Costa Rican Coffee is held by many to be the best coffee in the world - Starbucks imports most of it's coffee from Costa Rica and their most expensive coffee is Tarrazú Geisha. Today we're going to follow the life of a coffee bean from cherry to cup at a small co-operative that produces a less acidic and better balanced coffee.

Also on the days agenda is a visit to Barra Honda National Park, home to a mesa (a flat topped mountain with steep sides) that rises almost 1000 feet over the Tempisque valley. Up to the 1960's people thought this mesa was a volcano, but it's a 60 million year old coral reef that tectonics and acid rain have transformed into a mountain with an intricate system of caves filled with fascinating limestone sculptures. We'll hike up the mountain (it's a mesa, so it's steep, and it's reasonably challenging) to the cave entrance, where things get a little easier. We'll descend into the cave by ladder and spend a few hours exploring with guides before coming back up to the sunshine for the hike back down off the mountain.

Includes:

• Additional night of accommodation
• Breakfast
• Guided Caving Experience (Entrance Fee, Equipment, Guide, and Gratuities)
• Coffee Experience (Entrance Fee, Guide, and Gratuities)
• Dinner