Villa Vanilla Rainforest Spice Tour, Costa Rica: Vanilla and Cacao

A working farm minutes from the crowds, with a tasting over the treetops

You stroll a working rainforest spice farm, using every sense to pick out vanilla, cacao and other tropical spices. This guided farm walk just minutes from Manuel Antonio includes homemade treats at a viewpoint over the forest.

Step-by-step itinerary

Rainforest spice farm tour and tasting

• Explore the spice farm hands-on
• Identify various tropical spices
• Taste homemade spice treats
• Enjoy rainforest viewpoint
• Observe local wildlife visits

What’s included

• In-person guide in English.
• Snacks.

Times

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• Every day 08:30 09:00 12:00 13:00

Information

You walk a working rainforest spice farm near Manuel Antonio, touching and smelling vanilla and cacao, then taste homemade treats above the trees.

Group Up to 16

Live guide English Another language? ›

Meeting point and pickup You can choose: pickup at your hotel, or go straight to the meeting point. Ends back at the starting point. When you book, you choose your hotel from 80 pickup locations; if yours isn’t listed, you can type in your address. Pickup is about 45 minutes before departure. See the exact addressSee the pickup points

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Ages Adult (13 to 90 years) · Child (3 to 12 years) · Under 3: can't be booked

Cancellation and refunds Free cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.

Good to know

Low physical effort Wheelchair accessible Accessible transport Stroller-friendly Pets welcome Public transport nearby Infants must sit on laps

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The experience

The pace is relaxed, which suits a walk where your senses do the work. You smell, touch and look your way across the farm, naming the spices you find as you go. Since it is a working farm, you watch how vanilla is grown, harvested and processed, with cacao and other tropical spices alongside it.

At the viewpoint, the tasting is the point. Homemade treats built around spices grown right there on the farm are set out in front of you, while the lush rainforest stretches out beyond them. You taste the place as well as see it.

Lucky guests may spot some of the farm's permanent residents, and the rainforest is teeming with life, so keep your eyes up.

Top questions

Can I be picked up at my hotel?

You can choose: pickup at your hotel, or go straight to the meeting point. When you book, you choose your hotel from 80 pickup locations; if yours isn’t listed, you can type in your address. Pickup is about 45 minutes before departure.

Can children come?

Yes. Ticket types: Child (3 to 12 years). Children under 3 can't be included in the booking.

Is there a tasting during the farm visit?

Yes, at a viewpoint, where you taste homemade treats made with spices grown on the farm while looking out over the rainforest.

Will I see animals on the farm tour?

Maybe. Lucky guests may see some of the farm's permanent residents, but sightings are not promised.

How physically demanding is the walk on the farm?

It is a relaxed stroll through lush tropical landscapes, paced so you can stop and use your senses on each plant.

Will I learn how vanilla is actually produced?

Yes. The walk covers how vanilla is grown, harvested and processed, alongside cacao and other tropical spices.

Operated by Villa Vanilla Spice Tour & Shop. Explorevia does not run this tour: we compare it with similar options, and you book it with our booking partner.

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