Caribeans

Welcome to Caribeans Coffee Shop and Organic Chocolate Factory.  We are located in the tropical paradise of the Caribbean Coast of Costa Rica.  Our coffee is grown high in the mountains where liquid sunshine and cool breezes develop the best flavors in the bean.  We fresh roast daily and serve our coffee, chocolate and fresh fruit smoothies here in the beach location of Puerto Viejo de Talamanca.

Caribeans is much more than a great coffee shop!  We also make our own organic chocolate from the locally grown cacao beans.  Stop in to taste our world class organic chocolate tasting flights.  You can also go deeper and take our Chocolate Forest Experience Tour to connect with the roots of chocolate and become a true chocolate connoisseur!

Our coffee shop offers breakfast until 3 pm, artisan locally produced fine chocolate,  gourmet coffee and chocolate drinks, the best smoothies with only natural fresh fruit. Chocolate truffles and pastries.  Breakfast options include homemade granola with fruit and yogurt, our awesome breakfast burrito, pancakes with chocolate chunks and much more.   Lunch options include sandwiches with fresh flavors such as curry goat cheese and fresh basil.  Need a snack or an energy bump?  Stop in for our iced mochaccino.  It is da’bomb!

Smoothie lovers will love our fresh fruit smoothies with almond or coconut milk.  Try a smoothie with nibs or our bean to bar chocolate!

Ever wonder how chocolate is made?  Our Chocolate Forest Experience  is the best cacao farm and chocolate factory tour in Puerto Viejo, Limon, Costa Rica.  Our chocolate tour is one of the best things to do in Puerto Viejo. Our local guide will teach you everything you need to know about cacao, chocolate history, tropical wildlife and of course chocolate making.  We grow our own cacao and make the chocolate right here amongst the cacao trees.  Search the world over, and you will not find a truly tree to bar chocolate tour.

Our Chocolate Tour includes:

Hiking our sustainable cacao forest (some physical exertion over hilly terrain)

Tasting the fruit of the cacao tree from our cacao farm

Seeing the bean to bar process at our chocolate workshop

Tasting the chocolate with amazing ocean views

Tour times are walk up, so no reservations are required,  Price is $36 including taxes per person.  Tours offered every Monday through Saturday at  10 am and 2pm,  our shop is open everyday from 7:30 to 6pm.  No tours on Sunday but our coffee shop is open Sundays 7:30 to 4pm..

This is a walking/hiking tour which last 2 hours.  Some physical exertion required, but guest in average physical condition have no problems.  Total distance is 1 k or 2/3 mile.  Elevation change about 30 mts or 100 ft.   Fresh water is provided at half way point but personal water is recommended.  Sturdy shoes are recommended but not required.  Flip flops are fine if you like to walk in them.

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Our bean to bar chocolates are all hand made here in Costa Rica with only pure cacao and organic cane sugar. We are one of Costa Rica’s first bean to bar chocolate companies with over ten years of cacao selection and chocolate making experience.  Our chocolate is made from only the finest cacao produced in Costa Rica.  We support over 15 cacao farming families by directly sourcing our cacao at higher prices than any other cacao buyer will pay.  We can pay the farmers more because our chocolate is made right here in their neighborhood.  This also allows the farmers to taste the chocolate each time we make it from their cacao.  Tasting chocolate makes you a better cacao farmer and better cacao farmers make our chocolate better.

If you are planning on coming to Costa Rica, make sure to come to Caribeans Coffee and Chocolate to join our Chocolate Forest Experience.

Some FAQs and their answers:

How long is the tour? About 2 hours.

Do I need a reservation for the tour? Not for our regularly scheduled tours.  Simply arrive 15 to 20 minutes before the tour start time and you will be able to join the tour.  If you want to enjoy a drink or sandwich before the tour arrive at least 45 minutes ahead of the tour time.

Do I need special footwear or clothing for the tour? Our tour is an easy to medium hike on gravel road and well maintained trails.  However slipping on loose rock or gravel is a possibility.  We are walking up and down a hill during the tour.  We recommend footwear that is comfortable to walk in, but flip flops are ok.  Otherwise no special clothing is needed.

Do I need sunscreen or bug repellent on the tour?  Our tour is mostly shaded so not much sunburn happens.  However the rainforest has biting insects and at times we need repellent.  If you want it bring it, since we cannot provide any on the tour.

Does the tour operate in the rain? Cacao grows in the rainforest and rain is frequent here.  We provide umbrellas for those who want them and will do the tour rain or shine.  About half of the tour time is outdoors and the other have under shelter from the rain.  Dangerous conditions would cause us to cancel a tour.  Lightning or strong winds may cause hazardous situations, and for safety, we prefer not to be in the rainforest at that time.

Do you allow children on the tour?  Absolutely yes!  Children 5 and under are free!  Youngsters 6-12  pay half price.  Very young children need to be carried or assisted without a stroller.  The trail has stairs and gravel road and cannot be navigated with a stroller.

Do locals, students, volunteers or seniors get discounts?  Yes we have discounts for Costa Rican Residents, Costa Rican Students, and  all Seniors.  We also give discounts to volunteers who are helping here in Puerto Viejo.

What is the tour schedule? Monday through Saturday 10am and 2pm.

Do you sell chocolate or coffee in bulk orders? The simplest answer is no.  Our artisan products are expensive to produce and we have very little production.  We do sell wrapped bars to businesses in Costa Rica who want to resell our finished and branded products.

Phone: 2750-0504, 8973-0189, 8694-8654

Email: caribeanscr@gmail.com.   Map