3 in 1 Tour: Visit to the Animal Rescue Centre, Chocolate Making and Swim at a Waterfall
Puerto Viejo de Talamanca, Costa Rica
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Trip Type: Cultural Tours
Duration: 5 hours
In this combo tour you will visit an animal rescue center, a chocolate-producing indigenous house and a beautiful waterfall.
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In this combo tour you will visit an animal rescue center, a chocolate-producing indigenous house and a beautiful waterfall.You will be picked up from your hotel in the morning and participate in three different activities. First you will visit the Jaguar Animal Rescue Centre located near Playa Cocles. This centre serves as a refuge and rehabilitation center for many local animals including members of the cat family, monkeys, snakes and more.
The Jaguar Rescue Center offers shelter, treatment and protection to ill or wounded wild animals in the South Caribbean area. The Center is run by Sandro, an expert in poisonous snakes, and Encar, a biologist with a vast experience with looking after wild mammals in captivity.
Afterwards, you will visit an indigenous family that makes chocolate from the cacao trees growing beside their house. You will learn and see the process by which the cacao fruit is transformed into delicious and unique chocolate. You will have an opportunity to purchase some chocolate or other indigenous made handicrafts here. Note that part of the family speaks very limited English so if you don't speak Spanish your explanation of the process may take the form of a pantomime!
After learning a bit about cacao, your tour guide will bring you to the Volio Waterfall. It’s about a twenty-minute hike through the jungle to a twelve-meter high waterfall in the mountains of Talamanca. You can swim if you’d like. Should the waterfall be too dry (this can sometimes happen during the dry season), your tour guide will lead you to a different waterfall in the same area where you can enjoy swimming in the pools there. Your feet may get wet while you’re exploring the waterfall so we advise you to wear appropriate shoes or bring an extra pair for changing into after the hike.
The Jaguar Rescue Center offers shelter, treatment and protection to ill or wounded wild animals in the South Caribbean area. The Center is run by Sandro, an expert in poisonous snakes, and Encar, a biologist with a vast experience with looking after wild mammals in captivity.
Afterwards, you will visit an indigenous family that makes chocolate from the cacao trees growing beside their house. You will learn and see the process by which the cacao fruit is transformed into delicious and unique chocolate. You will have an opportunity to purchase some chocolate or other indigenous made handicrafts here. Note that part of the family speaks very limited English so if you don't speak Spanish your explanation of the process may take the form of a pantomime!
After learning a bit about cacao, your tour guide will bring you to the Volio Waterfall. It’s about a twenty-minute hike through the jungle to a twelve-meter high waterfall in the mountains of Talamanca. You can swim if you’d like. Should the waterfall be too dry (this can sometimes happen during the dry season), your tour guide will lead you to a different waterfall in the same area where you can enjoy swimming in the pools there. Your feet may get wet while you’re exploring the waterfall so we advise you to wear appropriate shoes or bring an extra pair for changing into after the hike.
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