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Organic Farm Tour: Private Traditional Cooking Class in Costa Rica
4.9
12 Ratings
La Fortuna
Embark on a private organic farm tour in Costa Rica and learn traditional cooking techniques. Discover the importance of sustainable farming and enjoy a delicious dinner made with fresh ingredients.
Embark on a private organic farm tour in Costa Rica and learn traditional cooking techniques. Discover the importance of sustainable farming and enjoy a delicious dinner made with fresh ingredients.
Duration:
1 hour, 30 minutes
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Paraiso Orgánico - We’ll receive you at our farm, and we’ll walk together through our orchard collecting the fresh organic ingredients we’ll need to prepare dinner. We’ll then move to the kitchen and together will prepare a typical costarican dinner.
- Paraiso Orgánico - We’ll receive you at our farm, and we’ll walk together through our orchard collecting the fresh organic ingredients we’ll need to prepare dinner. We’ll then move to the kitchen and together will prepare a typical costarican dinner.
What's Included
- Dinner
- Guided tour of our farm
- Dinner
- Guided tour of our farm
What's Not Included
- Alcoholic beverages
- Private transportation
- Alcoholic beverages
- Private transportation
Meal Options
- Corn tortillas
- Salad - Salad made with fresh ingredients from our organic garden
- Picadillos (assorted)
- Rice, beans and protein - Varies according to customer dietary restrictions
- Chicken rice - Mixture of rice and shredded chicken
- Corn tortillas
- Salad - Salad made with fresh ingredients from our organic garden
- Picadillos (assorted)
- Rice, beans and protein - Varies according to customer dietary restrictions
- Chicken rice - Mixture of rice and shredded chicken
Additional Information
We hold the view that our health and prosperity start with the food we consume; furthermore, we believe that culinary traditions and family dishes serve to bind us as humans. A little over a decade ago, we made the decision to transition our farm from conventional crops to organic produce in a bid to enhance our health.
During this excursion, we’ll…
We hold the view that our health and prosperity start with the food we consume; furthermore, we believe that culinary traditions and family dishes serve to bind us as humans. A little over a decade ago, we made the decision to transition our farm from conventional crops to organic produce in a bid to enhance our health.
During this excursion, we’ll stroll through our organic farm in the dusky twilight to gather fresh produce we’ll use in preparing a mouth-watering meal, while also sharing our heritage with you.
Our hope is that our operation doesn’t simply supply a tantalising culinary experience, but also inspires more individuals to consider the origin of their food and the importance of safeguarding our planet.
We offer vegetarian and vegan options. Please inform us if you have any other allergies or dietary requirements.
Location
Paraiso Orgánico
Find us in WAZE or Google Maps as:
Finca Paraíso Orgánico.
Otherwise: We're located from La Fortuna bullring, 2kms (1.2 miles) direction to San Ramon and then 1.2 kms (0.7 miles) south-west from El Jauri 2nd entrance.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.9
(12 Ratings)
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Michael_b
Jul 2, 2025
Don’t miss this! - Daughter’s favorite experience. Walked the farm to learn about some of the foods and pick some food for our dinner. Daughter loves to learn and said she learned so much. We also had sugar cane juice, delicious! Then we went inside to help make dinner. Son said it was top ten of the best meals he has ever had. Loved talking too and asking any questions we wanted about Costa Rican life!
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Jennifer_g
Jun 19, 2025
Warm, inviting experience in a family home! - Hubert and his family made us feel welcomed in their home while he provided SO much information about their organic family farm. We saw the plants for things we’d only seen in grocery store form (turmeric, peanuts, stevia, etc). We also saw oregano the size of a 6 foot bush- who knew it grew that big!! We made a delicious sugar cane drink with mint, ginger, basil, turmeric, lemon grass, and sugar cane juice. So refreshing! Then Hubert’s mom showed us how to make homemade tortillas and we joined them in their kitchen for a family meal. The best way to experience culture is sharing a meal.
