CAHUITA  AND PUERTO VARGAS NATIONAL PARK TOUR

The largest town in the Caribbean Southern Coast is Cahuita.  There is a four mile natural trail leads from Cahuita to Puerto Vargas, beyond Cahuita Point. The walk takes about two hours, but hikers will definitely want to stop frequently for a picnic, for a swim in warm Caribbbean waters, to gate at the Howler Monkeys in the tree top high overhead or to focus their binoculars on a Green Ibis.
The National Park was formed to protect one of the living reefs in Costa Rica. Unfortunately, sedimentation from expanding banana plantation and deforestation in the Talamanca Mountains and the last 1991 earthquake have killed much of the reef close to the shore.
Snorkelers can try their luck near Cahuita Point or Puerto Vargas.  In these waters, scientists have counted 35 species of coral, including elk horn, brain coral and 123 of tropical fish.  Snorkeling equipment is available.
Includes: Transportation, lunch, snorkeling equipment, boat and tour guide
Pick up time at hotels of the area start at 8:30am
Back to the hotels start at 2:00pm

• Minimum 2 persons
• No extra charge from transportation for passenger from Manzanillo to Cahuita Town

 

NATURA PARK GUIDED WALKING

Just  30 mts. From Almonds and Corals is a trail – like a secret passage – will take you into the forest, surrounded by the singing of the crested toucan or the mealy parrot and the bay wrens and many other signs of dozens of tropical birds.  Here the frog’s land await for you in the middle ofthe forest, you can see the poison frogs which live in this area, you will be able to see three different frog species, among them the green frog or Dendrobates Auratus and the red frog or Dendrobates pumilio.

The area where the Natura Walk is done is located in a private refuge that belongs to the Almonds and Corals lodge. You can take this tour with a guide and a group but you can also take the tour by yourself afterwards to enjoy the wildlife at your own pace and with a little more quietness.

This tour is a must if you want to experience the rainforest at its fullest and get to know as much as possible of the fauna and flora of the Manzanillo Limon area. 

• Extra charge for round trip transportation from other hotels: $15.00 round trip per person (minimum 2 persons)
• Include tropical fruits snack at Almonds and Corals' restaurant

SEARCHING FOR THE DOLPHINS

We suggest a light start having fresh coffee and toasts.  This tour is conditioned to good weather and not wavy ocean.  Our van will pick you up at 6:30am at your hotel, and you will be taken to the beautiful Manzanillo Fisherman town, the last settlement on the costar Caribbean road. Here you will board a motor boat of one of the local fisherman who will be your tour guide.  The adventure starts navigating along a pristine rocky sea shore with impressive cliffs and erosion blow holes covered on top by the evergreen tropical rain forest.  About a half hour later, you will get to Punta Mona, the southern point of Costa Rica on the Caribbean Sean and,

from here, the Captain will keep going slowly searching for the dolphins.  Although we cannot assure you will see them, the trip is worthwhile just for the magnificent scenery.  Most of the time you will see schools of bottle nose dolphins and they can be very playful splashing the water with their fins, jumping and diving or also you can see the Atlantic spotted dolphins and even the rare tucuxi that was recently identified in these waters, very close to the Sixaola River, border with Panama.  You will be on the water a little bit over two hours and then you will get back to Manzanillo.  Our driver will drive you back to you hotel at 10:00am   *Price do not includes breakfast. When you are lodging at Almonds and Corals hotel you can have toasts and coffee before leaving to the tour.

• Included round trip transportation Almonds and Corals hotel to Manzanillo
• Extra charge for round trip from other hotels $15.00 per person (minimum 2 persons)
• Include tropical fruits snack served at Almonds and Corals restaurant
• This tour is subject to good weather.

 KAYAKING AND SNORKELING

This tour starts in front of Almonds and Corals, right at the beach.  This tour is subject to weather and calm ocean.  We will give you a sit on top Kayak and the basic instructions.  You will carry your snorkeling gear with you.  Sit on you kayak and let’s paddle to Manzanillo, your tour guide will be with you,  just 2 kilometers of coral reef along the coast.  After 20 minutes paddling you will arrive to the beach in front of Manzanillo, leave the kayak here and from the beach you’ll 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.  In other word, it is a magical underwater garden worth to see.  Among the things there are 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 rest at the beach, get back on your kayak and paddle back to Almonds and Corals hotel.  Take a fresh water shower and get changed.

