The coffee farms in Boquete, located in the province of Chiriqui, produce more than 10 varieties of coffee, including the award-winning Geisha Coffee.
This specialty variety is so exclusive that at the 2025 International Best of Panama auction, where the country’s best coffees are awarded and sold, a world record was broken and a farm in Boquete (Hacienda La Esmeralda) sold the most expensive coffee in the world.
Even better, some coffee brands in Boquete and neighboring Tierras Altas created the Coffee Circuit. This tourism initiative opens the doors of coffee farms in Chiriqui so you can walk among coffee plantations located between 1,000 and 2,100 meters above sea level (3,280 to 6,900 feet).
You can visit them to learn about the entire production process—from planting, harvesting, and bean selection to preparation—and, of course, taste the most exclusive varieties in a coffee tasting.
Here is a list of coffee farms with open doors for you to visit in Boquete.
2. Elida Estate
3. Finca Lerida
8. Finca La Milagrosa – Cafetales Don Alfredo
9. Finca Arco Iris – Cafe Princesa Janca
10. Río Cristal Farm
11. Casanga Farm
1. Altieri Specialty Coffee
- Location: Los Naranjos
- How to get there: 10 minutes from downtown Boquete, on Buenos Aires Avenue.
At this exclusive farm, located within Volcan Baru National Park, you can enjoy the incredible green landscape of the cloud forest while savoring an excellent cup of coffee. Here you can take guided walks through the plantations, surrounded by mountain bamboo and blackberry bushes.
You will also learn where and how the coffee is processed—from harvesting to roasting—and take part in guided tastings led by professional baristas in the farm’s laboratories.
During the full tasting experience, you will try six varieties, learn about aromas, fragrances, and post-harvest processes, and finally end the day with a delicious toast.
Coffee experiences available at the farm include:
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El Paseito Experience: 1.5 hours
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Geney Boy Tasting Experience: 1 hour
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Geney Boy Deluxe Experience: 2 to 2.5 hours
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Mima’s Tale Experience: 1 hour
2. Elida Estate
- Location: Los Naranjos
- How to get there: 16 minutes from Bajo Boquete via Highway 41.
Elida is a family-owned and eco-friendly farm where specialized guides share the secrets of growing and harvesting the finest coffee beans. Visiting Elida Estate means experiencing the very best. In 2019, the farm broke world records for quality when its coffee was considered the most exclusive in the world.
On the different tours offered, you will learn about its history and trajectory, walk through the plantations, and visit the production plant where the processes and types of coffee are explained. To conclude this coffee experience, you will attend a coffee tasting and try coffee cherry tea made from the coffee husk.
You will also be able to visit very special areas of the farm with other types of crops and enjoy stunning landscapes.
Tours available include:
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El Plano Tour: 2 hours
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La Torre Tour: 3 hours
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Meet the Producer: 3 hours
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Coffee Tasting: 1 hour
3. Finca Lerida
- Location: Los Naranjos
- How to get there: 18 minutes from downtown Boquete via Highway 41.
What makes Finca Lerida a special place is its connection to the construction of the Panamá Canal. Its founder was the engineer who designed the Canal’s safety gates.
Explore the farm on an interactive tour that begins in the fields of Boquete. There, you will learn about the importance of soil, altitude, and the district’s microclimate in producing a great coffee bean. Then you will take a walk while hearing the history, origins, and secrets of the farm.
The tour continues in the production area, where you will see the industrial side of coffee processing. Finally, you will enjoy a guided tasting of different varieties, where experts explain the best ways to prepare and enjoy a great cup of coffee.
At Finca Lerida, in addition to taking the coffee tour in Boquete, you can stay at a boutique hotel with views of the spectacular landscapes.
The farm’s coffee experiences include:
Cafe Lerida Experience: A full tour of the farm, duration 1 hour 45 minutes.
Coffee Tasting Experience: Guided coffee tasting featuring different roast levels, processing methods, and preparation techniques, duration 45 minutes.
Exclusive Geisha Coffee Experience: Taste the most exclusive coffee in the world, prepared in the best way.
4. Don Pachi Estate
- Location: Los Naranjos
- How to get there: 14 minutes from downtown, via Highway 41.
Founded in 1873, Don Pachi is the oldest coffee farm in the country and was also a pioneer in cultivating Panamá’s most exclusive coffee varieties more than 150 years ago. The farm grows more than 10 varieties of coffee, including Geisha coffee.
Take advantage of the energy from caffeine and sign up for a 4-hour hike with specialized guides to see each stage of coffee planting, harvesting, and production. At the end, you can participate in a coffee tasting and taste Geisha coffee liqueur in the farm’s own laboratory. You can also choose a shorter visit or simply the coffee tasting.
Don Pachi Estate also offers specialized workshops on different stages of the production process, allowing you to take your experience a step further by roasting and packaging your own coffee.
The private tour of the farm costs approximately US$75.
5. Cafeto Arabica Farm
- Location: Palmira
- How to get there: 28 minutes from Bajo Boquete via Highway 41.
Cafeto Arábica Farm has 12 hectares (29 acres) entirely dedicated to growing, as its name suggests, the Arabica coffee species.
Visit this farm to see firsthand how they have achieved the production of extremely high-quality coffee. You will be able to walk through the coffee plantations, visit the wet mill, see the special drying system, and the roasting facility.
At Cafeto Arabica, the coffee plants are grown under the shade of fruit trees such as orange, lemon, banana, and others, which add a special touch to the flavor of the beans. These trees also serve as shelter for birds that help maintain the ecological balance needed for cultivating and harvesting excellent coffee.
