4-in-1 La Gran Nicoya Coffee, Chocolate and Sugar Cane Tour with Cooking Class

Embark on a fascinating journey that combines the richness of coffee, cocoa, and sugar cane in a unique sensory experience. We begin by exploring the history and origins of coffee, tracing its journey from the plant to your cup. You'll learn how to make a delicious medium roast "chorreado" coffee while enjoying a cooking class where we prepare traditional empanadas. Then, you'll taste the exclusive Peaberry coffee, a high-quality export variety.

Next, delve into the intriguing history of cocoa, from its Mayan roots to its cultivation and production process. You’ll participate in grinding cocoa beans to prepare three types of chocolate: dark, milk, and caramelized. As a special touch, you'll enjoy a relaxing skin exfoliation using the leftover cocoa.

Following this, we'll take a 40-minute walk through the coffee plantation, where you can harvest coffee beans if it's the right season and see cocoa plants, along with a variety of ornamental and medicinal trees.

The tour continues at a traditional sugar cane mill (trapiche), where you'll learn about the origins and history of sugar cane. You'll have the chance to crush the cane and taste its refreshing natural juice.

We’ll conclude the day with a coffee roasting demonstration, the perfect ending to an experience that connects you deeply with the land, its flavors, and its history.

Coffee Tour

The main characteristic of the coffee tour has to be its plantation which is located in one of the best coffee-producing zones in Costa Rica. It possesses volcanic soils, necessary altitude, and perfect weather to offer an exquisite cup of gourmet coffee.

Chocolate Tour

The second part of this tour is the famous chocolate tour, which is a differential feature, and the perfect complement for coffee, it’s a contributor to rescuing the traditions and culture of our country.

Sugar Cane Tour

The third part of the tour will be about sugar cane, where you’ll learn about its history, plantations, different types of harvest, processing, and obtainment of various products and you’ll be able to live the experience of handcrafting sugar cane juice.

What’s included:

• Coffee, Chocolate, and Sugar Cane tasting
• Entrance fee
• Guides
• Roundtrip transportation

What to bring:

• Camera
• Cap or Hat
• Comfortable clothing
• Sunscreen
• Mosquito repellent

Notes:

• Transportation is available from Playa del Coco, Playa Hermosa, Playa Panama, and Peninsula de Papagayo .
• Transportation outside the specified areas will have an additional fee.
• Rain does not necessarily mean the tour will be canceled. It is up to the tour operator to determine if the tour should be canceled due to bad weather.