Coffee farm immersion - tree planting

✅Services include:

• English-speaking guide
• Round-trip transportation
• Coffee workshops
• Tree planting materials
• Lunch
• Coffee tasting
• Drinking water
• Basic insurance

❌Not included:

• Personal purchases
• Extra snacks or drinks
• Other costs not mentioned in the service included

Departure point: Hotels in Buon Ma Thuot, Vietnam
End point: Return to original pick-up point

🕚 08:00 - Pick-up at hotel & drive into the highlands
     🌲 As the vehicle leaves the city, concrete slowly melts into rolling hills, pine forests, and coffee plantations stretching toward the horizon.
Your guide explains how Vietnam became the world’s second-largest coffee producer - but also why smallholder families are now shifting toward more sustainable, shade-grown models.

🕚 09:00 - Highland coffee farm walk (storytelling by the farmer)
     🌿 You’re welcomed into a family-run farm where generations have lived alongside their coffee trees.
     🚶  Walking with the farmer beneath tall shade trees, you learn:
          🔸 how each tree is grafted, nurtured, protected
          🔸 the meaning of red soil and why it matters
          🔸 how roots prevent erosion after storms
          🔸 what happens when rains fail or come too strong
     🌺 You pick ripe cherries, feeling the warmth of the sun on the fruit - a simple moment that many travelers describe as unexpectedly emotional.

🕚 10:15 - Traditional Coffee Processing Workshop
     🏞️ Under a wooden roof scented with fresh beans, you experience each stage:
          🔹 hand-washing cherries in mountain spring water
          🔹 sun-drying on woven bamboo trays
          🔹 roasting over a clay stove with rhythmic arm motions
          🔹 grinding by hand using a stone mortar
          🔹 brewing slow-drip phin coffee
     ☕ The farmer encourages you to taste with intention - smell the earth, the fire, the patience.

🕚 11:45 - Farm-to-Table Highlands Lunch
     🍽️ Served in a family courtyard or under jackfruit trees. Typical menu includes:
          🥢 lemongrass chicken or tofu
          🥢 mountain-grown greens
          🥢 wild herbs
          🥢 sticky rice
          🥢 seasonal fruit
     👨‍👩‍👧 Stories flow naturally during lunch - storms survived, harvest rituals, the pride of raising children on traditional land.

🕚 13:00 - Tree Planting Ritual (Reforestation Activity)
     🚶‍♀️  You walk to a plot where young shade trees are being introduced to restore biodiversity.
     🌱 Each traveler plants a sapling, guided by eco-volunteers.
     🌍 The farmer marks each tree with coordinates so the community can send photos of its growth.
     ♻️ Planting is symbolic - a gesture of hope, resilience, and partnership with nature.

🕚 14:30 - Coffee Tasting & Farewell
     ☕ You enjoy 2-3 varieties of highland coffee while overlooking the hills.

🕚 16:00 - Return to Hotel

✅ Please read the information carefully before booking the tour.
✅ Bring all necessary personal items.

SUSTAINABILITY & IMPACT
✅ Supports reforestation efforts in the Central Highlands
✅ Generates alternative income for smallholder farmers
✅ Reduces soil erosion & improves biodiversity
✅ Encourages sustainable, shade-grown coffee production
✅ Connects travelers to local communities with dignity and respect

Notice 48 hours before departure time.