Cafe Britt Coffee Lovers Tour
This tour is specifically designed for the serious coffee lover. It includes a tour of the organic farm and an informative coffee tasting.
- Duration:
- 2 hrs
- Available Days:
- Every day
- Schedule:
- 1:15 PM
- Hotel Transportation Offered
- Mobile Ticket Included
- Offered in English, Spanish
For the first part of the tour, you'll get to see how coffee beans make the transition from the plantation to a cup of coffee. You'll see where they roast the beans, and tour the grounds of a sustainable, gourmet coffee farm. Visitors will also get to see young coffee plants in the coffee nursery.
This tour includes a coffee tasting with a professional. During your tasting you'll get to try coffee from different regions, using a special sipping technique called "cupping." You'll learn to appreciate the different aromas and flavors of native Costa Rican beans, and hear about the prominent role coffee has played in Costa Rica's history.
You'll leave this tour with some new coffee expertise that you can put to good use. Toward the end of the tour your guide will demonstrate how to prepare a few classic coffee-based drinks.
What to Bring
Hat, comfortable clothes, sunscreen, insect repellent and a camera.
What's included
Guided tour of plantation, Tierra Madre coffee mill and organic farm, as well as a coffee tasting.
Transportation
Many of our tours and activities offer transportation pick up & drop off options from several locations and destinations. Options vary by tour, see “BOOKING REQUEST” for full details.
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Located in the fertile highlands of Costa Rica's central valley, Café Britt has been running plantation tours since 1991. This tour includes visits to both the coffee plantation and roastery, where you''ll watch workers and learn the art of professional coffee tasting.
On this tour you’ll get a good look at some of the environment that makes Costa Rica an ecological wonder. First you’ll see the Britt coffee plantation, and learn about Costa Rican coffee. Then you’ll head to La Paz waterfall gardens for an outdoor lunch and an informative look at local flora and fauna.
This tour allows you to experience the tropical environment of Heredia, Costa Rica, as well as the bright, rich flavors of its native coffee beans. Café Britt coffee farm is a gourmet coffee farm that strives to offer the finest possible Costa Rican coffee.
