Kivu Coffee Experience Tour - From Crop To Cup

Kivu Coffee Experience Tour « From Crop to Cup »

Origin: Kivu coffee comes from the region around Lake Kivu in Rwanda.

Quality: It is known for high-quality, unique flavors and is grown by small farmers in cooperatives.

Taste: Some Kivu coffees are described as having notes of rhubarb, honey, and a smooth finish.

Rwanda – The Country of a Thousand Hills, with a beautiful landscape on earth. For many people, this land stirs mystical visions, and a trip to Rwanda becomes a dream of a lifetime. Most visitors come to Rwanda for its mountain gorilla, but this is not where the discovery ends. Rwanda is abounding with hidden secrets and the production of the best coffee worldwide.

For a coffee connoisseur, Lake Kivu shores offer the chance to experience one of the rarest coffees in the world. The unique climate and terrain enable the cultivation of high-quality coffee, which boasts a distinct taste. The Arabica beans are grown here between 1468 and 1600 meters in some of the most picturesque farms one could think of.

On this trip, Kawira Safaris takes you up close and personal with this coffee, while Cyimbiri Bay creates the backdrop, almost as if it doesn't want to take away the joy of the blue water from you.

Kivu coffee, grown along the fertile volcanic soils surrounding Lake Kivu in Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo, is celebrated for its unique flavor profile. Thanks to high altitudes, rich soil, and ideal climate, this coffee delivers a bright, clean cup with lively acidity.

You meet the farmers, help on the farm (depending on the time of year, either harvest, tend, or sort), visit the production chain processes, and end up drinking that very coffee, which was traditionally roasted right in front of your eyes.

The Kivu coffee crop to cup experience will change your perspective about the coffee staring at you right now!