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Program number: 2200580KM
Group Leader's name: Donald King
Requested departure date: 5/13/2020
Requested return date: 5/21/2020
Departure gateway: Raleigh (NC)
9 days

The experience of a lifetime is waiting for you. Every detail from local restaurants to cultural discoveries has been customized by your professor for your group. Take a look at your personal itinerary for a sneak peek of what's in store.

  • Day 1: Fly to Costa Rica

    Meet your Field Director at the airport

    Enjoy dinner in San José 

  • Day 2: San José • Arenal region

    Take a walking tour of San José

    Enjoy lunch in Poás Volcano National Park 

    Visit Poás Volcano

    Travel to the Arenal region

    Visit the Arenal hot springs

    Enjoy dinner at your hotel in the Arenal region 

  • Day 3: Arenal region • Los Chiles

    Take a day trip to Los Chiles

    Take a boat tour of Caño Negro Wildlife Refuge

    Enjoy lunch at Caño Negro Wildlife Refuge 

    Enjoy dinner at your hotel in the Arenal region 

  • Day 4: Arenal region • Monteverde

    Visit La Fortuna Waterfall

    Travel to Monteverde

    Enjoy lunch in Monteverde 

    Enjoy dinner in Monteverde 

  • Day 5: Monteverde

    Visit the Santa Elena Cloud Forest Reserve, where you will: 

    • Learn during a lecture 
    • Enjoy lunch
    • Plant a tree in the EF Reserve
    • Experience a canopy adventure (Note: To ensure safety, there is a 220lb weight restriction imposed on canopy tours)
    • Enjoy dinner

  • Day 6: Monteverde • Central Pacific Coast

    Travel to the Central Pacific Coast

    Visit Rainforest Adventures and experience:

    • Aerial tram ride
    • Nature hike
    • Butterfly garden
    • Local plant & animal life

    Enjoy lunch at Rainforest Adventures

    Enjoy dinner on the Central Pacific Coast 

  • Day 7: Central Pacific Coast

    Visit Manuel Antonio National Park

    Enjoy lunch on the Central Pacific Coast 

    Enjoy a crocodile river tour 

    Enjoy dinner on the Central Pacific Coast 

  • Day 8: Central Pacific Coast • Sarchí • San José

    Travel via Sarchi to San José

    Visit a coffee plantation

    Enjoy lunch in Sarchí 

    Enjoy a traditional Costa Rican dinner 

  • Day 9: Depart for home

View full itinerary

  • Day 1: Fly to Costa Rica

    Meet your Field Director at the airport

    Enjoy dinner in San José 

  • Day 2: San José • Arenal region

    Take a walking tour of San José

    Enjoy lunch in Poás Volcano National Park 

    Visit Poás Volcano

    Travel to the Arenal region

    Visit the Arenal hot springs

    Enjoy dinner at your hotel in the Arenal region 

  • Day 3: Arenal region • Los Chiles

    Take a day trip to Los Chiles

    Take a boat tour of Caño Negro Wildlife Refuge

    Enjoy lunch at Caño Negro Wildlife Refuge 

    Enjoy dinner at your hotel in the Arenal region 

  • Day 4: Arenal region • Monteverde

    Visit La Fortuna Waterfall

    Travel to Monteverde

    Enjoy lunch in Monteverde 

    Enjoy dinner in Monteverde 

  • Day 5: Monteverde

    Visit the Santa Elena Cloud Forest Reserve, where you will: 

    • Learn during a lecture 
    • Enjoy lunch
    • Plant a tree in the EF Reserve
    • Experience a canopy adventure (Note: To ensure safety, there is a 220lb weight restriction imposed on canopy tours)
    • Enjoy dinner

  • Day 6: Monteverde • Central Pacific Coast

    Travel to the Central Pacific Coast

    Visit Rainforest Adventures and experience:

    • Aerial tram ride
    • Nature hike
    • Butterfly garden
    • Local plant & animal life

    Enjoy lunch at Rainforest Adventures

    Enjoy dinner on the Central Pacific Coast 

  • Day 7: Central Pacific Coast

    Visit Manuel Antonio National Park

    Enjoy lunch on the Central Pacific Coast 

    Enjoy a crocodile river tour 

    Enjoy dinner on the Central Pacific Coast 

  • Day 8: Central Pacific Coast • Sarchí • San José

    Travel via Sarchi to San José

    Visit a coffee plantation

    Enjoy lunch in Sarchí 

    Enjoy a traditional Costa Rican dinner 

  • Day 9: Depart for home

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 97% growth in the number of students who were confident navigating unfamiliar places post study abroad.1  93% of students who studied abroad and entered the workforce were employed within 6 months of graduation, compared to 49% who did not study abroad.2  Students who studied abroad saw 100% greater improvement in GPA.3

 

 

*Sources: 1: EF Study Abroad Program Impact 2018; 2: IES Abroad 2015; 3: Georgia Learning Outcomes of Students Studying Abroad Research Initiative 2010  

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