Small-Group Tropical Rainforest & Chocolate Adventure by Urban Adventures

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Duration: 10h
Location: La Selva Reserve, San Jose, Costa Rica | San Jose, Costa Rica


Category: Day Trips & Excursions

Highlights:
Happiness & bliss with San Jose's chocolate & wildlife
Secrets of one of the world's favorite foods—chocolate
Tasty samples of cacao & other organic chocolate products
Exotic animals & plants at UNESCO-listed La Selva Reserve
Natural history of the tropical rainforest's flora & fauna

Inclusions:
Guided tour of La Selva Tropical Rainforest
Admission fees
Lunch
Samples of chocolate
Transportation
Live tour commentary provided in English

Description:

Visit Tirimbina Rainforest Center for a chocolate tour and explore the wonders behind one of the world's most tantalizing foods—chocolate. En route to this amazing place, stop at La Virgen del Socorro (a private reserve) and eat lunch at a local restaurant owned by Doña Marielos.

The cacao tree originated in Mesoamerica and has a rich and extraordinary history. This San Jose tour gets you up close and personal to nature and noms, with a hike through a rainforest and a chocolate tour of the a cacao plantation.

Enjoy 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 rainforest. Your certified naturalist guide leads you through the highlands to La Selva Reserve, one of the best birding spots in Costa Rica.

For an extraordinary experience in bird-watching and photography, 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. Together La Selva and the Braulio Carrillo National Park are part of a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve.

After enjoying the amazing natural history of tropical rainforests, you head off to explore the secrets and marvels of one of humankind's favorite foods: chocolate. With its origins in Mesoamerica, cacao has a rich and extraordinary history in this part of the world. Your San Jose chocolate tour includes a visit to a cacao plantation to check out the forest and wild species of cacao as well as understand the process of turning cacao into chocolate. Enjoy tastings of cacao and other organic chocolate products all made by the Association of Women Amazilia del Caribe, a local organization.

After indulging in all that chocolate, visit an ant farm to explore the secrets of the most organized society in the Costa Rican rainforest: a leaf cutter ant colony. It's the perfect way to end this Costa Rican nature, hiking, and chocolate adventure before heading back to San Jose.