COOKING CLASS MANUEL ANTONIO

An authentic taste of Traditional Costa Rican Cuisine and we have recently added a MEDICINAL PLANTS GARDEN to this activity

This course includes a tour around our spices and medicinal plants garden, where we will freshly pick the seasoning for our dishes.
To finish the course we all sit down together and enjoy an unforgettably authentic and delicious taste of The Real Costa Rica – The Real Pura Vida Flavor!

Cooking Tour description

Explore the culinary culture of Costa Rica during our cooking class in Manuel Antonio. We show you some of the lesser-known dishes this country has to offer and teach you how to cook them yourselves in a few easy steps.

Tortillas plus a new dish each day of the week
Kids-friendly dishes and alternatives
Vegetarian (v) and vegan (V) dishes

In every class you will be preparing the main component of the meal yourselves and our staff will take care of the rest of the meal, so you may enjoy a wonderful authentic lunch at our place.

For dessert we will share the dripped coffee making technique used in Costa Rica to prepare coffee the typical way. This includes the principle of water temperature, ground size, roast types, water-coffee relation, filtering methods and sampling ways. And for those who do prefer tea, we will sample some of the medicinal plants in our garden, in order to create the tea of your preference.

Additionally, we will extract sugarcane juice using
the Trapiche and mixing a wonderful, refreshing drinks with it.

Tour Details

Duration: 3 hours

Adults: $95 Cash 
Children under 12 y/o: $75 Cash
Children under 8 y/o: $55 Cash 
(Card payment +13% tax)

For numerous families and large groups request price
Private tours available request price and availability

Ask about special offers when you book multiple tours with our partners: Terra Travel Costa Rica, Jungle Night Tours, Chocolate Tour Manuel Antonio, Birdwatching Manuel Antonio, Jungle Night Tour Jaco, and
Cooking Class Manuel Antonio.

What can you Expect?

A cooking class & local culture exchange
Discover the tradition, techniques, and recipes
behind Costa Rican cooking
Skip another restaurant meal in favor of making
your own Costa Rican dish
Make your own tortilla from scratch
Take home recipes (print out) to share with
family and friends
You will learn about and taste different
types medicinal plants
Arrive hungry, because delicious food is included

Included

Hotel pickup and drop-off (Manuel Antonio & Quepos)
Lunch
Medicinal plant garden
Herbal medicinal tea warm or cold
Make your own tortilla from scratch
Sugarcane-mill visit and juice extraction
You will learn about and taste different
types medicinal plants
Specialty coffee sampling
Bilingual certified ICT nature interpreter
Request for german, spanish or french
speaking guides

Alcoholic drinks not included (available to purchase)

Additional Information

Wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Infant seats available
Service animals allowed

Inform us about allergies and other dietary restrictions when booking

There is more to Costa Rica than beaches and jungle...

In addition to providing cooking classes we also offer Costa Rican recipies, other local experiences, local food & drink spots, ingredients and food/dish facts, 10 most weird foods in Costa Rica

Frequently Asked Questions

All dishes can be made without meat…..

Just make sure to let us know about your allergy and we will make sure you can participate our tour..

Cooking Class Manuel Antonio