Rwashameire, Ntungamo District, Uganda

Coffee, refined.
Roasted in the green hills
of Ntungamo.

From the volcanic soils of south-western Uganda to mornings around the world — roasted coffee, drip packs, capsules, instant, energy drinks and skincare, crafted on a 300-acre estate by 600+ Ugandans.

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Coffee Tourism

Fourteen destinations from farm to gorilla country.

Estate tours and cupping on our 300-acre Rwashameire farm — then hot springs, crater lakes, cultural centres, and safari extensions across southwestern Uganda.

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Our products

Six lines, one origin.

Every product made at our factory in Rwashameire — never outsourced, always single-origin Ugandan.

Inspire Africa Coffee Park team in the showroom with roasted Ugandan coffee

Roasted Coffee

Whole bean and ground, light to dark roasts. Single-origin Ugandan specialty.

What it is: Arabica and Robusta beans grown on our 300-acre Rwashameire estate, hand-sorted and roasted in small batches at our on-site roastery. Available whole bean or ground to your brew method.
How to enjoy: Brew as espresso, French press, AeroPress, pour-over or filter. A balanced ratio is 18g of coffee to 250ml of just-off-boil water (about 94°C). Store sealed, away from light.
Why you’ll love it: Volcanic-soil sweetness, low bitterness, and a chocolate-and-citrus finish that holds up to milk. Every bag is traceable to the zone of the estate where it was grown.

Drip Packs

Pour-over coffee in a sachet. The fastest cup of specialty coffee.

What it is: A single 10–12g serving of pre-ground specialty coffee inside a self-suspending paper filter that hooks over the rim of any standard mug. No grinder, no machine, no waste.
How to enjoy: Tear open the sachet, unfold the wings and hook them over a 200–250ml mug. Pour just-off-boil water in a slow circle, bloom for 30 seconds, then top up. Ready in three minutes.
Why you’ll love it: Specialty-grade coffee at the speed of instant. Perfect for hotels, offices, travel, camping or the bush — and lighter than a bag of beans for export.

Capsules

Compatible with most home espresso systems. Three intensities.

What it is: Recyclable aluminium capsules dosed with our roasted Robusta in three intensity profiles — Mellow (5/10), Balanced (7/10) and Intense (9/10). Each capsule holds 5.2g of freshly ground coffee.
How to enjoy: Drop into any Nespresso®-compatible home machine and press the cup. Choose 40ml for a thick ristretto, 110ml for a long black, or pull a double for a flat white.
Why you’ll love it: Café-quality crema in 25 seconds, a recyclable aluminium shell, and single-origin transparency — the zone, harvest month and roast date are printed on every box.

Instant Coffee

Haraka — premium freeze-dried granules. Real flavour, in seconds.

What it is: Premium freeze-dried granules made from our own specialty beans — not spray-dried powder. Haraka means “fast” in Swahili, but speed is the only thing this cup compromises on.
How to enjoy: Hot: one heaped teaspoon (about 2g) in 200ml hot water, stir, drink. Iced: dissolve in 50ml hot water, top with cold milk and ice for a 60-second iced latte. Add to smoothies, tiramisu or chocolate cakes.
Why you’ll love it: The freeze-drying locks in aromatic oils that spray-dried instants destroy. The result is real coffee character — chocolate, soft red fruit and toasted nuts — with no bitter aftertaste.

Inspire Africa iced coffee cold brew at a promotional event stall

Energy Drinks

Coffee-fruit forward, naturally caffeinated, lightly sweetened.

What it is: A ready-to-drink iced coffee blending cold-brewed coffee-fruit (cascara, the outer skin of the cherry) with a touch of natural fruit sweetness. 80mg of natural caffeine per can — about one shot of espresso.
How to enjoy: Serve chilled, straight from the can. Best as a post-lunch pick-me-up, a pre-workout drink, or a long-drive companion. Shake gently before opening.
Why you’ll love it: The caffeine comes from the coffee fruit itself — no synthetic stimulants, no taurine, less sugar than a cola. You get the lift without the crash, and we use a part of the cherry the world usually throws away.

Ela Beauty coffee-grounds skincare product range by Inspire Africa

Cosmetics

Ela Beauty — coffee-grounds skincare: scrubs, soaps, body butters.

What it is: A small-batch body-care range made from the spent coffee grounds of our own roastery: exfoliating sugar-and-coffee scrubs, cold-process coffee soaps, and whipped shea-and-coffee body butters.
How to enjoy: Scrub: massage onto damp skin in the shower, two to three times a week, then rinse. Soap: daily, all-over. Body butter: warm a small amount between palms and work into legs, elbows and heels after bathing.
Why you’ll love it: Caffeine tightens and brightens skin, the grounds buff away dead cells, and our shea-butter-and-honey base hydrates deeply. Every jar is a zero-waste product made from a bean that already served its first purpose.

