1 Day Puer Coffee Tour to Elephant Coffee Farm from Jinghong

07:30-09:30 Jinghong → Puer · Journey Through Rainforest

• Transportation Options:
  • Chartered Car (Preferred): Book a 7-seater commercial vehicle via Ctrip (about 500 yuan/car), including hotel pick-up and drop-off in downtown Jinghong. Enjoy the scenery of Lancang River Gorge along the way.
  • Economic Option: Take a coach from Jinghong Passenger Station to Puer (2 hours/60 yuan), then transfer to a local taxi to the farm (about 150 yuan).
• Highlight on the Way: Make a short stop to take photos at the site of Puer Ancient Tea Horse Road and feel the historical charm of the millennium-old tea route.

09:30-10:00 Farm First Experience · Decoding Coffee Culture

• Farm Tour: Visit the Coffee Museum with a professional barista to learn about the development of Yunnan coffee since its introduction in 1892. Focus on the farm’s self-bred "elephant bean" variety (30% larger than ordinary coffee beans).
• Fun Interaction: Touch coffee leaves of different varieties in the coffee gene bank and learn about the growth cycle of coffee cherries through AR equipment.

10:00-12:00 Coffee Workshop · From Seed to Cup

• Core Experiences:
  • Fresh Fruit Sorting: Learn to select ripe coffee cherries at the full-red fruit sorting table and understand the secret of improving premium rate through "single-fruit sorting method".
  • Wet Processing: Operate the peeling machine to remove pulp by hand and observe the pectin fermentation process (the farm uses unique probiotic fermentation technology).
  • Roasting Laboratory: Conduct light roasting with a 1kg small roaster and distinguish aroma changes of different roasting degrees by smelling.
• Special Benefit: Receive an exclusive coffee passport to record your personal roasting curve after completing the experience.

12:00-13:30 Rainforest Restaurant · Elephant Feast

• Featured Dishes:
  • Coffee Grounds Roasted Chicken: Marinated in farm coffee grounds for 24 hours, served with passion fruit dipping sauce.
  • Elephant Ear Vegetable Salad: Special wild vegetables picked from the farm’s ecological garden, dressed with coffee vinegar sauce.
  • Handheld Rice Set: Including purple rice, pineapple rice, lemongrass grilled fish, paired with Dai-style pounded chicken feet.
• Dining Environment: Dine in an elevated rainforest restaurant, where you can observe understory vegetation and insect activities through the glass floor.

13:30-15:30 Human-Elephant Harmony · Ecological Exploration Journey

• Observation Preparation: Collect binoculars and infrared cameras at the visitor center, and wear mosquito-proof equipment.
• Observation Route:
  • Elephant Trail Tracking: Follow the foraging path of Asian elephants, observe traces such as bark scratches and feces, and learn how to judge the size and activity time of elephant herds through traces.
  • Safe Observation Point: Wait at the hidden observation station behind the 520-meter guardrail and use thermal imagers to find wild elephants (according to the farm’s monitoring data, 14:00-15:00 in the afternoon is the peak period for elephant herds to drink water).
• Popular Science Class: Listen to Asian elephant protection experts explain the "Elephant Canteen" project and learn how to guide elephant herds away from coffee forests by planting economic crops such as bananas and sugarcane.

15:30-16:30 Coffee Tasting · Flavor Wheel Experience

• Professional Cupping: Blindly taste three types of coffee beans with different processing methods (sun-dried/washed/honey-processed) using the farm’s self-developed 12-grid flavor wheel.
• Pour-Over Teaching: Learn the three-section extraction method and adjust the water-to-powder ratio according to personal taste (recommended to use the farm’s custom elephant trunk-shaped filter cup).
• Creative Latte Art: Make elephant-shaped latte art under the guidance of a barista and receive an electronic certification certificate upon completion.

16:30-17:30 Cultural and Creative Market · Coffee Souvenir Shopping

• Must-Buy List:
  • Elephant Bean Drip Coffee Bags: Limited edition products of the farm, each with an independent serial number.
  • Coffee Grounds Handmade Soap: Added with tea tree essential oil, with natural antibacterial effects.
  • Elephant Pattern Travel Mug: Made of biodegradable materials, with the lid designed in the shape of an elephant trunk.
• Hidden Benefit: Participate in coffee bean divination experience when spending over 300 yuan.

17:30-19:30 Return to Jinghong · Recollect Coffee Time

• On the Way Activity: Taste the cold brew coffee gifted by the farm in the car and watch the documentary "Human-Elephant Love" (wild elephant activity images shot by the farm team).
• Alternative Plan: If time permits, make a short stop in downtown Puer to visit the century-old brand "Hengyi Tea House" and experience traditional Pu’er tea production craftsmanship.