Monteverde Trapiche Tour : Monteverde Tours Costa Rica : Monteverde Costa Rica
Monteverde's El Trapiche tour (which is the Spanish word for 'sugar mill') first started in 1948, closed for a while and then re-opened in 1989: From 2005 it was open for tourism. The Monteverde Trapiche tour is run by a local family who tries to teach a little more about Costa Rica culture and even though the name of the tour means sugar mill process the tour also demonstrates how coffee is produced and you will learn about other crops grown on the farm. Perhaps the tour would be better named as general agriculture tour with emphasis on sugar production!
To make it more interesting the family have made the tour partly 'hands-on'. The bilingual guide will walk with you through their small forest, help you feed the tilapia fish, pick coffee if possible and take you an ox cart ride back to the main building - a unique Costa Rican experience! Here you can enjoy a refreshment of sugar cane juice or lemonade, eat picadillo de arracache (a typical Costa Rican food) and make candy out of sugar cane (everyone makes their own candy!).
The Monteverde Trapiche tour takes place on a farm located two kilometers outside of Santa Elena, Monteverde. The two hour tour involve walk along an easy trail and at the end of the tour there is a gift shop.
There are two daily tours: 10.00am and 3.00pm. The tours last approximately 2 hours but might run a little longer depending on interest or number of people. Pick-up times depend on your hotel locations but usually 30 minutes before the tour. Private tours can also be arranged for groups.
Included on the Monteverde Trapiche Tour:
- Transportation
- Refreshments and Snacks
- Experienced, Bilingual Guides
- Umbrellas or ponchos (just in case it rains!)
Price per person 2011 prices:
- Adults $30
Students $25 - Children ages 6-12 $10
Prices from 01 Jan 2012
Adults $32
Students $28
Children (ages 6-12) $12
Tour Hours:
- 10.00am (pick-up time 15-30 mins before tour)
- 3.00pm (pick-up time 15-30 mins before tour)
