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Cooking and Salsa Dance Lesson Combo: Embrace Costa Rican Culture through Cuisine and Dance
An ideal method to acquaint yourself with the culture of Costa Rica and engage in the country’s significant undertakings: culinary arts, savoring cuisine and dancing!
Duration:
3 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- F955+53 - Cooking and Salsa Dance Lesson Combo\nLearn to cook and dance like a local on this unique night out in La Fortuna! The perfect way to get to know Costa Rican culture and take part in some of our most important activities in Costa Rica: cooking, eating, and dancing!\nPeople are starting to really take to learning about new cultures and the best way to do that is to learn about what the locals eat.\nTurns out, Costa Rica has amazing cuisine – it’s healthy, natural, and actually very easy to learn how to cook it. That’s why you’ll be wanting to take back local spices and try some of our favorite recipes back home with your friends and families.\nWe’ve planned these cooking classes as a great way to get to know other travelers and hang out with a knowledgeable local “chef!”\nBut the night gets even better because as soon as you finish cooking, you’ll be able to sit down to the delicious meal you helped cook up and chat about the “Pura Vida” of Costa Rica.\nBut wait… there’s more! Hope you brought your dancing shoes to Costa Rica because we then head to the dance floor to learn how to dance to some of our favorite Latin beats – salsa, merengue, cumbia y bachata!
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What's Included
- On-board WiFi
- Dinner
- In-vehicle air conditioning
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(49 Ratings)
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Oliviale
Aug 12, 2024
Memorable and fun - The cooking and salsa experience was very lovely and memorable. Kathy was kind and taught us so much about the ingredients and was very patient and fun to dance with. We enjoyed getting to know her, and the food and cocktail was delicious. This was a lot of fun and we highly recommend the experience!
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Mike_s
Aug 5, 2024
Great family experience - Katherine was fantastic. She was kind and helpful and very good at instructing. Her English was like that from the USA. She was kind and understanding when my son was too tuckered out to participate. It was a great family experience and I have the recipes to take home with me. Delicious food!
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Lennyce_p
Jul 6, 2024
Loved it - Our instructor was great and it was great fun snd a great meal — glad you shared recipe —. Enjoyed her family stories
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Megan_s
Jun 18, 2024
Enjoyable Introduction to Costa Rica - We very much enjoyed this class! Katherine explained everything in detail during the cooking portion of the class and answered all of our questions. For the salsa dancing, she broke everything down into easy to follow steps and showed us several variations. Would recommend this activity to others!
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Dernsta_r
May 22, 2024
Must do! - I had a great time making Costa Rican dishes. Cathy is an awesome salsa teacher and cook. I definitely recommend!
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Cliffbruce2016
Feb 29, 2024
Local cooking and Salsa dancing - Kathy spoke very good English and has a passion for her cooking and dancing. A really fun class with the food we made, talking to the other couples and then to top it off with the dancing.
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82selineh
Jan 24, 2024
Great experience - One of the best experiences on our Costa Rica trip. The cook Jenny had already prepared everything. After we arrived, we were able to mix ourselves a delicious cocktail, then we started cooking. Jenny was always available to answer questions, she was there the whole time and joined in. We really liked the location, everything was very clean.
Jenny also showed us the dance steps for salsa and merengue. Here, too, she was very patient.
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Alaynah_c
Jan 7, 2024
Family dinner and dancing - Such a fun family experience and one we will remember for years to come. We brought our kiddos with us ages 14yo, 6yo, and 3yo and they absolutely loved it all. Our instructor/guide was so informative and great with the kiddos and explanation. We made a traditional Costa Rica meal our whole family loved including black beans, rice, maduros (sweet fried plantains), chicken, and picadillo (vegetable mixture) we also enjoyed a Costa Rican inspired whiskey drink while we cooked. After, we learned and danced salsa. It was an evening of laughter, learning, love and memory making. Highly recommend if you’re looking for an unforgettable experience the whole family can enjoy.
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Therese_m
Apr 4, 2024
Wonderful but very warm cooking outside - The people and the food were amazing. Our only problem was the heat. We were uncomfortably hot and had to leave early and miss the dancing. Fans would have been appreciated.
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Rsoxfamily2011
Feb 25, 2024
Not really a cooking class... just eating previously prepared food. - I only did the cooking portion, not the dance lesson.
It really wasn't a cooking class; all we did was cut vegetables and add them together for pico de gallo - the chicken, beans, rice, plantains and rice pudding were already done and all we did was eat them. We did roll, flatten and fry a tortilla from a dough one person made. Had I known this was all we would get to do, I would not have done it. Then the recipes we ate were supposed to be sent to us. And they were.... 3 days after the class, when most of us had left Costa Rica and could not get the ingredients any more! Disappointing.
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