Maleku Indigenous Reserve Tour
La Fortuna, Costa Rica
- 6 hours (approx.)
- Pickup offered
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
Travelers who are interested in seeing how Costa Rica’s indigenous people live will enjoy visiting the Maleku Indigenous Reserve in northern Costa Rica. Tour three different villages to see traditional ways of life and how indigenous people have adapted to the modern world. Enjoy a tasty local lunch and experience the reserve in an authentic way. You’ll get access to parts of the country that are difficult to visit independently.
- Lunch, bottled water, and snacks are provided
- Includes handy hotel transfers from La Fortuna
- An easy way to dig beneath the surface of Costa Rican culture
- Get around in a comfortable air-conditioned vehicle
What's Included
- Traditional Maleku lunch
- Bottled water
- Snacks
- Professional guide
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Transport by air-conditioned minivan with Wi-Fi
- Lunch
- Gratuities
Meeting and Pickup
You can head directly to the meeting point, or request pickup
Operating hours.8:00 am
Itinerary
1
Maleku Chocolate
4 hours • Admission Ticket Included
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Child rate applies only when sharing with 2 paying adults
- Service animals allowed
- May be operated by a multi-lingual guide
- Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
- Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
- Infant seats available
- Most travelers can participate
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 30 travelers
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Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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Reviews
4.4
based on 17 reviews
Arthur_W, Jan 2025
Informative of culture, beliefs and history from beginnings to present day of the Kaleku people. Good demonstrations. Meal excellent. Good selection of Kaleku art works. Reasonably priced.
Rebecca_M, Nov 2021
I am grateful for the opportunity to be invited into the Maleku reservation and to learn history about their culture and tradition.
I would not recommend this excursion company or tour, but perhaps if prospective reviews find another company, give it a shot.
This tour was not as advertised. It was quite short, and underwhelming. The photos make it seem as though there is a ceremony performed or multiple people wearing traditional garb speaking to us. That’s not the case; it’s just one member and it’s a very informal conversation with her.
This tour description includes a chocolate tasting or making, and there was no chocolate on this tour. When we asked about this to our guide, he just simply said “they didn’t offer it today.”
I believe the tour we went on was not the same tour others have been on because the guide could not find the location and indicated this was a new place for them.
Overall, I do not believe the monetary value of this tour matched the expectations or experience we had. It was underwhelming and I cannot recommend this specific company to others without warning.
From $110.00
per personup to 24 hours before the experience starts (local time)
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