Group Trips in Bangkok, Chiang Mai
Thailand · 1 experience
Two days on the biggest specialty coffee trade show floor in Asia. Two days in the mountains where your coffee actually grows. One internal flight connecting it all. World of Coffee Asia 2026 lands in Bangkok for the first time, bringing 200+ exhibitors, the World Cup Tasters Championship, cupping sessions that completely rewire how you taste, and a trade show floor humming with the entire Southeast Asian specialty coffee world. And you're not walking it alone. Binny Varghese, a CQI-certified Q Processor, documentary maker, and the person who cupped 568 coffees across India, will be right there with you: navigating the floor, making introductions, and turning what you're tasting into knowledge that actually sticks. When the sun goes down, the energy shifts. A local guide takes you deep into Chinatown after dark for 15+ tastings through alleys where Michelin-recognized vendors have been flipping woks for decades. Then a quick 75-minute flight drops you into Chiang Mai, where the afternoon is entirely yours to wander one of the best café scenes on the planet. The finale will stay with you. A 4WD climbs into Karen hill tribe territory at 1,400 metres. You'll trek through forest canopy and shade-grown Arabica, sit down for a farm-to-table lunch cooked by your hosts, then fire-roast your own beans, brew a V60 with what you've made, and taste what elevation and care actually produce. You fly home with vendor contacts, processing knowledge, roasted beans in your bag, and the kind of origin understanding that changes your relationship with coffee forever. Trade show floor to forest floor. Five days. Your tribe. Your cup.