Fly to San Jose, Costa Rica. Meet your Outward Bound Instructors. Transfer to CRROBS base camp at Tres Rios for brief, late night orientation.

Morning transfer to the trekking area. A Costa Rican instructor will accompany your Spanish group for the entire rainforest portion of any CRROBS course. His or her role is to share unique knowledge of the species found in the rainforest as well as introduce new Costa Rican words. Hike into Cloud Forest and see some of the rainforest's most interesting flora and fauna. Camp under the stars at La Flecha.

Wake up early and spend the morning hiking to your first homestay. There you will help your host families in Piedras Blancas in their traditions and daily chores. Activities could include planting or harvesting traditional foods such as bananas, rice, beans, sugar cane, chocolate beans, avocados, oranges, squash, or corn. Food preparation could include hand milking cows or goats, grinding corn, hand-making tortillas or cooking over an open fire. Engage in a service project teaching English to local children or assisting the community with greenhouse or farming needs (service project depends on availability and season). Tonight your group will be the guests of the family, enjoying a typical home-cooked Costa Rican meal. Since most families in Piedras Blancas have many young children, you can always find a willing partner for a card game, art project, or just a nice chat for a chance to practice your Spanish.

From Orlando’s, hike to the homestay of the Lopez family. Here you will help your host families in Piedras Blancas in their traditions and daily chores. Activities could include planting or harvesting traditional foods such as bananas, rice, beans, sugar cane, chocolate beans, avocados, oranges, squash, or corn. