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La Fortuna: Tour of stingless bees and healing honey tasting

By Arenal Bee Garden
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Free cancellation available
Price is AU$43 per adult

Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 2h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Multiple languages

Overview

  • Taste and discover different types of honey extracted from stingless bees
  • Soak up the tranquility of a tropical garden in the Arenal Volcano foothills
  • Find out about local history and culture with the help of your guide

Activity location

    • La Fortuna
    • La Fortuna, Provincia de Alajuela, Costa Rica

Meeting/Redemption Point

    • 100 metros oeste de la empacadora, Exportagri, Provincia de Alajuela, San Carlos, Santa Cecilia, 21007, Costa Rica | From the town of La Fortuna, drive for 20 minutes on route 141, in the town Los Angeles, La Fortuna go left for 5 minutes, after passing the bridge of San Isidro turn right for 600 meters.
    • Ulima, Provincia de Alajuela, Costa Rica

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La Fortuna: Tour of stingless bees and healing honey tasting

  • Activity duration is 2 hours2h
    2h
  • English
Price details
AU$43.43 x 1 AdultAU$43.43
Total
Price is AU$43.43
Until Sat, 27 June

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    Arenal Bee Garden walking tour
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    Bilingual guide
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Tasting a variety of honey
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Medicinal honey
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    Healing plants
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    Mask mixed with honey and natural organic products
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Entrance fee
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Transport to the meeting point

What you can expect

This activity starts in a tropical garden 20 minutes from La Fortuna Town, with over 45 stingless bee hives, also you will observe a variety of species of ornamentals and healing plants , diversity of hummingbirds, birds, butterflies, and other pollinating insects.
During the activity our visitors will reveal the unique flavour of Costa Rica Honey. We will tour the meliponarium in search of Costa Rica's native bees. We will learn about the importance of bees for tropical ecosystems and for humans, their evolutionary history and how these amazing insects make honey. During the tour, you will delight in tasting the most exotic monofloral and multifloral honeys at the base of each hive. You will learn about different medicinal plants and their benefits, while applying a mask made with honey and 100% natural organic products.

Location

Activity location

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    • La Fortuna
    • La Fortuna, Provincia de Alajuela, Costa Rica

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    • 100 metros oeste de la empacadora, Exportagri, Provincia de Alajuela, San Carlos, Santa Cecilia, 21007, Costa Rica | From the town of La Fortuna, drive for 20 minutes on route 141, in the town Los Angeles, La Fortuna go left for 5 minutes, after passing the bridge of San Isidro turn right for 600 meters.
    • Ulima, Provincia de Alajuela, Costa Rica