AM
The tasting
In front of plates of green, roasted and ground coffee, you learn to smell and taste the way cuppers do. Plenty of people leave with a bag under their arm.
- 10:30–11:00 AM
Return
Back to your lodging in Xilitla.
On this tour
- 1Shade-grown coffee grove in the Xilitla highlands
- 2Bean drying patio
- 3Artisanal roastery
- 4Cupping bar
Tour photos
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What's included
- ✦Round-trip transfer from your lodging in Xilitla — the ride to the farm is by RZR
- ✦Farm entrance and access
- ✦Guided walk through the grove and the full coffee process
- ✦Freshly roasted coffee tasting
- ✦Travel insurance for everyone in the group
- ✦Photos and video of the tour, taken by your guide
Book direct with us
You deal with the people who take you, from booking to the tour itself.
Hold your spot with 30%
Pay the rest on the day of the tour.
Pay us directly, in pesos
No middlemen: by card or bank transfer.
WhatsApp the same team
The people who run your tour answer.
Our own hotel and restaurant
In Xilitla, 400 m from Las Pozas.
Pickup & meeting point
We pick you up at your lodging in Xilitla — in the RZR (side-by-side) itself and bring you back at the end. If you're staying in Ciudad Valles, we can come and get you there at an additional cost we'll quote on WhatsApp, or you make your own way up to Xilitla.
Xilitla
We pick you up at your lodging — in the RZR (side-by-side)
Ciudad Valles
Transfer at an additional cost, quoted on WhatsApp — or make your own way to Xilitla
Departure time
Between 8:00 and 9:00 AM
Approx. return
10:30–11:00 AM
Vehicle
RZR (side-by-side)
Staying in Ciudad Valles? The ride up to the farm leaves from Xilitla in an RZR. We can come and get you there for an extra transfer fee — message us and we'll quote it.
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Our hotel in Xilitla
Stay 400 m from Las Pozas
Hotel Paraíso Encantado is ours too: it's in La Conchita, a 5-minute walk from Edward James's garden.
- El Papán Huasteco, our Huasteca-food restaurant, is inside the hotel: open 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM.
- Outdoor pool for guests.
- Arriving on the morning bus? If your room is ready, it's yours when you arrive; if not, you leave your bags at reception and we pick you up there for the tour.
Book with total confidence
Free cancellation
Up to 48h before · Full refund
We run in the rain
If the river is unsafe you choose: refund or new date
Photos and video included
Taken by your guide · No extra charge
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Before you book
Frequently asked questions
What's included in the Coffee Trail?
Round-trip transfer from your lodging in Xilitla — the ride to the farm is by RZR, Farm entrance and access, Guided walk through the grove and the full coffee process, Freshly roasted coffee tasting, Travel insurance for everyone in the group, Photos and video of the tour, taken by your guide. All of this is included in the price.
How long is the Coffee Trail?
The tour lasts between 2.5 and 3 hours.
Can I cancel my booking?
Yes. Free cancellation up to 48 hours before the tour. Full refund, no questions asked.
What is the price per person?
The price is $900 MXN per adult. Children ages 6 to 10 pay 70% ($630 MXN) and children under 6 pay 50% ($450 MXN). The discount applies when you book online.
Where does the tour depart from?
We pick you up at your lodging in Xilitla and bring you back at the end. Staying in Ciudad Valles? The ride up to the farm leaves from Xilitla in an RZR. We can come and get you there for an extra transfer fee — message us and we'll quote it.
What time does it start?
We pick you up at your lodging in Xilitla, in an RZR (side-by-side), between 8:00 and 9:00 AM. From Ciudad Valles the transfer costs extra — we'll quote it on WhatsApp. We confirm the exact time by WhatsApp after you book.
More detail in our cancellation and weather policy.
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