Cahuita National Park & Bribri chocolate & Waterfall visit.
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This is a unique tour that gives you the opportunity to enjoy the humid tropical forest like never before. Once we arrive at the Cahuita National Park, our guide will be in charge of showing you all the beauties within the park. We will walk for approximately 2 hours in search of wild animals. Once this time was over, we headed to the Bribri community to share the experience of making chocolate in a traditional way. We will arrive at a local family, where we will share for about 2 hours about the history, the way of life, the language and we will also have the opportunity to make 100% organic chocolate in a traditional way. To finish, we will enjoy a delicious traditional lunch prepared with local ingredients. Then we go to the waterfall where we will walk for approximately 10 minutes until we reach the waterfall where you can enjoy a refreshing swim and to finish we will have a delicious tropical snack.
Your experience
Stop 1
We will start with a short walk on a short trail for approximately 10 minutes, once we reach the waterfall we will have the opportunity to enjoy the impressive landscape or enjoy a refreshing swim in the waterfall. To end our time at the waterfall we will enjoy a delicious tropical snack based on fruits and coconut water or cocoloco.
Stop 2
Once we enter the Cahuita National Park, our Naturalist guide will share information about the creation of the park as well as the history of this park. Next we will begin our search for all types of wildlife. Our Naturalist guide has perfect vision to find all types of creatures that live within the park. During this tour of approximately 2 hours we will have the opportunity to find different species of mammals such as; monkeys, sloths, raccoons, etc. Also other vertebrates such as snakes, iguanas, river turtles, and much more. We can also enjoy the rich sea breeze and the beautiful beach within the national park.
Stop 3
Once we arrived at the Bribris indigenous territory of Talamanca. Our guide who is also a Bribri indigenous descendant of the Duriwak clan will tell you about the history of this indigenous group, you will also have the opportunity to learn about the culture, about the language and also about the way of life of the Bribri indigenous people. As part of this activity we will learn about the use of some medicinal plants that are used in native home remedies. To continue with our day, we will have the opportunity to learn how to make chocolate in the traditional way, you will have the opportunity to make chocolate with your own hands. Once we finish the chocolate process we will enjoy a delicious lunch prepared with local ingredients.
What’s included
- Private transportation
- Alcoholic beverages
- telescope
- Lunch
- All Fees and Taxes
- Snacks
Not included
- Tips
Meeting and pickup
You can type in the navigator (honecreeck gas station) and wait there to be picked up.
Before you go
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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