Tour the entire farm and finish your visit with a tasting of two coffee varieties, seasonal fruits, and complimentary coffee.
At the beginning of 2026, this experience costs approximately US$45.
6. Finca Mamecillo
- Location: Jaramillo
- How to get there: 18 minutes by car via the Jaramillo Arriba road.
This farm takes its name from the abundance of mamecillo fruit that grows on its land, which is also a paradise of biodiversity. The 1.5 hectares (3.7 acres) dedicated to coffee on this farm are surrounded by the same amount of native and untouched cloud forest.
In addition to providing the shade needed to protect the coffee plants, this combination creates a safe microenvironment for wildlife.
At Mamecillo, you can take coffee tours and combine them with adventure activities. In its forests, you can go mountain biking, rappelling, hiking in search of waterfalls, and much more.
This coffee farm has an eco-friendly farm where pigs, chickens, and goats live in open spaces and are raised responsibly. They also grow completely organic vegetables and run reforestation and food-waste transformation programs, producing compost and fertilizer for the sustainable care of the farm.
At Finca Mamecillo, more than just a coffee experience, you can enjoy an interactive and educational tour of the entire property. This six-hour experience is divided into four parts: in the morning, hiking through the cloud forest and organic farm, where you will learn how it operates; at midday, an exquisite farm-to-table gastronomic experience with delicious organic dishes made from seasonal products; and finally, a visit to the organic coffee plantations, where the processes are explained and you will enjoy a delicious coffee tasting.
The price of this experience ranges from US$160 to US$220.
They also offer a gastronomic experience priced at US$120.
7. Cafelandia Farm
- Location: Bajo Boquete
- How to get there: 15 minutes from downtown Bajo Boquete, via 4 Sur Street.
Visit this coffee paradise founded in 1932. Its 28 hectares (70 acres) are ideal for producing high-quality coffee. At Cafelandia, you will see how a coffee farm in Chiriqui operates while focusing on creating opportunities for dignified and responsible work, as well as improving the quality of life for its collaborators.
In fact, its owners opened the doors of their farm to show visitors the importance of workers in every stage of coffee production, from planting to a coffee tasting in Boquete.
Cafelandia offers a 2-hour coffee experience where you can walk through the plantations and see the different coffee varieties from the plants to the drying process. At the end, you will enjoy a tasting of two types of coffee and select your favorite.
This experience is available by appointment only. Contact the farm before making your plans, as tour availability may change.
8. Finca La Milagrosa – Cafetales Don Alfredo
- Location: Jaramillo
- How to get there: 14 minutes from Bajo Boquete via Jaramillo Road.
La Milagrosa transformed from a cattle ranch into a coffee farm. But it is not just any farm—La Milagrosa features spacious recreation areas, picnic zones, trails for hiking, and, of course, a great coffee tour.
During this 2-hour coffee experience, you will learn about cultivation techniques while walking through the plantation. Then, in the drying areas, you will discover the artisanal process needed to produce some of the best coffee in the world. In the roasting area, you will see the process live and learn how they used recycled parts from cars and computers to create their own roasting machine. Finally, don’t miss the chance to taste a cup of freshly processed coffee.
This experience costs approximately US$65 as of early 2026.
9. Finca Arco Iris – Cafe Princesa Janca
- Location: Los Naranjos
- How to get there: less than 20 minutes by car from downtown Boquete via Boquete Road.
Arco Iris is home to Princesa Janca coffee. Here, coffee is grown using healthy and environmentally sustainable processes. The tour begins in a small museum that tells the story of its founders, and then continues to the coffee plantations, where you will be amazed by the views of Volcan Baru.
Next, you will visit the industrial area where the coffee beans are processed. You will also walk through a eucalyptus forest, visit the reservoir, and see the hydroelectric plant.
At the end, you can enjoy a coffee tasting, with the option of hot chocolate or tea. The farm offers several coffee experiences, including three tasting options lasting about two hours each, allowing you to choose which areas to explore and how you will interact with the farm’s workers.
Experiences cost approximately US$30 to US$60.
10. Río Cristal Farm
- Location: Boquete Tree Trek Adventure Park, Los Naranjos
- How to get there: 13 minutes from downtown Boquete. Transportation from downtown Boquete is included in the tour.
This is a different kind of experience that includes recreation, adventure, nature, rum, tea, and coffee.
At Boquete Tree Trek, you will find activities for all members of the family. You can enjoy a coffee tasting at the only tea plantation in Panamá, fly between the trees on their 12 zipline cables, and walk across hanging bridges surrounded by incredible scenery.
The coffee is produced in the sector known as Kotowa Rio Cristal. There you can walk through the coffee plantations, learn about the history of coffee, and finish with a tasting of premium coffees that have won national and international awards.
This coffee experience lasts 2 hours and costs US$35.
Other experiences range from approximately US$35 to US$109.
Prices are updated as of early 2026.
11. Casanga Farm
- Location: Palmira
- How to get there: 15 minutes from downtown Boquete. You can arrange transportation from Bajo Boquete to the farm.
At Casanga Farm, the coffee experience is completely different. Here the tour is immersive—you will learn about coffee processes while actively participating in them. You will have the opportunity to harvest, select, process, and roast coffee. Learn step by step everything that happens on the farm to create the best cups of coffee.
If you are short on time but do not want to miss the opportunity for a coffee experience, you can visit the shop in Bajo Boquete and participate in a 30-minute experience where you roast your own bag of coffee.
Prices for these coffee tours in Boquete in 2026 range from US$10 to US$40.
Boquete offers unmatched landscapes surrounded by the unmistakable aroma of coffee. There you can meet the families and workers who have made Panamá an undisputed leader in this industry.
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