Tour Number: 2589291VJ
Group Leader: Shea Carr
Requested Departure Date: 2/15/2024
Requested Return Date: 2/22/2024
Requested Departure Gateway: Albany (NY)

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.

8 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

    Travel to Guanacaste

  • Day 2: Guanacaste

    Take a boat tour in Palo Verde National Park

    Enjoy a snorkeling activity

  • Day 3: Guanacaste • Arenal region

    Travel to the Arenal region

    Visit Rincón de la Vieja National Park

    Visit the Arenal hot springs

  • Day 4: Arenal region

    Enjoy a kayaking trip on Lake Arenal

    Visit La Fortuna Waterfall 

  • Day 5: Arenal region • Sarapiquí

    Travel to Sarapiquí

    Enjoy a hike in Arenal Volcano National Park

  • Day 6: Sarapiquí

    Enjoy a whitewater rafting excursion

    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
  • Day 7: Sarapiquí • San José

    Travel to San José 

    Enjoy the rainforest from a unique perspective as you take a zipline through the canopy

    Take a tour of a coffee farm

  • Day 8: Depart for home

  • Day 1: Fly to Costa Rica

    Meet your Tour Director at the airport

    Travel to Guanacaste

  • Day 2: Guanacaste

    Take a boat tour in Palo Verde National Park

    Enjoy a snorkeling activity

  • Day 3: Guanacaste • Arenal region

    Travel to the Arenal region

    Visit Rincón de la Vieja National Park

    Visit the Arenal hot springs

  • Day 4: Arenal region

    Enjoy a kayaking trip on Lake Arenal

    Visit La Fortuna Waterfall 

  • Day 5: Arenal region • Sarapiquí

    Travel to Sarapiquí

    Enjoy a hike in Arenal Volcano National Park

  • Day 6: Sarapiquí

    Enjoy a whitewater rafting excursion

    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
  • Day 7: Sarapiquí • San José

    Travel to San José 

    Enjoy the rainforest from a unique perspective as you take a zipline through the canopy

    Take a tour of a coffee farm

  • Day 8: Depart for home


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Total price

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