Just as France is synonymous with wine, Germany with beer, and Holland with cheese, Costa Rica offers its own delectable tradition: cacao. While coffee may be Costa Rica's famous export, cacao is its hidden gem, especially here in Osa where its unique climate nurtures exquisite cocoa trees.

Community-Driven Tourism

This authentic experience is hosted by a local Osa family finca. Your participation directly supports the community, preserving ancestral knowledge and funding chemical-free farming practices.

Your Sensory Journey Awaits

Here, cacao isn't just grown—it's celebrated with the same passion that vintners bring to French vineyards or artisans to Dutch cheese houses.

• This small-group, hands-on experience guides you through the entire chocolate-making process, combining ancestral wisdom with the pure flavor of the rainforest.
• Stroll through the "cacaotal" (cacao plantation).
• Witness the careful harvesting and taste the silky pulp of the fresh fruit.
• Discover the secrets of traditional, chemical-free fermentation and sun-drying.
• Smell the intoxicating aroma as beans roast on a wood-fired stove.
• Participate in the rhythmic hand-grinding of cacao.
• Taste the evolution of flavor, from raw bean to prized criollo (native cacao) chocolate, guided by local experts.

Our passionate guide will reveal why some chocolate melts in your mouth with rich sweetness, while others intrigue with complex bitter notes.

A Taste of Tradition

Sample our prized varieties: grafted cacao, perfected by generations of chocolatiers, and "criollo", or native cacao - the pure, original flavor of Costa Rica. Our farmers use traditional, chemical-free farming methods that respect the land and produce cacao of unparalleled quality and flavor.

Unexpected Delights

Prepare to be amazed as you discover unconventional ways to enjoy cacao. From sipping aromatic cacao tea to savoring rich cacao marmalade, you'll experience this familiar ingredient in entirely new forms.

We won't spoil all the surprises, but rest assured: this tour will revolutionize your perception of chocolate!

What Sets Us Apart

• Authentic Rural Tourism: Directly supports a local Osa family and their traditional finca.
• Hands-On & Intimate: Small-group setting where you actively participate in every step.
• Beyond Organic Practices: Taste premium cacao grown with deep respect for the land and absolutely free from chemicals.
• Taste the Tradition: Sample rare Criollo (native) cacao and unconventional delights like cacao tea and marmalade.

More Than Just Chocolate

Ready to revolutionize your perception of chocolate? Book the essential Osa Peninsula cacao farm tour and connect directly to the heart of Costa Rican culture and its local communities. This is your chance to engage in genuine rural tourism that is truly sustainable.