Day 1 -- Arrive and Drive to Pacific Coast (La Cusinga Ecolodge)
When you arrive you will meet your private guide and driver outside of the airport where you will begin your journey to the Pacific coast of Costa Rica. Your guide will keep you infomred on the many sites along the way including the crodile bridge at Tarcoles River, Carara National Park which seperates the troipcal dry and moist forest, and the National Park of Manuel Antonio.
Your final destination will be the La Cusinga Ecolodge. This is one of the pioneer ecolodges in all of Costa Rica and is a great lesson on green living, ecotourism and operating a hotel in a sustianable manner. The views of the La Cusinga are unmatched by any other property on the Pacific. It is made up of 900 acres of preserved rainforest. (Meals: Dinner)
Day 2 -- Zipline & Nature Hike (La Cusinga Ecolodge)
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| Zipline Adventure |
Today we will begin with a little adventure. We will head south for 30 minutes to the area of Cortez where we'll ziplining. This property sits 1,000ft above sea-level and has primary rainforest offering one of Costa Rica's most scenic zipline tours available. Along with zipline the adventure will include a tree rappel, hanging bridges, and always the favorite of all is the Tarzan swing.
In the afternoon it is full on education at the La Cusinga Ecolodge. Your CRR naturalist will take you for a hike through the secondary and primary rainforest giving you a lesson on all the wonders of the tropical rainforest. Here you get to see, hear, touch, and experience different plants, flor & fauna. This area is considered one of the most biodiverse in all of Costa Rica.
In the evening we will have a time for reflection and feedback on the day's adventure. The kids will also be given time to write in their journals which we ask all students to do during our tours. (Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, & Dinner)
Day 3 -- Hike to Cavern (Sleep Behind Waterfall)
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| Waterfall Rappel |
We begin our first of two backcountry adventures today. We will make a 1 hour drive to the spot where we begin to hike. This is only a 1 1/2 hour hike but it is steep. We will take a break halfway up, stopping at an organic garden where the kids will taste many new and different tropical fruits.
Once we get to the cavern you will feel as if you are in the land of the waterfalls. Here you will enjoy lunch behind three different waterfalls all measuring over 100ft. Then we will gear up and get ready for the rappel which will take us on a 120ft waterfall rappel back down into the cavern where we will be sleeping. The evening will be spent doing as short hike to the top of Costa Rica's tallest waterfall. Here we will sit and watch the sunset drop over the Pacific before heading to the cavern for dinner. After dinner we will have candlelight and a bon-fire and listen to the surround-sound of the waterfalls. (Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, & Dinner)
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| Sunset Diamante Falls |
Day 4 -- Drive to Turrialba Homestays (Sitio de Mata - Village of the Homestays)
Today we will hike out of the cavern and make one of the most scenic drives in all of Costa Rica. With mountains that rise up to 11,000ft and a chance to see both the Caribbean and the Pacific from the same spot, we will be stopping along the way for plenty of pictures. This is also the perfect teachable moment to talk about and show the kids the formation of Costa Rica through tectonic activity. It's a unique area of the tropics known as the Paramo located just below the snow-line.
As we arrive to the area of Turrialba we will be passing the active volcano of Turrialba which has a picturesque smoke stack coming from it's crater.
Today's final destination will be our favorite spot in all of Costa Rica. This is Sitio de Mata, your home away from home. Our homestay families will be waiting for us with open arms inviting us into their homes to learn about their culture and offer us a chance to make new friends. In the evening they will put on a fiesta displaying song and dance while we indulge in one of the best meals of the trip. (Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, & Dinner)
Day 5 -- Enter Pacuare River Rafting Adventure (CRR River Lodge)
Today you will say good-bye to your homestay families and get ready for a day of fun and adventure. We will begin rafting at about 10 am on the famous River Pacuare. National Geographic has this listed as one of their top five rivers on the planet. The two day rafting adventure offers a chance to take hikes to waterfalls and really enjoy our time on the river while being completey immersed in primarey rainforest from start to finish.
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| Rafting Pacuare |
After a half day of rafting we will arrive to our private river lodge. Here the kids will be spending the night in their private bungalows with breath-taking views of mountains covered in green as far as the eye can see.
In the evening we will meet again and have more time for relfection and writing in journals. (Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, & Dinner)
Day 6 -- Raft Pacuare Canyon & Travel Closer to Airport (La Condesa)
Today we will wake up to the sound of the jungle. This is the most adventurous and most scenic day of rafting in all of Costa Rica. We will make our way down the famous Pacuare Canyon where you'll see 200ft waterfalls falling into the side of the river along with canyon walls of rock that rise straight up 300ft.
After we take out of the river we will drive back to San Jose to be close to the airport for the last night and stay at the beautiful La Condesa Hotel for the last night where we will have our farwell dinner! (Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, & Dinner)
Day 7 -- Fly Home!
Today we will make the transfer to catch your flight departing form the (SJO) San Jose Airport. (Meals: Breakfast)
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