TRIP OF THE WEEK
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Coffee, Chocolate Cocktails Tour of Costa Rica
ZICASSO HANDCRAFTED TRAVEL, 650-395-8890, www.zicasso.com
THE TRIP: Guests on this 12-day outing will revisit some of a best coffee regions of a world, including Heredia, Monteverde and Tarrazu, and stop during organic coffee plantations and micro-mills. They’ll accommodate gifted baristas who specialize in a mixology of coffee, regulating internal beans to emanate espressos, cappuccinos and coffee-infused cocktails.
Chocolate lovers get their spin during a debate of a cocoa-bean plantation, sugar-cane camp and dairy farm, saying and training how a rich, dim chocolate of Costa Rica is crafted.
The outing includes a revisit to a piquancy plantation, showering in a mineral-rich thermal springs of Arenal and exploring La Paz Waterfall Gardens and the moth observatory, bird refuge and hummingbird gardens.
The package includes four-star hotel accommodations, breakfasts, tours, tastings and airfield transfers.
THE COST: From $3,521 per person, double occupancy
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