Zapotal Rural Lodge
- Autor: Michelle Fernández
- Category: Rural Experiences
- 15/03/2025
Rural communities in Costa Rica that offer tourism, are characterized by providing authentic experiences in places away from the crowd, where you can enjoy good quality service, people who give a friendly and warm treatment, spectacular and traditional food and the landscapes that surround each place.
We are an hour from Miramar de Puntarenas, the community of Zapotal, where we offer lodging, food, and tours. The community’s primary income is milk production, cheese, and homemade custard. It is a tiny community, but the people are amazing, friendly, and helpful.
The lodging is a rural tourism lodge which as its name defines it is a small place in a rural environment that offers the client the option to stay with the necessary comforts and apt, “Las Orquídeas” offers five beautiful rooms surrounded by lovely gardens and in the form of cottages or cabins which transport us to a fairy tale of the forest. They have occupancy from double to 4 people, a private bathroom with shower, and an ideal relaxing environment. Its restaurant is open to the public with traditional meals, regular meals, desserts, and drinks.
A visit to the Trapiche is an activity full of knowledge and fun. There, you can taste the sugar cane juice made then, which is very popular in the country. The products obtained are the “Tapa dulce,” which is responsible for producing a very traditional drink in Costa Rica, served in hot houses to share a pleasant time with family or friends, and a dessert called “sobadores,” which has a delicious taste.
The cooking classes are a traditional experience where you share with Bety in her home to create a more familiar atmosphere, the class consists of everyone preparing the food and learning the techniques used, enjoy the delicious traditional food of Costa Rica as it is in a family home. The other visit you can make is to the sustainable farm and dairy, here you can learn about the process of managing a farm with organic products, managing and processing of wastewater, and using a biodigester that the animals feed, such as pigs, chickens, and this energy is used. They have an orchard of medicinal plants, and of course you can milk their beautiful cows, having the rural experience 100%.
In the mornings you will be able to make the hike leaving from the Posada where you can enjoy panoramic views of the area entire of beauty, you will find the natural reserve with the characteristic flora and fauna of the Cloud Forest, the birds are a natural attraction present, and sometimes you can see the footprint of the tapir. During the tour, you will walk along the banks of the Jabonal River, which has crystalline waters and a waterfall. The air is pure and full of the tranquility of the forest.
Zapotal is undoubtedly a destination where you can find that rural experience, sharing with the community’s families, which have a very friendly and familiar treatment, comfortable accommodation amid fantastic views, activities that show the traditional life of grandparents, and delicious food.
