The Best Coffee Tours in Jamaica

Grown high in the misty peaks of the Blue Mountains, Jamaica’s first UNESCO World Heritage Site, Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee is prized for its smooth flavour, mild acidity and exceptional balance. For travelers and coffee lovers, visiting a coffee farm is one of the best food and cultural experiences in Jamaica. These tours allow visitors to walk through coffee fields, learn about the harvesting and roasting process, and taste freshly brewed coffee grown right on the farm. Nothing beats the aroma of freshly brewed coffee prepared right at the source. Here are some of the best coffee tours in Jamaica, particularly in the Blue Mountains near Kingston, where most of the island’s famous coffee is grown.

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Guide To The Blue Mountains of Jamaica

My favourite corner of Jamaica is the Blue Mountains. This commanding mountain range spans four parishes in the eastern end of the island and was recognized as Jamaica’s first UNESCO world heritage site in 2015. The Blue Mountains are an ecotourist’s paradise with an abundance of conifers, ferns, bromeliads and endemic birds not seen in most other parts of the country. There’s also quite a lot to see, taste and do in these rugged hillsides, so let Adventures from Elle be your guide to this magnetic Jamaican destination which is still relatively unexplored in comparison to the island’s resort towns.

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Lime Tree Farm, Saint Andrew

Lime Tree Farm is an eco-friendly farm and lodging set in the delightful Blue Mountains 3,400 feet above sea level. Run by an affable couple Rodger and Tifony Bolton, visiting Lime Tree Farm is like visiting the home of friends where the air is cool and crisp, the views divine and the tranquility just what the doctor ordered. You’ll feel as if time moves a little slower here. Set in rural Saint Andrew, this is Coffee Country so you can bet that Blue Mountain coffee is the main crop. Read on to learn why this is one of the top Blue Mountain coffee tours in Jamaica.

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