Location: Puerto Viejo de Talamanca
Top Things to do in Puerto Viejo de Talamanca
Things to do in Puerto Viejo de Talamanca, Province of Limon: The Best Sights & Landmarks
Only real-deal surfers should brave the torrid waters of Puerta Viejo de Talamanca, known both for their beauty and for their dangerously strong riptides. Surf’s especially up at Salsa Brava and Playa Cocles. Not to fear—the rest of you water bugs can enjoy snorkeling, kayaking and diving in the calmer waters of Cahuita or Manzanillo. Rent a mountain bike to coast to Manzanillo for a full, fun experience.
Restaurants in Puerto Viejo de Talamanca
1. Chocorart
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 233 reviews
In the Chocolate tour you first visit the cacao plantation and receive an insight of the work involved in growing, care taking cacao trees and harvesting the cacao pots. There are other tropical fruit trees and large up to 60m tall shade trees native to the area of tropical rainforest, inhabited by diverse wildlife such as the howler monkeys, agoutis, kinkajous, sloths and many birds among others. All is managed organically, respecting the natural environment. You learn about the fermentation process and visit our traditional sun drier covered with the cacao beans. We taste different fruits from other trees depending the season. In our workshop you will receive a fruit juice of the farm and appreciate all the manual work to manufacture the chocolate, the way how the cacao beans are roasted on fire, then broken with stone and grinded by hand. You will come into the enjoyment to taste an ancient special chocolate drink and at the end a tasty dessert with the freshly made chocolate.
Reviewed By pebse2017 - Nelson, Canada
I didn't get to go on this tour as I was in injured, but I sent my teens and husband. When I asked my teen how it was, he said it was amazing....so that says a lot! What made it special was all the fruit that the gentleman picked along the way and shared ( a tropical fruit wonderland) and the process of making chocolate by hand. It was a very close to nature experience for my kids, which they rarely get to see anymore. Hard to look up as this person doesn't advertise very well, but I think the tour is at 2 or 3pm on most afternoons.
2. Finca Tierra
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5.0 based on 10 reviews
Finca Tierra invites you for a one and a half hour guided tour of our permaculture demonstration and education center. We look at energy systems, carbon neutral cooking and bio-thermal hot water production. We learn about sustainable building techniques. We walk through the organic gardens, a polyculture of vegetables, fruits, edible leaves and medicinal plants and much more! We currently only hold group tours. $35 per person 4 person minimum or ($140) By Reservation Only. Make yours on the Finca Tierra Website
3. Talamanca Chocolate
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 11 reviews
Make your own chocolate in this fun, informative hands on workshop. Starting with the cacao tree, you’ll learn the history, culture and traditional uses of this amazing tree. Then it’s back to the kitchen to make chocolate from a 2,000 year old recipe. Participate in every step of the process, from roasting, grinding, winnowing and milling. From the fresh fruit to wrapping your own finished bar!
Reviewed By I6571GOclairem
I had a lovely time in the Talamanca Chocolate workshop. Ancel, the owner, is delightful and a fountain of chocolate knowledge (pun intended). Ancel will walk you through the bean to bar experience starting with her beautiful cacao orchard. You will learn how to roast, winnow(remove shells) and grind cacao beans all the while tasting the many varieties of delicious Talamanca chocolate. Spending time with Ancel and eating Talamanca chocolate was the highlight of my Puerto Viejo trip.
4. Kekoldi Indigenous Reserve
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 76 reviews
Surrounded by the Bribri Reservation, the precious Kekoldi Indigenous Reserve is home to wildlife and foliage found in no other place in the world.
5. amaSER
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 15 reviews
Lead a yoga retreat, join a retreat or even a yoga teacher training to gain certification in the field! Otherwise, you can join public yoga classes, enjoy the peace and tranquility of the spa or stop in for a healthy, Yoga and Ayurveda inspired meal. We're located within walking distance of main street Puerto Viejo, Costa Rica. Our on-site eatery is vegan and gluten free with spanning ocean views. This is a unique location with multiple yoga platforms overlooking both the ocean and the jungle. Your experience will be accompanied by exotic birds and on the right day, the sloths, monkeys, agoutis and mapaches, too! Our center is dedicated to health and wellness and is strictly non-smoking site. To make reservations for our lodging, to hold the whole site for your incoming retreat group or just to stop in and get a glimpse of wellness lifestyle find us in Puerto Viejo de Talamanca.
Reviewed By 363sabrinaj - Great Barrington, United States
Such an incredible experience from beginning to end. I just completed my 250 hour Yoga Teachers Training at OM. The location is amazing and located right in the jungle...with sloths, monkeys and chameleons just hanging around. The town of Puerto Viejo and local beaches are just a 5 minute walk from OM. The food is so nourishing and fresh! I don't think we ate the same thing twice unless someone requested it! I left there feeling inspired to go out and share Yoga with the world! The place, the staff, the students, the food, the location, the wildlife just were the icing on the cake! Thank you...I will be back!
