Culture

Discover the best of the Costa Rican and its culture in activities with direct experience of the locals. Our roots, traditions, customs, and the best of our pura vida, are in incredible places.

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The Trapiche Tour 3 in 1

USD$79.00 each person

Visit El Trapiche Tour, a Costa Rican family business, and enjoy a beautiful 2-hour tour of the estate where you can see different plantations. Enjoy the entire coffee process from the plants to the cup, the traditional process of cocoa in the elaboration of chocolate and the process of sugar cane until obtaining brown sugar, a ride on the Costarican oxcart, and experience the process of making liquor with the sugar cane, all in one place.

In this experiential experience, you can also do your own sweets from the sugar cane and add some ingredients to your liking, finish and delight yourself with a cup of aromatic coffee on our farm and a traditional dish of arracache hash.

Experience Includes:

  • Premium transport with air conditioning
  • Wi-Fi
  • Water
  • Certified professional bilingual guide
  • Entry
  • Civil liability policy
  • Sustainable gift

Duration of the experience 2 hours. 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Monday to Saturday – Sunday 3:00 p.m.

Minimum 2 persons.

Price USD 79.00

Local Farmers Market...

USD$50.00 each person

This beautiful and cultural space not only benefits farmers in the community but there is also a place for artisans to sell high-quality products at a very affordable price. During this activity, you will experience the purchase of these products, as well as enjoy the local culture and peasant cuisine. In 2006, the initiative was launched to establish a space where farmers could exhibit their products and the community could acquire them at a more accessible price. This experience brings together three key aspects: recovering the Costa Rican idiosyncrasy through the sale of local products, thus providing a meeting place for neighbors and friends, and collaborating in the invaluable development of Monteverde.

Experience Includes:

  • Transport
  • Bilingual guide
  • Entry
  • Civil liability policy

Duration of the experience 2 hours. 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Every Friday.

Minimum 2 persons.

Rate from USD 50

Peasant Experiences

USD$139.00 each person

Live a direct experience with a Costa Rican family, Miguel Leitón and Alicia Mendez, and their 11 children have created this wonderful place throughout their lives. Different dairy, agriculture, and coffee planting projects as activities to ensure the maintenance of the large family. In 1995, the family decided to open the doors of the farm to the public due to the interest shown by visitors when they came into contact with the biodiversity of the place, in addition to being located next to the Monteverde Cloud Forest Biological Reserve. In 2007, with the death of Don Miguel Leitón, the family decided to be faithful to the will that he made known before he died: which is to work together to conserve the land. Currently, the Este farm is a welcoming place for all those who wish to learn about life in the countryside of our country and conservation.

Experience Includes:

  • Premium transport with air conditioning
  • Wifi
  • Water
  • Certified professional bilingual guide
  • Entry
  • Lunch or Dinner
  • Civil liability policy
  • Sustainable gift

The duration of the experience is 5 hours. 8:00 a.m. – 02:00 p.m. every day.

Minimum 2 persons.

Price USD 139.00

Don Juan Tours Monteverde 3-1

USD$79.00 each person

This experience in Monteverde provides an interactive tour, we will see all the processes that coffee takes, from the seed to the delicious final product, the cup of coffee. In addition products such as chocolate and sugar cane, production and tasting.

Important Note: Coffee harvest season from November to February. It is important to mention that we are an accessible tour for the whole family, 100% of our trails are concrete, which means that wheelchairs and walkers will have no problem walking through the property.

Experience Includes:

  • Premium transport with air conditioning
  • Wifi
  • Water
  • Certified professional bilingual guide
  • Entry
  • Civil liability policy
  • Sustainable gift

Duration of the experience 2 hours. 8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Every day.

Minimum 2 persons.

Price USD 79.00

Experience at Life Farm in...

USD$139.00 each person

Granja Life in Monteverde is an association of twelve families from Monteverde, Costa Rica, with a solid background in agriculture and nature conservation. Members of the group have various professions and skills, including forestry, environmental education, coffee, agriculture, human resources, and the arts. Our mission is to produce, protect and educate to help perpetuate life on earth. The experience takes place on a 42-acre (17-hectare) farm and extends to the entire Monteverde region. The farm combines areas of coffee production, conservation, organic agriculture, and energy systems with low environmental impact. Our approach to sustainability practice appeals to those involved in educational programs and those interested in learning strategies to reduce environmental impact.

Experience Includes:

  • Premium transport with air conditioning
  • Wi-Fi
  • Water
  • Certified professional bilingual guide
  • Entry
  • Lunch
  • Civil liability policy
  • Sustainable Gift

The duration of the experience is 4 hours. 8:00 a.m. Every day.

Minimum 2 persons.

Price USD 139.00

History of the arrival of...

USD$139.00 each person

Get to know the history of Monteverde of a Family of its founders. If you are interested in learning about the history of Monteverde and want to meet one of the first Quakers who came to this place, this tour is just for you.

You will learn about the changes that Monteverde has experienced, how and who started the natural conservation of this place, the creation of the Cloud Forest Nature Reserve, and much more.

In addition, this tour offers talks and great visual material such as photos and slides that tell the story of how Quaker families came to settle in Monteverde.

