Costa Rica Wildlife, Nature and Cultural Immersion - 10 days Private Tour

Day 1 · Arrival to Costa Rica and Museum Visit

1. 1

   National Museum Of Costa Rica

   one hour Admission included

   After your Arrival to San Jose International Airport we'll have an optional afternoon visit to the National Museum of Costa Rica learning about Costa Rica's National and Cultural Heritage.

2. 2

   Museo del Jade

   one hour Admission included

   Jadeite is presumed one of the most precious materials of Pre-Columbian Costa Rica. It is extremely important to the indigenous tribes of Costa Rica.

Day 2 · National Park and Wildlife Tour

1. 1

   Tortuguero National Park

   3 hours Admission included

   We are taking a Boat Tour through beautiful Tortuguero National Park. This is a really wonderful to get acquainted and see Costa Rica's plentiful Nature.

2. 2

   Tortuguero

   2 hours

   You can't come to Costa Rica and not do a Nocturnal Tour. More than 60 percent of Costs Rica's wildlife is Nocturnal. The Sun sets around 5pm and this is when we have dinner then head out for a Guided Wildlife Tour

Breakfast @ Hotel · Lunch at the river

Day 3 · Morning Canoe and Boat to LImon

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   Tortuguero National Park

   2 hours Admission included

   Taking a Canoe Ride through the quiet of the morning is often the best time to see Wildlife. Kingfishers, toucans, blue herons, peacocks and parrots, basilisk lizards, many species of frogs and river turtles.

2. 2

   Puerto Limon

   2 hours

   Today is Mainly a Travel day to the Bri Bri Tribe. We break up what would have been a long drive by doing half of the trip by Boat!

Day 4 · Indigenous Immersion into the Bri Bri community

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   Bribri

   10 hours

   The days are a little more flexible within the Bri Bri Community, when we arrive we'll schedule around what is happening within the community. Our time with the Bri Bri we'll be experiencing a Tsurutmi Cocoa workshop, Nature walk and Narration of the History of Cocoa.

   Project work / Education with the community

   Koswak Chkowe Dinner

   Narration of the Bri Bri clans and cosmology (Ditsowo) in traditional Uzure

Day 5 · Day 2 - Bri Bri Immersion

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   Bribri

   10 hours

   Chkowe Breakfast

   Workshop on medicinal plants, weaving of the suita and traditional palm roofing, walks along the river and the waterfall

   Cooking / helping cook / learning Bri Bri keywords

   Koswak Chkowe Dinner

   Koswak Cabina / Fire in the evening

Chkowe Breakfast · Koswak Chkowe Dinner

Day 6 · Day 3 - Bri Bri Immersion

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   Bribri

   8 hours

   Chkowe Breakfast

   FREE MORNING

   Lunch at SIWA UJTEKOLPA

   Preparation of Al (Chicha)- Traditional fermented corn-based drink

   Singing Duletok(Drum) and Sorbon Dance (Sorbon Dance), Narration of the Awa Se SIWA (spirituality) member of the Siwa Ujtekolpa clan

   Koswak Cabina

Chkowe Breakfast · Lunch at SIWA UJTEKOLPA · Koswak Cabina

Day 7 · Guayabo National Monument & Orosi Lodge

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   Guayabo National Monument

   5 hours Admission included

   Lunch at Guayabo National Monument; One of the largest and most important archeological finds in Costa Rica, Guayabo National Monument is likely to have been the residence of approximately 10,000 people about 3,000 years ago. The monument’s mission is to protect past, present, and future archeological exploration by safeguarding the structural remains of this ancient city

Chkowe Breakfast · Lunch at Guayabo National Monument · Dinner @ Orosi Lodge

Orosi Lodge - Charming small Colonial Style Hotel in the most beautiful valley of Costa Rica

Day 8 · Tapanti National Park

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   Parque Nacional Tapanti Macizo de la Muerte

   3 hours Admission included

   After a free morning we visit Tapanti National Park

   Lunch by the waterfalls, swimming & gentle hiking

Breakfast @ Orosi Lodge · Lunch at the Waterfalls in Tapanti National Park · Dinner @ Orosi Lodge

Orosi Lodge

Day 9 · Hacienda Orosi Spa & Hot Springs

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   Orosi al Natural Spa

   3 hours Admission included

   Lush mountains surround you, while you sit immersed in soothing hot

   water. A light mist falls and creates a cloud effect in the sky. The cool air contrasts against the warmth of your skin.

2. 2

   Coffee Tour Los Sauces One Tree program in Orosi

   one hour Admission included

   Learn about Costa Rica's rich history of Coffee and the details of the process

Breakfast @ Orosi Lodge · Lunch @ Orosi Lodge · Dinner @ Hacienda Orosi

Orosi Lodge

Day 10 · Closing circle, feedback & integration

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   Orosi River Valley

   3 hours Admission included

   Closing circle, feedback & integration and our departure to San Jose, to make drop offs at the Airport.

Breakfast @ Orosi Lodge