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Tour Number: 2327813HR
Group Leader: Scot Oschman
Requested Departure Date: 6/20/2021
Requested Return Date: 6/28/2021
Requested Departure Gateway: Los Angeles (CA)

ABOUT EF

For over 55 years, we’ve dedicated ourselves to one global mission: Opening the World Through Education. Our programs help students expand their knowledge of the world around them, discover more about themselves, grow more confident and independent, and understand new people, places, and cultures.

9 days

The experience of a lifetime is waiting for you. Every detail from the cities you’ll stay in to the cultural discoveries you’ll make have been customized by your teacher for your group. Take a look at your personal itinerary for a sneak peek of what's in store.

  • Day 1: Fly to Costa Rica

    Meet your Tour Director at the airport
  • Day 2: San José • Arenal region

    Travel to the Arenal region

    Take a tour at Tirimbina Biological Reserve where you will:

    • Hike across a suspension bridge to a former cocoa-growing plot
    • Learn about the cocoa tree and the history of chocolate
    • Enjoy a chocolate tasting

    Enjoy a whitewater rafting excursion

  • Day 3: Arenal region

    Enjoy a kayaking trip on Lake Arenal

    Visit La Fortuna Waterfall 

    Visit the Arenal hot springs

  • Day 4: Arenal region • Monteverde

    Travel to Monteverde

    Visit the Santa Elena Cloud Forest

    Plant a tree

  • Day 5: Monteverde

    Experience the thrill of a ziplining adventure through the Cost Rican canopy (Participants must weigh less than 200 lbs)

    Participate in a cultural exchange with locals

    Evening wildlife walk

  • Day 6: Monteverde • Central Pacific Coast

    Travel to the Central Pacific Coast

    Enjoy a crocodile safari boat cruise

  • Day 7: Central Pacific Coast

    Visit Manuel Antonio National Park 

  • Day 8: Central Pacific Coast • San José

    Travel via Sarchí to San José

    Paint an ox cart  

    Take a tour of a coffee farm

  • Day 9: Depart for home

  • Day 1: Fly to Costa Rica

    Meet your Tour Director at the airport
  • Day 2: San José • Arenal region

    Travel to the Arenal region

    Take a tour at Tirimbina Biological Reserve where you will:

    • Hike across a suspension bridge to a former cocoa-growing plot
    • Learn about the cocoa tree and the history of chocolate
    • Enjoy a chocolate tasting

    Enjoy a whitewater rafting excursion

  • Day 3: Arenal region

    Enjoy a kayaking trip on Lake Arenal

    Visit La Fortuna Waterfall 

    Visit the Arenal hot springs

  • Day 4: Arenal region • Monteverde

    Travel to Monteverde

    Visit the Santa Elena Cloud Forest

    Plant a tree

  • Day 5: Monteverde

    Experience the thrill of a ziplining adventure through the Cost Rican canopy (Participants must weigh less than 200 lbs)

    Participate in a cultural exchange with locals

    Evening wildlife walk

  • Day 6: Monteverde • Central Pacific Coast

    Travel to the Central Pacific Coast

    Enjoy a crocodile safari boat cruise

  • Day 7: Central Pacific Coast

    Visit Manuel Antonio National Park 

  • Day 8: Central Pacific Coast • San José

    Travel via Sarchí to San José

    Paint an ox cart  

    Take a tour of a coffee farm

  • Day 9: Depart for home


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Are you the “print it, scribble notes on it, stick it to the fridge” type? You can download a printable version of our Parent Guide, too.

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