Experience Includes:

  • Premium transport with air conditioning
  • Wi-Fi
  • Water
  • Certified professional bilingual guide
  • Entry
  • Snack
  • Civil liability policy
  • Sustainable gift

Duration of the experience 1 hour. 8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Every day.

Minimum 2 persons.

Price USD 139.00

Local Farmers Market...

USD$139.00 each person

This beautiful and cultural space not only benefits farmers in the community but there is also a place for artisans to sell high-quality products at a very affordable price. During this activity, you will experience the purchase of these products, as well as enjoy the local culture and peasant cuisine. In 2006, the initiative was launched to establish a space where farmers could exhibit their products and the community could acquire them at a more accessible price. This experience brings together three key aspects: recovering the Costa Rican idiosyncrasy through the sale of local products, thus providing a meeting place for neighbors and friends, and collaborating in the invaluable development of Monteverde.

Experience Includes:

  • Premium transport with air conditioning
  • Wi-Fi
  • Water
  • Certified professional bilingual guide
  • Entry
  • Lunch
  • Civil liability policy
  • Sustainable gift

Duration of the experience 2 hours. 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Every Friday.

Minimum 2 persons.

Price USD 139.00

Traces of Monteverde

USD$139.00 each person

This Beautiful Cultural Experience is an introduction to what Monteverde is. Dare a guided walk of 1.3 km, visiting iconic sites of the community and sharing with visitors essential elements of the culture and social, economic, and environmental history of Monteverde. It lasts 2 hours and includes Monteverde cheese and coffee tastings. Proceeds support the social and environmental impact programs of the Monteverde Community Fund.

In general, several topics are explored:

  • Evolution of the economy of Monteverde from agriculture to tourism.
  • History of nature conservation: from forest preservation to more sustainable development.
  • The role of women in the family and tourism economy of Monteverde.
  • Monteverde's contribution to education on conservation and sustainability and the main challenges of the community for the future.

Experience Includes:

  • Premium transport with air conditioning
  • Wifi
  • Water
  • Certified professional bilingual guide
  • Entry
  • Refreshment
  • Civil liability policy
  • sustainable royalty

Duration of the experience 2 hours. 2:00 p.m. Every day.

Minimum 2 persons.

Price USD 139.00

Gastronomic Tradicional...

USD$79.00 each person

The purpose of this experience is to provide the visitor with a real experience. To cook our traditional recipes, which are part of our culture. Each person participates in the whole process, making the same dish until tasting its preparation. Classes are held in an area that has been very well equipped, each participant is given a personalized apron and hair cover.

The experience takes place on a family farm in the surroundings of Santa Elena and Monteverde. The family is the one that assists the visitors and will make known the experience of Tica cuisine.

Experience Includes:

  • Premium transport with air conditioning
  • Wifi
  • Water
  • Certified professional bilingual guide
  • Entry
  • Ingredients and utensils
  • Local and organic products
  • Apron and hair cover
  • Civil liability policy
  • Sustainable gift

The duration of the experience is 3 hours. 12:00 noon - 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm Every day.

Minimum 2 persons.

Price USD 79.00

Milking and Monteverde farm...

USD$79.00 each person

Monteverde is one of the areas best known for having ventured into Ecotourism, its natural beauty, its landscape, and its dairy products. During its beginnings, dairy activity formed an important economic influence.

This experience takes place in a property where the regular dairy was changed to a sustainable dairy, all processes are practiced in a traditional way and different dairy derivatives are processed in an artisanal way. This natural and sustainable activity provides a truly authentic experience in Monteverde.

Experience Includes:

  • Premium transport with air conditioning
  • Wifi
  • Water
  • Certified professional bilingual guide
  • Entry
  • Refreshment
  • Civil liability policy
  • Sustainable gift

**Optional: Extra value, ask for breakfast or coffee break**

Duration of the experience 2 hours. 6:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Every day.

Minimum 2 persons.

Price USD 79.00

Caburé – Chocolate Tour

USD$79.00 each person

Enjoy, taste, and learn about cocoa and chocolate. In this experience, you will learn about the history, process, and much more about the sweet taste that chocolate produces. As well as the derived products, elaboration, and many more details of this delicious product.

Experience Includes:

  • Premium transport with air conditioning
  • Wifi
  • Water
  • Certified professional bilingual guide
  • Entry
  • Civil liability policy
  • Sustainable gift

**Optional: Extra value, ask for lunch**

Duration of the experience 2 hours. From Monday to Saturday. 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Minimum 2 persons.

Price USD 79.00

Costarican Sugar Mill

USD$79.00 each person

This experience allows you to walk through the plantations of sugar cane, coffee, and various crops typical of the area. He will also learn about the processes of coffee and chocolate and will be able to experience them from the fruit where he begins. On the tour, you can go to the 'saca de guaro' where you can see how the liquor was made. Finally, you can be part of the process of creating sugar cane candies, and participate by adding the final ingredient.

This is a unique experience as you meet the best of Costa Rican culture in Monteverde.

Experience Includes:

  • Premium transport with air conditioning
  • Wifi
  • Water
  • Certified professional bilingual guide
  • Entrance to the farm
  • Civil liability policy
  • sustainable gift

**Optional: Extra value, ask for lunch**

Duration of the experience 2 hours. Every day. 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m.

Minimum 2 persons.

Rate from USD 79