The tour accomplished many things at once. We learned about traditional Costa Rican farming, current environmental practices in Costa Rica, and met a wonderful family. More

The fact that the whole family participated was really nice to see. Loved the well informed and detailed tour. March was beatiful for weather and the candy at the end was excellent! More

Great tour with very funny and knowledgeable guide... Many added value : ox cart ride, sugar can alambic degustation, banana degustation, coffee tasting, make your own sugar cane toffee, learn about coffee bean process from start to end! Really enjoy the home made tacos and sugar cane lemonade along with delicious coffee !!! More

The tour was very informative about how coffee is grown, produced and used. The tour also allows you to witness how sugar is made. You even get to make your own candy and brown sugar. The tour guide was an excellent speaker and was extremely knowledgeable about everything. A must visit. More

I loved this tour. My guide was very informative and the tour covered banana and plantain production, coffee and sugar. Local wildlife was pointed out (as was the pacific, away in the distance). But what I really enjoyed was seeing how the reserve thrives from the cloud forest environment. Everything on the reserve was in a specific spot/position for a... More

We went when we had a couple extra hours after the Cloud Forest. What a lucky experience. The tour was thorough and informative, a chance to learn about the process along with that of the sugar cain industry. It was also interesting to see how a successful farming family operates. The son who ran the tour had an pleasant sense... More

My BF and I wanted to tour a coffee plantation and visited El Trapiche based on a local's recommendation (there was another coffee and chocolate tour that was tempting!). We're both so glad that we chose this one. Our guide Jorge was amazing - funny and informative. I got to be pulled in a cart drawn by ox which was... More

It was a holiday week(during Easter) and the family opened their plantation for our group. We really appreciated your kindness in allowing us to tour your family plantation. It was really fun and we learned a lot about coffee and sugar production. Thank you again More

A family run farm, and they care so much about what they do. We met the whole family and the mother made us snacks. The whole process of making coffee is explained really well. He takes the time to answer all of your questions, and we got to make wonderful sugar cane candy to take home with us. More