点评:This organic chocolate farm is in Costa Rica, not in Switzerland!
A four wheel drive is helpful to get to this location. This working farm is alive with toucans and other tropical birds visible during the day, and tapirs that scavenge guava on the grounds at night. This is not a luxury resort, but an opportunity to learn. Expect to have some bug bites since only these tiny mosquitos/no-see-ums pollinate the cacao plants. Please be extremely careful with the use of any bug spray! The farm and production workers are very friendly to the guests, but they are busy working the farm. Just a few workers are dedicated to the guests, and they are readily found at the main lodge. The farm tour (included with stay) and chocolate making workshop (extra charge) are fantastic. The chocolate bars are sealed well for travel, but we also had a cooler in our rental car. The breakfast (included) and dinner (extra charge) are delicious and filling. If you opt to hike the trail around the farm property, take a walking stick from the lodge, wear the provided rubber boots (it’s muddy), and do not grab the trees for support since the snakes can be extremely well camouflaged in the trees. A casual pace took us about 1.5 hours. Each night guests can sign up for one hour to use the ‘spa’, which consists of two wooden framed pools (one cold, one almost hot). Not all accommodations have a/c, so just read the room descriptions carefully. We reflect fondly on our experience here: the delicious chocolate and food, the evening fires at dinner, the amazing wildlife, the hands-on education, the kindness of the staff and the other international guests, and the beauty of the environment. For our curious minds, this was a brief return to childhood.
翻译:这个有机巧克力农场位于哥斯达黎加,并非瑞士哦!
开四驱车前往此处会比较方便。这座仍在运作的农场生机勃勃:白天可以看到巨嘴鸟及其他热带鸟类,夜晚则有貘在园中觅食番石榴。这里并非豪华度假村,而是一个学习的绝佳场所。由于只有这些微小的蚊子能为可可植物授粉,因此您很可能会被蚊虫叮咬。使用任何驱虫剂时务必要格外小心!农场里的工人们对客人十分友善,但他们正忙于农活。只有少数几名员工专门负责接待客人,他们通常都在主旅馆处。农场导览(住宿费用已包含)和巧克力制作体验课(需额外付费)都非常棒。巧克力棒的包装严密,适合携带旅行,不过我们的租车里也备有冷藏箱。早餐(已包含)和晚餐(需额外付费)既美味又管饱。如果您打算徒步游览农场周围的小径,请从旅馆处拿一根拐杖,穿上提供的橡胶靴子(因为地面很泥泞)。此外,切勿抓住树木来支撑身体,因为蛇类在树上极易隐蔽。以轻松的节奏行走的话,全程大约需要1.5小时。每晚,住客均可报名体验一小时的“水疗服务”,该服务包含两个木框制成的泳池——一个 pool为冷水,另一个则接近热水。并非所有住宿设施都配有空调,因此请务必仔细阅读房间描述。我们满怀怀恋地回忆在这里的经历:美味的巧克力与美食、晚餐时的篝火、令人惊叹的野生动植物、寓教于乐的体验、工作人员及其他国际宾客的友善热情,还有这如画般美丽的环境。对于我们这些好奇心旺盛的人来说,这段时光就像是短暂地重返了童年。