Visitors who come to Yorkin are offered a truly unique look into a side of Costa Rica that the average beach hotel or volcano lodge tourist will never see. Some of the highlights include:
- A guided trip up the river in a hand-carved dugout canoe with a view of the spectacular natural beauty of the surrounding jungle.
- Arrival in "downtown" Yorkin and the site of the elementary school, Catholic church, health clinic, and traditional thatch roof houses.
- Traditional BriBri Indian food - made with all natural, local produce - cooked over a wood fire stove.
- Demonstration of how the cacao fruit becomes chocolate. (And a sampling at the end!)
- A nature walk through cacao plantations, new and old growth rain forest, introduction to medicinal plants, and local farms.
- A swim in the river and crossing over to the other side to step foot in Panama.
- Hearing first-hand the story of Stibrawpa from the women who are responsible for it's conception.
- Experiencing the BriBri culture through traditional dance, instruction in the native language, and telling of ancestral legends.
- Observing the process of weaving palm leaves into thatch roof.
- Overnight guests are housed in beautiful wood cabins with private bathrooms and thatch roofed porch complete with hammock.
Turning cacao into chocolate
Cooking over the wood fire
High school students presenting traditional dance
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