The 8 Best Chocolate Tours in Costa Rica

1.Chocolate Making and Tasting at a Local Factory in San José

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 115 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $57Our pick

At Tapir Chocolates in San José’s Barrio Escalante, Mauricio and his team guide you through cacao’s journey from fresh fruit to finished chocolate. You’ll taste beans, nibs, cocoa butter, drinks, and several cocoa strengths, then make personalized bars with local fillings and toppings. Package your creations in eco-friendly materials and take them home.

“Excellent session to learn on the processes of growing cacao, readying the fruit for chocolate making and then making wonderful bars. Mauricio was excellent host, very knowledgeable, and the chocolate was divine.”

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2.Chocolate and Coffee Tour Farm Don Jorge

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 113 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $50

Spend about two hours at Don Jorge Farm with guides such as Fabricio, Alexis, or Gabriel. Walk among cacao, coffee, fruit, and tropical plants, taste sugar cane juice, make chocolate and hot cocoa, prepare coffee, and visit a waterfall on the property. The private format keeps the experience personal and hands-on.

“Great experience for adults and kids! Really fun to learn about and make chocolate. The Don Jorge team was very engaging with the kids.”

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3.Chocolate Experience in Jaco Beach and Los Suenos

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 85 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $45Best value

Walk through Vista Los Sueños’ cocoa collection with a guide such as Mary, Gary, or Danny, taste fresh cacao fruit, and help process beans into chocolate. The two-hour experience includes hands-on demonstrations, hot chocolate, chocolate-covered fruit, and multiple tastings. It is relaxed, family-friendly, and easy to combine with zipline or ATV activities.

“My wife and I chose to do this during our visit since it’s unlike activities we’ve seen/done before. This was different for us because we usually go for the more adventurous stuff, but we had a good time. Our tour guide Mary was fun, friendly, knowledgeable, and spoke English very well. I’d recommend this to anyone looking for a more laid back experience.”

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4.Chocolate and Night Tour in La Fortuna

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 83 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $67

At Don Juan Tours La Fortuna, you follow cacao from pod to chocolate bar, taste several varieties, and make your own treat. The 5:45 pm tour adds a night walk, with guides such as Alex and Yen spotting frogs, sloths, lizards, birds, insects, and more. Groups are capped at 10, and most paths are covered and paved.

“The tour was amazing! Learning from start to finish of how chocolate is made and getting to make our own bar was so fun. Yen was the best guide and spotted many frogs to show us as well as three sloths. Would definitely recommend!”

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5.Coffee & Chocolate Tour+Sloths Park & Llanos de Cortez Waterfall

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 74 reviews · 8 hours (approx.) · from $210

Start at 6:30 a.m. from Tamarindo for a private drive to Bijagua. With guides such as Dayro, Fernando, Dido, and Anthony, you’ll walk a rainforest trail, look for sloths and frogs, make coffee and chocolate, eat a traditional lunch, and swim at Llanos de Cortez Waterfall.

“This tour was a fun and enjoyable experience! We learn a lot about how the coffee is grown and harvested. The tasting experience was great. Highly recommend.”

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6.Monteverde Coffee, Chocolate and Night Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 61 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $71

Spend about 2.5 hours at Don Juan Tours learning how Costa Rican coffee and cacao are grown and processed, tasting both, then walking the farm after dark. Guides such as Jorge, Carlos, Luis, Rolo, and Geronimo bring the demonstrations to life. Transportation is not included, and wildlife sightings vary with weather.

“Very interesting, we learned a lot about coffee and cacao. The cacao tasting was delicious. Our guide was very knowledgeable and super friendly.”

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7.Ocean View Canopy Zip line + Chocolate Experience

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 35 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $98

Spend about four hours at Vista Los Suenos Adventure Park near Jaco, riding 10 rainforest zip lines with certified bilingual guides before a hands-on cacao session. Taste fresh cocoa fruit, sample chocolates with tropical fruit, and prepare the drink of the Gods. Ocean views, hotel pickup, water, and fruit snacks are included.

“Me and my partner did the canopy zipline/Chocolate tour and it was amazing, our tour guides for the zip line were great and our chocolate tour guide (so upset I can’t remember his name) but we did the 3pm tour and it was just me and my partner so we were lucky to have a private tour! He was awesome as well, definitely recommend this place :)”

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8.Chocolate and Farm Tour with local Tico family

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 35 reviews · from $45

Spend about two hours at Finca La Esperanza, 25 minutes from La Fortuna, with a local Costa Rican family. Walk through the cacao and coffee farm, taste fresh cacao fruit, learn traditional and modern drinks, and make a chocolate bar with toppings. The small group has a maximum of 12 people.

“I can't say enough about this tour and how special it was. It was just the 4 of us and we were shown around this family's cacao and coffee farm. We toured the property and got to eat raw cacao fruit and to see all of the things that they grow on their farm. It was wondeRead more”

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