coffee tour chicoj

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Excellent place to do canopy more than 100 mts. long, also very close within the town's limits great place to spend in the afternoon knowing about the culture of coffee its origins and the process on how to how to make one of the best coffees of the region there is also food delicious Kak'ik (Turckey soup).

tourgoddess

OK, it was Christmas Day --but they said the tour was open so we went. Luckily we had some in our party who could speak Spanish...our guide spoke no English (apparently there is one guide who does). The walk through the plantation was beautiful (there are some hills) and the earth was colorful and fragrant. We thought it was a bit expensive ($10 each) and there was a small cup, no refills, of coffee at the end. We actually enjoyed passing through the town and hearing the town soccer game's excitement as much as the tour. A real slice of rural life.

38haydark

When they offer you repellent for mosquitos do not say NO. I thought to myself 'what mosquito at this time of the day?' Boy they are not mosquitos, they are tiny flies, they look like fruit flies. You don't feel at first but next day you start itching and its been a week and i am still itching and have red marks all over my arms. Otherwise it is very nice and informative

Ben2Box

Great tour with 7 (seven!) canopy zip fly tracks thrown in as part of the tour. Friendly guides and coffee tasting afterwards. Flying over the coffee trees and river was really fun to do!Don't book an expensive tour downtown, but just take a local microbus to Chicoj and show up there for a private experience.

JustinKing

You get to the place easily by taking a bus from the street across the policestation near Parque Central. Fortunately, the stop was next to my hostal (Casa Luna, good place). Ask for Chicoj and they'll let you off and it's a short walk to the entrance.The tour was interesting, all be it a bit short. You get info about the history of the plantation and the process of growing and harvesting coffee. I can image the place would be more interesting during weekdays and in a harvesting period (I believe I heard that's November).The tour is combined with a ZIP-line (Canopy) over the plantation and a small lake. It's not the fastest or most spectacular, but it's a fun combination with an informative tour. Coffee-tasting was nice, although I had plenty better ones.Overall, a nice activity which is easy to reach for Coban. Just takes 2-3 hours, including traveltime.

Mexitravel54

We took a local micro bus from a side street opposite the police station and asked for Chicoj. The driver understood exactly where we were going. The drive took us out into the sticks. Beautiful countryside here. The tour was interesting and took around an hour, then we zip-lined back to the beginning and sampled the coffee. The community work as a cooperative to run this coffee plantation. After the tour we walked further along the unmade road until we found another bus to take us back.

LWeston2012

This used to be one of many German Coffee plantations in the area and the people who live and work here now are the children and grandchildren of the workers. Now the community owns it and with help from some NGOs they have opened a tour and sell fair-trade, shade-grown coffee.The tour includes a zipline and I'm not usually an adventurous person but this ride was not so high, just zipping over the coffee trees and then the water reservoir. I enjoyed the tour and even more than that, I felt like my money was going to people who needed and deserved it.

auboisejoli

Ne ratez pas cette occasion: découvrez la production du café, profitez de la gentillesse et la discrétion (car on ne vous saute pas dessus comme cela arrive souvent en tourisme) de ces Mayas Q´eqchi’ qui ont a cœur de vous faire partager leur nature et leur art, et de développer le bien être de leur communauté. Une occasion unique. Finalement, va-t-on à Chicoj pour avoir visité Coban, ou bien passe-t-on par Coban pour avoir la chance de rencontrer Chicoj? À vous de répondre!

Rickychab

Un tour de plantation peu organisé et très cher (10 euros par pers !!)On se sent un peu obligé de le faire une fois sur place car la plantation est au bout d'une route caillouteuse . Par contre, la tyrolienne était à un prix acceptable de 5,00 euros et a satisfait nos adolescents. Personnel sympathique de bonne volonté.

816ligiac

Guiados por su pagina en internet nos aventuramos a ir a conocer este tour, no nos arrepentimos, desde que nos comunicamos con ellos via telefonica tuvimos un excelente servicio, en cuanto llegamos al lugar Marta y Rosa las guias hicieron un excelente trabajo.Hicimos el recorrido conociendo a detalle la siembre y cosecha del cafe asi como subimos al canopy.Toda la familia gozamos y aprendimos, la atencion con mi hija de 7 años excelente ya que le resolvieron dudas en forma amenaAl finalizar nos regalaron una taza del mejor cafe de la region

LuchiCG

Es difícil llegar por la mala señalización y un camino de tierra transitable. Al llegar podrían tener una regular opinión. Al inicio del recorrido podría paracer un poco descuidado. Pero conforme se entra al bosque es una belleza. Esto está a cargo de una cooperativa y te explican su modo de trabajo, vemos paso a paso el proceso del café. Todo muy bien trabajado. Al finalizar diafrutarás de Canopy sobre las plantaciones y una laguna. Yo incluso llevé a mis hijos pequeños. Todos disfrutamos la caminata.