Authentic Coffee and Chocolate Tour at North Fields
Overview
North Fields Coffee and Chocolate Tour offers a two and a half hour local family owned experience in Costa Rica, located close to Arenal Volcano area and its hot springs
As you move through our fields, you’ll follow the entire process step by step, from freshly picked coffee cherries and cacao pods to the crafted flavors you’ll later enjoy.
Walk the plantation: Stroll through coffee and cacao fields while your guide points out beans, pods, and the different plantations around the property.
From seed to cup and bar: Learn how coffee cherries and cacao pods are harvested, dried, roasted, and transformed through traditional methods used in Costa Rica.
Taste the results: Enjoy freshly prepared coffee and rich chocolate; you might just find your new favorite flavors!
What's Included
- Hotel pickup and drop-off (not more than 10 minutes away from La Fortuna Area)
- Coffee, chocolate, and sugarcane tastings
- Local taxes
- Live demonstrations of roasting, grinding, preparation, and packaging
- Access to small plantations of cacao, sugarcane, and local crops
- Professional guided visit through our family-run experience
- Gratuities
- Does not include transportation from hotels 20 minutes away from La Fortuna area.
Meeting and Pickup
Pickup is included for accommodations within downtown La Fortuna and the main hotel zone. Guests staying farther out (e.g., the San Ramón area) should allow extra lead time — we're happy to advise on the closest pickup point if your hotel falls outside the standard zone.
Calle 506
Provincia de Alajuela, San Carlos, Costa Rica
Detailed check-in instructions, including the exact address, are provided with your booking confirmation.
This activity ends back at the meeting point.
Detailed check-in instructions, including the exact address, are provided with your booking confirmation.
What To Expect
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La Fortuna de San Carlos
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Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability
- Wheelchair accessible
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- A maximum of 8 people per booking
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travelers
Frequently Asked Questions (8)
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Activity code: C-73271P2
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Frequently Asked Questions (8)
The answers provided below were previously given in response to questions from City Balloon Tours customers.
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- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the tour start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the tour start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the tour start time will not be accepted.
- Cut-off times are based on the tour local time (CST).
- Hotel pickup and drop-off (not more than 10 minutes away from La Fortuna Area).
- Coffee, chocolate, and sugarcane tastings.
- Local taxes.
- Live demonstrations of roasting, grinding, preparation, and packaging.
- Access to small plantations of cacao, sugarcane, and local crops.
- Professional guided visit through our family-run experience.
- Gratuities.
- Does not include transportation from hotels 20 minutes away from La Fortuna area.
This tour requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
Apr 2025There is no minimum age for this tour, so bring your wee one along for an adventure. This tour requires at least one adult to accompany children..
Apr 2025If a date or time is not listed on the calendar, it’s sold out or unavailable for another reason. Support cannot assist further if a date or time is not on the calendar.
If you find a date and time that works for you, book it NOW because things always sell out at this time of year.
Apr 2025Accessibility information for the Authentic Coffee and Chocolate Tour at North Fields is as follows:
- Wheelchair accessible
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Detailed check-in instructions – including meeting point address, Google map, and parking information – for Authentic Coffee and Chocolate Tour at North Fields will be included in your confirmation email from City Balloon Tours. Please be sure to double and triple check your email address is correct at checkout so this important email makes its way to you!
Mar 2024Once your refund is processed, it usually shows on your card statement within 5–10 business days. The exact timing depends on your bank or card issuer.
Want it sooner? When you cancel, choose Receive a refund to my wallet instead. The credit is in your Wallet straight away and is applied automatically at checkout on your next booking when you’re signed in with the same email. You can see your balance any time in My Wallet.
If you paid part of your booking with Wallet credit, that part always goes back to your Wallet. Trip protection isn’t refundable.
Oct 2026What's Included
- Hotel pickup and drop-off (not more than 10 minutes away from La Fortuna Area)
- Coffee, chocolate, and sugarcane tastings
- Local taxes
- Live demonstrations of roasting, grinding, preparation, and packaging
- Access to small plantations of cacao, sugarcane, and local crops
- Professional guided visit through our family-run experience
- Gratuities
- Does not include transportation from hotels 20 minutes away from La Fortuna area.
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability
- Wheelchair accessible
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- A maximum of 8 people per booking
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travelers
