Tropical Rainforest and Chocolate Adventure

Discover the secrets & wonders of chocolate. This tour rescues one of our native plants and one of the friendliest crops with the environment. Nature, hiking, active, ecotourism

• Discover the secrets and wonders of one of the world’s favourite foods – chocolate!
• Befriend the residents of the Selva Biological Reserve – toucans, monkeys, parrots and more!
• Take on the Tirimbina Suspension Bridge and cacao plantation
• Visit part of a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve and catch a glimpse of some of the over 400 bird species that call the reserve home
• Enjoy a delicious local lunch at another private reserve

 

Visit Tirimbina Rainforest Center for a chocolate tour and discover the wonders behind one of the world’s most tantalizing foods — chocolate! The cacao tree originated in Mesoamerica and has a rich and extraordinary history. En route to this amazing place, we will make a stop at La Virgen del Socorro (a private reserve) and lunch at the local restaurant owned by Don Jose.

  

This San Jose tour will get you up close and personal to nature and noms, with a hike through the rainforest and a chocolate tour of the local cacao plantation.

 

We’ll take private transportation through the Caribbean lowlands and Braulio Carrillo National Park to the Sarapiquì area, one of the best spots in Costa Rica to experience the many wonders of the tropical rainforests. Your certified naturalist guide will lead you through the highlands to La Selva Reserve – one of the best birding spots in Costa Rica. Part of a UNESCO Biological Reserve and with over 400 bird species spotted in the area, you’re sure to see some incredible little fliers.

 

For an extraordinary experience in bird-watching and photography, we’ll head to the La Selva Organization for Tropical Studies (OTS). La Selva has been a pioneering site in education, research, conservation, and ecotourism in Costa Rica since 1963, and is one of the first private protected areas in the country, and together La Selva and the Braulio Carrillo National Park are part of a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve.

 

After you enjoy the amazing natural history of the tropical rainforests, flora, and fauna, you’ll head off to discover the secrets and marvels of one of humankind’s favourite foods – chocolate.

 

With its origins in Mesoamerica, cacao has a rich and extraordinary history in this part of the world. Our San Jose chocolate tour will include a visit to a cacao plantation to check out forest and wild species of cacao, as well as understanding the process of turning cacao into chocolate.

 

Not to worry – after imbibing us with knowledge and information, we’ll actually get to sample some chocolate! We’ll enjoy a chocolate tasting of cacao and other organic chocolate products all made by the Association of  Women Amazilia del Caribe, a local organisation. We hope you’re ready to taste some of the best chocolate on earth!

 

In our opinion, it’s the perfect way to end this Costa Rican nature, hiking, and chocolate adventure, before heading back to San Jose.

Children must be 6 years of age to 11 years inclusively.  Children below the age of 6 are not permitted on this tour. Transportation to and from the meeting points, food and drink other than specified above, souvenirs and items of a personal nature, tips / gratuities for the guide and driver.

For cancellation up to 3 days, a full refund will be given. For cancellation up to 1 days, 50% refund will be given.