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Cooking with a Costa Rican familiy
Badge of ExcellenceLa Fortuna, Costa Rica
- 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.)
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
Overview
If you’re looking for a way to connect with the local people in Costa Rica, taking a cooking class in a private home is ideal. Your hosts will teach you about their culture, traditions, and cuisine, and give you a tour of their organic garden. Learn to cook dishes such as marinated shredded chicken and rice, followed by traditional desserts and washed down with a freshly prepared mojito.
- Learn new recipes that you can recreate later at home
- Experience typical Costa Rican hospitality
- Prepare your own lunch and then eat it together as a class
- Look out for local wildlife in the family’s lush gardens
Sample Menu
Main
Chicken rice
Shredded chicken, a special marinade sauce, Vegetables, spices are added to the rice mixture.
Dessert
Typical desserts
Organic fruit honeys
What's Included
- Lunch
- Coffee and/or Tea
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting point
- Ceibo Arenal HomeUnnamed Road, Alajuela Province, San Ramon, Costa Rica
Personally I wait for you with pleasure, in our parking I give you the indications of the whole experience and I put them at your disposal. It is our pleasure to serve you.
Start time
Confirm time with the local provider in advance of your experience.
Opening hours
- 5/22/2021 - 6/2/2025
Monday - Sunday : 04:00 PM - 07:00 PM
End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.What To Expect
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Near public transportation
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 10 travelers
Operated by Lidiana Rojas
Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
- Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
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Jayne_D
The dinner was delicious and it was such fun to learn and to join in the cooking experience. The tour of the garden to gather salad ingredients was fun and informative. We spotted Toucans and the sloth that hangs out in the trees on the property. After dinner the family went out of their way and took us out to search for amphibians! Such a great evening and one we’ll always remember as a highlight of our trip!
Reviews
5.0
28 reviews
eboesige, May 2024
The host family was welcoming, warm and friendly. The site has a lovely organic garden. The actual cooking portion was disappointing. In terms of preparing the meal, my only hands-on was chopping ingredients, not the cooking experience I had hoped for.
Jayne_D, Feb 2024
The dinner was delicious and it was such fun to learn and to join in the cooking experience. The tour of the garden to gather salad ingredients was fun and informative. We spotted Toucans and the sloth that hangs out in the trees on the property. After dinner the family went out of their way and took us out to search for amphibians! Such a great evening and one we’ll always remember as a highlight of our trip!
Serge_R, Aug 2023
The hosts were very friendly and welcoming, made us feel right at home. We got to cook our entire dinner and leaned a lot about produce un Costa Rica. We walked through the farm and picked ingredients for our dinner. Altogether an awesome experience.
Clinton_H, Jul 2022
10/10 highly recommend!! The cooking class was an amazing experience. Their organic farm was beautiful. It was really fun helping prepare the meal and the food was amazing and fresh. Also, seeing the frogs after the meal at their pond was a highlight!
Matthew_B, Jun 2021
An incredible family providing an extremely authentic experience! The tour of their property was beautiful and the scenery was exquisite. We saw sloths, frogs, kittens, and much more. The family was so hospitable and welcoming and the mother and eldest son spoke excellent English. The food we made was some of the best food we had our entire trip and we had a great time making it. If you are headed to Costa Rica I highly recommend stopping here for good food and a genuine Costa Rican experience.
Diana_F, Apr 2024
Wir fanden es super. Tolle Lokation, leckeres Essen, nette Familie und Frösche und ein Faultier im Garten. Echt mega 🙂
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