You will get a hands-on understanding of coffee production from beginning to end, including picking berries, processing, shelling, grinding, roasting, and brewing! Tanzanian peasberry coffee beans are treasured worldwide for their unique flavor and aroma.
If you like your cup, you can roast some coffee to take away as gifts for others. You'll also learn about the Meru traditions around coffee, and how it became a staple crop in the region.
You'll also learn about the work of our company, empowering orphaned and vulnerable children and families in the Meru region, and all proceeds will go to their support.
Service animals allowed. Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap. Suitable for all physical fitness levels. Must be able to climb several flights of stairs, and walk on uneven ground.
If you have a 4x4 vehicle: From the Arusha-Moshi highway, you will turn up a paved road at Kilala - look for signs for Two Mountain Lodge and Kahawa. Go to the end of the paved road, then turn right at Nkoaranga Hospital. You'll see a sign for Happy Family Children's Village and paving after ~2km
Without a 4x4: From the Arusha-Moshi highway, you will turn up a paved road at Kilala - look for signs for Two Mountain Lodge and Kahawa. Go to the end of the paved road, then turn right at Nkoaranga Hospital. About 50m on, you will see a sign for the Pickup point.