Cahuita: Bri-Bri Family Visit, Chocolate Making & Waterfall
Talamanca, Costa Rica
Visit a Bri-Bri family, learn about their indigenous traditions, and make chocolate traditionally on a guided tour from Cahuita. Hike to a nearby waterfall and enjoy a refreshing swim.
Highlights
- Visit a Bri-Bri family and learn about their traditional way of life
- Participate in a hands-on chocolate-making demonstration
- Hike to a nearby waterfall and enjoy a refreshing swim
- Relax with a refreshing coconut water before the hike
- Encounter many types of frogs in their frog pond
Description
Meet your guide at the shop and drive to the Bri-Bri reserve. Meet the family in their traditional house and watch as they demonstrate how they create tools from various natural materials available within the jungle.
Embark on a short tour around their garden, learning about medicinal plants, materials they would use for tools/instruments, and walking through the frog nursery. This is where you will get a chance to see the iconic red eye tree frog and various posion dart frogs. Continue to the traditional chocolate-making demonstration, which includes an explanation of the whole bean-to-bar process, and the opportunity to roll your sleeves up and get involved. Finish the visit by tasting/drinking your end product.
On the way back to Cahuita we will head to one of the nearby waterfalls. Enjoy some refreshing coconut water before a short 10-minute hike. Take some pics, take a dip, or simply relax. Finally, get dropped off back in Cahuita.
Includes
- Certified guide
- Visit to Bri-Bri family
- Medicinal plant walk
- Frog nursery
- Chocolate-making demonstration
- Waterfall visit
- Fruit snack
- Coconut water
- Transportation to and from Cahuita
Excludes
- Meals
- BriBri souvenirs
Important Information
- The tour involves easy walking and a short jungle hike. Participants will have the opportunity to taste and drink chocolate they make. The activity includes a visit to a waterfall where you can swim. If you want to buy souvenirs from the gift shop they only accept cash.
Easy cancellation
Cancel up to 24 hours in advance for a full refund