COOKING TRAVEL GUIDE
The kitchens worth booking.
The 6 la fortuna cooking classes travellers love most, gathered in one place. What you cook, how long you spend at the stove, who teaches, and what a seat at the table costs.
Sloths in La Fortuna plus homemade tortillas: a 2-hour hike with cane-juice pressing and a medicinal garden stop for $38.
Most Popular“Me and my family has such a great time! The guides were very informative and it was really fun pressing cane juice and making tortillas. We saw both 3 toed and 2 toed sloths, poison frogs, birds, agouti, and much more. I highly recommend this tour.”
Cook a classic Costa Rican casado near El Salto with hotel pickup, garden salad, dinner, and recipes emailed after.
“Very nice cooking class. Instructor was great. It was NOT a farm to table experience. Everything was from the local grocery store.”
Farm tour and hands-on cooking at La Finquita: harvest seasonal ingredients, make gallina achiotada and tortillas, then eat in La Fortuna.
“It is educational and a lot of fun. Really enjoyed learning about the farm and the ingredients that they grow. The cooking portion was entertaining and hands on. All of the staff were really nice and it was an enjoyable morning. Loved getting an apron as a souvenir.”
Hands-on La Fortuna ceviche and empanada class with Chef Scott Alan, unlimited mojitos, and recipes you can use at home.
“We had the best time! Chef Scott was amazing and the food was so good. I read through different reviews and so happy we picked this one. Actually got to cook and had a variety of cocktails with local fruits that were delicious. Open kitchen overlooking the volcano and town…couldn’t ask for a better setting.…”
A 4-hour La Fortuna cooking class with Chef Scott. Make a 3-course tropical fusion meal, enjoy drinks, and enjoy Arenal views.
“I had a fantastic experience with Chef Scott. I cannot recommend this class highly enough. Fun, informative, and delicious. Build your stay in Fortuna around this class!”
Private farm-to-table dinner in La Fortuna: organic orchard walk, medicinal plants, herbal sugarcane juice, homemade tortillas and Costa Rican classics.
“Huberth was an amazing host! His pride in his family's farm was evident as he showed us around the farm. We got to whip up a tasty concoction of sugar cane and some of the medicinal herbs growing in the garden and then learned about traditional cooking as we made chicken, rice, beans, and a…”
Hands-on classes and market tours, city by city.