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Don Juan Tours Arenal is a family business that through its tours teach visitors the whole process behind two very important products worldwide, Coffee and Chocolate. Our experience: Don Juan - Coffee and Chocolate Tour, will take you to know the entire Coffee process, from the seed to the delicious cup of coffee. Once the coffee tour is finished, we will start with the sweetest part of the tour, the delicious chocolate. Like coffee, we will talk about the entire Chocolate process, from the seed to the delicious chocolate bar and we will end up selecting some members of the group to grind the cacao beans and make their own chocolate bar. Once finished you will have the opportunity to taste several types of chocolate such as Dark Chocolate, Milk Chocolate and White Chocolate. One of our main features is the infrastructure we have, since the Arenal Area is well known for having a very changing climate, it goes from being very sunny and humid to heavy rains, even with a electric storms on some occasions, that is why that 100% of our trails are protected and made of cement, which will allow to enjoy the tour on sunny or rainy days. Families with children who need to take their stroller or people with some physical limitation will not have trouble walking with a walker, crutches or wheelchair.

Unmask the beauty and culture of contemporary Costa Rican life on this San Jose walking tour. You’ll get up close and personal, through local food, history, culture even the herbal remedies of folk medicine. Enjoy a hands on lesson on exotic plants, fruits, vegetables in the Borbon Market. We’ll take a stroll through the vibrant Central Market, tasting local ice cream,this ice cream shop is over 100 years old. Seeing diverse sites like the Cathedral, National Theater, and the beautiful Morazan parks will help you get to know the country and its rich history and from this experience, you’ll have another sense taste to get more in tune with San Jose. For the end visit Mr. Sloth Coffee Shop where you will find gourmet coffees and chocolates produced by women, in this special place tasting and learn to prepare Cafe Chorreado, enjoy a local caldosa, tamal cooked by local families and wrapped in a banana leaf, learn how to make plantain empanadas with cheese, try our famous Agua de Sapo make with sugar cañe and lemon.

After booking our experiences, you will arrive at our kitchen where you will be very welcome and where you will share a good time with an authentic Costa Rican family. After introducing ourselves and getting to know each other over a refreshing drink, we will take you on a tour of our organic garden, where you will learn about the different crops and aromatic plants, followed by picking some of the ingredients that we will use for the preparation of our dish. When we return to the kitchen we will prepare a refreshing mojito to proceed to prepare a typical dish with fresh ingredients, produced by us and our neighbors. At the end of the preparation of the dish, we will consume everything prepared in a family atmosphere. If you come with more time than agreed there is a good chance to observe some animals such as frogs, birds and sloth that live in our garden.

Al caer la noche, acompáñenos a descubrir el delicioso mundo del chocolate donde aprenderemos todo el proceso desde la semilla hasta la deliciosa barra de Chocolate, una vez finalizada la explicación seleccionaremos a algunos miembros del grupo para moler el Cacao para realizar su propia barra de chocolate. Una vez finalizado tendrán la oportunidad de degustar varios tipos de chocolate como el Chocolate Oscuro, Chocolate con Leche y Chocolate Blanco. Una vez terminada esta dulce aventura, recorreremos nuestra finca para adentraremos a la extraordinaria vida nocturna donde podremos ver algunas especies de sapos y ranas como el gran Sapo Gigante, la gran Rana Come Pollos, las pequeñas “Joyitas del Bosque” como la Ranita Reloj de Arena y la más emblemática de Costa Rica, la Rana de Ojos Rojos. Con suerte durante el recorrido podremos ver algunas especies de insectos, mamíferos como el perezoso y algunas aves nocturnas.

