15-Day Volcano Exploration & Panama Adventure (Costa Rica & Panama)
| Length of Course: |
15 days |
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| Core Activities: |
• Backpacking
• Homestays
• SCUBA diving |
| Age Range: |
14+ |
| Course Dates: |
June 30 - July 14, 2010
Aug. 1 - Aug. 15, 2010 |
| Certifications Earned: |
NAUI Scuba Certification |
| Tuition: |
$2,399 |
*Take this course back-to-back with 15-Day Surf or Volcano Exploration/Panamanian Adventure for $4,099!*
Course Description
Volcano Exploration & Panama Adventure itineraries may change with weather and water conditions, but here are the basics:
Volcan Exploration:
Explore Costa Rica's Guapiles region, home to Volcan Turrialba and Volcan Irazu. Hike through dense vegetation, old lava flow, and craters. You will have the opportunity to meet the local communiy and spend multiple nights at homestays in this region.
Several nights of your trek will be spent at the homes of indigenous families. Cross-cultural activities may include harvesting or preparing traditional crops and foods and community service projects.
There is also a solo element to this course in which students are given the experience to be alone in a safe wilderness setting. Solos enable students to reflect upon their lives and their Outward Bound experience while fully immersed in nature.
Scuba Diving: Bocas del Toro in northern Panama will be the backdrop for the scuba portion of your course. Earn your NAUI Open Water Certification and learn about reef and coastal ecology. When not underwater, engage in other activities such as snorkeling, sea kayaking, biking, wakeboarding, caving or sailing. Possible opportunities include a community service project and interacting with the local Guay-mi tribe on the island of Solarte, Panama.
Service Project: CRROBS integrates a service element into every course. Past projects have included: trail building, painting a school, planting trees, and working with local orphans.
Arrival Information:After arriving at San Jose International Airport you will be met by Outward Bound staff and transferred to our base, located in the rainforest 15 miles east of the Costa Rican capital, San Jose. On base, you will meet your instructors and be outfitted with a backpack and gear to get ready for your adventure. You will eat and sleep on base before departing to begin your course.
To inquire about or to enroll in this course, click the appropriate link below. You can reach the Student Enrollment Coordinator at 1-800-676-2018.
