Our 12 Favourite Coffee Experiences Around the World

1.Istanbul Highlights: Guided Tour with Turkish Tea or Coffee

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 278 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $60Our pick

Spend four hours walking Istanbul’s Old City with an English-speaking guide. Visit Hagia Sophia, the Basilica Cistern, Blue Mosque, Hippodrome, and Grand Bazaar, with Turkish tea or coffee along the way. Guides such as Muhammed, Salih, KC, and Jayson are praised for clear explanations and flexible pacing. Entry fees are extra.

“My tour guide, Muhammed, is wonderful. Our pace was good and we took time for a chai tea break. His knowledge wisendless and he has a sense of humour that translates across cultures and language. There was no question left unanswered. Highly recomend him!”

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2.Coffee – Wine – Tea Da Lat’s Agricultural Treasures Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 63 reviews · from $40

Ride through Da Lat’s countryside with an English-speaking guide such as Loi, Ray, Bell, or Sao. Visit Cầu Đất coffee and Phát Chi tea farms, sample wine at Ladora Winery, then see churches, pagodas, Lam Vien Square, and the old railway station. The pace is private and flexible, but coffee tasting is not clearly included.

“mr. Sao was fantastic, he was a great driver and we had a lot of fun!”

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3.Volcano, Hot Spring, Tea Factory, rice fields and Coffee Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 25 reviews · from $130

Spend 10 to 12 hours with a private guide and driver traveling from Jakarta to West Java. See smoky Tangkuban Perahu volcano, meet rice farmers, taste local fruit, visit a tea factory, sample luwak coffee for $3, and soak your feet at Sari Ater. Guides such as Erni and Neti are noted for being warm and accommodating.

“Ms Neti was truly lovely to spend the day with! My little one (3) is still talking about her weeks later. The tour is very well done just be aware that there is lots of drive time! Both the guide and the driver were friendly and accommodating and aRead more”

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4.Jakarta :Volcano, HotSpring, Tea Factory, RiceField, &Coffee

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 21 reviews · 12 hours · from $123

Leave Jakarta for a private, guide-led day in West Java. See Tangkuban Perahu volcano, taste local pineapple, tour a tea factory, visit rice fields, sample luwak coffee, and soak your feet at Sari Ater. Guides such as Neti explain local culture clearly, while hotel pickup, transport, entry fees, and tea tasting are included.

“I liked this tour very much because of the amazing visits of the rice fields, the tea factory and the volcano. I could expirience the pineapple and the tea plantages. Neti is an amazing and dedicated guide explaining Indonisia clearly and answering patiently all questions of a curious traveller from far Europe.”

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5.Giethoorn : 1 Hour Canal Cruise in Village With Coffee/Tea

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 13 reviews · 1 hour · from $11Best value

You’ll cruise Giethoorn’s narrow canals and Lake Bovenwijde aboard a heated or cooled electric boat with round seats, tables, and open windows. Your captain gives live commentary in English, German, or Dutch. Coffee, cake, snack platters, and picnics are available for an extra charge. Wheelchair access requires advance notice.

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6.Vietnam Tea Tasting – Giang Egg Coffee & Train Street Visit

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 10 reviews · 3 hours · from $36

Spend three hours with an English-speaking guide learning how Vietnamese tea is grown, classified, brewed, and served. Taste green and red tea, practice making one kind, then choose Giang egg coffee, Train Street, or both. Groups have 2 to 5 people, with optional Bun Cha lunch and no hotel pickup outside Hanoi’s Old Quarter.

“The whole day was great but the caves were amazing. We went on a quiet day luckily.”

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7.Tea & Coffee Experience

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 10 reviews · from $97

Spend about five hours exploring Ho Chi Minh City through coffee and tea. Visit Cheo Leo Cafe, said to be Saigon’s oldest coffee shop, brew coffee with a phin filter, taste Vietnamese tea, and share a vegetarian lunch. Private transport, bottled water, pickup, and mobile tickets are included.

“It allows you to have understanding of the Vietnam coffee culture Would be good to have the itinerary first so it's much easier to know wrist to expect.”

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8.Tea & Coffee Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 5 reviews

Spend the day exploring Dalat’s French Quarter, railway station, Arabica coffee and tea plantations near Cau Dat, a waterfall, pagoda, and a coffee shop. An English-speaking guide explains how coffee is picked, dried, milled, and prepared. The private tour costs $128 for up to two people, with lunch optional.

“The guide was great and spoke very good English. Nice tour, was interesting”

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9.Coffee – Wine – Tea: Dalat Treasures tour

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 5 reviews · from $40

Ride behind a local guide on a private motorbike through Da Lat’s coffee and tea country, then visit a winery, churches, Linh Phuoc Pagoda, Lam Vien Square, and the old railway station. Guides such as Loi explain the sights, but communication and guiding quality can vary. Coffee, tea, lunch, and several entry fees cost extra.

“i have never felt so unwelcome on a tour. my guide basically shuttled me between stops without speaking to me or explaining anything (you have to pay your own admission at every stop - which is noted in the description). the car ride beRead more”

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10.Pigadia: Agia Kyriaki Guided Hike with Coffee/Tea and Raki

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 4 reviews · 3 hours · from $54

Join an English-speaking local guide for a three-hour hike from Pigadia to Agia Kyriaki Church. You’ll pass old stables, an ancient temple, olive fields, and pine woods before enjoying coffee or tea and a raki shot. The pace is calm, but uphill and downhill sections make this an average to challenging walk.

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11.St. Lucia Airport Transfer (UVF) – Complimentary Coffee, Tea, Cold Beverages

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews · from $80

Book a private round-trip transfer between Hewanorra International Airport and your St. Lucia accommodation. A driver meets you with a name sign, handles your luggage, and provides an air-conditioned ride with coffee, tea, bottled water, and cold beverages. Drivers such as Fidel, Amen, and Anthony are noted for prompt, flexible service.

“EXCELLENT service! Our villa was located 90 minutes from UVF and we had great rides coming from and going back to the airport. Going to the villa, Anthony even made a pit stop for us to grab some items from the supermarket. It was also very reasonably priced. I highly recommend this car service!!”

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12.3 Hour Vietnam Tea & Egg Coffee Tasting With Train Street

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2 reviews · 3 hours · from $36

Meet an English-speaking guide and tea expert near Hanoi’s Old Quarter for a hands-on lesson in handmade tea. Taste green and red tea, brew your own pot, then choose Giang Cafe egg coffee, Train Street, or an optional Bun Cha and Banh Mi lunch. Groups are limited to five people.

“we booked this short tour with the expectation of knowing some more knowledge about asian tea but got more than that. Adward - the guide picked me up at hotel to the tea house, it is amazing to enter a small world of tea. I was introduced clearly about how the tea buds are handpicked and sundried then they taught me process of tea brewing and serving, especially I was encouraged to brew tea with nice teapot. Train street was amazing with banhmi and bun cha. Well worth the money.”

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