The Tropical Fruit Forum

Tropical Fruit => Tropical Fruit Discussion => Topic started by: rarefruit on February 23, 2020, 07:18:01 PM

Title: Costa Rica tropical fruit tour
Post by: rarefruit on February 23, 2020, 07:18:01 PM

Are there any Costa Rica tropical fruit tours?   

Gene Joyner (Unbelievable Acres Botanic Garden) at one time gave tropical fruit tours in Costa Rica.

Title: Re: Costa Rica tropical fruit tour
Post by: Finca La Isla on February 26, 2020, 07:16:57 PM

I don’t know of any regular fruit tours to CR.  Individual tours will pop up sometimes around July/August or so when there are the most fruits in season.  Costa Rica is a fairly easy country to visit.  It wouldn’t be hard to organize your own tour. 
I could make some recommendations for anyone interested in that.
Peter

Title: Re: Costa Rica tropical fruit tour
Post by: WilliamTheYoungGrower on February 23, 2021, 01:13:29 PM

Quote from: Finca La Isla on February 26, 2020, 07:16:57 PM

I don’t know of any regular fruit tours to CR.  Individual tours will pop up sometimes around July/August or so when there are the most fruits in season.  Costa Rica is a fairly easy country to visit.  It wouldn’t be hard to organize your own tour. 
I could make some recommendations for anyone interested in that.
Peter

Please peter, would be great info!

Title: Re: Costa Rica tropical fruit tour
Post by: wonderfruit on February 23, 2021, 01:47:23 PM

Please I am planning to go in August. Thanks

Title: Re: Costa Rica tropical fruit tour
Post by: Finca La Isla on February 23, 2021, 09:45:25 PM

August should be very good.
Peter

Title: Re: Costa Rica tropical fruit tour
Post by: socalbalcony on February 23, 2021, 10:41:34 PM

I would look into airbnb experiences, eg. this one - https://www.airbnb.com/experiences/124239?user_id=11588282&s=41&ref_device_id=9b0c74bdb8811d3d8ceb95bc4657f8e245ca340f&_branch_match_id=620345222866730341 (https://www.airbnb.com/experiences/124239?user_id=11588282&s=41&ref_device_id=9b0c74bdb8811d3d8ceb95bc4657f8e245ca340f&_branch_match_id=620345222866730341)

Title: Re: Costa Rica tropical fruit tour
Post by: Finca La Isla on February 24, 2021, 10:40:19 AM

The farmers market in San Isidro General on thursdays.  Puerto Viejo, Talamanca market on Saturday.  August should see durian and a plethora of other fruits at good prices.
Peter

Title: Re: Costa Rica tropical fruit tour
Post by: wonderfruit on February 24, 2021, 09:44:02 PM

 Thanks great information. I just need to convince my wife

Title: Re: Costa Rica tropical fruit tour
Post by: JaseChoi on June 19, 2023, 02:16:02 AM

spam

Title: Re: Costa Rica tropical fruit tour
Post by: Finca La Isla on June 19, 2023, 09:48:51 AM

You know, I tried to get Gene Joyner to come to the CR Caribbean where the truly ultra tropical fruits are grown and he never did it.  We’ve got interesting fruits now like Brunei cherry with lots more to come in the next months. We expect to have lots of durian in the fall. I doubt that Gene ever found durian in CR.
Peter