Coffee and Chocolate Plantation Tour near Hot Springs

You'll roast, grind and taste coffee and chocolate the same afternoon you picked the beans.

North Fields Cafe is a two-hour guided tour through family-owned coffee and cacao plantations near Hot Springs, where you walk the fields, watch live roasting and grinding, and taste freshly prepared coffee and chocolate made from crops you've just seen harvested. Hotel pickup is included for stays within ten minutes of La Fortuna Area; groups stay under eight people; a professional guide leads the experience in English.

Step-by-step itinerary

Coffee and chocolate plantation tour

• Walk through coffee and cacao fields
• Learn harvesting and roasting process
• Taste freshly prepared coffee and chocolate

The experience

The tour starts at your hotel and moves straight into the fields. You'll walk through working plantations of coffee and cacao while your guide points out the plants, the pods, and how the property is laid out. This is not a museum. You're standing in the actual crops that will become what you taste later, and the guide explains what you're looking at as you move through.

From there you watch the full process: how coffee cherries and cacao pods are harvested, dried, roasted, and ground using traditional Costa Rican methods. The roasting and grinding happen in front of you, so you see the beans change color and smell the shift from raw to finished. Then you taste. Fresh coffee and rich chocolate made from what you've just walked past: the flavors land differently when you know where they came from. The whole experience runs about two and a half hours, and your guide brings you back to your hotel when it's done.

Groups max out at eight people, which means the guide can actually answer questions and move at a pace that works. Pickup is included if your hotel sits within ten minutes of La Fortuna Area. If you're staying further out, public transportation options are nearby. The plantation is wheelchair accessible, surfaces are flat, and strollers work fine if you're traveling with infants.

What’s included

• Hotel pickup and drop-off within ten minutes of La Fortuna Area.
• professional guide leading the experience in English.
• live demonstrations of roasting, grinding, preparation and packaging.
• tastings of coffee, chocolate and sugarcane.
• access to the family-run cacao, coffee and local crop plantations.
• local taxes.

Options for this experience

5 options

Morning Tour 8:00amGuide in English · 08:00Morning tour at 8:00am, pickup is included

Tour in the afternoon at 2pmGuide in English · 14:00Includes pickup

Midday tour at 12:30pmGuide in English · 12:30Lasts 2 hours 30 minutes, includes pickup

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10am TourGuide in English · 10:00Coffee and chocolate tour, pickup is included

3pm TourGuide in English · 03:00 and 15:00Includes pickup

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Before you book

Days and timesEvery day6 departure times: the first at 03:00, the last at 15:00

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AgesAdult (18 to 69 years) · Senior (70 and older) · Youth (12 to 17 years) · Child (6 to 11 years) · Infant (under 6): free

GroupUp to 15

Live guideEnglish

Meeting point and pickupHotel pickup is optional; you can also go straight to the meeting point. Ends back at the starting point.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.It may be canceled due to bad weather. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund.

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Good to know

Low physical effortWheelchair accessibleAccessible transportStroller-friendlyPets welcomePublic transport nearbyInfants must sit on laps

Operated by North Fields Coffee and Chocolate

Is this one for you?Walk through coffee and cacao fields where you'll trace each bean and pod from harvest to roast, then taste flavors that reveal what you've just seen growing.

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Top questions

Can children come?

Yes. Ticket types: Youth (12 to 17 years); Child (6 to 11 years); Infant (under 6): free.

What happens if it rains?

It may be canceled due to bad weather. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund. Free cancellation up to 24 h before the start.

What exactly do I get to taste at the end of the tour?

You taste freshly prepared coffee and chocolate made from the cacao and coffee grown on the property. Both are crafted during the tour itself using traditional roasting and grinding methods, so they're made from beans you've just seen harvested.

How long does the whole thing take from pickup to drop-off?

The tour itself runs about two and a half hours, and hotel pickup and drop-off are included, so add travel time to and from your hotel depending on where you're staying near Hot Springs.

Can I book this if my hotel is more than ten minutes away from La Fortuna Area?

If your hotel is further than ten minutes from La Fortuna Area, you'll need to arrange your own transportation or use public transit options available nearby. The included pickup covers hotels within the ten-minute radius.

What time options are available?

The tour runs at five different times: 8:00am, 10:00am, 12:30pm, 2:00pm, and 3:00pm, so you can pick the slot that fits your schedule.

Is this tour accessible if I use a wheelchair?

Yes, all areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible, transportation is wheelchair accessible, and the plantation is flat and navigable throughout the tour.