Students & Group Trips | Our Trips | Costa Rica - Culture and Ecology


Trip Highlights:

  • Stand on the top the highest volcano in Costa Rica
  • Spot a vast array of wildlife and fauna as you explore canal rainforests and cloudforests
  • Tour a butterfly farm.
  • Experience the thrill of rafting down the Class II & III rapids of the Sarapiqui River.
  • Learn about rural Costa Rican life first hand as you spend a few nights with a farm family.
  • Explore an organic farm full of surprises
  • Watch red hot lava flow down the sides of an active volcano
  • Fly through the cloud forest canopy on ziplines
  • Hike to a remote indigenous BriBri community high in the Talamanca mountains and learn about their way of life.



Available Trip Dates: year round


Program Fee:  For 2009 departure dates, this 11-day trip is $1625 + air/ participant. This includes:

  • Bilingual Naturalist Guides
  • Accommodations
  • Meals
  • In-country transportation on a private bus
  • Activities and entrance fees
  • Travel medical insurance
  • Airport exit taxes



Free Travel for Trip Leaders: With 10 participants a trip leader travels free (including air)


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