El Trapiche Tour, Monteverde

This is the fourth time in five years that we have attended the El Trapiche tour and it was very good. Anthony was our guide and he was not only very knowledgeable about the processes of making coffee, chocolate and sugar, but he was knowledgeable of the flora and fauna of the region. The tour is intimate and hands-on. The end of the tour is very special as you are treated to a homemade snack made with the Arrecache root, potatoes and beef (or vegetarian, if you prefer). I strongly recommend this tour if you are interested. They have English and Spanish speaking guides and the tour is about 1 kilometer long with some elevation change. We spent almost three hours there but the tour itself was about two hours long.

We loved our tour! We learned a lot of interesting information and the guide was very knowledgeable. All of the samples we tried we incredible. Needless to say, half of our luggage is now filled with coffee and chocolate that we’re bringing home from this place. We also appreciated that they offered transportation for only $5. Thanks for a great experience!