About: A hands-on tour that teaches all about the chocolate-making process and allows you to participate in making the different stages, and of course try them along the way. They will also point out wildlife along the trail on the property. There is a small gift shop where you can purchase chocolate of course. Province:…
Category: La Fortuna
North Fields Coffee and Chocolate Tour
About: An interactive tour of a local farm where you get to experience the coffee-, chocolate-, and sugar cane juice-making processes. You will receive plenty of information as well as participate in making and tasting the coffee, chocolate, and sugar cane juice. Province: Alajuela Starting from: La Fortuna Time to reach from starting location: 5…
Juan Jarquin’s Coffee Tour
About: This coffee tour is run by a family farm. It is informative and interactive, explaining the entire coffee-making process. You have a good chance of getting lucky and seeing some local wildlife, like sloths. Province: Alajuela Starting from: La Fortuna Time to reach from starting location: 1 hour 29 minutes Time needed for activity:…
Finca Sibaeli Chocolate Tour
About: This small family business offers a chocolate tour on their farm. It is very informative and interactive as you learn about the entire process from plant to product. They show you how to make several different products and let you try them all. Province: Alajuela Starting from: La Fortuna Time to reach from starting…
Eden Chocolate Tour
About: Learn all about chocolate in all of its forms and all of its processes through this cacao farm tour. Get hands on and make your own chocolate, even adding your choice of flavors. There is a gift shop. You may also get to see a sloth. Province: Alajuela Starting from: La Fortuna Time to…
Don Olivo Chocolate Tour
About: This family-run tour focuses on chocolate and coffee, and also covers tropical fruits as well as Costa Rican history and culture. You will learn about the chocolate and coffee processes from start to finish, as well as participate in some parts of the processes and of course taste the products. You will walk through…
Don Jorge Chocolate and Coffee Tour
About: This is a family business where they will make you feel at home during your hands-on chocolate, coffee, and sugar cane tour. You will walk through their farm to learn about how the different plants are grown and processed. You will get to participate in making your own chocolate and sugar cane juice. They…
Coffee and Chocolate Tour La Fortuna
About: This tour is located inside the Villas Vista Arenal hotel. It is a convenient location since it is right in town in La Fortuna. They explain the processes of making chocolate and coffee from plant to final product. It is an interactive tour where you get to touch and taste as the tour goes…
Cata Chocolate
Note: Cata Chocolate has essentially two locations, a farm in Bijagua called Finca Cata where the cacao is grown and a production facility and gift shop in Playas del Coco. The farm and beach locations are only about an hour and a half away from each other. This post is about the farm location. The…
Artisan Chocolate and Coffee Tour
About: There are two separate tours offered at this small local farm, the chocolate tour and the coffee tour. Each one goes in-depth about their respective plants, processes, and products. They are hands-on experiences where you get to try many different forms of the plants and products as you learn about how they are made….