Chocolate Tour & Tortuguero Boat. Puerto Limon shore excursions

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(3 reviews)

6 hours (approximately)
Offered in: English and 1 more

If you love chocolate, nature and observing wild animals in their natural habitat such as monkeys, sloths and colored frogs, this is the perfect tour for you. During this tour, you will be visiting a traditional cocoa plantation near Cahuita Park in Puerto Limon.

In this property, managed by a local family with more than 100 years of chocolate tradition, you will be able to know its history and how it has managed to survive through time. Accompanied by expert local guides, we will visit the cocoa plantations to learn about the plant, the cultivation techniques, its fruits, harvest, and processing of the seeds until we reach the final product: Chocolate.

After this chocolate tour, continue the jorney to Tortuguero Canal, a place fully of wildlife species where the sloths in their natural habitat, are easy to see.

What's Included

1 hour boat tour in Tortuguero Canal
Bottled water
2 hours Chocolate making workshop
Air-conditioned vehicle
Fresh cut fruits
Lunch
Alcoholic Beverages

Meeting and pickup

Meeting point
Puerto Limón, Cruise Port

We meet our customers at the main entrance of the pier. It is a short distance from the cruise ship to the main gate.

End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Itinerary

Duration: 6 hours (approximately)
  • Puerto Limon (Pass by)

    Limón, commonly known as Puerto Limón, is a district, the capital city and main hub of Limón province, as well as of the Limón canton in Costa Rica. It is the seventh largest city in Costa Rica, with a population of over 55,000, and is home of the Afro-Costa Rican community. The pier is located right in front of the city and it is a small town that you can explore easily with a short walk. During our tour, our guide will provide a short city tour where you will be able to learn about its culture, traditions and principal attractions.

    Admission ticket free
  • 1
    Tortuguero Canal

    Tortuguero Canal in Moin, Puerto Limon area, is the starting of the 100 miles that goes along the Caribbean coast of Costa Rica. This natural and man-made channel host many wildlife species easy to see, including sloths, aquatic birds and with some good luck, monkeys.

    2 hours Admission ticket included
  • 2

    If you would like to discover and learn all about cocoa or chocolate, you will be in the right place to do it, visiting our original cocoa plantation (more than 100 years old) with its respective history then we arrive at a new plantation in production where you learn how to grow cocoa in harmony with nature and you can also taste the fresh fruit and we will arrive at the Afro-Caribbean Museum, the whole history of cocoa, machinery used to process cocoa drying in the last century and next to the museum there is an adequate space where observe the whole process of the cocoa bean, even customers can participate tasting the grains in different stages of the process until they become chocolate and finally they can taste the chocolate they want.

    2 hours Admission ticket included

Additional info

  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Supplied by Greenway Nature Day Tours

Tags

Day Trips
Nature and Wildlife Tours
Half-day Tours
Bus Tours
Eco Tours
Short term availability

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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