• 8 Nights of Accommodation
• All Ground Transportation (including transportation pass)
• All meals
• Full Time Local Guide
• Full Time On Site Program Director (Available 24/7 in case of Emergencies)
• Travelers Health Insurance & Liability Insurance
• Tips & Gratuities
• Bribri Indigenous Community Visit
• Community projects – schools and environment focus
• Cahuita National Park
• Introduction to Natural Products and Medicinal Plants
• Traditional Caribbean Cooking Lessons
• Introduction to Local Dance & Calypso Music
Arrive in San Jose, Costa Rica
Airport Transfer
Check in and Relax
Orientation Walking Tour - The group will become oriented with their neighborhood, the public transportation systems, nearby pharmacies, markets, ATMs, etc. Additionally, an in-depth safety briefing will be provided for what to do in case of an emergency.
Welcome Dinner - The group will be taken for an authentic dinner with a wide variety of menu options to cater all diets.
Transfer to Caribbean Coast - Cahuita (approx. 2.5 hrs)
Check In, Town Orientation, and Discussions of Projects and Community
Cahuita Welcome Lunch
Playa Negra
Traditional Caribbean Cooking Lessons
Cahuita National Park - Service Projects - Students will work with local naturalist guides on various projects inside the national park including beach and park cleanup, installation of garbage and recycling containers, trail maintenance, and painting of ranger stations.
Group Lunch
Service Project - Elementary School - Each student will be assigned a local elementary student who they will work with for 30 minutes per day Monday - Friday with English conversation and cultural exchange. Additionally, we will have the opportunity to work with the students installing and enhancing the school's gardens (food, pollinator, or medicinal gardens), improving waste, recycling, composting infrastructure and collection efforts, and educational arts and crafts activities.
Service Project - Community Garden
Group Dinner & Discussions
Introduction to Local Dance & Calypso Music - Calypso music has a unique and interesting history behind its origin, popularity, and appreciation in the mainstream music scene. It is a type of folk song primarily from Trinidad though sung elsewhere in the southern and eastern Caribbean islands.
Surfing Lessons
Lunch Break
Service Project - Elementary School
Service Project - Community Recycling Center
Free Time & Cultural Immersion
Group Dinner & Discussions
Nocturnal Wildlife Tour Hike - During the walk through the jungle you will have the opportunity to observe many animals and species that are very rarely seen during the day.
Bribri Indigenous Community Visit - Learn about Medicinal Plants, Traditions, and Chocolate Making.
Traditional Group Lunch
Bribri Waterfall
Return to Cahuita
Service Project - Elementary School
Group Dinner & Discussion
Cahuita National Park - Coral Reef Snorkeling activity.
Group Lunch
Service Project - Community Painting & Murals
Farmers Market
Caribbean Cultural Center - Learn about Natural Products, Medicinal Plants, and Artisanal Jewelry.
Service Project - Trash Heroes Beach Cleanup
Lunch Break
Service Project - Elementary School
Service Project - Community Fruit Tree Planting
Group Dinner & Caribbean Farewell Party
Transfer to San Jose
Lunch Break
Local Crafts Market
Farewell Dinner & Program Closing
Bus Transfer to Airport
Depart San Jose, Costa Rica for Home