Events

October 2026 at Africa Coffee Park.

Two world-class events on the estate — the Coffee Marathon Uganda and Africa’s largest ten-day coffee festival.

Thousands of runners at the Coffee Marathon Uganda, Africa Coffee Park

3 October 2026 · Africa Coffee Park, Ntungamo

Coffee Marathon Uganda 2026

More than a race — a festival of coffee, community and Ugandan pride. Four distances (5K, 10K, 21K, 42K) across the highland estate, with Tyrese Gibson live in concert, barista championships, a coffee summit, and farm expeditions.

2,000+ Runners

10+ Countries

UGX 10M Top women’s prize

4 Race distances

Learn more & register coffeemarathonug.com →

Barista champion competing on stage at the Africa Coffee Fest, Africa Coffee Park

1–10 October 2026 · Africa Coffee Park, Uganda

Africa Coffee Fest 2026

Africa’s largest coffee festival — ten days, seven flagship pillars: the Inspire Africa Barista Championship, a G-25 Investment Summit, the Africa Coffee Awards, a 200-brand expo, farm expeditions, the Coffee Marathon, and a pan-African concert.

10 Days

7 Pillars

200+ Brands

50K+ Cups cupped

Explore the festival africacoffeefestival.com →

In the field

Ugandan coffee at Kololo.

Africa Coffee Park served over 4,500 hot cups and 15,000+ iced cold brews at the national presidential swearing-in at Kololo Independence Grounds — Uganda’s biggest stage.

ACP team at Kololo — 4,500+ hot cups served under the ACP banner

15,000+ iced cold brews served to guests and delegates

Ugandan coffee on Uganda’s biggest national stage

The ACP banner at Kololo — representing Rwashameire, Ntungamo nationally

Our story

From a single farm to a $5 billion mission.

Inspire Africa Coffee Park was founded by Nelson Tugume on a 300-acre estate in Rwashameire, Ntungamo District, south-western Uganda. What began as a simple promise — that no Ugandan should pour a cup of imported instant — has grown into a fully integrated coffee park: from raw cherry to roasted beans, drip packs, capsules, instant coffee, energy drinks and coffee-grounds cosmetics.

Our first export shipped to Somalia in October 2025. We are now opening doors in China, Turkey, the United Kingdom and the United States. We employ over 600 Ugandans on site, and our long-term plan is six processing hubs across Uganda — so that in twenty years, no unprocessed coffee bean will leave the country.

300

of estate

600+

Ugandans employed

product lines

$1B → $5B

5-year mission

Aerial overview of Inspire Africa Coffee Park, Rwashameire

Leadership

Meet the founder.

Nelson Tugume — the vision behind Inspire Africa Coffee Park.

Nelson Tugume is the founder of Inspire Africa Coffee Park and the driving force behind Inspire Africa Group. He set out with a simple conviction: that Uganda should process, brand and export its own coffee — not ship raw beans for others to finish.

Under his leadership the park has grown into a fully integrated estate in Rwashameire, employing over 600 Ugandans and shipping its first export to Somalia in October 2025. His mission is to grow Uganda’s coffee revenue from $1 billion to $5 billion in five years — and, within twenty, to ensure no unprocessed coffee bean leaves the country.

Nelson Tugume at the Coffee City coffee-traceability tour

Nelson Tugume representing Inspire Africa Coffee at an industry event

Nelson Tugume, CEO and Founder, Inspire Africa Coffee Park

From $1 billion to $5 billion in five years — and in twenty, no unprocessed coffee bean leaves Uganda.

Nelson Tugume, Founder · Inspire Africa Group

For international buyers

Export inquiries.

We ship roasted, ground, and unroasted specialty Ugandan coffee in container quantities. Tell us about your market and we'll respond within two business days.

First export: Somalia, October 2025
Active markets: China · Turkey · UK · USA
Compliance: UCDA / EUDR / FSSC 22000 in progress

The first truck of coffee exports from Inspire Africa Coffee Park enroute to Somalia

First export dispatch to Somalia, October 2025

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Visit the park

Come for the coffee.
Stay for the story.

We host factory tours, cuppings, and overnight estate stays. Our long-term goal is one thousand American visitors a year — and six million international guests across the next two decades.

Factory tour · 90 minutes · Tuesdays & Saturdays
Coffee tasting · 60 minutes · daily
Estate walk through 300 acres of coffee + native woodland

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How to find us

Rwashameire, Ntungamo District, south-western Uganda — about 5 hours’ drive from Kampala via Mbarara.

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Wholesale, retail partnerships, press, or just hello — we read every message.

Inspire Africa Coffee Park
Rwashameire, Ntungamo District, Uganda

info@africacoffepark.com

Coffee, refined.
Roasted in the green hills
of Ntungamo.

Fourteen destinations from farm to gorilla country.

Six lines, one origin.