• Include tour guide, equipment and tropical fruits snack served at Almonds and Corals' restaurant
• This tour is subject to good weather
• This tour requires some kayaking experience
• Some of our tour guide are local people and do not speak english

CRAZY MONKEY CANOPY RIDE

Come to Almonds & Corals and feel your adrenaline rising up in your body, come and get on the famous “The Crazy Monkey Canopy Ride”. Experience watching the jungle from the top of the trees in our c
anopy cable system of the 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 at all the time.                           

This is a great place for magnificent views from the tree tops while you are on the platforms. This is an opportunity to see the jungle from another perspective and surely you will have the chance to watch some wildlife from the top of the trees as sloths, howler monkeys, vipers, toucas, etc.                       

Also you will be to see the Natura Park with a Bri-Bri Indian Village from above. A snack at Almonds and Corals Lodge is included.    If you are looking for some adventure and you are not afraid of heights this tour is perfect for you no matter your age. You will be taken through the tree tops enabling you to enjoy the rainforest from a different position. From here you will be able to have the view the birds and the monkeys have of the magnificent Manzanillo Limon rainforest, while you glide from tree top to tree top at a speed suitable for everyone's enjoyment.

This hour and 15 minutes ride will leave you feeling like you have left all your stress on the tree tops and you have only been left with calmness.  The tour runs through the whole lenght of the Almonds and Corals lodge property. You will be so close to nature that monkeys and birds will be almost at your reach. This tour is done with the most secure safety measures and the best quality equipment. The canopy staff is very experienced and they will make sure you enjoy the ride.

• Do not require any experience
• Time duration for 2 persons tour 1 1/2 hour
• Include tropical fruits snack served at the dinning room
• For round trip transportation please add $15.00 per person minimum 2 persons

BIKING THROUGH A CARIBBEAN VILLAGE

Manzanillo is south of the famous Cahuita National Park and is among the most scenic beaches in Costa Rica, with fantastic weather all year round. A relatively quiet area with only a few tourists here and there, this fishing village has a unique atmosphere and culture that is all its own.  We will give you a bike at Almonds and Corals hotel and you will paddle 2 kilometers toward Manzanillo town.  Howler monkeys, toucans, sloths and many others animals can be seen on the way.

 

Largely influenced by Afro-Caribbean traditions and customs, this town is a relaxed and tranquil place with friendly locals and some of the most delicious local cuisines. Named after an ancient manzanillo tree that stood in the town’s center in the 1940’s. 

Our tour guide will be with you.  Going around the town, stopping for some photos and getting to the beach.  Get into this warm water and swim or walk into the forest until you get to a close hill.  enjoy the beautiful view.  Back to Almonds and Corals for a tropical fruits snack

• Include tour guide
• Include banana bike
• Include tropical fruits snack served at the dinning room
• Tour leaves from Almonds and Corals hotel.
• Extra charge for round trip transportation $15.00 per person (minimum 2 persons)

 

KEKOLDI INDIAN'S GREEN IGUAN PROJECT

This tour visit a Bribri indigenous family that has an iguana farm, and it consist in watching the process of care and the different stages that take place for the iguanas to be born, to grow and to reproduce.  The purpose of this Bribri people is to repopulate the forest with this endangered species, so that when the iguanas have an optimal size, they are set free into nature.  The iguana is part of the food of the indigenous population.

Also it is very interesting to learn about the indigenous culture, their philosophy, their belief.  Tight in the property it is possible to learn about medicinal plants, because one of the founders of the project, a woman named Juanita, her father was an AWA, and Juanita knows all about medicinal plants.  Take some cash money to buy her handcrafts as a way of helping the family.

• Include entrance fee
• Tour guide
• Round trip transportation

 

CACHABRI INDIAN RESERVE ONE DAY TOUR

The tour for today is unique. We are not selling this tour except for very special clients because of its beauty. Today passengers will have a visit to Amubri, Bribri and Cachabri Indian Village located 3 hours from Almonds & Corals, going into the Talamanca Our van Mountain Range. With the private bus, passengers will get to Sixaola River, here we will transfer them by boat to the other side of the river. 

 

                           

Will pick up the people at the hotel at 7:00 a.m.
At 9:00 a.m. they will catch the public bus that Indians use to be transferred to Amubri, as we ride along the road, we will see the every day life of the community. We will see cocoa plantations, bananas, thatch roofed huts, chicken, pigs, dogs and the simplicity of life of this people. We arrive to Amubri and will be met by an AWA (Indigenous medicine man).                            
                            
Spend the day in Cachabri and learn about their way of life. Back to hotels 4:00pm

• Tour guide
• Round trip transportatio in private van
• Round trip transportation by boat
• Lunch with the indians