Costa Rica
Sacred temple tour
Three days experience to visit the Bribri place of worship, learn about their beliefs, dietary habits and moral code.
Price from 164$
- Suretka
- Community based tour
- Starts at 7:30
- 3 days tour
- Daily departure
- Easy activity
- Full board included
- English speaking guide
- Confirmation required
Schedule
Nature and outdoors
History and culture
Solidariety and community
Food and socialization
The God Sibö was born in a plane of devils. One day he decided to create the Earth and the sky but the land was dry and unusable. So he called upon his friend the Bat, who had bitten Sibö sister and from his feces started growing trees and crops. Then he took the corn seeds and planted them to create the Bribri people, divided into groups and told them not to marry within their own clan. He gave the magic stones to the awápa (shamans) and told them to cure illness and protect souls. He told the people that kinship is transmitted matrilineally and to respect women as well as men.
This tour will bring you to discover Sibö worship temple, the stories surrounding the creation of the world and the use of animals to bring moral guidance to the human race.
The itinerery
DAY 1
Arrival at Suretka and overnight in a typical indigenous home (a simple, basic and very clean wooden home).
DAY 2
With today’s day tour, we first of all know the sacred Temple of the Bribri, a fundamental reference point for this community. We reach our destination with a journey partly by boat (on the Telire-Lari river) and partly by car.
It is the place where families and friends gather, strengthen their bonds and dialogue with Sibú, the Bribri god of creation. In fact, this construction, which has a typical cone shape, represents the creation of the world and the teachings that Sibú has imparted to humanity.
With this experience we learn how the temple is built and how the inauguration ceremony of this very important construction takes place. We also visit the surroundings to understand about the shaman’s activity and to see an ancient and traditional grinding stone used in the Bribri cuisine.
We enjoy a convivial moment sharing lunch with the Bribri community and learning about their extremely healthy eating style, which includes a lot of fruit, mostly unknown in the Western world and avoids fried food. Other key elements in the Bribri diet are corn and cocoa, often used in ceremonies and purification rites.
DAY 3
The next morning we greet the new day with breakfast offered to us by our host. Leave Suretka.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
- Suretka, which is a small village 16 km from Bribri and 30 from Puerto Viejo de Talamanca.
- We meet at the Clinic (meeting place of the local population, near the football field).
- The accomodation is a typical Bribri home, basic and clean, with an outside bathroom
- There is free parking available here.
- If you arrive by public transport, you need to reach Bribri terminal station and took a chicken bus to Suretka (there are two, you have to choose the one direction Bambù).
- If you need the transport service from Suretka to another location, our guide can book you this extra service.
What is included?
- 2 overnights
- Guide in English, Spanish and Bribri
- Entrance fee to the indigenous reserve
- Full board meals
- Water and snacks
What NOT included?
- Other personal expenses
- Transportation to arrive in Suretka
What to bring?
We suggest you dress appropriately with comfortable clothes and hiking shoes. We suggest you bring a jacket, bugs repellent, sunscreen, waterproof jacket, sunglasses, sun hat and whatever you consider necessary.
What to expect?
