Depart Home for San Jose, Costa Rica
Arrive in San Jose, Costa Rica
Airport Transfer - Private Bus
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 incase of an emergency.
Welcome Dinner - The group will be taken for an authentic Costa Rican dinner with a wide variety of menu options to cater all diets.
Breakfast & Day Briefing
Historical & Cultural Walking Tour of San Jose
Central Market - The San Jose Central Market is an important cultural site in Costa Rica as it is one of the oldest and most representative places of San Jose, the capital city of the country. The market opened in 1880, making it one of the oldest landmarks in Costa Rica as the country declared independence in 1821. Nowadays, the bustling market is filled with both locals and tourists and is one of the must sees in the city.
Jade Museum - The Jade Museum in Costa Rica is dedicated to preserving the archaeological heritage of the region, and it features the largest collection of pre-Columbian jade artifacts in the world.
Breakfast & Day Briefing
Travel to San Carlos (approx. 3 hours)
Meet & Greet Host-Families
Orientation Walking Tour
Lunch Break
Spanish Classes - Students will take a language test to assess their level of spanish before starting the language course.
Breakfast with Host Families
Spanish Classes
Lunch Break
Spanish Classes
Structured Free Time & Cultural Immersion
Breakfast with Host Families
Spanish Classes
Lunch Break
Spanish Classes
Yoga Classes or Latin Dance (Optional)
Breakfast with Host Families
Spanish Classes
Lunch Break
Spanish Classes
Structured Free Time & Cultural Immersion
Breakfast with Host Families
Spanish Classes
Lunch Break
Spanish Classes
Breakfast with Host Families
Travel to Arenal, La Fortuna (approx. 1.5 hours)
Arenal Volcano Wildlife Tour - Arenal National Park contains a bizarre landscape of solidified lava flows, lush natural forest and tropical flora and fauna which includes howler monkeys, toucans and over 350 bird species.
Hanging Bridges & Volcano Hike - Enjoy travelling the forest comfortably in our revitalizing paths full of nature and wildlife. In front of the majestic Arenal Volcano you can admire its beauty and the wonderful forest that surrounds it, as well as a reserve populated with wildlife in their natural habitat that will allow you an encounter with the roots of the human species.
Lunch Break
Rio Fortuna Waterfall - La Fortuna Waterfall is a thundering, towering cascade of water that hurdles down a steep canyon along La Fortuna river near the Arenal volcano.
Breakfast and Day Briefing
Canopy Ziplining - Enjoy a zipline ride through the Costa Rican forest canopy; whizz along cables slung between canyons, admire incredible views, fly over and in between trees.
Baldi Hot Springs - Baldi Hot Springs is the most expansive hot spring facility in the Arenal Volcano area. The pools are large and small, hot and cold, with walking paths between them.
Return to San Carlos
Breakfast with Host Families
Spanish Classes
Lunch Break
Spanish Classes
Breakfast with Host Families
Spanish Classes
Lunch Break
Spanish Classes
Breakfast with Host Families
Transfer to San Jose (approx. 3 hours)
Souvenir Market
Farewell Dinner & Program Closing
Breakfast & Day Briefing
Airport Transfer - Private Bus
Depart San Jose, Costa Rica for Home