Sloth Observation, Coffee, Chocolate & Sugar Cane Experience
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La Fortuna, Costa Rica
- 3 hours (approx.)
- Offered in: English
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Overview
Hiking in the Costa Rican rainforest can be a dangerous if you don’t know what you’re doing. Book this La Fortuna Sloths, Coffee, and Chocolate Experience and go with a guide who will keep you safe and well informed. Set out through the rainforest to spot sloth and other wildlife before stopping at a chocolate and coffee farm for tastings.
- Spend time walking through the Costa Rican rainforests
- Observe sloths, frogs, snakes, and birds in their natural habitat
- A guide knows the area well and educates you on it as you go
- Taste coffee, chocolate, and sugar cane at a farm in the area
What's Included
- Beverages
- Lunch
- Transportation not included
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting point
- Sloth Watching Trail La Fortuna, Sloth Park600 east of the Central Park, La Fortuna, Alajuela Province Alajuela, Provincia de Alajuela, La Fortuna, 21007, Costa Rica
If the hotel is close to the starting point we may offer free pick up please check if your hotel is included in the free pick up area.
End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.Itinerary
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La Fortuna de San Carlos
3 hours • Admission Ticket Free
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Most travelers can participate
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Dress code is smart casual
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travelers
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Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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Featured review
Youngji_H
We are so glad we decided to go with a guide. We heard great things about the sloth tour and it was beyond our expectations. It’s not just sloths but all animals and plants of the area. Our guide Agustin was very knowledgeable, kind, and fun! Our kids had a blast seeing all the animals, tasting chocolate, and squeezing the sugar cane. We got great photos of all the animals with Agustin’s help with his telephoto lens. Also enjoyed going with another family with young kids. Highly recommend spending the money to have a guided tour. Pura Vida!!
Reviews
5.0
based on 785 reviews
Kara_B, May 2026
We saw so many sloths! It was great -we never would have seen them without our guide! We also saw a parrots nest, an owl and bullet ants!
The coffee, sugar cane and chocolate tour was good, very informative, we picked up more facts than we even realized! Our guide heard a toucan calling and we went out to find him in the trees singing his heart out!! Very cool!
Emelyn_L, May 2026
The sloth tour and the chocolate/coffee/sugar cane tour were both amazing! Our guides were so nice and very informative. We saw quite a few sloths and other wildlife!! The chocolate was delicious and the coffee was really nice as well! Would definitely recommend:)
gordondorian, Apr 2026
An excellent tour experience overall. Ending the tour with Erick during the coffee, chocolate, and sugar cane demonstration was a highlight. He was engaging, knowledgeable, and made the experience very enjoyable. Ask for Erick The forest portion with Eli was also great and added to the adventure. Highly recommended.
Deanna_K, Apr 2026
Loved the whole tour! Very knowledgable! We saw sloths - even a mama moving around with her baby attached! The coffee, chocolate, and sugarcane were all delicious. You learn the whole process of each. Since the whole tour is a few hours, plan to eat beforehand so you're not antsy at the end like I was, ha ha.
Great experience in La Fortuna!
Youngji_H, Apr 2026
We are so glad we decided to go with a guide. We heard great things about the sloth tour and it was beyond our expectations. It’s not just sloths but all animals and plants of the area. Our guide Agustin was very knowledgeable, kind, and fun! Our kids had a blast seeing all the animals, tasting chocolate, and squeezing the sugar cane. We got great photos of all the animals with Agustin’s help with his telephoto lens. Also enjoyed going with another family with young kids. Highly recommend spending the money to have a guided tour. Pura Vida!!
Alison_L, Apr 2026
So much fun! Saw 3 sloth mommas with babies and other neat creatures like a boa! The coffee, chocolate, and sugar cane was a nice bonus but the highlight was for sure the sloth watching. I would highly recommend this for families too! The guides, Isaac in particular, were great with the little boys on the tour.
Anthony_N, Apr 2026
This was one of our favorite tours! We were so lucky to have AugustÍn as our guide for this fantastic tour! He had the best disposition, was great with our kids, pointed out 9 sloths during the sloth tour, let us taste the skins of the cacao beans from the trees, let us each take a tour grinding fresh coffee beans, and taught us how to make sugar cane juice. We also sampled a bunch of different chocolates made on site from the cacao beans on the property. We couldn't have asked for a better tour. Or better coffee-- it was delicious! Even our kids, ages 10 and 11 enjoyed it. It really was AugustÍn, our guide, who made the tour extra special. He even went out of his way to accommodate us when we ran into a snag and had to adjust our tour plans. If you have the chance, try to get your tour with him-- you won't be disappointed!
Stacy_C, Apr 2026
Great experience all around! I recommend using bug spray before the tour and maybe even long pants (I ended up with a lot of ant and mosquito bites). Using a guide for the sloth walk was the best decision we could have made too! Very cool getting to see so much wildlife through a scope and being able to get such great photos!
Pat_H, Mar 2026
Our guide went out of his way to find us many sloths and other interesting things in the tour. We learned a lot and really enjoyed it.
harley_w, Mar 2026
Very fun and we saw so many sloths! If we didn’t do this tour, we would not have seen as many sloths on our trip. The guide was very great at pointing them out and sharing facts. The coffee and chocolate tour was phenomenal as well! We definitely enjoyed ourselves and would highly recommend.
Lindsay_Z, Mar 2026
This was a great combination! We saw lots of sloths and birds and the guide was very knowledgeable. The coffee, chocolate, and sugarcane were delicious and shared with good conversation. Conveniently located and worth a visit.
