Options for farms in Downtown Alajuela:
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Tour Rural La Casa del Alto
About: At this farm you can experience several aspects of typical Costa Rican culture and customize your tour to your interests. This includes a farm tour, a coffee tour, a typical meal, a tortilla-making class, and a mountain hike. You can also see a traditional Costa Rican family home. It really is a true rural…
Finca Caprina Darco
About: This dairy farm has a lot to offer. It is 100% goat milk based, with products such as yogurt, cheese, and goat milk. They do not operate on a large scale but rather offer small gourmet batches. They offer a tour and also have trails and a viewpoint, and you can get up close…
La Fortuna Farms
Options for farms in La Fortuna:
Rancho Margot Farm Tour
About: This guided farm tour covers all things sustainability as you explore what they call “an exemplary specimen of a truly regenerative circular economy.” Combine the tour with lunch to enjoy a product of everything you just learned about. Province: Alajuela Starting from: La Fortuna Time to reach from starting location: 45 minutes Time needed…
Paz Handmade Art and Medicinal Garden
About: This unique tour delves into the senses, as you smell, taste, and pick your way through Edy and Bridie’s garden. They will teach you as much as they can in the time allotted about medicinal plants. Then, Edy will show you his art of wood carving and jewelry making. You’ll have your own attempt…
La Finquita Farm Cooking Class
About: This is an interactive, hands-on, unique experience where you will visit a local farm, help harvest seasonal crops, and then learn to cook traditional dishes. The menu varies depending on the time of day. There are morning cooking classes where you will cook breakfast foods like gallo pinto, afternoon classes where you will cook…
Arenal Organic Farm Tour
About: This organic farm tour offers a guided walk through the farm where you will learn about the crops they grow, as well as the wildlife that their farm is a natural home to. The tour is very informative and interactive, and at the end you will participate in helping to prepare a traditional Costa…
Monteverde Farms
Options for farms in Monteverde:
Granja Torres Ortega
About: Here you’ll find a farm tour that includes a range of animals and crops, but specializes in goats and goat milk products like cheese. Province: Puntarenas Starting from: Monteverde Time to reach from starting location: 8 minutes Time needed for activity: 2 hours Kid friendly: Yes Wheelchair accessible: Yes What to wear and bring:…