Philipo Coffee Farm — Local services in Arusha

This is an absolutely excellent place. It is truly a family owned and run coffee farm that produces simply excellent beans and honey all done on site. The family that owns this farm is delightful and welcoming. They will take visitors along the process of coffee production and finishing resulting in a sampling of their delicious coffee. Their honey is limited but from traditional African hives on site. It's a unique honey since the bees use the coffee plants and local flowers to produce. When I visited this May there was no sign by the road, but it is shown on Google Maps and immediately next to a prominent wood carvers shop (also worth visiting) on the road going to Gibb's Farm resort (aka Gibb's Farm Road) from Karatu Town. Don't be put off by the dirt road, it's quite normal here and easily passable. As I said the family is very welcoming. Local guides should know of it and the location of the next door woodcarvers on...

THE BEST EXPERIENCE! We told our guide we wanted to experience some local culture so he took us here. The owner was amazing! She showed us how everything is made. We got to pick the fruit, separate skin from bean, toss the already dried beans, pound to separate further, hand roast, hand grind and bring home both ground and whole bean. We have been to several coffee plantations and this was the best experience because it’s all done by hand and we got to do it all with them. Just had a cup this morning on my first day back...

Visit Philipo Coffee Farm is always a wonderful experience that I recommend to everybody. Philipo and his wife are really kind and they explain you all the story and process of coffee plantation, recolection... with great details and dedication. Besides you can taste the real Tanzanian coffee under the roof of a traditional Iraqw house. Moreover you can buy some cute bag of coffee made by Kitenge as a souvenir. I...