Popular Tours - Caribbean Region
Southern Caribbean Region: Limon, Cahuita, Puerto Viejo, Manzanillo
Crazy Monkey Canopy Tour - Come to Almonds & Corals and feel your adrenaline rising up in your body, come and get on The Crazy Monkey Canopy Ride. Experience watching the jungle from the top of the trees in our canopy cable system of ten platforms and ride amongst the forest till you get your feet on the golden sand beach!! Here is where the jungle meets the ocean. Our guides will take care of you and they will keep you safe all the time. This is a great place for magnificent views from the treetops while you are on the platforms and also walking in our bridges in some of the tracks. This is an opportunity to see the jungle from another perspective and surely you will have the chance to watch some wildlife from above and your guide can tell you about the different species that might appear, but even more amazing it will be to see a Bri-Bri Indian Village from above where an aborigine family lives in a very traditional way with the typical thatch buildings. A snack at Almonds and Corals Lodge is included. Enjoy the surroundings of Almonds and Corals Lodge, its forests, its fauna and its beach
Departure: 8:00 A.M. Departure time varies according to the hotel location
Frequency: Daily
Duration: 4 hours
Items to bring/wear: Small backpack, hiking shoes/sneakers, hat, raingear if necessary, repellent, camera & binoculars.
Includes: Land transportation, guides, lunch and Canopy Tour.
Tour Minimum: 4 persons.
Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge - Your tour guide is a native elder citizen of Manzanillo and as you are walking through the wildlife refuges trails, he will give you an extensive lesson on medicinal plants; their preparation and the amount needed for the different diseases. Your hike takes about three hours on a very picturesque loop, first into the forest where you can have the chance to watch different kind of mammals such as coatis, agoutis, howler monkeys, slaths and numerous kinds of birds like three types of toucans, trogons, parrots, hawks, oropendulas among many more. As you keep going, you go through a section of primary forest and then you return to Manzanillo by another way, where the trail follows the coastal line going up and down in little hills with breath taking views to the ocean from high cliffs. Use long pants and insect repellent.
Departure: 8:00 A.M. Departure time varies according to the hotel location
Frequency: Daily
Duration: 5 hours
Items to bring/wear: Small backpack, hiking shoes/sneakers, hat, raingear if necessary, repellent, camera & binoculars.
Includes: Land transportation, guides, lunch.
Tour Minimum: 4 persons.
Kayaking and Snorkelling at Punta Uva or Manzanillo - Our van will transfer you to Almonds and Corals Lodge. We will give you a sit on top kayak and give you the basic instructions. You will carry your snorkeling gear with you. Sit on your kayak and let us paddle to Manzanillo, just 2 kilometers from our beach. The Gandoca Manzanillo wildlife refuge has around 10,000 acres in its marine portion, and it protects more than 5 square kilometers of coral reef along the coast. After 20 minutes paddling you will arrive to the beach in front of Manzanillo, you will leave the kayaks here and from the beach you will start swimming over beautiful corals. Your guide will take you to the best spots. You will swim above the coral, also around the edges where you will see some deeper spots, little holes, cracks and caverns and a lot more. This magical water garden is definitely worth seeing. Among the things there are sea rods, sea fans, brain coral, boulder coral, fire coral, elk horn coral, turtle grass, etc. Also you will have the chance to see beautiful tropical fish like parrot fish, angel fish, snappers, groupers, grunts, blue tangs, jack fish and others, without leaving behind the spiny lobster, crabs, conchs and other many life forms. After taking a relaxing rest at the beach, get back on your kayaks and paddle back to Almonds & Corals, take a fresh water shower, get changed and transfer back to your cruise or hotel.
Departure: Depends on the tide schedule
Frequency: Daily
Duration: 4 hours
Includes: transportation, kayaks, life jacket, paddle, snorkel, mask and fins, tour guide.
Items to bring/wear: Small backpack, Tevas/sneakers, swimsuit, towel, hat, raingear if necessary, repellent, camera & binoculars.
Terra Adventures Canopy Tour - We will come to your hotel to pick up you and take you to our office in Puerto Viejo to put on the equipment and from there we will take the car which is going to take us up to the mountains of Carbón where the Canopy tour is located, 30 minutes away from Puerto Viejo. When we get there we will start a hike into the jungle where our naturist guide is going to explain us about the animals we are going to see as well as about how Indians use some of the plants we can find in the jungle. At the end of the walk we will be at the first platform where we will start our adventure. Our Canopy is done by 8 aerial platforms and 1200 meters of cable. During the tour on the top of the trees our naturist guide will keep on explaining about the vegetation of the surround. At the end of the aerial tour we have the possibility of getting to the ground by rappel or bny the last cable that takes us directly to the trail to go back to the transport.
Duration: 4 hours
Frequency: daily
Departure: 8:00 A.M. & 1:00 P.M.
Includes: Transportation, Naturalist guide, fruits, beverages, equipment
Items to bring/wear: Small backpack, pants, hiking shoes/sneakers, insect repellent
Bri Bri Indian Reservations Tour - The guide will pick you up in front of your hotel to depart by car towards the Bri Bri reservation. We will leave the car there and we w ill start a hike that will take you to a still virgin jungle thanks to the integration of the Bri Bri people with the nature. We will get then to a waterfall where you can swim and enjoy of a natural Jacuzzi. After lunch, we will continue going to visit the town of Uatsi where you will visit a rancho Bri Bri and will have the possibility to know more about the way of living and the handcrafts of this tribe.
Departure: 9:00 A.M.
Frequency: daily
Duration: 4-5 hours
Includes: Transportation, experienced guide, natural drinks.
Items to bring/wear: Small backpack, hiking shoes, T-shirt, shorts, insect repellent, camera.
