Monteverde is one of Costa Rica’s richest coffee growing destinations because of the special climate and altitude provided for the delicious bean. But coffee isn’t the only thing that grows here. Your guide will show you a variety of crops on their family farm, from tilapias to fruits and roots vegetables and finally you will see the entire process of coffee, sugar and chocolate on this in-depth tour into Costa Rican agriculture. You will of course get to taste many coffee, chocolate and sugar cane products.
| DEPARTURE/RETURN LOCATION | Monteverde | ||||
| DEPARTURE TIME | 10 Am and 3 PM | ||||
| WEAR | Comfortable clothing, closed toe shoes or sandals with ankle strap, hat, jacket and sunscreen. | ||||
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Looking for more adrenaline, or want to experience one of the many other things Monteverde has to offer? Swap out your Coffee Tour for one of our other options in Monteverde!
If you are part of a group and want to each do different activities in Monteverde, send us an email and we can make it happen. info@outstandingcostarica.com
Additional information
| Location | Monteverde |
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| Physicality | 2/5 |
| Dates | Year-round |
El Trapiche tour, is owned by a costarican family, which offers a guided tour of about 2hours. It begins with a tour around the farm which may have an opportunity to observe the different plantations located therein, besides crossing a small patch of forest where occasionally wildlife can be found.
During the tour of the farm there is a small tilapia pond, plantations of bananas, plantains, arracache, macadamia, oranges, sugar cane and coffee.
In the span of the walk around the farm, we explain the process involved in sugarcane cultivation, natural history and also the opportunity to taste the sugar cane and its derivatives.
Finished this interval will display the coffee process, which starts showing from planting and continues with the process of crushing, peeling and roasting by our machinery
To finish the tour of the plantation, you’re invited to make a short trip in a oxen cart (not obligatory), it starts from sugar cane plantation and finishes at the building where the cocoa process is shown.
There are step by step through the process of cocoa from different stages: starting with a brief explanation of how the tree develops, pollination of it, how to get the fruit, seed fermentation, drying, roasting and grinding cocoa and in addition brief explanation of how to obtain tasting chocolate.
Right after finishing the cocoa process, it will show the “guaro“process (cane liquor).
Next thing on schedule is the demonstration of the different types of the typical trapiches(sugar cane mills) there are three types in the farm, a manual one, an oxen mill and a water mill. You will see all of them running!
The tour culminates at the place where artisanal sugar cane candy is done. various derivatives are made(brown sugar, traditional costarican “perica” or “sobado”(fudge like) and caramel.
It is a great opportunity to interact and make your own candy.
To finish the tour is given the opportunity to taste a “gallo de arracache” chopped with an exquisite cup of coffee, lemonade or aguadulce.
