Playa Hermosa private tour: Rainforest, waterfall, chocolate farm

Three stops in one morning: cacao to waterfall to rainforest canopy

A private tour in Playa Hermosa combining a hands-on chocolate farm experience, a swim at Llanos de Cortés waterfall, and guided rainforest wildlife spotting, led by a local naturalist. The tour runs five to seven hours with hotel pickup, lunch, and bottled water included. A minimum of two adults per booking is required. Children join at a reduced rate when traveling with two paying adults.

Step-by-step itinerary

Private rainforest, waterfall, and chocolate tour

• Explore the private rainforest reserve
• Spot wildlife with expert guide
• Visit Llanos del Cortés waterfall
• Swim and relax at waterfall beach
• Tour Tree Chocolate Farm
• Participate in chocolate making process
• Taste high quality organic chocolate

The experience

The tour starts at the Tree Chocolate Farm, where you harvest cacao fruit, dry and grind the beans, and make the traditional ancestral chocolate drink from scratch. You taste high-quality organic chocolate at the end. From there, the guide takes you to Llanos de Cortés waterfall, where the water cascades into a pool deep enough to swim in. There's also a sandy beach if you prefer to stay dry and watch. The final stop is a private rainforest reserve where the guide points out sloths, poison dart frogs, toucans, monkeys, and reptiles moving through the canopy. The kind of spotting that takes a trained eye.

Your guide is a local naturalist who speaks English or Spanish and knows where to look for wildlife others miss. The tour is fully private, so the pace and timing flex around what interests you most. Hotel pickup and drop-off are included, along with lunch and bottled water. The whole experience runs between five and seven hours depending on how long you spend at each stop.

What’s included

• Hotel or port pickup and drop-off.
• a professional guide fluent in English or Spanish.
• the entire private tour.
• lunch.
• bottled water.
• all fees and taxes.

Options for this experience

3 options

Over 7 ticketsGuide in English or Spanish · 07:30Van with lunch; pickup is included

4 to 7 ticketsGuide in English or Spanish · 07:30Lunch and a bottle of water; includes pickup

Minimum requiredGuide in English or Spanish · 07:30Van with lunch and a bottle of water; pickup is included

You pick the guide language when booking.

You see the exact price of each option when you check availability.See dates & prices

Before you book

Days and timesEvery dayDeparts at 07:30

Book up toStart time

AgesAdult (18 to 69 years) · Senior (70 and older) · Youth (12 to 17 years) · Child (6 to 11 years) · Infant (under 6): free

GroupPrivate

Live guideEnglish and Spanish

Meeting point and pickupHotel pickup is optional; you can also go straight to the meeting point. Ends back at the starting point.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.It may be canceled due to bad weather. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund.

Prices and times updated 4 days ago

Good to know

Easy physical levelInfant seats available

Operated by Guanadreams CR

Is this one for you?Book this tour if you want hands-on participation rather than passive observation (you're making chocolate, not watching a demo), and if a private guide who knows where wildlife hides matters more to you than a fixed schedule or a larger group discount.

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Top questions

What languages is the guide in?

Live guide in English and Spanish.

Can children come?

Yes. Ticket types: Youth (12 to 17 years); Child (6 to 11 years); Infant (under 6): free.

What happens if it rains?

It may be canceled due to bad weather. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund. Free cancellation up to 24 h before the start.

What's the Llanos de Cortés waterfall actually like when you get there?

Llanos de Cortés is a natural cascade that drops into a pool surrounded by dense vegetation. The water is safe and refreshing for swimming, and there's a sandy beach at the base where you can rest and look up at the falls. It's a compact site, so you're not hiking for hours to reach it.

Do I actually make chocolate, or just watch someone else do it?

You actively participate in the entire process at the Tree Chocolate Farm: harvesting the cacao fruit, drying the beans, grinding them, and crafting the traditional drink. You then taste the finished chocolate at the end of that stop.

How much wildlife spotting happens on this tour?

The rainforest stop is dedicated to wildlife. Your guide is trained to spot sloths, poison dart frogs, toucans, monkeys, and various reptiles and birds in their natural habitat. The guide shares insights into the rainforest ecosystem as you move through the reserve.

What's included in the price, and what costs extra?

Hotel pickup and drop-off, a professional guide, the private tour itself, bottled water, and lunch are all included. Alcoholic beverages and gratuities are not included in any option.

Do I need to book a minimum number of people?

A minimum of two adults per booking is required. Children can join as the third or additional guest at the child rate.