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Mary_c
Apr 25, 2025
Wonderful time!! Highly recommend! - Amazing experience! While it was light on actual cooking (we chopped veggies and learned how to make tortillas while the chef cooked), the whole evening was wonderful. We got a tour of a beautiful reclaimed, organic farm during which we sampled and picked about 20 different fruits, herbs, and veggies. Then the owner found us two poison dart arrow frogs and two sleeping sloths. We squeezed sugar cane and sampled homemade rum. We "cooked" dinner and ate a delicious meal of chicken and rice, black beans, fried plantain, yucca, and molasses-baked squash followed by homemade (and homemade grown) chocolate and coffe. THEN the owner took us on a nighttime tour to spot different frog species and the sloths again. A wonderful evening with great hosts. Two thumbs up!
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P4046xnthomasp
Jan 28, 2025
Pleasant day at Don Huber's farm - We had a great time discovering the flora in the finca of Don Huber with French volunteers in guide.
Beautiful moment of sharing in small groups and it is pleasant to finish this tour with a cooking class and tasting a cocktail based on harvested products.
The icing on the cake nocturnal visit to discover frogs , snakes or even sloth proposed by Don Huber the same evening, very beautiful activity!
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229katharinal
Dec 2, 2024
Must-do in La Fortuna - Wonderful and unique experience! - After a very warm welcome we were guided through the wonderful garden. There we learned a lot about plants, their properties and what healing powers they possess. Together we collected and tasted all kinds of fruits, seeds and spices. That was so interesting!
Afterwards, we squeezed sugarcane juice by hand and enriched it with the previously collected ingredients. That was so delicious!
Together with Huber’s family and volunteers we cooked a traditional dinner and had dinner together. For dessert we had homemade chocolate - we have never eaten such good chocolate! *_*
We thank you very much for this unique experience and also for joining us in search of frogs and sloths afterwards - thank you very much!
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Sarah_m
May 2, 2024
Yummy Family Dinner - We had a great time touring the farm and cooking with the family in their home. It's so wonderful they're willing to open their private space to share this experience with people.
The family has a great amount of knowledge to share and are passionate about what they do. The food was wonderful and fresh as you help bring some of it in from the fields.
Highly recommend this tour! I would recommend bug spray for the walk through the farm though if you're a mosquito attractor like me.
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Jeremy_n
Mar 13, 2024
Warm, kind family. Personal and enriching. - This was the most original experience we had on our trip. Costa Rica has a lot of adventure tours, but this was our only real chance to connect with a local family. Hubert and his family were so welcoming with warm smiles for everyone. Even though we were only there a few hours, we left feeling loved. We loved hearing the story of their farm and seeing all of the wonderful things they grow. Having a traditional meal with them was the cherry on top. Wonderful experience!
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Gheyman2
Mar 6, 2024
A personalized learning organic food adventure, for a special, lovely, and unique activity. Highly recommended. - This was an extremely pleasant activity for my wife and I. Highly highly recommended. This family is so warm and welcoming and knowledgeable and fun, it was such a pleasure for us. We toured the farm, and picked the herbs, spices, and vegetables we needed for our dinner. We learned so much! Huber is so nice, and so knowledgeable, and so personable, it was a pleasure to be with him. After learning a lot, in a very personal way, we learned to cook a typical Costa Rican dinner, totally organic, super healthy and super delicious.
This was a great activity for us Highly recommended.
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Baltimoreorioles
Aug 12, 2023
Amazing dinner and more! - This was an amazing experience where we got a personalized tour of an organic farm and picked some of the vegetables we used during the dinner preparation. We got to see how spices such as cinnamon, lemon grass, pepper (black and white) as well avocados, pineapple, and sugar cane are grown. We enjoyed learning about Costa Rican agriculture from Hubert and his family. We especially enjoyed the lesson on sugar cane and making a pre-dinner drink with guaro and learning a Costa Rican toast! Our young adult children loved speaking Spanish and working with Huberts mom in the kitchen to cook chicken, salad, vegetables, rice and beans, plantains and corn tortillas. We learned about Costa Rican spices, foods, and traditions and enjoyed a wonderful meal in their home. This was a true highlight of our trip! We would highly recommend it.
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Jonathan_r
Mar 30, 2024
Beautiful farm! - Plantation/garden/farm tour was fabulous! We saw all of the plants and fruits and learned how they are used in different capacities. We also picked ingredients for the juice we pressed and for the dinner we made. While we had a translator who was very good, speaking Spanish would have made the cooking/eating portion more immersive.
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