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The Highlights

• In this tour we visit the iguana farm and medicinal plant garden of KEKOLDY indigenous reserve, where a small indigenous family dedicates itself to the reproduction of the Green Iguana, a species that was endangered and thanks to some initiatives like this one has been recovered. Then we will visit another indigenous family in the Bri-Bri indigenous reserve to enjoy a brief tour learning about the properties and uses of some plants also, over there they are going to show us the process how to make chocolate, which is very important in the Bri-bri culture because they use it in purification rituals, food and also medicine.

The Highlights

• This tour takes place in the community of Cahuita with Mr. Joe the last real cowboy of the town, which is a local guide native of the area that belongs to the latest generation of people who moved between the villages of southern Caribbean, they made it by horse riding through trails, before there was the road that connects those towns with Puerto Limon.
• We make the activity with docile and trained horses that let beginners and experts riders practice tour in an ease way. The ride is a mix of nature and culture that leads during travel to gallop around the streets of Cahuita, crossing through Playa Negra and Playa Grande up to the mouth of the Tuba Creek River, where also we rides in a forest sector taking the opportunity of appreciates the common flora and fauna of the tropical rainforest.

The Highlights

• An exciting combination to enjoy and discover Cahuita National Park that embrace a beautiful coral reef and a wonderful variety of flora and fauna.
• Go snorkelling for about two hours in the most important Coral Reef of Costa Rica; where you can be amazed by a great variety of marine life as 35 different species of coral, 123 species of tropical fish, 03 species of sharks, 06 species of eels, sea turtles, sea cucumbers, ocean sponges, lobster, and shrimp, among others.
• After your snorkel experience at the Caribbean Sea of Costa Rica, you will explore the trails of the Cahuita National Park where a special blend of white sand beaches and forest made an amazing landscape
• Meet the inhabitants of this tropical paradise home of sloths, white faced and howler monkeys, anteaters, armadillos, raccoons, butterflies and more.

Almonds and Corals, nestled amongst the exuberant jungle of Gandoca Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge in Costa Rica, offers three in one unique destinations, it is part an exclusive Caribbean beach resort, part of safari camp and part an eco-conscious boutique hotel. The owners are devoted to offer one-of-a-kind accommodations awaiting your arrival and a unique sensory experience that promotes harmony between inner and outer self. Our intention is to provide you with a unique experience of sleep in the Jungle while enjoying the Caribbean Sea, our staff who are part of the family will give their best effort to provide you with quality and friendly service.