Visiting Panama’s Moon-Farmed Coffee Farm

If you’re traveling to Panama and looking for a niche activity to experience the culture, nature, and meet some local people, a coffee tour in Boquete should be on your list. The highlands around Volcán Barú produce some of the highest-quality coffee in the world, including Panama’s famous Gesha. A great locally owned place to experience this is at the Café de la Luna at Finca Dos Jefes. They are a small, sustainable farm offering tours for travelers and schools to educate about coffee agriculture.

Located just outside Boquete at 1,400 meters above sea level, Finca Dos Jefes is a seven‑acre micro‑farm growing seven varieties of Arabica: Pacamara, Heirloom Bourbon, Gesha, Caturra, Catuai, Criollo, and Catimor. The farm stands out for its organic practices and their lunar‑cycle farming methods. It’s an old agricultural method that not many people know of- you can surprise your local barista when you return from your trip! 

The tour informs people about global and local coffee production- how the beans are grown, insight into the farmers' lives, and all about Panama’s highland farming from the volcanic soils to traditional practices passed down through family generations, maybe some coffee secrets too... It truly is a valuable experience Panama has to offer for coffee purists, enthusiasts, or just enjoyers, learning to understand why Panama’s coffee is expensive, what and why Gesha is famous, and how small farms like this survive in a global market that's been dominated by mass production.

Guests get to walk through the plantation to see how coffee is grown, harvested, and processed. Finca Dos Jefes uses natural processing, meaning the cherries dry on raised bamboo beds. Travelers get to see and work hands-on through each step: drying, resting, peeling, and roasting. The tour ends with a coffee tasting. It is a great activity for anyone looking for something hands‑on, small‑scale, and educational. If you are a coffee enthusiast, it’s a must-do while visiting a region known for producing the world’s best beans. 

Tours run daily at 9:00 am and 2:00 pm, last about 2.5 hours, and cost $35 per person (kids under 12 are free).