Option 1: SAN CARLOS – EL CASTILLO
Departure by boat to El Castillo, which is only 50 kilometers far away from San Carlos, the provincial capital of the department of Rio San Juan. We go into a magical world filled with colorful birds, wildlife and amazing forests. Suddenly the hue of the landscape is broken by the astonishing figure of silent watch: The fortress of the Immaculate Conception.
Arrival, lunch and tour of the town culminating in the visit to the fortress. The pirate raids Spanish ships and the city of Granada, Spain require to build the fortress whose construction was completed in 1675. However, attacks by pirates and the British to achieve the supremacy of the San Juan River did not stop.
We learned about 1762 and the heroism of the young Rafaela Herrera and also 1780 about the young British Captain Horace Nelson attacking strength and winning after days of battle. Accommodation and dinner at El Castillo. Free time to hire one of the optional excursions such as boat trips to the mouth of the Juana, kayak, horseback ride to visit the agro-ecological farms.
Opción 2: THE CASTLE – POCOSOL – HACIENDA EL CASTILLO
Breakfast and departure by boat to the mouth of Pocosol to be received at the Private Pocosol Delights Reserve.
Our naturalist guide will lead you to the Interpretation Centre of the reserve to tell the way along the paths of secondary forest in which we will observe the rich biodiversity.
Arrival at the cocoa plantation where they explain the process of planting, care, harvesting and processing the fruit of the gods “cocoa.” to continue what was an Indian cemetery to end the first day with a delicious tasting chocolate.
After lunch we can choose activities such as canoeing on the river or go wildlife watching on horseback. Accommodation and dinner at El Castillo.
