Customized Tour
Group Leader's name: Adrienne Crawford
Requested return date: 5/17/2024
The experience of a lifetime is waiting for you. Every detail from local restaurants to cultural discoveries has been customized by your professor for your group. Take a look at your personal itinerary for a sneak peek of what's in store.
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Day 1: Fly to Costa Rica
Meet your Field Director at the airportEnjoy dinner in the San Jose region
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San Jose • Tortuguero
Snap a photo at Braulio Carrillo National Park, built to preserve the wildlife of the area, from jaguars and ocelots to quetzals and eagles
Tour the Toucan Rescue Ranch
Travel by boat to Tortuguero, accessible only by boat and home to just 700 residents
Enjoy lunch in Tortuguero
Enjoy dinner in Tortuguero
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Tortuguero
Enjoy a boat ride through the Tortuguero canals and see how the rainfall, fresh water, and Caribbean sea supports the area's exceptional biodiversity
Enjoy lunch in Tortuguero
Visit Tortuguero National Park, and see if you can spot a howler monkey, toucan, or even caiman
Enjoy dinner in Tortuguero
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Tortuguero • Sarapiqui region
Travel by boat to Siquirres, where you will then board your private coach bus to make your way to the Sarapiquí region
Enjoy lunch in Sarapiqui
Participate in a canopy tour
Enjoy dinner in Sarapiqui
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Sarapiqui region • Arenal region
Whitewater rafting excursion
Travel to the Arenal region and keep an eye out for the mile-high Arenal Volcano
Enjoy lunch on your way to Arenal
Visit the Arenal hot springs and dip your toes into the naturally heated pools
Enjoy dinner in Arenal region
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Arenal region
Enjoy a kayaking trip on Lake Arenal
Visit La Fortuna Waterfall, a spectacular 200-foot cascade surrounded by green cliffs
Enjoy lunch in Arenal region
Enjoy dinner in Arenal region
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Arenal region • Guanacaste
Travel to Guanacaste and take in the craggy bluffs cloaked in forests that stretch above you
Enjoy lunch on your way to Guanacaste
Take an excursion to Rincón de la Vieja National Park, a rain and cloud forest that boasts geothermal hot springs
Enjoy dinner in Guanacaste
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Guanacaste
Enjoy snorkeling off the coast of Guanacaste in clear Pacific waters, home to interesting and unusual marine life
Take a boat tour of Palo Verde National Park, one of the last tropical dry rainforests in Central America
Enjoy lunch in Palo Verde National Park
Enjoy dinner in Guanacaste
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Guanacaste • Central Pacific Coast
Travel to the Central Pacific Coast region
Enjoy lunch on the Central Pacific Coast
Enjoy free time at the beach
Enjoy dinner in the Central Pacific Coast region
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Central Pacific Coast • San Jose region
Visit Manuel Antonio National Park, which boasts a diverse array of marine life and white sand beaches where you can sometimes spot dolphins and whales
Enjoy an included lunch in Manual Antonio National Park
Enjoy free time for swimming or relaxation on the beach at Manual Antonio National Park
Travel back to the San Jose region
Enjoy dinner in the San Jose region
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Depart for home
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Day 1: Fly to Costa Rica
Meet your Field Director at the airportEnjoy dinner in the San Jose region
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San Jose • Tortuguero
Snap a photo at Braulio Carrillo National Park, built to preserve the wildlife of the area, from jaguars and ocelots to quetzals and eagles
Tour the Toucan Rescue Ranch
Travel by boat to Tortuguero, accessible only by boat and home to just 700 residents
Enjoy lunch in Tortuguero
Enjoy dinner in Tortuguero
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Tortuguero
Enjoy a boat ride through the Tortuguero canals and see how the rainfall, fresh water, and Caribbean sea supports the area's exceptional biodiversity
Enjoy lunch in Tortuguero
Visit Tortuguero National Park, and see if you can spot a howler monkey, toucan, or even caiman
Enjoy dinner in Tortuguero
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Tortuguero • Sarapiqui region
Travel by boat to Siquirres, where you will then board your private coach bus to make your way to the Sarapiquí region
Enjoy lunch in Sarapiqui
Participate in a canopy tour
Enjoy dinner in Sarapiqui
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Sarapiqui region • Arenal region
Whitewater rafting excursion
Travel to the Arenal region and keep an eye out for the mile-high Arenal Volcano
Enjoy lunch on your way to Arenal
Visit the Arenal hot springs and dip your toes into the naturally heated pools
Enjoy dinner in Arenal region
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Arenal region
Enjoy a kayaking trip on Lake Arenal
Visit La Fortuna Waterfall, a spectacular 200-foot cascade surrounded by green cliffs
Enjoy lunch in Arenal region
Enjoy dinner in Arenal region
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Arenal region • Guanacaste
Travel to Guanacaste and take in the craggy bluffs cloaked in forests that stretch above you
Enjoy lunch on your way to Guanacaste
Take an excursion to Rincón de la Vieja National Park, a rain and cloud forest that boasts geothermal hot springs
Enjoy dinner in Guanacaste
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Guanacaste
Enjoy snorkeling off the coast of Guanacaste in clear Pacific waters, home to interesting and unusual marine life
Take a boat tour of Palo Verde National Park, one of the last tropical dry rainforests in Central America
Enjoy lunch in Palo Verde National Park
Enjoy dinner in Guanacaste
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Guanacaste • Central Pacific Coast
Travel to the Central Pacific Coast region
Enjoy lunch on the Central Pacific Coast
Enjoy free time at the beach
Enjoy dinner in the Central Pacific Coast region
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Central Pacific Coast • San Jose region
Visit Manuel Antonio National Park, which boasts a diverse array of marine life and white sand beaches where you can sometimes spot dolphins and whales
Enjoy an included lunch in Manual Antonio National Park
Enjoy free time for swimming or relaxation on the beach at Manual Antonio National Park
Travel back to the San Jose region
Enjoy dinner in the San Jose region
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Depart for home
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*Sources: 1: EF Study Abroad Program Impact 2018; 2: IES Abroad 2015; 3: Georgia Learning Outcomes of Students Studying Abroad Research Initiative 2010
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