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

Overview

Day by day itinerary

1. 1Arrival to Costa Rica and Museum Visit⌄

   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.

   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.

   Meals: Dinner

2. 2National Park and Wildlife Tour⌄

   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.

   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

   Meals: Breakfast: Breakfast @ Hotel · Lunch: Lunch at the river · Dinner

3. 3Morning Canoe and Boat to LImon⌄

   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.

   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!

   Meals: Breakfast · Lunch · Dinner

4. 4Indigenous Immersion into the Bri Bri community⌄

   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

   Meals: Breakfast · Lunch · Dinner

5. 5Day 2 - Bri Bri Immersion⌄

   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

   Meals: Breakfast: Chkowe Breakfast · Lunch · Dinner: Koswak Chkowe Dinner

6. 6Day 3 - Bri Bri Immersion⌄

   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

   Meals: Breakfast: Chkowe Breakfast · Lunch: Lunch at SIWA UJTEKOLPA · Dinner: Koswak Cabina

7. 7Guayabo National Monument & Orosi Lodge⌄

   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

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

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

8. 8Tapanti National Park⌄

   After a free morning we visit Tapanti National Park Lunch by the waterfalls, swimming & gentle hiking

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

   Overnight: Orosi Lodge

9. 9Hacienda Orosi Spa & Hot Springs⌄

   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.

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

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

   Overnight: Orosi Lodge

10. 10Closing circle, feedback & integration⌄

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

    Meals: Breakfast: Breakfast @ Orosi Lodge