REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS SEPTEMBER 30, 2019
SOS students are heading to Costa Rica to learn about STEM, sustainable development, leadership, and social change.
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Tour Details
Departure City: San Antonio Trip Dates: July 27- August 3, 2020 Duration: 8 Days Overnights: San Jose 1, Monteverde 2, San Carlos 1, Sarapiqui 2, San Jose 1 Learning Objectives:
Itinerary: This is a preliminary itinerary for your group subject to change. Jul 27, 2020 San Jose Depart from the USA. Upon arriving in San José, you’ll meet your Tour Manager and begin to explore the vibrant capital of Costa Rica, known for its outstanding Spanish colonial architecture, interesting museums and tranquil parks, plazas and fountains. Jul 28, 2020 Monteverde Today, experience a half-day visit to the Costa Rican Humanitarian Foundation, where you’ll have a lecture on the leader’s work, her story, and the reality of poverty in Costa Rica. This is all about education – and the foundation’s efforts in using education as a way to fight poverty in one of the poorest communities in the city. You will then have an afternoon visit with students from a local city school. Then it’s on to Sarchí, a small artisan town renowned for its brilliantly colored arts and crafts, particularly its ox-carts. Your journey then continues on to Monteverde, where you’ll begin to explore this lush rainforest region, recognized for its diverse flora and fauna. (B,D) Jul 29, 2020 Monteverde Today explore the important and fascinating Santa Elena Cloud Forest. Originally settled in the 1950s by a group of Quakers from Alabama, Monteverde Cloud Forest is home to more than 400 species of birds, 100 species of mammals and 2,500 species of plants including the jaguar, ocelot, Baird’s tapir, three-wattled bellbird, bare-necked umbrellabird, and the famously elusive resplendent quetzal. Get ready for a different perspective on the forest, as this afternoon you will swing far above the forest floor on the world famous Monteverde Canopy Tour. You will have views from a series of platforms and thrilling zip-lines that carry you above and through the canopy. Later perhaps stroll the small town center of Monteverde, chock full of restaurants and shops, or stop to savor a taste of the national dish, gallo pinto, a mix of fried rice and black beans. (B,D) Jul 30, 2020 San Carlos The morning starts with a journey to the San Carlos region, gateway to the world-famous, 5,357-foot-high Arenal Volcano. After arriving, you’ll visit with students at a local school—a great opportunity to practice your Spanish skills as well as compare notes on typical school days, customs and lifestyles. Later don your bathing suit and take an invigorating dip in one of the hot springs, for which the area is famous, at the base of the volcano. (B,D) Jul 31, 2020 Sarapiqui Lace up your sneakers this morning for a fascinating hike through Arenal Volcano National Park, which features a geographically diverse landscape that veers from lava fields to thick forests. Then say adios to San Carlos and head for Sarapiquí, a beautiful region that’s gaining a reputation for top-notch adventure tourism. (B,D) Aug 1, 2020 Sarapiqui Burnish your ethnic-culinary credentials with a Costa Rican cooking lesson, where you’ll learn how to make a regional dish using traditional techniques and locally grown ingredients. Bonus: You also get to snack on the results! In the afternoon you’ll come together to help the community during a reforestation service project on a nearby farm. Learn about local agriculture as you plant indigenous trees needed to sustain the region’s ecosystem. (B,D) Aug 2, 2020 San Jose Depart for the cloud forest in Braulio Carrillo National Park, a nature lover’s paradise named for the country’s third president, Dr. Braulio Carillo. Keep your camera handy as you sit back and relax during a breathtaking ride on the park’s Aerial Tram. Keep an eye out for toucans, quetzals and hummingbirds, not to mention the white-faced capuchin monkeys and other wildlife. Continue back to San José for the evening. (B,D) Aug 3, 2020 Departure Depart for the USA. (B) Cost Per Student Traveler: $2,995 Adults: $3495 Additional Fees (as applicable) Full Payment Deadline: 2/17/20 |
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SOSers in Costa Rica - 2016
Costa Rica trip in 2016
Capuchin Monkeys in the cloud forest.
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