Yirgacheffe
Jasmine and bergamot, and the tea-like clarity that made Ethiopia famous.
- Altitude
- 1,750 – 2,200 m
- Harvest
- October – January
- Trip length
- 4 days
The Region
Why Yirgacheffe
Yirgacheffe is not really a place so much as a promise. The name sits on a small town in the Gedeo Zone, but it has come to mean a particular kind of clarity in the cup — floral, tea-like, almost translucent — that buyers spend careers chasing.
The forest here is old and layered. Coffee grows beneath shade trees on smallholdings measured in fractions of a hectare, and the altitude does the rest: cherries ripen slowly, sugars concentrate, acidity stays bright rather than sharp.
Almost everything is washed, and washed carefully. The stations here are meticulous about float sorting and fermentation timing, because at this altitude the difference between good and extraordinary is measured in hours.
In the cup
- Jasmine
- Bergamot
- Peach
- Lemon blossom
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 Yirgacheffe already knowing what you are looking for.
Day 2
The road to Yirgacheffe
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 Yirgacheffe
Tell us roughly when you would like to travel and how many of you there are. We will come back within 48 hours.