Tio Leo Coffee Tour
Overview
Available languages
3 hours 30 minutes
Mobile ticket
Come and visit us and let us make you feel like if you are part of our family, come and experiment a real cultural experince with us, we will take to the world of coffee, chocolate, cooking and sugarcane.
Additional Info
Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What To Expect
Cafe Tio Leo
Coffee tour, includes: history, a walk to the field, coffee samples and coffee roasting. Chocolate tour: includes, history, a walk to the field, samples and roasting Cooking class: includes, empanada making and tasting Sugarcane: includes: history, grinding and sampling ,
What‘s Included
During the tour you can sample, coffee, chocolate, juice,sugarcane water, snacks
Licensed Tour Guide
Private transportation
Options
Tio Leo Coffee Tour
Reviews
111 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Unique and fun
Whitney G,Apr 4, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00This is a unique hands-on experience you won't get anywhere else with a charming and informative host. We loved making empanadas, all the tastings and the plants and trees that grow the food.
A must visit to learn about the Costa Rican traditions and the many different fruits and herbs!!
james p,Mar 14, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00I have been coming to Costa Rica for many years, and always passed by this fantastic place, but never went in, but it’s a must visit. Ti-Leo is extremely knowledgeable about coffee and chocolate production. We even had a cooking class, and crushed up the branches of the sugar cane branches and drank the fresh juices from it!!
From seed to cup!
wcbeach,Mar 9, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00This was such an informative tour about the Costa Rican coffee industry as well about coffee history growing and production . We learned about cacao and sugar cane as well. Making empanadas and tasting the different juices, cacao drinks , cacao tasting and sugar cane press was more than informative and fun for all of us ages 13-64. The coffee from a true coffee snob is delicious, rich and smooth. Grinding the cacao beans was also a fun and educational experience. The farm tour was full of so many plants and trees we learned so much that it’s more than we can list here. We need the recipe tho for the pepper sauce!!! Gracias por una dia especial! And not to forget the cocoa scrub!!!
Educational, delicious, packed with value
Bryce M,Mar 7, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Tio Leo is such a knowledgeable and friendly man, and the tour he took us on was once in a lifetime. We learned so much about Costa Rican history and culture; about all the different plants and fruit trees in his garden; about coffee, it's history, preparation, and the roasting process; about cacao and it's growing, history, and preparation; and even sugar cane and it's history and processing. We made empanadas from scratch (and he was kind enough to share the recipe because they were fantastic), we got to try samples of all the ripe fruits in the garden, roast shell and grind cacao beans for hot chocolate, and so much more! I would highly recommend scheduling a tour if you're in the area, you won't regret it!
Great Tour Experience!
Escape252123,Feb 26, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Tio was a wonderful story teller, immersing all on the tour in the rich Costa Rican coffee history. The experience was delightful, allowing us to sample fresh brewed open flame coffee and chocolate beans. The empanada cooking class was fun! The tour through the orchards was very educational. I highly recommend this tour for a taste of authentic Costa Rican cultural experience.
Great outing in Guanacaste
Happiness18679869775,Feb 25, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Tio Leo is a great ambassador for Costa Rican coffee growers and for the Costa Rican people. Very informative and fun tour with hands on opportunities. ‘Mama Leo’ was a star of the empanadas!
Fun, informative, interactive, and delicious!
Jacksnyder,Feb 25, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Such a fun tour from start to finish! My wife and I went after spending 3 nights on peninsula papagayo as we were hoping for some cultural emersion, and that is exactly what Tio Leo and his team gave us! We learned about the Costa Rican arabica beans and the history of coffee, saw the coffee bean roasting process, ate roasted cocao, had a tour of his farm/garden, pressed sugar cane, made a delicious homemade empanada, and learned a ton. The best part… the coffee was soo good! Thank You Tio Leo!!
This is a no miss tour...
Greg R,Feb 24, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00This is a no miss tour for anyone traveling to Costa Rica. Teo gives a very educational history of coffee and cocoa. Their instruction on making home made empanadas is great and it’s always educational taking the walking tour through the fruit trees. Great experience
A taste of Costa Rica
B8177XErosiem,Feb 21, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00The tour was so much more than we were expecting! Highly recommend!!! Tío Leo had a natural skill for educating and entertaining at the same time. Compliments to Mirna! Her humor and cooking were excellent. Everything was delicious!
best booking we made all trip!
W568TSoliviaf,Feb 20, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00when you’re here you’re family!! such an educational, interactive, and fun experience for a great price! we had so much fun, we didn’t want to leave. this tour hands down made the entire trip. i thought about visiting San Jose for our next trip to CR but we will absolutely go out of our way to visit Tío Leo and his wonderful staff again.
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