Harar
Wild blueberry and warm spice, dry-processed in the eastern highlands.
- Altitude
- 1,400 – 2,000 m
- Harvest
- October – February
- Trip length
- 4 days
The Region
Why Harar
Harar is the oldest name in Ethiopian coffee export, and the most distinctive. Grown in the dry eastern highlands and processed almost entirely natural, it tastes like nothing else in the country.
The classic Harar profile is heady and wine-like — wild blueberry, warm spice, a fruit intensity that comes from cherries drying slowly on the fruit under a hard, bright sun.
It is also the most fragile of Ethiopia's origins. Water is scarce, the region is warming, and khat competes hard for the same land. Buying Harar well means buying it deliberately.
In the cup
- Blueberry
- Cardamom
- Apricot
- Cocoa
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 Harar already knowing what you are looking for.
Day 2
The road to Harar
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 Harar
Tell us roughly when you would like to travel and how many of you there are. We will come back within 48 hours.