Snorkeling at Cahuita National Park - The coral reef of Cahuita National Park includes more or less 240 habitats. There are 123 different species of fishes, 44 species of crustaceans, 140 shellfish and 128 carious algies identified. We can also observe 35 different coral species such as the fire coral, the red and black coral which is unique in this area. Regarding the park, we will have the opportunity to see the vegetation coast and to observe animals such as sloths, monkeys, snakes, etc.
We will go to Cahuita by car and from there we will take a boat and we will go snorkeling for two hours in two different points of the National Park. Afterward we will go back to the beach to rest for a while and we will start a walk into the national park for 1 ½ hours with a guide who is going to explain us about the vegetation and the history of Cahuita and who is going to help us to observe the different animals we can see in the park.
Duration: 5 hours
Frequency: daily
Departure: 8:30 A.M
Includes: Transportation, Naturalist guide, fruits, beverages, snorkeling equipment
Items to bring/wear: Small backpack, shorts, bathing suit, towel, Tevas/sneakers, sunscreen, insect repellent
Quad 4X4 - On this tour we travel on cuadracycles over the forested mountains of Talamanca, croosing rivers and observing the plants and the animals unique for their diversity. We go upstream to the foot at the Carbón river (400 mts.) and arrive at the first waterfall, of unique beauty, where we take refreshment with tropical fruits of the area ( watermelon, cantaloupe, papaya...). Next we continue our tour to along the Carbón river to enjoy the natural pools. Upon returning we pass through the indigenous communities where you can appreciate and purchase the native crafts.
Duration: 5 hours
Frequency: daily
Departure: 7:00 A.M
Includes: Transportation, Naturalist guide, refreshments
Items to bring/wear: Small backpack, shorts, bathing suit, towel, Tevas/sneakers, sunscreen, insect repellent
White Water Rafting at Pacuare River - This extraordinary rafting trip takes you down the mighty Pacuare River through virgin forest and steep gorges towering above the riverbanks. We depart from your hotel at 7'00 a.m. and leave toward Siquirres by car. There we will meet the rafting agency bus which will take you down to the Pacuare river where boats and guides we will be waiting to enjoy the fantastic adventure. We offer you class III-IV going down 28 kms of rapids where the fun is definitely guaranteed. A delicious lunch of sandwiches, fruits and juice will be served along the edge of the river. While the guides prepare the food, rafters have plenty of time to relax and enjoy the spectacular surroundings. At the river take out, you can chance into dry clothes in our private restroom facilities before boarding the comfortable minibus for the return drive to Puerto Viejo. You will enjoy one of the most amazing rainforest experiences possible - breathtaking beauty far removed from civilization's rush and heart-pounding excitement. It is certain to be a highlight of your stay in Costa Rica. The Pacuare River is one of the top five rafting rivers in the world for its scenery and rapids. This tropical river is a trip of pure magic, unsurpassed beauty, wildlife and exhilarating rapids.
Departures: 7:00 a.m.
Duration: Full day
Frequency: Daily
Includes: transportation, tour guide, safety kayaker and lunch
Items to bring/wear: On the River Rubber-soled shoes that can get wet (Tevas, tennis shoes, booties or similar) Swimsuit / swim trunks; t-shirt and shorts of a quick-drying material, waterproof sunscreen lotion (SPF 15 or higher), sun hat or bandana, croakies or straps to secure glasses. Clothing Change for After Your Rafting Tour, towel and complete change of clothing including shoes
Participant Requirements: rafters should be physically fit for this trip, although no previous white-water experience is necessary.
Includes: Transportation, tour guide, breakfast and box lunch
Cahuita National Park - On arrival, you'll immediately feel the call of the long scimitar of beach that stretches south from the edge of town. This beach can be glimpsed through the trees from Cahuita's sun baked main street and extends a promise of relief from the heat. While the lush coastal forest and picture-perfect palm lines are a tremendous draw, the park was actually created to preserve the 600-acre coral reef that surrounds it. The reef contains 35 species of coral and provides a haven for hundreds of brightly coloured tropical fish. You can walk on the beach itself, or follow the trail that runs through the forest just behind the beach to check out the reef. The best place to swim is just before or beyond the Río Peresoso (Lazy River), several hundred meters inside Cahuita National Park. The trail behind the beach is great for bird watching, and if you're lucky, you might see some monkeys or a sloth. The loud grunting sounds you hear off in the distance are the calls of howler monkeys, which can be heard from more than a mile away. Nearer at hand, you're likely to hear crabs scuttling amid the dry leaves on the forest floor--there are half a dozen or so species of land crabs living in this region. Visitor's favourites are the bright orange-and-purple ones. The trail behind the beach stretches a little more than 6.4km (4 miles) to the southern end of the park at Puerto Vargas, where you'll find a beautiful white-sand beach, the park headquarters, and a primitive campground with showers and outhouses. It's a nice, flat walk, but a rewarding one, since there's good wildlife viewing and access to the beach. The reef is off the point just north of Puerto Vargas, and you can snorkel here. If you don't dawdle, the hike to Puerto Vargas should take no more than 2 hours each way. Bring plenty of mosquito repellent, as this area can be buggy.
Horseback Riding At The Beach - We will pick you up at the hotel after breakfast, our driver will transfer you to Puerto Viejo to get your horses and a guide will be waiting for you for a morning horseback riding tour. Maybe you will like to ride through the white sand beach just where the clear water is, touching it, or you will enjoy going through the jungle's trails.
Departures: 7:30 A.M.
Duration: 2 to 3 hours
Frequency: Daily
Items to bring/wear : Hiking shoes/sneakers, long pants for the horseback, T shirt, camera, hat.
Includes Transportation from Almonds and Corals to Puerto Viejo, non-bilingual guide.
