We booked a full day tour in Son Pacamara and it was such a great expirience. We – me and my girlfriend – are just a coffee drinkers and we have learned and seen a lot but I am sure that even if you are a professional barista and or already know much about coffee you will benefit too. Dustin has a very wide knowledge and he is a passionate so it’s a pleasure to learn from him. He is also a funny guy, open minded and easy going so it was also a cool and positive day and this 8 hours or so passed really quickly. And he knows English well too. Saying that I totally recommend them.

If you need more technical details than there was theory about the coffee and also about each and every part of making and drinking coffee. There was variaties, a path from plantation to the cup, we visit the plantation, we learned how to roast coffee (!), we learned how to make a coffee (!), how to drink and test and much more. Everything well explained with the practical excersie too

Just please be aware that this is the plantation and this is not in the city center. You need around half an hour from Da Lat and We had some problems to get there even with taxi, but GPS is your friend. Going back was easier and Dustin helped us to arrange a cab.

We came to Son Pacamara without any expectations. It’s far into the countryside, down a bumpy road and we were met by a very friendly owner who served us coffee and introduced us to Dustin, his assistant.

We then did a 3 hour coffee tour with Dustin, which was a fascinating experience. We learned about the different coffee trees, species, how and where they grow, elevation, climate and lots more. Then we examined coffee berries, green beans and learned about the rinsing and fermentation process. After that we spend a long time talking about the roasting phase, how to roast to get the right aroma, mouthfeel, taste and so on, and finally we roasted our own coffee beans. In the end, we ground some of our coffee and tasted it.

The whole experience was eye-opening for us. We learned so much, and we did so in an unhurried environment with a super passionate teacher (Dustin). It was comfortable, interesting and meaningful for us, and the scenery during the whole thing was breathtaking.

We’re glad we went out of the way to visit Son Pacamara. We came home with a great experience, happy memories and super tasty coffee that we roasted ourselves.

We found it thanks to google comments, but it was very hard to find it, as there is no signage. Maybe you should first go to Maison du Café in Dalat, where the owner of the coffee farm lives. Then he could bring you to the coffee plantation. The experience we had there was really cool and we could ask any type of questions. Dustin was available and knowledgable with a good english. They really want you to understand the whole process, from the plant to the cup !
They charged us 200 000 dgs each for the visit, which is reasonable.