Private Tree Chocolate Farm, Spring Paradise Wildlife Walk and Llanos del Cortés Swim

A fully private day, led by local naturalist guides with flexible pacing. The first stop is the Tree Chocolate Farm in Bijagua de Upala. Here guests take part in the whole chocolate process: harvesting the cacao fruit, then drying, grinding and preparing the traditional ancestral drink, after a short history of cacao from tropical America to today's chocolate. The farm visit ends with a tasting of organic chocolate. The Llanos del Cortés waterfall is next, with a calm pool for swimming or cooling off and a sandy beach to rest on and watch the falls. The third stop is the Spring Paradise protected reserve in Bijagua, a private rainforest walk where sloths, poison dart frogs, toucans, monkeys, reptiles and birds can be seen, with the guide talking about the biodiversity and ecosystem of the forest. Guides are trained to spot wildlife.