Matagalpa is one of the departments of Nicaragua that stands out for its high productive potential of coffee, this is one of the main exports of the country, and Matagalpa is the second department in the national production of this grain surpassed by the department of Jinotega.
In this mostly walking seed to cup tour you will learn much more than just the process of coffee. History, location, climate, topography, sustainable use of byproducts and the social programs are among the many other things you will learn.
You will get a chance to visit our nurseries, coffee plantillos where you will learn about shade coffee, organic laboratory where you will learn about organic farming methods.
The tour will continue to the picking and weighing of the coffee beans, we will follow the truck back to the wet mill where you will witness the process and end the tour in our museum with a cup of coffee to answer any questions remaining.
Then, we will walk a bit to enjoy the weather and nature, later in the hotel restaurant we will have lunch.
In this tour by minibus, you will see many of these sustainable farming methods that have gained it this reputation. You will pass by the organic laboratory, the worker’s housing, the greenhouses, cheese house, chicken coops, and stables where you will learn about the food being served at the restaurant.
By the cattle pasture land, coffee plantation, and compost operations where you will see how we reduce, reuse and recycle at Selva Negra.