Day trip

Jaco Beach: 2-Hour Chocolate Experience and Plantation Tour

Day trip

Jaco Beach: 2-Hour Chocolate Experience and Plantation Tour

From US$ 42.86 per person

Discover and tour the first international cocoa plantation in the Central Pacific Region of Costa Rica and enjoy all the chocolate you can eat during this experience.

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Duration 2 - 8 hours
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Live tour guide
English, Spanish
Pickup optional
Please wait in the hotel lobby 10 minutes before your scheduled pickup time.
Small group available

Experience

Highlights
  • Take a tour of the transitional forest and plantation
  • Eat as much chocolate as you can
  • Learn about cocoa, sugar cane, and coffee production
Full description
Begin your tour with a short 30-minute walk and be introduced to the Central Pacific transitional forest. During the walk observe the amazing flora and fauna. Afterward, begin your chocolate experience and discover the international cocoa collection of the Central Pacific. Learn about the different varieties of cocoa, as well as its ancestral history, and cocoa's impact on the world economy. Try the actual cocoa fruit and take part in the cocoa production process. Delish in different types of chocolate and mix it with tropical fruits. Also learn about two of the most traditional agricultural products of Costa Rica, sugar cane and coffee. Have direct contact with the plants and hear about the natural history of these crops. At the end of the experience, there will be organic chocolate bars with different cocoa percentages as well as other cocoa products for purchase.
Includes
  • Bilingual guide
  • Chocolate and fruit tasting
  • Transportation
  • Lunch
  • Gratuities
Not suitable for
  • People with mobility impairments

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Meeting point

Vista Los Suenos Adventure Park 1.7km east of the Herradura main intersection, beach, Provincia de Puntarenas, Herradura, Costa Rica

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Important information

What to bring

  • Passport or ID card

Not allowed

  • Luggage or large bags

Know before you go

  • Children under the age of 6 may participate in this tour for free
Customer reviews

Overall rating

4.7 /5

based on 27 reviews

Review summary

  • Guide
    4.9/5
  • Value for money
    4/5

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The tour was very detailed how chocolate is made from start to finish. The hot chocolate was amazing as was the chocolate over fruit and the miniature chocolate. Unless you want to learn all of this, this tour is not for you. Very little walking. Our guide knew his stuff. I enjoyed it.

March 23, 2023

Outstanding experience. We saw a lot, we learned a lot, and we tasted a lot. Our guide was excellent! He was knowledgeable and he kept very interesting and interactive. And he was funny. My whole family loved this experience, and I would recommend it to anyone who visits the Jaco area.

March 23, 2023

La experiencia es bonita, muestran el proceso de obtención del chocolate desde la planta, se puede probar desde la fruta de cacao hasta el chocolate en barra, pero no es una plantación dedicada a la producción de cacao o chocolate, que era lo que esperaba; es un parque de “aventura”.

March 23, 2023

Product ID: 309878