Lynn_G, Mar 2026
Learned a lot. Our guide was very informative and knowledgeable. Answered all our questions and helped me with my spanish.
Nisha_K, Mar 2026
We thoroughly enjoyed our tour in La Fortuna. It was a morning well spent. From spotting 9 to 10 Sloths in a protected habitat to learning about coffee and chocolate making. Great experience overall.
The group sizes were small. Guides were patient and professional, including our 5 year old in all activities.
Booking process was easy and communication prompt.
Would definitely recommend to others.
Victoria_G, Feb 2026
While our tour was in the rain, it was still great. We saw many sloths, even one giving birth. The coffee, sugar, and chocolate tour was good, just a little long. We ended up in the dark.
Irina_P, Feb 2026
We have started our tour with a Coffee, chocolate, and sugar cane tasting. Our tour guide complained about what he was exhausted and tired and the entire your was boring and not exciting. The second part of the tour was south watching our tour guide was very experienced and we had lots of fun. We have been able to see sloth and a lot of different species of jungle life. I think we had more enthusiastic thirst tour guide the out tour would be magnificent.
Response from Host, Mar 2026
Hola Irina,
Thank you for your feedback! Would you please let us know the name of the guide that was complaining? Maybe will be a good idea to give him a few days off to recharge :)
Jajaida_G, Feb 2026
It was fantastic and the guide Augustine took his time to ensure we saw everything. He was the best at spotting each sloth and really wanted us to enjoy the experiences
9s4n57n5j7, Feb 2026
Sloth guide Isaac was fantastic! The coffee and chocolate tour guide was good but tour itself was a lot of information. Very little coffee consumed. Chocolate was a little bit more.
Antonia_P, Feb 2026
Guides are great and educating. At the beginning of trip I couldn’t spot the animals way up in the trees but about halfway through, I was spotting them with the naked eye! But they do bring a telescope to look through. The coffee and chocolate was delicious. I wish they had a large enough operation to sell their chocolate! But they have very good brands in the gift shop.
Andrea_B, Feb 2026
The sloth guides are great at spotting all kinds of critters and help you take pictures through the telescope. Coffee chocolate and sugar part are educational and fun but did take sometime.
Sara_D, Feb 2026
Amazing... Great Experice Learned so much and you see and taste so much.. Full of Knowledge and Great Insights...
Celina_A, Jan 2026
We had a really fun combo tour! Both our guides were super friendly and we enjoyed both tours which was amazing!
Mercedes_S, Jan 2026
Sloth experience was wonderful, our guide Johnny was knowledgeable and had a good eye. We got lucky and had a very active day. Seen 5-6 sloths with most of them moving/active!
The coffee, chocolate and sugar cane tour had potential. We had a guide that didn’t have the best English so we didn’t feel like we quite understood everything he was trying to tell us. We asked lots of questions and got the jist. I feel he didn’t want to try to explain things due to the language barrier, which fair, but it’s a paid tour with an English speaking guide.
Over all not a bad experience.
Response from Host, Jan 2026
Good Day Mercedes,
Thank you so much for your honest review.
Please get in contact with us via email to marketing@jungletourscr.com
My name is Pablo Brenes and will be a pleasure to hear from you
Michelle_V, Jan 2026
Very informative. Saw a few Sloths in the rain. Wasn't childish or too touristy....our tour was all adults and we all learned something.
Bonnie_W, Jan 2026
Amazing guide (and his nephew) who worked very hard to show us sloths, frogs and birds in their native habitat. Photos taken through his scope were amazing- especially one of a mom and baby sloth. Guide was very knowledgeable and answered our many questions. I’m so sorry that I do not recall the guide’s name.
The demos of coffee making, chocolate and sugar cane processing with Marco were so much fun! Great hands-on, memorable experiences. Highly recommend this package.
Stella_G, Jan 2026
Excellent tour, very pleasant and knowledgeable guides
We had a great time
Highly recommended
Loved it
Evonne_F, Jan 2026
Great tour, experienced guides. Small groups. There are supposedly 20+ sloths on the property, so we were able to see a fraction of that. They were cute. Highlight was when a momma sloth carried her baby and climbed over to another tree. Slow and methodical, with big stretches.
We also did the chocolate/sugarcane/coffee tour. Our guide explained each in detail, from the history to the processes. There were lots of chocolates to sample, and sugarcane (sugar end product as well as sugarcane juice), and freshly brewed rainforest coffee. Lots of tasty treats.
caroline_c, Jan 2026
It was so great ! Steve was fantastic! We saw sloths, toucans, frogs , snakes …. With his binoculars, he was able to really make us discover nature. He even used it to take pictures with our phone ! I have some beautiful images to take home !
Diane_A, Dec 2025
Such a fabulous tour. Our guide for the sloth tour Andreas was so so good. We saw so many sloths and he could read the group so well.
And the coffee and chocolate tour with Jason was so good. I don’t even drink coffee but the info about the history of coffee was so great. And the chocolate was so tasty. Definitely worth the it!
I definitely recommend taking the guided sloth tour as we wouldn’t have seen any if we went on our own.
Great guides!!
LaurieHolley_M, Dec 2025
There are sloths to see but it’s like going in a private backyard. Going with a real naturalist in the wild would be better.
Edward_A, Dec 2025
Great experience, lots of sloths. Definitely wouldn't have been able to spot the sloths without the guide
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