Coffee & Chocolate · Arenal / La Fortuna

Eden Chocolate Experience: Bean-to-Bar on an Organic Farm

Grind cacao, make your own bonbons and sip traditional hot chocolate on a family-run organic farm.

1 hour 45 minutes Easy English, Spanish

Overview

Walk through the cacao groves of Eden Organic Farm, a certified organic, family-owned farm in El Tanque just outside La Fortuna. Your bilingual guide follows cacao from tree to bar: harvesting the pods, fermenting and solar-drying the beans, then roasting and grinding them by hand. It's very hands-on, and kids love it. You'll taste fresh chocolate at every stage, sip traditional Costa Rican hot chocolate, and finish by making your own bonbons with toppings to take home.

Highlights

  • Walk the organic cacao groves with a bilingual guide
  • See fermentation and solar drying of the beans
  • Roast and grind cacao by hand
  • Make your own bonbons with toppings
  • Taste traditional Costa Rican hot chocolate

Included

  • Bilingual naturalist guide
  • Welcome drink
  • Chocolate tastings throughout
  • Handmade bonbons to take home

Not included

  • Hotel transportation

Meeting point & getting there

Meet at the location
Eden Organic Farm & Bungalows, San Jorge / El Tanque, about 15 minutes from downtown La Fortuna.
Plan to arrive about 15 minutes before your start time to check in. The operator confirms details by email or WhatsApp after booking.

Departure times

  • 9:00 AM
  • 11:00 AM
  • 2:00 PM
  • 4:00 PM

What to bring

  • Comfortable clothes
  • Closed-toe walking shoes
  • Water bottle
  • Insect repellent
  • Camera

Children

Children 5–11 pay the child rate. Ages 12+ pay the adult rate. Children under 5 join free.

What travelers say about Eden Organic Farm & Bungalows

This tour
We did the chocolate tour here! Our tour guide was a young lady who was extremely fun, friendly, and charismatic! She showed us the cacao trees, the drying process, and explained everything very well. We all got to participate in helping to grind the beans and taste so much fresh chocolate before making our own truffles with toppings and hot cocoa! … Highly recommend it to anyone looking for a chocolate tour in Costa Rica.
Kaelyn M. · via Google
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We did the chocolate tour here - I liked how interactive it was. I wasn't sure if my son would enjoy it but Nelson made it interactive and fun. Exceeded my expectations in terms of actual hands-on making chocolate time. Other tours I've been on focus on the cacao mostly and then maybe a small taste at the end, but if you are a chocolate lover, the tour at Eden won't disappoint!
J. Phillips · via Google
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We took a chocolate tour with Cesar and it was FABULOUS!!! We couldn't contain our smiles as we had so much fun grinding chocolate and learning all about cacao! The tour was by far one of the best experiences I had on this trip!! … We even got to make our own little chocolates to take home.
Brittany S. · via Google
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The process of making chocolate was soooo interesting, fun and satisfyingly non-tedious. The best part is riding the chocolate bike but I don't want to spoil it, but seriously you have to try it. We got to add delicious toppings like pink salt and cinnamon to our chocolate … This is a must do!
Jake Y. · via Google
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We came to Eden for a chocolate tour and were blown away! Our guide was wonderful - she did a great job of explaining the chocolate-making process from tree to bar, and she also was excellent at explaining the history of chocolate and providing cultural context. We highly recommend this chocolate tour!
Daniel B. · via Google
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We did a chocolate tour hosted by Nelson. What a great, interactive, educational fun tour for adults and kids. We learned a lot and had a lot of fun. It kept the attention of adults as well as my kids aged 5, 9 and 12. One of the highlights of our trip!
Emily R. · via Google
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One of the best tours you can do in Costa Rica/Arenal area. We did the cacao tour and it was amazing. Very hands on and informative. Stay for lunch and enjoy a great casado with fish, pork or chicken. Highly recommended!
Jaime V. · via Google
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We visited for the chocolate tour. It was very informative and our kids loved making their own chocolates and participating in the hands on experience. Our guide Porfi was excellent and took extra care to include the youngest member of our group (ages 2&4) in the experience.
Cheryl O. · via Google
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We did the chocolate tour with Porfi and Danny. They were excellent! They were super welcoming, made the tour fun for all ages, and the chocolate was to die for. Great value and memorable!
Heather F. · via Google
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…we did the full chocolate tour … he explained and talked us through the whole growing process through to actually making chocolate, being able to walk around and see each stage was really interesting. … a fun interactive tour for children & adults which both will enjoy. Definitely an experience worth doing.
S. Mawer · via Google
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We toured the cacao farm and had an amazing time at this organic farm with a tour of the facilities. We saw how chocolate was made from cacao pod to the end product. … I highly recommend them!
Steve T. · via Google
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The cocao tour is the highlight of our trip so far. It was an amazing experience.
Tim B. · via Google
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Incredible tour with lots of cocoa knowledge shared and tons of chocolate tasting. Wonderful for kids as it was very interactive!
Natasha G. · via Google
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We did the chocolate tour with Caesar, he was absolutely fantastic. It was very informative and our guide Caesar created a great atmosphere. Highly recommended!!
So De (translated from German) · via Google
This tour
We did the chocolate tour with the lovely Yaritza! She gave us the best service and explained everything with such warmth and charisma. We learned so much and had a blast!
Paula Y. (translated from Spanish) · via Google
The bungalow was perfect for our stay … and the Chocolate/ Coffee tour was super fun, Cesar was our tour guide and made it memorable for our family.
Adam S. · via Google
We also did their cacao and coffee tour and loved it!
Lindsey S. · via Google
The chocolate and coffee tour is a must try. The staff here, especially the chef was super helpful. We would love to visit again.
Anupama S. · via Google
The coffee tour was great! Ceasar was an excellent guide and we learned a lot and had a ton of fun doing that.
drkdrumz (7 years old) · via Google
We didn't stay in the bungalows but did a chocolate and coffee tour.
Rosanne B. · via Google
We did a frog tour at night (Marvin was an amazing guide) and a chocolate tour. We had so much fun on both excursions and learned a lot!
Catherine C. · via Google
We did the night tour w Marvin and the chocolate tour w porfirio. Both totally worth it.
Otis M. · via Google
$35 USD / adult
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