Authentic experience of Coffee, Cane and Caco inside the forest

Immerse yourself in the authentic production of coffee and sugar cane in Costa Rica’s forest. Discover how these industries have shaped the country’s development while enjoying the passion and expertise of local guides.

Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Café Ancestros Coffee & Night Tour - Live the authentic experience of the processes of coffee, sugar cane, interpretation of the primary forest and how this has remained in our family for more than 250 years.
    We will start this experience with a cup of coffee at the reception, where we will make an introduction to the coffee drink, the plant, its history and each process from the seed to the cup. We will talk about nature, its ecosystems and the biodiversity present in the reserve, and we will also explain our sustainability.
    We will continue the experience by taking a tour of the coffee plantations that are located in the forest, observing the coexistence between the economic activity of coffee and the conservation of the ecosystem.
    Then we will do a tasting of coffee, sugar cane and chocolate, explaining its benefits and medicinal properties.
What's Included
  • Tea and coffee
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Ten la oportunidad de vivir y ser parte de una experiencia auténtica y rural de la producción de café, caña de azúcar y cacao de los costarricenses, además de conocer cómo esta ha influido en el desarrollo económico y social de Costa Rica.

Podrás vivir una experiencia sensorial, de cada uno de los productos además de deliciosas degustaciones de los productos que realizaremos juntos.

Esta es una vivencia brindada por personas apasionadas y amantes por el café, que les gusta su trabajo y que poseen una excelente relación con la naturaleza y su entorno.

Location
Café Ancestros Coffee & Night Tour
On Route 606, 300 meters West from the Los Tornos school. Only 15 minutes from Monteverde If you pick up let us know.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Nerminkatalin_d
May 20, 2024
Nice coffee tour - Junior is a great story teller, we still quote his sentences. I hope he will succed with his project, we loved the tour!
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Mrs_amber_johnson
May 18, 2024
Spreading the Coffee Love - This coffee tour was one of the highlights of our trip to Costa Rica! Junior, our host, was a delight. He has a perfect disposition for educating people about good coffee without being pretentious. He is genuinely invested in elevating small farmers and spreading the love of quality coffee. Junior taught about growing, picking, drying, and roasting coffee. In the end, we enjoyed tasting a few coffees Junior roasted himself. As someone who has worked in the coffee industry as an educator for a very long time, it was very special to me to meet someone sharing the coffee love at the other end of the supply chain. That said, my kids loved this tour as well. Junior engaged with them, made them laugh, was a fantastic storyteller, and provided many interactive opportunities. They pressed sugar cane juice with him and gobbled up the yummy cocoa concoctions he made for them. We bought a bag of his Honey Processed beans to take home and drink. I'm enjoying a cup as I write the post.
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Adrian_v
Apr 3, 2024
It was a really great experience ! Learned a lot and Grayvin was a great host! - Small and intimate! you can ask a lot of questions! Learned a lot and tastes great coffee and sugar cane!!
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Loekek
Mar 27, 2024
Very nice small scale and personal tour - I would really recommend this place when you are looking for a personal coffee and chocolate experience. We had the luck to have a private tour. The guide knew a lot and showed us the whole farm. We could taste as much as we wanted to and even made our own sugarcane juice with fresh lemons from the garden.
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298janikas
Feb 6, 2024
Amazing tour - We really enjoyed our combined coffee, cocoa and night tour! Had a great guide and a really small group which was amazing. We can really recommend this place!
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Verlynl2016
Feb 5, 2024
Intimate, delicious, fun and informative - We really enjoyed and would highly recommend the coffee and night tour experience here. Knowledgeable, passionate and friendly team from start to finish. They have transportation services available for a small additional fee The experience was intimate and we learnt a lot about coffee, from growth to processing to consumer purchase. Additionally, it was great to hear a local perspective on how we can support positive practices in the industry. The coffee tasting was an absolute delight. We were fortunate on the night tour to see a tarantula, 2 eyelash vipers, an opposum, pacific screech owl, kinkajou, a few adorable sleeping birds including a sleeping toucan, and a few others. The team worked super hard to try and spot as many night creatures for us as they could. Thank you Junior and his team! Can't wait to enjoy our farm-to-cup coffee when we get home and reminisce about the experience.
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G2543whedwardj
Dec 21, 2023
A very informative, intimate and personal tour through coffee history! - My girlfriend and I had a great time on the Cafe Ancestros coffee tour! Junior was a warm, gracious and very entertaining host, and since we happened to be the only guests that afternoon, we were very lucky to be treated to an intimate and personal tour through the history and methods of coffee production. Junior is very knowledgeable and a great storyteller; he also made the tour very engaging and interactive, which we enjoyed. We learned a lot and took away some useful tips on how to select and prepare our coffee at home. And of course also drank some really tasty coffee! The location is small and rustic, and feels very authentic. It is not a big commercial tour, if that is what you are expecting. We took a walk into the forest to see where they grow the coffee and sugar cane, and we had a short demonstration of how to make fresh sugar cane juice, which was very refreshing, and a lot of fun! We also booked the night tour with Junior on a separate day to explore the forest at night and see some wildlife, which we also really enjoyed; I would definitely recommend booking the two as a package. Thanks again to Junior and the team, you guys are doing a great job and really brightened up our trip :)
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Davilu
Dec 4, 2023
A lovely experience - Really enjoyed the coffee tour and sugar cane experience. My knowledge of coffee growing, harvesting and brewing has been greatly expanded. I was able to enjoy several different coffees and loved making the sugar cane juice. The tour was given by Junior who was so knowledgeable. I loved the fact that the farm is quite small and very authentic. I left with a bag of beans and a great memories.
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