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El Trapiche Tour

Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, Costa Rica
(506) 2645-5271
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Type: Farms, Factory Tours
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Guelph, Ontario, Canada
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 May 2013

This was a really great coffee tour. Our tour guide, Jorge was very nice and very funny. He was very knowledgeable on different things and made this experience much more enjoyable for us! I liked how this was a coffee, sugar cane, and chocolate tour. Jorge let us try the coffee beans and chocolate as they were at different stages.... More

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Charleston, South Carolina
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 May 2013

We happened upon this tour and we are so glad that we did. We have 3 kids (11.9.5 ) and it was perfect for whole family. It is a tour of the coffee, chocolate, and sugar cane on the family run farm. Our guide, Jorge, was fantastic. He was friendly, incredibly knowledgeable, was very engaging with the kids and adults... More

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2 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 April 2013 via mobile

I didn't go on the tour but I hope for their sake its better than the gift shop greeting facility. It was boring, plain, and nothing to see. The grounds were dry unappealing and vastly under par compared to the big don up the street.

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Newaygo, Michigan
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 April 2013 via mobile

Diego our guide is a 4th generation family member involved in the family business. We got to meet his father and mother and brother as well. This is an entertaining and informative little trip that is interactive as well. You feel welcomed and become part of the tour. We had a larger group and everyone had fun. Not as touristy... More

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Vancouver, Canada
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 April 2013

Our guide Diego was awesome. It was very informative and I learned a lot about coffee, cocoa and sugar cane. It was about 3hours long but it went by very fast. I really enjoyed the hands on part where you can try making your own sugar cane candies and trying out the coffee bean at its different stages. I now... More

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Schenectady, New York
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 April 2013

We thoroughly enjoyed our tour of this farm that grows coffee, cocoa beans and sugar cane. Our guide spoke perfect English and very informative. We especially enjoyed the interactive nature of the tour, and the tasting throughout. Don't miss this!

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Rock Hill, South Carolina
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 April 2013

This was a very informative and fun tour. The tour shows you the sugar cane, cofee and cocoa processes as well as how to make chocolate. All throughout you get to taste the different products (raw sugar cane, coffee beans, chocolate) in their different stages. You also get to ride in an ox cart (so you can add it to... More

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Ottawa, Canada
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 31 March 2013

The El Trapiche tour is phenomenal. In addition to learning about the history and production of coffee, chocolate, and sugar in Costa Rica, we also got a rare glimpse into the beautiful family lifestyle that is adopted by this farm's growers. They take care of their crops, one another, and their guests as if they were all part of a... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 March 2013 via mobile

It was a wonderful experience. Very interesting and informative. It is very obvious that the family is very proud of their accomplishments, as they should be.

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Santa Rosa, California
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 March 2013

This was interesting, well designed and not to long or short. Our Guide Jairo was well prepared and attentive.

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