Carlos IS the tour and a better tour and tour guide you could not ask for. He is intelligent and a natural educator with a lovely sense of humor that slips in slyly from time to time. Carlos is good at his job because he KNOWS his stuff. He has done every step of the process that makes coffee coffee.... More

Dec 9 2011 We were picked up at our b &b by Carlos and driven out to one of the plantations owned by Cafe Ruiz. He took us through the whole 16 step process of coffee production. Cafe Ruiz plantations consist of tall shade trees along with orange trees and many other trees varitals When viewing the plantation one would... More

Price: $30 Length: 3 hours Narration: Half in spanish, half in english My husband and I, and new friends we made at our hotel decided to tour Ruiz coffee plantation. We did not book in advance and showed up at their main office/coffee shop at 8:45 and the tour was totally booked. However, they offered us to follow the van... More

Our guide Carlos was awesome and explained the entire coffee making process from bean to cup very well. His informative and witty commentary kept us engaged, and he is clearly very proud to be working with the Ruiz company - best coffee on the planet to be sure! He also explained the impact of recent real estate developments on the... More

Tour of Cafe Ruiz and associated coffee farm was set up by our tour agency in Panama City. I was very much looking forward to a coffee farm tour, having already been on a number of tours around the world to learn about wine, whiskey and beer making. This was my first opportunity to better understand the coffee growing and... More

We first didn't want to do any coffee tour, as we don't drink coffee neither like touristy excursions, but we were wrong! The tour by Cafe Ruiz lasted three hours and was one of the most interesting tours done in Panama. It is not only about coffee, but also about the social implications of coffee farms and tourism in the... More

If you are in Boquete, go on the coffe tour of Café Ruiz, even if you don't like coffee. Carlos is an incredible guide with a lot of humour, knowing everything about coffee and how it is grown. You have to make reservations to have the tour: it takes about 3 hours, but you will not regret it. First Carlos... More

This tour is amazing. Carlos, our guide, is incredibly knowledgeable and entertaining. The success of any tour is dependent on the guide and Carlos is the best. I learned a lot about coffee and have a much better appreciation for it. We brought home many packs of Ruiz coffee and I still want more! I definitely recommend this tour.

This tour was one of the best I've been on. It was very interesting, fun and great coffee. I was surprised at how much I liked this as my daughter also did.