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Gold Panning Private Adventure in Puerto-Jiménez

Location Osa Peninsula & Gulfo Dulce, Costa Rica
$35
This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after they redeem the gift voucher.

Overview

The Gold Panning Private Adventure in Puerto-Jiménez offers an unforgettable exploration of one of the most biodiverse regions on Earth. This 4-hour guided tour combines cultural exchange, nature, and the thrill of gold panning.

  • 🏞️ Hike approximately 45 minutes through the lush jungle along the stunning ''El Tigre'' river, where you'll encounter incredible wildlife including toucans, monkeys, and red macaws.
  • 🌳 Be surrounded by dense forest, close to the famed Corcovado National Park, while listening to fascinating stories about the region's gold rush history.
  • 🔍 Learn artisanal gold panning techniques from a guide with over 12 years of experience, using traditional tools like bars, shovels, and sluice boxes.
  • 💰 Get hands-on experience trying to pan for gold, with the potential to find something shiny in your pan!
  • 💦 Refresh yourself at a beautiful natural pool featuring a small waterfall, perfect for a swim after your hike.
  • 🥤 Enjoy a snack while taking in the serene nature surrounding the pool, and consider snorkeling to explore the underwater world.
  • 🚍 Transportation options to ''Dos Brazos del Rio Tigre'' are available from Puerto-Jimenez at a cost of $6 by bus or $16 by cab.
  • 🗣️ Benefit from translation services in both French and English, ensuring you won't miss a word of the cultural exchange with local villagers.
  • 🍽️ Snacks are included to keep you energized during your adventure.

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Gold Panning Private Adventure in Puerto-Jiménez
Tour guide
Language: English
Human tour guide
Duration: 4 hours

  • Use of Snorkelling equipment
  • Guided Tour
  • Artisanal panning tools
  • Translation (french/english)
  • Transportation to ''Dos Brazos del Rio Tigre'' from Puerto-Jimenez (6$ bus, 16$ cab)
  • Snacks

Meeting point
Meet me at the end of the road of the left arm of the Rio Tigre.
Return details
Meet me at the end of the road of the left arm of the Rio Tigre.

Hike for about 45 min (one way) in the jungle along the gorgeous river of ''El Tigre''. Spot some amazing wild life on the way like toucans, monkeys (possibility of howlers, white faced, spider and squirrel monkey), red macaws, roseate spoonbill, herons, parakeets, frogs, reptiles and snakes. Be surrounded by lush forest, not far from the Corcovado National Park.

Listen to the story of gold in the region on the hike up. At your final destination, I will tell you everything about the methods of artisanal gold panning (12 years experience). You will have a chance at trying the tools (bar, shovel, pan, sluice box, mask, crevice sucker) and sample for gold. Maybe you could get lucky and see something shiny in the pan!

On the way back we will stop at a natural pool so you can refresh and enjoy the nature around. Snorkel if you wish, have a snack and we will start our journey back to the village ''Dos Brazos del Rio Tigre''. Chat with the villagers or gold panners on the way, for a memorable cultural exchange and an understanding of their reality.

  • Service animals allowed
  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
  • For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
  • This experience requires good weather.
    If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
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    Gold Panning Private Adventure in Puerto-Jiménez

    Location Osa Peninsula & Gulfo Dulce, Costa Rica
    $35
    This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after they redeem the gift voucher.
    How it works?
    01 You choose from 10,000+ experience gifts
    02 We deliver the eVoucher or the Physical box to the recipient
    03 Recipient books the experience and creates unforgettable memories!

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