Our tour is a visit to the farm, guided by the farmer (Jose, Antony or Ivette) walk around the coffee field, it is not a very long walk but you will get to know the coffee plants, how we plant them, how we harvest, the way we select the fruits we pick and the way we farm trying to do it in harmony with nature. We also show you how we process and sundry the coffee, the roasting and all the steps we have to follow to be able to have a good cup of coffee. Finally we will try the different coffees and also products made with the coffee fruit. Note that the walk to the fields can be muddy and slippery during the rainy season. The tour can be in Spanish or English. El tour consiste en una visita a la finca, guiada por el agricultor (Jose, Anthony o Ivette) no es una caminata muy larga pero se pueden conocer las plantas de cafe desde como se siembran y se cuidan, como se recolecta el cafe y nuestra forma de trabajar la tierra en armonia con la natrualeza. Tambien vamos a ver cual es la forma de procesar nuestro grano, la forma de seleccion del fruto antes del chancado , secado y pelado de forma que el visitante obtenga una buena informacion de todos los pasos para obtener una excelente tasa de cafe Finalmente se da una degustacion y se muestran los tipos de tostado de acuerdo al gusto de los clientes Note que el camino por la finca puede ser resbaloso y con barro en el invierno.

((LAS 3 PRINCIPALES CAMINATAS DE LA FORTUNA TODO EN UN DÍA)) ESTO INCLUYE: 1- Visitamos el sendero natural de Puentes Colgantes Místico con 14 puentes y un sendero de 2 millas. 2- Luego visitamos la Catarata La Fortuna con su mágica caída de 210 pies de altura. Hay un sendero de 520 escalones hacia abajo y puedes ir a nadar en la parte inferior. Después subimos. 3- Después de subir y cambiarnos de ropa, disfrutaremos de un almuerzo en el restaurante. 4- Después de la hora del almuerzo nos dirigimos al Volcán Arenal para hacer el sendero Arenal 1968 por aproximadamente 2 horas de caminata hasta las coladas de lava antigua. 5- Se incluye guía naturalista profesional. 6- Transporte a todos los lugares que visitamos. 7- Se incluyen botellas de agua fría en las caminatas. 8- La recogida está incluida si su Airbnb está cerca de la ciudad de La Fortuna. (Pregúntame sobre eso.) Se debe tener buena condición física para caminar en el bosque y bajar y subir escalones. Andar preparados para la lluvia ya que estaremos en el bosque lluvioso.

Let us be your guide to Costa Rica travel in La Fortuna and Arenal Volcano. Our protected rain forests in a private location have created the perfect habitat for a variety of frogs, birds and sloths which are just some of our highlights. Our nature park it one of the best spots for birdwatching in La fortuna, the most personalized night hike of Arenal Volcano area and the perfect location to see sloth in Costa Rica. Cook with one of the greatest chefs in history: our mother, Elieth Oviedo. She and her sister-in-law will teach you how to prepare our traditional corn tortilla without using machines. You'll only need your hands and the freshest, lovingly prepared local ingredients. You'll become part of our family madness for 2,5 hours, immersing yourself in our forest and cooking with our mother. It's a simple stroll suitable for all kinds of people, from the oldest to the youngest. Ask about our different schedules : Night walk 5:30 pm - $40 Birdwatching in La fortuna 5:30 am - $65 Sloth Tour 8:00 am and 1:00 pm

Don Juan Tours Arenal is a family business that through its tours teach visitors the whole process behind two very important products worldwide, Coffee and Chocolate. Our experience: Don Juan - Coffee and Chocolate Tour, will take you to know the entire Coffee process, from the seed to the delicious cup of coffee. Once the coffee tour is finished, we will start with the sweetest part of the tour, the delicious chocolate. Like coffee, we will talk about the entire Chocolate process, from the seed to the delicious chocolate bar and we will end up selecting some members of the group to grind the cacao beans and make their own chocolate bar. Once finished you will have the opportunity to taste several types of chocolate such as Dark Chocolate, Milk Chocolate and White Chocolate. One of our main features is the infrastructure we have, since the Arenal Area is well known for having a very changing climate, it goes from being very sunny and humid to heavy rains, even with a electric storms on some occasions, that is why that 100% of our trails are protected and made of cement, which will allow to enjoy the tour on sunny or rainy days. Families with children who need to take their stroller or people with some physical limitation will not have trouble walking with a walker, crutches or wheelchair.

