Guided Eco-Activities, Tours & Expeditions | Free Eco-Activities & Attractions
Guided Eco-Activities/Tours:
* These two Guided Tours are included in ALL of our 3-7 Night All-Inclusive Packages
BUENAVENTURA & TRES SEMILLAS ORIENTATION WATERFALL TOUR
With your hosts Harlow Salvador and Tamara & Gerardo Saenz
A WALKING & HIKING ORIENTATION TOUR OF BUENAVENTURA RIVER-FRONT LOWER LEVEL
ORGANIC FOOD & LIVESTOCK FARMS, EDIBLE GARDENS, FRUIT ORCHARDS, RIVER-FRONT
RANCHITO, LA CIEBA SAGRADA, THE TRAPICHE RUINS, TRES SEMILLAS RESTAURANT & SOCCER
PLAZA, AND FINISH THE TOUR SOAKING UNDER THE BUENAFORTUNA WATERFALL!
SAMPLE FRUITS AND TREATS FROM OUR EDIBLE GARDENS & RAINFOREST AS WE TOUR THE
BUENAVENTURA & FINCA 3 SEMILLAS GROUNDS & OUR ORGANIC FOOD FOREST FARMS...
Length of tour: 3-4 hours (Half-day tour)
Adventure level: Easy/Soft (Some walking/hiking in the rainforest on trails)
Rate: $25 per person
TOUCAN ROCK WATERFALLS & SWIMMING HOLES HIKING TOUR
With your mountain guides Harlow Salvador & Gerardo Saenz
Hike up the Buenaventura Mountain to Toucan Rock at Pavas Creek, where you can soak
under waterfalls and dip into pools of fresh running spring water, and give yourself a Do-
It-Yourself Spa Treatment (Full Body Rich Blue & Orange Clay Exfoliation!)..
Become an AVATAR!
Immerse yourself into the deep pools surrounded by jungle, waterfalls, sunshine, and
the sounds of the rainforest. Experience the rainforest, see wildlife, and learn about
natural medicinal plants from Gerardo, a local guide with 30 years of living in the area.
Return down the mountain in the early afternoon to Buenaventura.
Length of tour: 4 hours (Half-day tour)
Adventure level: Moderate (if going by horseback, riding experience necessary)
Rate: $25 Hiking / $50 Horseback per person
Additional Guided Eco-Activities/Tours:
RAFT THE SAVEGRE CONFLUENCE - RIO DIVISION & RIO SAVEGRE RAFTING TOUR
With Autentico Adventures Costa Rica
Raft two of the most scenic and unspoiled rivers in Costa Rica, from two small rural
community towns located in our valley, starting in El Llano and ending in Silencio. Raft and experience the Savegre and Division River confluence (an amazing spot where both rivers meet!)
Length of tour: 4 hours (Half-day tour)
Adventure level: Easy/Soft (minimal horseback riding experience necessary)
Rate: $90 USD per person - Transfers to El Llano and back from Silencio included
GUIDED HORSEBACK TOURS TO THE RURAL COMMUNITIES OF EL BRUJO OR EL LLANO
About the tours:
Get around the old-fashion way and take a horseback ride where Costa Rica’s country-side
meets virgin rain forests to the river-front rural farming towns of El Brujo (The Wizard) or El Llano (The Plains).
Horseback ride along a back-country dirt road and visit these rural local villages, ride up to the Pulperia for a fresco, and immerse yourself in rural country living.
Length of tour: 3-4 hours (Half-day tour)
Adventure level: Easy (minimal horseback riding experience necessary)
All Season tour: (Wet and Dry Seasons)
Rate: $50 per person (Either to El Brujo or El Llano - you can choose)
Eco-Challenges/Races & Expeditions:
GUIDED HORSEBACK OR HIKING TOUR TO LOS SANTOS WATERFALLS:
About the tour:
Horseback ride or Hike up the mountain to "El Mirador", a look-out point with views of two 400+ foot waterfalls off in the distance. Then continue across Los Claveles open pastures and begin an acent in the rainforest along a trail leading up to the base of the Los Santos waterfalls. This tour takes place inside the Los Santos Forest Reserve on a privately-owned property.
Picnic lunch under the waterfalls.
Length of tour: 4-5 hours (All day tour)
Adventure level: High (Only for the Adventurous - horseback riding and hiking through the Los Santos Forest Reserve is medium to high adventure)
Seasonal tour: (Dry Season only - can be done in the wet season, but you will get very muddy)
Rate: $50 Hiking / $75 Horseback per person (minimum 2 people)
GUIDED HORSEBACK OR HIKING TOUR TO "LAS PILAS" NATURAL ROCK SLIDES AND SWIMMING HOLES:
About the tour:
Horseback ride up the Buenaventura Mountain to Las Pilas on Pavas Creek, where you can swim in natural swimming pools and slide down large smooth bolders into the fresh running waters... Immerse yourself into the deep pools surrounded by jungle, waterfalls, sunshine, and the sounds of the rainforest. Experience the rainforest, see wildlife, and learn about natural medicinal plants from Gerardo, a local guide with 30 years of living in the area. Picnic lunch at Las Pilas. Return down the mountain in the early afternoon to Buenaventura on horseback.
Length of tour: 4-5 hours (All day tour)
Adventure level: Medium (some horseback riding experience recommended)
Seasonal tour: (Wet and Dry Seasons, however the trail can get very muddy during the Wet Season)
Rate: $50 Hiking / $75 Horseback per person (minimum 2 people)
Free Activities & Attractions:
BuenaFortuna Waterfall
Located within Buenaventura's Eco-Park, the BuenaFortuna Waterfall can easily be reached from Pueblo Nuevo Eco-Village. Stand under the water cascading down from high above and massage yourself into bliss.
Ground Yourself below the Avatar Tree
La Cieba Sagrada
Find a comfortable place to sit down or stand below the Sacred Cieba (La Cieba Sagrada) to meditate or relax after a day of activities. La Cieba Sagrada is located along the river and is between 200-250 years old. Buenaventura can also arrange ceremonies, rituals, rainforest weddings and anniversary vows under La Cieba Sagrada.
Rio Division Swimming Hole
Located near the Buenaventura Ceiba Tree near the entrance to Buenaventura, this swimming hole is a great place to cool off after a day of hiking or horseback riding up on the mountain.
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