Guji
Stone fruit and syrupy sweetness from Ethiopia's most exciting young origin.
- Altitude
- 1,850 – 2,300 m
- Harvest
- November – February
- Trip length
- 4 days
The Region
Why Guji
For decades Guji coffee was sold as Sidamo, its identity folded into a larger regional name. That changed recently, and the region has spent the years since proving it deserved its own line on the label.
The Guji highlands sit slightly higher and drier than their neighbours, and the coffee shows it — heavier bodied, sweeter, with stone fruit where Yirgacheffe gives flowers. Naturals from here can be startling.
This is also where some of the most ambitious processing in Ethiopia is happening. Extended fermentations, careful raised-bed drying, anaerobic experiments run by station managers who cup their own work daily.
In the cup
- Apricot
- Strawberry
- Cane sugar
- Dark chocolate
The Itinerary
Four days, start to finish.
Day 1
Arrival in Addis Ababa
We meet you at Bole and take you straight to the showroom. Coffee, a proper meal, and an afternoon cupping across the current season so you arrive in Guji already knowing what you are looking for.
Day 2
The road to Guji
An early start and a long, beautiful drive. We reach the washing station in the afternoon, walk the drying beds with the manager, and sit down with farmers supplying the station. The evening ends with a traditional coffee ceremony.
Day 3
Farms at first light
Out before six, when the light is low and the picking is happening. You walk the rows, pick cherry, follow it back to the station, and watch it through intake, sorting, and depulping. We cup on site in the afternoon.
Day 4
Return and final cupping
Back to Addis with samples of everything you tasted at origin. A final cupping at the showroom, a debrief on what is available and in what volume, and we get you to your flight.
What's Included
Everything except your flights.
- Airport pickup and return in The Coffee Link van
- All ground transport in the Land Cruiser
- Accommodation throughout
- All meals
- A professional guide for the full trip
- Cupping sessions at origin and at the showroom
- A curated sample pack to take home
- Professional trip photography
Pricing
Transparent, per person.
1 – 2 people
$2,850per person
3 – 5 people
$2,300per person
6 or more
$1,950per person
International flights are not included. Custom itineraries are available for larger groups or specific requirements — tell us what you need and we will build it.
Booking enquiry
Enquire about Guji
Tell us roughly when you would like to travel and how many of you there are. We will come back within 48 hours.