(LA MEJOR TIROLESA EN EL DOSEL DEL BOSQUE) Lo que vamos hacer e incluir es: 1- Siete cables de diferentes distancias, entre los 180 a 400 metros. 2- Dos caminatas cortas por senderos en el bosque. 3- Un Rapel de 50 metros de altura en una pared natural seca. (opcional para el que se anime.) también depende de condiciones climáticas y seguridad. 4- Visita para ver o comprar souvenirs con los indígenas Malekus. 5- Con el brazalete que le entregamos, tendrá derecho de entrada a las piscinas de Montaña de Fuego Resort, ubicado frente a nuestro lugar. Si hace el tour de las 3pm y quiere hacer uso de piscinas, debe pagar un taxi de regreso. Nuestro ultimo transporte es a las 5:15pm. (opcional) Otros aspectos destacables: - Puedes traer cámara de acción personal que se pueda sujetar al equipo de seguridad. - Si lleva el teléfono celular, te recomendamos un bolsillo especial para atar al equipo de seguridad. (si lo pierde no es nuestra responsabilidad.) - No traigas joyas ni artículos que se puedan caer desde las plataformas. - Tenemos parqueo, casilleros con llave y vestidores. - Si necesita podemos proveerle transporte desde el centro del pueblo de La Fortuna por $5 por persona, con previo aviso. - Tenemos un fotógrafo y en caso que quiera adquirir su servicio, son $15 por persona. - Esta actividad no está permitida para mujeres embarazadas.

(LA MEJOR TIROLESA EN EL DOSEL DEL BOSQUE CON EL MEJOR TUBING EN RÍOS DE LA ZONA) Lo que vamos hacer e incluir es: 1- 8 cables de diferentes distancias, entre los 180 a 450 metros. 2- 2 caminatas cortas por senderos en el bosque. 3- 1 Rapel de 50 metros de altura en una pared natural seca. (opcional para el que se anime.) Se realiza si el clima es adecuado. 4- Caminata de 15 minutos hasta el Río Arenal. 5- 1 hora de diversión en tubos inflables por el cauce del río, con chaleco salvavidas y casco. 6- Visita para ver o comprar souvenirs de los aborígenes Malekus. 7- Con el brazalete que le entregamos, tendrá entrada a las piscinas de Montaña de Fuego Resort, ubicado frente a nuestro lugar. (Opcional) Otros aspectos destacables: - Puedes traer cámara de acción personal que se pueda sujetar al equipo. - Si lleva el teléfono celular, te recomendamos un bolsillo especial para atar al equipo. (si lo pierde no es nuestra responsabilidad.) - No traigas joyas ni artículos que se puedan caer desde las plataformas o en el río. - Tenemos parqueo, casilleros con llave y vestidores. - Si necesita podemos proveerle transporte desde el centro del pueblo de La Fortuna por $5 por persona, con previo aviso. - Tenemos un fotógrafo y en caso que quiera adquirir su servicio, son $30 por persona. - No se permiten mujeres embarazadas en esta experiencia.

Unmask the beauty and culture of contemporary Costa Rican life on this San Jose walking tour. You’ll get up close and personal, through local food, history, culture even the herbal remedies of folk medicine. Enjoy a hands on lesson on exotic plants, fruits, vegetables in the Borbon Market. We’ll take a stroll through the vibrant Central Market, tasting local ice cream,this ice cream shop is over 100 years old. Seeing diverse sites like the Cathedral, National Theater, and the beautiful Morazan parks will help you get to know the country and its rich history and from this experience, you’ll have another sense taste to get more in tune with San Jose. For the end visit Mr. Sloth Coffee Shop where you will find gourmet coffees and chocolates produced by women, in this special place tasting and learn to prepare Cafe Chorreado, enjoy a local caldosa, tamal cooked by local families and wrapped in a banana leaf, learn how to make plantain empanadas with cheese, try our famous Agua de Sapo make with sugar cañe and lemon.

