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Offered in: English and 1 more
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Overview
Coffee lovers, get your fix on a tour of the Café Britt plantation including private transfers from your San Jose hotel. Learn the history of this famous Costa Rican export, and see firsthand how coffee beans are cultivated, roasted, and transformed into fragrant elixir with a behind-the-scenes look at the farm and processing facilities. Browse products at the Britt factory store, order a freshly brewed drink from the coffee bar, and enjoy a buffet lunch from the plantation’s own restaurant.
- Half-day visit to the famous Café Britt plantation from San Jose
- Get a behind-the-scenes look at the coffee bean lifecycle on a plantation tour
- Watch how beans are expertly roasted and tasted for gourmet flavor
- Learn about the history of Costa Rica's coffee industry with an entertaining live show
- Order a freshly brewed drink from the coffee bar
- Enjoy a buffet lunch at the plantation restaurant
- Includes private, round-trip transfers from San Jose hotels
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Begin the day with pickup at your San Jose hotel, and enjoy the comfort of a private, air-conditioned vehicle on a drive through the scenic countryside of Alajuela Province to the Barva de Heredia farm, home of the famous Café Britt coffee. Boasting Costa Rica's original coffee tour, the plantation has welcomed more than half a million guests since 1991. Hear about the history of the crop and how it has transformed the local economy during a live show with actors.
Follow the lifecycle of the coffee bean on a plantation tour, beginning in the nursery. Learn how Costa Rica’s soil and climate provide ideal growing conditions and how farmers carefully cultivate and select the finest beans for harvest. Continue on to the roasting area, where special techniques are used to extract the best flavor from dried beans, resulting in delicious aromas. Watch how expert tasters ‘break the cup’ to identify flavor characteristics, and see how the final, gourmet product is packaged and shipped all around the world.
After the tour, taste the famous Café Britt flavor for yourself with your choice of beverage from the coffee bar. You'll also enjoy a delicious buffet lunch from the on-site Don Prospero Restaurant, surrounded by lush tropical gardens. Before the return trip to San Jose, browse the gift shop and factory store, where freshly roasted beans and other coffee products can be purchased and shipped home as a delicious memento of your visit.
Follow the lifecycle of the coffee bean on a plantation tour, beginning in the nursery. Learn how Costa Rica’s soil and climate provide ideal growing conditions and how farmers carefully cultivate and select the finest beans for harvest. Continue on to the roasting area, where special techniques are used to extract the best flavor from dried beans, resulting in delicious aromas. Watch how expert tasters ‘break the cup’ to identify flavor characteristics, and see how the final, gourmet product is packaged and shipped all around the world.
After the tour, taste the famous Café Britt flavor for yourself with your choice of beverage from the coffee bar. You'll also enjoy a delicious buffet lunch from the on-site Don Prospero Restaurant, surrounded by lush tropical gardens. Before the return trip to San Jose, browse the gift shop and factory store, where freshly roasted beans and other coffee products can be purchased and shipped home as a delicious memento of your visit.
Itinerary
Once in Britt Coffee Plantation you will enjoy a short and easy walk into a coffee plantation with a professional tour guide who will explain all the most important aspects of this industry. After it a theatrical dramatization will complement this original and unique experience about coffee.
Duration: 3 hours
Admission Ticket Included
Barva is the second canton in the province of Heredia in Costa Rica. The canton covers an area of 53.80 km², it is located in 10.020737°N 84.124116°W and has a population of 34,584. The capital city of the canton is also called Barva. The city of Barva brings together many traditions of Costa Rica, including masquerades and traditional music. Many of its houses were built with traditional techniques such as adove.
Duration: 30 minutes
Admission Ticket Free
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