Tirimbina Rainforest Center
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Welcome to
Tirimbina Rainforest Center (TRC)...

...where education, research, and striking beauty combine for outstanding encounters with nature.

TRC is a tropical science resource and ecotourism destination located within the rainforest and river environments of Costa Rica. Highlighting biodiversity, ecological systems, conservation and education, TRC offers eco-education programs for grade school through university students, as well as facilities for school groups, volunteers and researchers.
The rich rainforest environment of TRC also provides a prime setting for exciting ecotourism activities. Come hike the lush rainforest trails, discover wildlife, walk over swinging suspension bridges, or discover the secrets of cacao on the popular Chocolate Tour. Join us for a fresh experience in learning, science, and natural history travel!

Ecotourism, Research, Voluntourism
Client's Comments

This place is absolutely wonderful
Thank you for the friendly hospitality and the gorgeous setting. The Ceiba tree is amazing!
Céleste Laurie and Glenn Roussean - June 9, 2008 - Gainesville, FL USA

This place has the coolest flowers I have ever seen! Thanks!!
Cheers Andrew - June 12, 2008 - Dallas


Awesome animals and great food, and good chocolate.
Christian Cabolay - June 30, 2008 - CA, USA


Amazing, watch out for bullet ants! We will treasure the memories from the walk. Daniel was very cool! What an awesome way to spend our honeymoon. Say hello to the sloth on the bridge!
Linda and David Russell - July 11, 2008


We saw the bats and had the best guide that we could have had: Wendy. Today we do the Cocoa tour.
The Brosseans - August 05, 2008


Great time, enjoyed every minute.
Lu and Elena - August 06, 2008 - San Francisco, Ca.


Arrived soaked :) but the tour was great. Saw a few Blue Jean Frogs and one brownish but really tiny one. The “Cacao” was great! Love the chunk version, the warmer chocolate version and the cool “crunchy” one. Really interesting and educational. Also fun!
Alex and Dolen Strazar - August 09, 2008


We did the Ceiba and Canopy trails. We enjoyed the trails and the awesome scenery very much. One of the best rainforests we had ever seen.
Georg, Monika, Sophie, and Lilly Puchner. - August 20, 2008 - Weilhem, Germany.


Pura Vida!
It was a beautiful trip. Keep up the good work.
Kim and Eveline September - 06, 2008 - Holland


It was really great; nice tour, friendly guide.
Pura Vida, thanks a lot.
Fox Vacanties. - September 16, 2008


We had a very interesting trail. Excellent guide (Melqui). We learned a lot! The group from “Karstadt-Reisen” Germany.
Rín - September 24, 2008


Excellent trip-lovely chocolate!
Paul Boso - September 24, 2008


Very nice park with Wendy as the nice guide.
Henry & Merian - The Netherlands - September 24, 2008


Excellent trip, very good done, no comments.
Keep on the good work.
September 25, 2008


Very nice impression of how it works non-profit and in the most natural way. Good guide Willy.
Frank - September 25, 2008 - Holland


Woah, woah, woah!!! What a great place!
Adam - September 25, 2008 - Oakland, California


This is such a cool program! What you guys are doing is great. The hikes were a beautiful experience and the guides are very helpful!
Chrissy - September 25, 2008 - Minnesota


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