1. Coastal Conservation Itinerary
Costa Rica
Coastal Conservation Itinerary

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3. Day 1 Overview Fly into San José Hotel Check–in
Orientation and Introduction to program
Overnight in San José

4. Fly into Costa Rica San José San Gerardo de Dota Villa Lapas
Villa Rio Mar
Villa Lapas

5. Day 2 Overview Irazú Volcano (weather permitting)
Cartago (weather permitting)
Transfer to San Gerardo de Dota
Optional Canopy Tour
Check into hotel
Introduction to the area
Hike in the surrounding region
Overnight in San Gerardo de Dota

6. San José to San Gerardo de Dota
Villa Rio Mar
Villa Lapas

7. Savegre Mountain Hotel

8. Hike through the Savegre Region

9. Optional Canopy Tour
Zip into biodiversity

10. Day 3 Overview Early morning bird tour Macroinvertebrate activity
Hotel check-out and transfer to South Pacific Area
Hotel check-in
Reptile Park
Overnight in South Pacific Area

11. Early Morning Bird Watching Tour
From 6-8 am, a resident guide takes students on a walk in search for birds. The Resplendent Quetzal, considered one of the most gorgeous birds in the New World, may be spotted.

12. Transfer to Villa Rio Mar
San José
San Gerardo de Dota
Villa Rio Mar
Villa Lapas

13. Reptilandia
Visit the South Pacific Region’s only reptile and amphibian park.
Learn to identify venomous and non-venomous snakes, witness poison dart frogs, rainforest lizards, and tortoises.
55 terrarium-style enclosures and ponds on over an acre of land.
Over 300 specimens on snakes, lizards, frogs, and turtles.
Pet a 150 pound spur-thighed tortoise!

14. Villa Rio Mar

15. Day 4 Overview Breakfast and hotel check-out
Marino Ballena National Park
Whale and Dolphin Watching
Snorkeling
Transfer to Central Pacific Coast
Hotel check-in
Saint Lucia
Sky Way Tour
Cooking or Dancing Lessons!

16. Marino Ballena National Park
Whale and Dolphin watching
Guided tour to look for whales and dolphins
Snorkeling
Dive in and explore what’s on and around the island
Note: travelers are more likely to see dolphins than whales, depending on the day or time of year.

17. Saint Lucia
Guided hike through old town Saint Lucia for a glimpse of the colonial town and shopping
Sky Way Tour
Hike on a private reserve with hanging bridges and an up-close-and-personal view of the rainforest

18. Experience Costa Rican Culture
Dancing or Cooking Lessons

19. Day 5 Overview Breakfast and hotel check-out Carara National Park
Horseback Riding

20. Carara National Park

21. Horseback Riding

22. Day 6 and 7 Overview Day 6 Day 7 Sea Kayaking Lunch on the beach
Mangrove Tour
Plaza Real Cariari Shopping Mall
Overnight in San José
Day 7
Check-out of hotel
Fly back to U.S.

23. Sea Kayaking
Students explore the beautiful coastline and spot birds and aquatic wildlife

24. Mangrove Tour

25. Plaza Real Cariari Shopping

26. Transfer to San José San José San Gerardo de Dota Villa Lapas
Villa Rio Mar
Villa Lapas