Costa Rica Tours, Ltd.
            Specialists in Costa Rica and Panama

 

 

Tropical Cooking School
& Tour in Costa Rica

For Culinary Students and Professionals

Colleges, Schools and Groups should contact us about scheduling a session

Open up to the tastes of the Tropics!

The Tropical Cooking School & Tour allows you to get acquainted with the Tropics, the Ticos Costa Ricans), and their Way of Life while you are immersed in their Way of Cooking. Learn unique techniques and exciting traditional recipes that have been passed on from generation to generation. Taste exotic tropical fruits and vegetables you have never had before and learn what you can do with them! In addition to the hands-on classes at the lodge, off-site activities will introduce you the culture and history of Costa Rica.  The Costa Rican Tropical Cooking Classes will enrich your knowledge and provide you with an unforgettable experience that you will enjoy for years to come!  

Tour Highlights: 

  • Three regional cooking sessions:
        -Highland cooking with Irazema Zuniga
        -African-Caribbean cooking with Lasel Lonis
        -Nouvelle Tropical with Rosanna Lok

  • Pastry Class with Dina: make chocolate from cacao beans

  • Hands-on cheese making lesson at a local farm

  • Tour a working hacienda which produces and processes sugar cane, macadamia nuts and coffee

  • Visit CATIE: world renowned agricultural center to see their vast assortment of tropical fruit

  • Rainforest hike to Costa Rica's most significant archaeological site, Guayabo National Monument

  • Whitewater rafting or visit a thermal resort

  • See the magnificent Basilica de los Angeles in Cartago 

  • Folkloric Dance Show at Pueblo Antiguo in San Jose 

What our passengers have said about their Tropical Cooking School & Tour experience:

"This trip was educational, and fun. I walk away happy and feeling fulfilled in my trip." (Tiffany Derry)

"It was a great trip. I could not have asked for anything more. You had everything planned to a T. We did so much it was all so fun. I could not decide what was the best." (Alex Guzman)

 "The tour and guides were great, the energy they showed to everyone was outstanding. They thought of everyone, and made you feel welcomed." (Matthew Crowe) 

"I liked that we did lots of fun things that I have never done before.  I would definitely do another trip."  (Carol Treece)  

"Words cannot describe how thankful I am for the opportunity to be on this trip.  It was very well organized and executed. I had the time of my life, learned way more than I thought, and gathered memories of a lifetime.  I can't thank everyone enough, thank you for all your hard work." (Emily Bair)

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