Top Costa Rica Cooking Classes

This was one of the highlights of our trip to La Fortuna! Ivannia was an incredible host—warm, welcoming, knowledgeable, and passionate about sharing Costa Rican culture. From the moment we arrived, we were greeted by the most adorable and friendly Chihuahuas, which immediately made us feel at home. The experience was so much more than a cooking class. We learned about Costa Rica’s fascinating stingless bees and sampled several unique and delicious varieties of honey. We even prepared fresh sugar cane juice before heading into the beautiful organic garden to harvest ingredients for our meal. Ivannia guided our group through every step of the cooking process, teaching us about local ingredients and traditions while helping us create an authentic, healthy, and absolutely delicious Costa Rican meal. The atmosphere was relaxed, fun, and engaging, and everyone had a great time. If you’re visiting La Fortuna and want an authentic cultural experience, I highly recommend this class. You’ll learn, laugh, eat amazing food, and leave with wonderful memories of Costa Rica!

Hubert is an incredible tour guide for his farm. We learned a lot about all of the plants that are grown there and saw a variety of birds and frogs. We then used some of the farm ingredients to make a sugarcane juice and dinner. Fabulous experience with very great hosts!

We had such a lovely time learning all about the harvesting of cacao and the production of chocolate! It was very cool to be able to taste the products at each stage of the harvesting, roasting, and producing process! Making our own chocolate bars was definitely the highlight and the instructions were clear and easy to follow! We loved all the variety in the toppings and fillings you could use and getting to make our own boxes for our bars was a bonus. The location, right in San Jose, made this an excellent option for us to do with only half a day to spend in the city.