Mangrove Canal Experience & Seafood Boil

OVERVIEW

Cruise through placid waterways lined with mangrove forests and enjoy a bountiful lunch of locally sourced seafood. Your vessel will be a dufuna, a dugout canoe like those used by the indigenous Miskito people, a boat that will add a certain authenticity to the experience of traveling through the natural canal system. Besides providing critical habitat for wildlife, mangroves stabilize coastlines, purify water and store enormous amounts of carbon. Chances are, you will spot a variety of birds in the shelter of the mangroves. Their exposed intertwined roots form a protective cage of sorts above the water, providing an ideal breeding area for fish, shrimp and mollusks. So it is only fitting that your lunch will be a seafood boil. Afterwards, you will browse a straw market and learn how coconuts and cacao beans are processed into products such as coconut water and chocolates, samples of which you will be offered.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Cruise through a canal lined with environmentally beneficial mangroves.
• Travel in a dufuna, a dugout canoe hand-carved from natural materials.
• Enjoy a seafood boil lunch made with ingredients such as shrimp and crab.
• Sample coconut water and artisanal chocolates produced on local plantations.

HELPFUL HINTS

• Dress in weather-appropriate clothing.
• Wear flat comfortable walking shoes.