Courses

1 Day Course

On the 1 Day Jungle Experience course you can expect:

  • Guided tour around a private 8 hectare permaculture farm exploring our food forest, cacao orchard, learning centre and more.

  • Learn more about the local wildlife, medicinal herbs & plants, and different foods we grow here on the farm.

  • Harvesting a delicious farm-to-table style lunch, followed by an afternoon swim in a freshwater, all-natural swimming pool.

  • Learn more about sustainability efforts and modern day eco-living as we explain a realistic approach to farming, rainwater systems, ponds & pools, and the on site infrastructure we’ve built.

  • An in depth, step by step process of chocolate making starting with cacao pods and ending with the final product.

Time: 8am - 4pm
What’s included: Lunch, drinks and snacks.
Cost: $120

5 Day Course

On the 5 Day Jungle Experience course you can expect:

  • Introduction & our 1 day course (see above)

  • BJT (basic jungle training) including full workshops on machete use, fire making, hammock & camp setup, bushcraft skills and more, eventually leading into a solo night in the jungle - an opportunity to put all your newly acquired skills into action.

  • Learn more about your local environment and how to harvest and prepare food with cooking techniques, food fermentation and preservation.

  • A morning trip to Ara Macaw Research Base, to learn more about these incredible birds and the efforts to keep them safe.

  • Kayaking together up river, starting at the Punta UVA beach and carving your way through the jungle.

  • Jungle arts and crafts, carving, weaving and creating from the plethora of natural materials.

  • Night walks searching for Costa Rica’s finest wildlife. Learn how to spot wildlife, set up camera traps and identify various tracks left preserved on the river banks.

  • 3 delicious, healthy and nutritious meals provided daily. Drinks and snacks. Evening fires/BBQ’s and the occasional movie night on our large screen projector.

Time: 5 full days
What’s included: Accommodation, breakfast/lunch/dinner and drinks. We also provide machetes, hammocks and tarps. Please see kit list attached.
Cost: $1,200

10 Day Course

In the 10 Day Jungle Experience course you can expect:

  • Our 5 day course (see above)

  • Extensive BJT - adding in basic jungle navigation, water filtration, jungle sensory, primitive technology & shelter building.

  • A full day white water rafting down the River Pacquare

  • A day-long hiking adventure to the Kokoldi waterfall, exploring indigenous territory.

  • ⁠A visit to a family-run chocolate farm, learning all about the Bri-Bri tribe’s culture, history and traditional cacao processing.

Time: 10 full days
What’s included: Accommodation, breakfast/lunch/dinner and drinks. We also provide machetes, hammocks and tarps. Please see kit list attached.
Cost: $2,200

Kit List

Some things you’ll need to bring with you:

  • Towel

  • Head torch

  • Trainers/boots

  • Sandals/sliders

  • Long sleeve shirt/t-shirt

  • Light weight trousers

  • Biodegradable soaps/shower products

  • Mosquito repellent