Playas del Coco: Coffee & Chocolate Making Class with Tastings

Roast Your Own Coffee in a Costa Rican Factory, Then Taste What You Made

You'll visit a working coffee and cacao roastery, grind beans and cacao by hand using traditional methods, taste multiple varieties, and eat a typical Costa Rican breakfast or lunch. Hotel pickup is included, the whole experience takes two hours, and you leave knowing how to spot quality coffee and chocolate when you buy them.

Step-by-step itinerary

Coffee and chocolate tour experience

• Visit local coffee roaster
• See coffee and cocoa plants
• Learn history of coffee and cocoa
• Taste different coffee and chocolate varieties
• Make your own coffee and chocolate

The experience

Picture this: your hands are dusted with cacao nibs, the smell of fresh-roasted coffee fills a small wooden room, and a local roaster is showing you how to grind beans the way his family has for decades. That's the first twenty minutes of this two-hour coffee and chocolate tour in Playas del Coco. You're not watching from a distance. You're doing it, grinding cacao and coffee by hand using traditional Costa Rican methods, learning which varieties grow where and why the altitude matters. The roaster walks you through the whole thing: the plants themselves, the different roast levels, how to spot quality. It's the kind of detail that changes how you buy coffee at home.

After you've made your own batch, you taste what you've created alongside other varieties the factory produces. There's bottled water, hot coffee and tea, and a spread of typical Costa Rican breakfast or lunch. The kind of food you'd eat at a local comedor, not a tourist spot. The whole experience stays grounded: no rush, no performance, just the work and the flavors. The factory is set up for this. It's accessible for wheelchairs, strollers, and people of any fitness level. If you're staying near Playas del Coco, pickup from your hotel is included, and depending on where you're based, it takes twenty minutes to an hour to get there.

The tour wraps in two hours, which means you're back with time to do something else that afternoon. It's close enough to your hotel that it doesn't eat the whole day, but far enough that you feel like you've actually gone somewhere and learned a skill.

What’s included

Your two hours include hotel pickup from the Playas del Coco area, entry to the artisan coffee and cacao factory, hands-on instruction in traditional roasting and grinding methods, tastings of multiple coffee and chocolate varieties, bottled water, hot coffee and tea, and a traditional Costa Rican breakfast or lunch. Transportation is provided as part of the experience, and if you need special arrangements, you can contact the operator to coordinate.

Before you book

Days and timesMonday to SaturdayDepartures at 08:00 and 11:30

AgesAdult (18 to 65 years) · Senior (66 and older) · Youth (12 to 17 years) · Child (4 to 11 years) · Infant (under 4): free

GroupUp to 30

Live guideEnglish and Spanish

Meeting point and pickupNo hotel pickup: you go 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.

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Good to know

Low physical effortWheelchair accessibleStroller-friendlyInfant seats availablePets welcomePublic transport nearby

Operated by Seven Sense Costa Rica

Is this one for you?Pick this if you want a real skill and a meal without spending half the day traveling: the location near your hotel and the two-hour format mean you learn something and eat well without losing the rest of your afternoon.

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Top questions

What languages is the tour guided in?

Live guide in English and Spanish.

Can children come?

Yes. Ticket types: Youth (12 to 17 years); Child (4 to 11 years); Infant (under 4): free.

How long is the coffee and chocolate tour in Playas del Coco?

Two hours total, including the roasting, grinding, tastings, and meal.

Is hotel pickup included?

Yes. Pickup is provided from hotels in the Playas del Coco area. Travel time is between 20 minutes and one hour depending on your location.

What do you actually do on the tour?

You visit an artisan coffee and cacao factory, learn about Costa Rican varieties and roasting methods, grind coffee and cacao by hand yourself, taste multiple types, and eat a traditional breakfast or lunch.

Is it accessible for wheelchairs or strollers?

Yes. All areas are wheelchair accessible, and strollers and prams are welcome. Specialized infant seats are available if needed.

What's included in the price?

Cacao and coffee tastings, bottled water, hot coffee or tea, a traditional Costa Rican breakfast or lunch, and hotel pickup.

Do I need to be fit or have experience?

No. The tour is suitable for all fitness levels and no prior experience is needed.

Are service animals allowed?

Yes, service animals are permitted.