![]() ![]() Wyndham Grand Cancun All Inclusive Resort & Villas.Hilton Tulum Riviera Maya All-Inclusive Resort."Kinkara is a vitally important first step in how we want to communicate with the world. "We created Kinkara to give people a glimpse of what life is like here," said Comfort. He says Kinara is not about isolating from the world, but rather moving through the human experience in a much more magical place. It is a location where you naturally rise earlier amid the sounds of the birds outside your tent and go to bed earlier after a day rich with activity, drifting off to sleep beneath the stars.Ĭomfort ultimately plans to relocate his wife and family to Kinkara, leaving behind Southern California life for an existence that's far more connected to the Earth and the rhythms of nature on this plateau in Costa Rica. It's a place that offers unique experiences and learning. The garden, the food, the mountain top setting. There are so many things about Kinkara I won't soon forget. The elegant multi-course meals feature earth-to-plate, expertly crafted cuisine showcasing foods that are not only delicious but healing. The food meanwhile revolves around the natural rhythms of the farm, as well as guests' preferences and dietary restrictions. There were so many tempting, healthy drink options at each meal that I regularly ordered three or four drinks, just to sample as much goodness as possible. Meals include a variety of hand-picked herbal teas, fresh-pressed juices, and the property's very own house-brewed Kombucha. Pardon the gushing, but if I could eat the way I did at Kinkara, every single day, I'd feel like a superhero before long. Nauyaca is located in a canyon that's more than 250 feet wide and one of the falls soars nearly 150 feet, while the other cascades down a series of steps from about 65-feet.Įvery single meal at Kinkara also tops my list of unforgettable highlights as well. Still more options include horseback riding and mountain climbing.Īmong the highlights of my trip was a visit to majestic Nauyaca Waterfall, one of the main attractions on southern Costa Rica and a waterfall so stunning it's been featured on the cover of National Geographic. The diverse menu of guided off-site activities available upon request includes ATV excursions, surf lessons, zip line adventures, and eco-tours. There's also waterfall and creek swimming on-site. Or perhaps a slightly smaller version, but one equally ambitious.īeyond roaming the garden, activities at Kinkara include cacao ceremonies, gong ceremonies, culinary and kombucha brewing classes sunrise and sunset yoga and meditation classes. It exposes you to remarkable plants you never knew existed, to new ways of gardening and even living, not to mention making you daydream about having the space (and time) to grow a similar garden of your own. ![]() This is what a walk through Kinkara's garden is really all about. The beans, he explains, have 48 percent protein, which is more than twice the amount of protein in soybeans and there are 22 to 24 beans in each and every wing bean pod. If you want salad greens you pluck the leaves and eat them. You can eat it when it's young and tasty. "If I could take only one seed with me to a desert island," he says. Itai, who bounds around the garden with glee, like a kid on Christmas morning, takes particular joy and pride in introducing us to the remarkable winged bean. ![]()
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