zoof26 Posted October 20, 2015 #1 Share Posted October 20, 2015 Has anyone heard of a Coffee Bean plantation tour in San Juan? We have the cruddy port stay of 7am -2pm. We've done the forts, etc, as we've been to OSJ quite a few times. Looking for something new to do. Someone mentioned this to me, but I can't find any info online. TIA! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marylandteachergirl Posted October 25, 2015 #2 Share Posted October 25, 2015 Ellis Tours has a coffee tour. You find him via Facebook. He also has good tripadvisor reviews. Not sure about the plantation part, but I know he visits multiple coffeehouse on his tour. He can/will also customize tours for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alfaeric Posted October 25, 2015 #3 Share Posted October 25, 2015 (edited) duplicate post. not sure how many keys get hit that fast when typing Edited October 25, 2015 by alfaeric Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alfaeric Posted October 25, 2015 #4 Share Posted October 25, 2015 FWIW, all of the plantations are on the south side of the island- roughly starting in the mountains just north of Ponce and going west from there. In Ponce, there's a plantation that is more of a tourist attraction- Hacienda Buena Vista- it's pretty cool, and more of a look how it used to be done. The coffee they sell isn't that great- it needs to be sealed when bagged. But then again, the last time we were there was years ago. A number of places do offer tours. That being said- Ponce is an hour and a half from San Juan. So 3 hours driving round trip. Great drive, though. Being that Buena Vista is suited to do that, I would bet that Ellis goes there. BTW- vistiponce dot com has info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoof26 Posted October 25, 2015 Author #5 Share Posted October 25, 2015 Thank you! Sounds like it's too far, given our short time in port, to hit the plantations.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marylandteachergirl Posted October 25, 2015 #6 Share Posted October 25, 2015 Ellis also does tours of local San Juan coffeehouse that brew locally sourced coffee beans. That is a much shorter tour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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