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Bribri Magic Chocolate and Waterfall Adventure: Immersive Cultural Experience in Puerto Viejo
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93 Ratings
Puerto Viejo de Talamanca
Experience the Bribri Magic Chocolate and Waterfall Adventure in Puerto Viejo. Immerse yourself in the indigenous culture, learn about medicinal plants, make puréed chocolate, and swim under a breathtaking waterfall. Book now!
Duration:
5 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Bribri - The visitor will be at an indigenous family, listen part of the indigenous history, watch and get explanation of the medicinal plants, taste a cocoa fruit, and lastly make chocolate.
- Cataratas Bribri Talamanca - The clients will visit the waterfall, swim, and have a fruit there.
What's Included
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- Private transportation
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- Fresh local fruit
Additional Information
We will leave Puerto Viejo at 7:45 am, then drive for like 30 minutes, arrive at the Bribri Indigenous reserve, where we’ll join an Indigenous family, learn about their culture and a variety of medicinal plants. Participants will then have the opportunity to learn about the history of the cacao tree, taste the fruit, make puréed chocolate. After the chocolate tour, we will visit a refreshing waterfall in the mountains of Talamanca. Participants will have the opportunity to swim in the large pool under the falls. After that, we will return to Puerto Viejo. A fruit will be included in this tour. For the pick up, if you are staying in or around Puerto Viejo, Cocles or Punta Uva, just send a message with the name of your hotel, and we will pick you up there.
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Location
Banco Nacional
Calle 211
Nos encontramos en frente del Banco Nacional de Costa Rica, puerto viejo de limón.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(93 Ratings)
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Aravinda_s
Jul 14, 2024
Best value for money tour. - Amazing tour, great value. Includes education on BriBri culture and history, medicinal plants, chocolate making and a waterfall. Plus we got a homemade delicious lunch our kids loved. One of our favorite tours from 5 weeks in Costa Rica. Don’t wait, if Braulio is available book it now you won’t regret it!!
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Dustin_f
Jun 16, 2024
Great family tour - We were met by the tour guide, and during the short drive, he gave us a wonderful foundation of the area, the tribes, and the history. We sampled numerous plants, fruits, etc., that grow locally during our visit. We then had a chance to make some chocolate and headed to the waterfall. It's as much a tour of local fruits and the like as much as a chocolate exploration - which was better, in my opinion. We loved it -the kids loved it, and the waterfall was a perfect ending.
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Moriah_p
Jun 10, 2024
Don’t miss this great tour when visiting Puerto Viejo! - Interesting tour that was fun and educational for the whole family. Even my teens loved it! We got to learn about a different culture, have a wonderful fresh lunch and swim in an awesome local waterfall. It was a very complete tour and a great way to spend the day!
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Joseph_m
May 23, 2024
Like a generic chocolate tour but with culture - We did a normal touristy chocolate tour AND this one. This one was much better. Although it did not discuss the way chocolate is made today, we had the pleasure of learning about the Bribri's people's relationship with both chocolate and many other plants. Also, the actual chocolate tasting was better because we got to try the chocolate in a banana and as hot chocolate.
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Kerri
May 17, 2024
Cacao pleasure - This was one of the highlights of my trip to Costa Rica. We learned so much about the Bribri culture. We took a walk through the area and learned about medicinal plants and cacao. We saw the whole process of picking the cacao fruit to making chocolate. Very informative and fun. Ending our excursion at a waterfall was so refreshing.
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Hatley2020
Mar 26, 2024
Don’t miss it! - Braulio was an amazing guide with BriBri origins. He had great knowledge of their traditional practices and also their current challenges. The medicinal herb garden, frogs and chocolate making were really interesting and Braulio made it fun. The dip in the waterfall and coconut water/cocktail and music break was also unforgettable.
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Gunnilocals
Mar 13, 2024
Take this trip…Braulio is a super guy! - Braulio is salt of the earth. We enjoyed him so much. He is easy to communicate with (excellent English) and really a fantastic human. You can feel his enthusiasm through his words. Our driver was very pleasant too. The BriBri people were all so kind (and had good humor too 😊).
Things we enjoyed: learning about the plants in their garden/smelling/tasting and guessing what they were, learning small snippets of the BriBri language, hand processing cacao beans and of course the tasting! The waterfall hike was short and kids loved swimming through the bottom of the waterfall. Our kids loved the pineapple snack at the end. Cannot beat the pineapple here! 🍍
Thank you so much for the hospitality!
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404katieo
Feb 28, 2024
Excellent Experience - Braulio is an excellent tour guide - knowledgeable, thoughtful, and funny. I learned about medicinal plants, experienced part of the chocolate making process, and felt refreshed in a beautiful waterfall. I definitely recommend this experience!
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Go11121938835
Feb 17, 2024
Impressive trip. - Very impressive tour with lots of information. And the bath in the waterfall was unique. The organization in terms of time and transport was perfect.
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Anname7513oq
Mar 26, 2024
not much excitement.. - it was an average trip i don’t think worth it the money .. waterfall with a fruit snack was better as the first part of the trip where i would love to hear more about the cocoa plantation.. or about the bribri culture.
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