I'll handle everything from picking you up from your hotel (whether you're in San Jose, Heredia, or Alajuela) to securing your tickets for the volcano, leaving you free to simply book the experience and relish the trip. During our journey to the volcano, we'll make several stops to immerse ourselves in the local culture. We'll visit a quaint local coffee shop, where you can savor some of the finest brews in the area. Additionally, we'll pause at a charming souvenir shop, where you'll be greeted with a delightful tasting session featuring artisanal cheeses and liqueurs. But that's not all! We'll also have the unique opportunity to visit the world's only Starbucks coffee farm. We'll embark on our adventure early, aiming for the best chance to witness the volcano in its full glory. So, expect me to swing by around 7 am. Remember to dress warmly and be prepared for the weather, as the volcano's peak can be chilly and prone to rain. Rain gear, a coat, and sturdy walking shoes are highly recommended for a comfortable and enjoyable experience

After booking our experiences, you will arrive at our kitchen where you will be very welcome and where you will share a good time with an authentic Costa Rican family. After introducing ourselves and getting to know each other over a refreshing drink, we will take you on a tour of our organic garden, where you will learn about the different crops and aromatic plants, followed by picking some of the ingredients that we will use for the preparation of our dish. When we return to the kitchen we will prepare a refreshing mojito to proceed to prepare a typical dish with fresh ingredients, produced by us and our neighbors. At the end of the preparation of the dish, we will consume everything prepared in a family atmosphere. If you come with more time than agreed there is a good chance to observe some animals such as frogs, birds and sloth that live in our garden.

Join me in exploring the cloud forest from a different perspective, a night walk is a unique and unforgettable experience. Costa Rica is a small country in Central America that is home to around 5% of the world's biodiversity. Most animals in Costa Rica are nocturnal. If you like mammals such as sloths, armadillos, active birds such as owls, amphibians, reptiles, and many insects, then this is the opportunity to carry out an outdoor activity and learn more about the nocturnal behavior of many species of flora and fauna. It is an easily accessible route of around 2 kilometers, the ‘jewels’ of the cloud forest shine brighter at night. With luck, we will even be able to observe the famous bioluminescent mushrooms. the place where I do the night walk is very close to the center of Monteverde Santa Elena, it takes only 5 minutes by car. Let's wait for you to observe how the cloud forest comes to life at night.

We will walk you into the coffee world, where a lot of little aspects of the production are explained. We would have a coffee tasting part where you can experience 3 different coffee flavors. A unique walk on the farm where a lot of diversity can be found, including new products that we are incorporating on the farm, for example cacao, sugar cane, turmeric, ginger, yuca, nispero, mullberry, and many more native products. We will see the coffee process, where we dry our coffee, all of it sundry with different techniques like honey process or natural process depending on the season If you wish to buy any coffee from us, we can package it together. We will process cacao seeds, after cacao is roasted we will peel the skin off the seeds, then grind it on very rustic tools until we can form our own chocolate ball-bar. we will provide everything you need to make your own chocolate we will give you the opportunity to grind your own sugar cane and taste such a great drink.

Al caer la noche, acompáñenos a descubrir el delicioso mundo del chocolate donde aprenderemos todo el proceso desde la semilla hasta la deliciosa barra de Chocolate, una vez finalizada la explicación seleccionaremos a algunos miembros del grupo para moler el Cacao para realizar su propia barra de chocolate. Una vez finalizado tendrán la oportunidad de degustar varios tipos de chocolate como el Chocolate Oscuro, Chocolate con Leche y Chocolate Blanco. Una vez terminada esta dulce aventura, recorreremos nuestra finca para adentraremos a la extraordinaria vida nocturna donde podremos ver algunas especies de sapos y ranas como el gran Sapo Gigante, la gran Rana Come Pollos, las pequeñas “Joyitas del Bosque” como la Ranita Reloj de Arena y la más emblemática de Costa Rica, la Rana de Ojos Rojos. Con suerte durante el recorrido podremos ver algunas especies de insectos, mamíferos como el perezoso y algunas aves nocturnas.

