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| Summer
Semester: 60 Days |
Setup
(1 day):
• Arrive at the San Jose
International Airport the day before course begins and our staff will be
there to greet you and transfer you to our base.
• Duffle shuffle at our base, where your instructors will select appropriate
gear for the trip.
• Depart early next morning to go hiking through the rainforest |
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| Cross Country Trekking
Element (25-35 days):
• Trek 5-10 miles per day through tropical cloud and rainforests
with amazing views from the Caribbean to the Pacific!
• Learn about rainforest biology, natural history, conservation,
backcountry skills, etc
• Group formations: setting up camp, meals, and nightly meetings
• Continual presence of Costa Rican instructor and bi-lingual lead
instructor
• Interactive teaching style (language supplements, verbal and cultural
immersion)
• Homestay in Piedras Blancas – a remote Mestizo village nestled
deep in primary rainforest.
• Possible Activities: solo (24-48 hours), cultural exchange, practice
Spanish, community service, planting or harvesting traditional foods (bananas,
rice, beans, sugar cane, cocoa, avocados, oranges, corn), preparation
of traditional foods (milking cows and goats, grinding corn, hand-making
tortillas on an open fire), playing soccer with kids, tree canopy climb,
jungle waterfall rappel, medicinal plant hike with local shaman, and more!
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Surf Element (9-12
days):
• Holistic instructional approach (lunar phases, wave formations,
coastal ecology, mangroves, etc)
• Group normally visits 3 different beaches with varied breaks and
wave types
• Group formations: setting up camps, meals, and nightly meetings
• Warm water breaks of the beautiful Pacific
• Surf locations along Central Pacific(locations dependent on weather
conditions): Witches Rock, Hermosa, Tulin, Palo Seco, Quepos, Manuel Antonio,
and Avellanas beaches
• Rest and relaxation sunbathing or fun in the sun surfing and boogie
boarding, at a tropical beach paradise
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| Rafting/Kayaking Element
(9-12 days):
• Raft on the spectacular rainforest shrouded Savegre, Sarapiqui,
Reventazon, Pacuare, Pejibaye, and General Rivers (depending on water
levels and weather conditions)
• Learn basic rafting techniques and safety in adrenalin-pumping
class III and even class IV rapids.
• Be certified by CRROBS in Swift Water Rescue and Raft Guiding!
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CERTIFICATIONS
• First
Aid
• CPR
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AVAILABLE
COURSE CREDIT
• Coastal Ecology, 3 credits
• Intro
to Spanish, 3 credits
• Tropical Natural History of Costa
Rica, 3 credits
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Note: We reserve the right to alter our itineraries due to
unusual water conditions, weather, other acts of God, or other cause. In all
cases we will make every effort to substitute an activity or location with something
comparable.
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