We meet at the famous Himlayan Java coffee house in Thamel for a trip briefing and setting the tone for the trip. Himalayan Java is the most prolific of coffee shops which has several shops in Nepal and even abroad. Later we go for a welcome dinner at a traditional restaurant

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Today we travel, according to the customised itinerary, to either Begnas, Ilam, Gorkha, or a location that has been decided. The travel could be by air and car, or by car/jeep to the farm. Once at the farm of choice, we shall be greeted by the farmer, and we shall start the introduction into coffee farming in the area. In this suggestive itinerary, we are recommending travel to Pokhara and the coffee farm in Begnas and a homestay

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Today is our hand-on experience day in the farm, picking cherries or processing or sorting as we understand the process in depth.

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Today we move to a location to rest and reward ourselves. This could be in Pokhara or Dharan or at a resort, depending on how the custom itinerary is built for each trip.

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Today we travel back to Kathmandu and visit the wholesale centers where the sorting, quality control and bagging is done, to see the finished processes a bit deeper.

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Today is the last day of the trip, where we learn the final stages of the process. Export is one channel where the coffee goes and the other is to the coffee shops. We visit the highly rated Karma Coffee which is a coffee boutique for this, and understand what all can be done with the finished product. At Karma, the coffee is made into cups of course, but also recycled into massage oils, facial scrubs, paper etc. We end the day with a debriefing dinner at a Bhutanese Restaurant, and probably some of our subject matter specialists might be invited, if they are available.

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