Coffee roasting experience

Name: Coffee roasting experience | Setours Handcrafted Journeys
SKU: XWP-004-PE
Price: 20 USD

1

hour

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What seems like a simple café on the train tracks of Ollantaytambo is really a Peruvian hidden gem. During this activity, you will get to visit Mayu’s very own roasting facility located on El Albergue’s organic farm. After a mouthwatering cup of joe, Café Mayu’s master roasters will teach you all there is to know about the origin of the beans, the coffee production, and the roasting process. You will learn various techniques of how to make delicious coffee at home before trying your own hand at roasting coffee beans. To help you remember this unique experience (and of course show off your newly acquired roasting skills), you will get a bag of your own roasted coffee to enjoy back home!

This activity starts at 10:00 or 14:00.

From USD 20

Private excursion

(Mon - Sun, all day)

Min 2

/ Max 8

Your Impact

Preserve traditions

Support local and sustainable products

Protect the environment by exploring actively

Included

Drinks

1x Coffee

Gift

250g Bag of own roasted coffee

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Meet Joaquin the hero behind this experience

Over 40 years ago North American couple Randall-Weeks fell in love with the beauty of the Sacred Valley and decided to open the cozy ‘El Albergue’ hotel in Ollantaytambo train station. Today, their two children, Joaquin and Ishmael run the inn while being passionately committed to making the valley a sustainable destination. Local dishes are reinterpreted at their restaurant El Chuncho using seasonal fruits and veggies cultivated with ancestral techniques from their own organic farm. The impressive array of herbs grown there are also used in their very own distillery ‘Destilería Andina’. Years ago, owner Wendy Weeks wowed her guests with her exceptional spirits distilled at the El Albergue. Her sons, inspired by her passion, decided to open a distillery focusing on Andean flavors and traditions. Their hard work has paid off by winning the silver medal at the Craft Spirits Award Ceremony in Berlin in 2020. Make sure to grab a bottle of their famous cane liquor, Caña Alta, not only for the unique taste but to do your part for the environment. In cooperation with Valle Sagrado Verde, the Randall brothers plant one tree for every product sold at Destilería Andina!

Where you'll be

Café Mayu, at Ollantaytambo train station (about 1 hour 15 - 52 km/38 miles from Cusco).

Know before you go

Physicality (1/3)

This experience is for those who want to take it easy while exploring. These tours require minimal physical activity such as walking tours through the streets of one of our cities.

What to bring

Nothing aside from a good mood :)

Exclusions

Tips