Chocolate Workshop. Private Tour from San Jose

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Chocolate Tour in the Rain Forest & Hanging Bridge Crossing at Tirimbina Reserve. Private Tour — Photos: the activity supplier, via Viator

About this activity

Your breath-taking adventure begins with a pickup from your hotel and a relaxing private drive through the wonderful Costa Rican countryside on an air-conditioned deluxe transportation.

The tour takes place in a private biological reserve located in Sarapiqui, a small town located in the Caribbean of Costa Rica and 2 hours from the capital.

Join us on the best chocolate tour and taste one of the most delectable foods from the rainforest. During this tour you will be taken through Tirimbina´s rainforest across the longest hanging bridge in the region to a traditional cacao plantation. You will have the opportunity to taste the cacao bean at its different stages in the process of making chocolate and also be involved with different preparations of it, so make sure your appetite is ready!

This is an interactive experience where you get to learn all about chocolate and make your own bar using many different local ingredients.

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At a glance

Duration: 7 hours
Confirmation: Instant confirmation
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Your group only
People per booking: 1–15
Guide: English, Spanish
Operated by: Greenway Nature Day Tours

Ages: Infants (0–3 years) · Children (4–12 years) · Adults (13–80 years)

What is included

Included

Included: 100% private deluxe transportation
Included: 2 hours chocolate tour at Tirimbina Reserve
Included: Professional naturalist tour guide
Included: Delicious lunch
Included: Bottle of water

Not included

Not included: Alcoholic Beverages
Not included: Tips for tour guides

Itinerary

Tirimbina Biological Reserve

3 hours Admission included

Tirimbina is a private biological reserve located in Sarapiqui region. In here we run the chocolate tour in an old cocoa plantation. Besides this, the reserve have the largest hanging bridge in Costa Rica
Braulio Carrillo National Park

Passing by

Braulio Carrillo National Park is one of the largest protected areas in Costa Rica with 50.000 hectares and is located in one of the areas with the steepest topography of the country.

Located Northside of Central Valley in the Central Volcanic Range, among the massifs of Poas and Irazu Volcanoes. This wonderful natural treasure includes Barva and Cacho Negro volcanoes

It has a maximum elevation of 9534 feet (2906 m s.n.m.) above sea level on top of Barva Volcano and records a minimum temperature of 37.4 fahrenheit (3 ° C.) and maximum 75.6 fahrenheit (24 ° C.). Due to the large altitudinal gradient spanning the park, precipitation is very varied and ranges from 8.2 feet (2500 mm) on the slopes overlooking the Central Valley up to 18.8 feet (5734 mm) in the Caribbean slope.
Sarapiqui River

Passing by

The Sarapiquí River, or Rio Sarapiquí, in Costa Rica is a tributary of the San Juan River and forms the eastern border of Sarapiquí Canton. The area around the river is mostly lowlands tropical rainforest, having lush vegetation with a large variety of plant, animal and insect life. During our tour you will enjoy the beauty of this river and cross a long suspention bridge over it.

Tirimbina Reserve is located just besides this river.