“La mejor forma de empezar o terminar su viaje en Costa Rica”. Si usted quiere conocer San José a fondo y probar sus sabores, ver su arquitectura única y conocer su historia, ¡Este es el tour que busca! El plan es mostrarle la ciudad y caminar por ella, conversar y tomarnos un café como si fuéramos amigos desde hace mucho. Vamos a salir desde el Edificio Steinvorth hacia el punto de nacimiento de la Villa Nueva de la Boca del Monte de San Joseph (nombre colonial de la actual capital costarricense), para ir caminando por puntos históricos y lugares de hechos trascendentes para nuestro país. Es una ruta basada en detalles, historia, anécdotas, rincones poco conocidos por el turista, complementado por el ingreso a edificios patrimoniales y a espacios públicos y privados, Plazas, Cafeterías, entre otras. Lugares icónicos de la ciudad como el Teatro Nacional, el Mercado Central o la Catedral. Ideal para fotografiar y poder caminar por la ciudad e identificar sus puntos principales, paradas de autobús, tiendas, mercados y todo lo necesario para moverse por San José. En dos horas y media le daremos una perspectiva que pocos le podrán dar y que le harán ver porqué San José fue una gran urbe y porqué le llamaban "el pequeño París". Aún cuando llueva, tendremos recorrido. Iremos por San José, por algunas zonas de sus cuatro distritos históricos (Carmen, Merced, Hospital y Catedral).

Ven a disfrutar de un paseo en el bosque de San José de la Montaña, donde podrás disfrutar del aire fresco y el canto de las aves. La experiencia incluye una clase de yoga de 1 hora, un snack y una caminata en nuestro sendero privado. Otros aspectos destacables: La propiedad está ubicada en las montañas de Heredia. Estamos cerca de la ciudad, pero el clima es montañoso. Por favor trae cualquier artículo que te haga sentir más cómodo. Recomendamos zapatos para caminar o tenis, y una chaqueta ligera en caso de que llueva.

*** FREE roundtrip transportation provided from Curubande downtown to the Waterfall *** Let us know if you need transportation and we can quote you the service with a local driver from town. Our day starts by meeting at our office located 20 min away from Liberia downtown through the small villages of Colorado and Curubande. We count with two parking lots at our location in Curubande where you can leave your car safe while we do the hike. From Curubande we will take a 4WD for 1 km that will take us to the entrance of the waterfall trail and here is where the hike begins. The waterfall is well hidden away on the outskirts of Rincon de la Vieja Volcano . The trail is 1.3 Miles (2 Kilometers) singletrack so together it is 4 km. There are some climbing to do in elevation and some caves to go across. Later to reach the waterfall we have to swim 25 meters through a beautiful turquoise river canyon. This is a local experience that takes place where the Blanco and the Colorado rivers cross through, forming canyons and beautiful scenery which is why the water in their pools have that special turquoise tint.

Discover the Tropical Cloud Forest from a completely different, fun and spectacular perspective in the Selvatura Park Cloud Forest Reserve. Create wonderful memories on this 3 km guided walk along an easy-to-walk trail where we will find 8 incredible suspension bridges from where you can observe the treetops and the wildlife that hides there. On this guided walk, you will not only learn the interesting natural history of an ecosystem that remains hidden to most of us, but you will also enjoy impressive panoramic views of the beautiful and unique Tropical Cloud Forest. Please consider the following information: - ENTRANCE FEE The entrance fee to Selvatura Park is not included in the price of the guided walk. Payment can be made directly upon arrival at Selvatura Park, in cash or by credit card. The entrance fee to the hanging bridges: * Adults: $55.37 USD per person. * Students (12-18 Y/O): $49.72 per person * Children (5-11 Y/O): $38.42 per person * Children (0-4 Y/O): Free of charge - TRANSPORTATION Free transportation from Santa Elena can be arranged upon request.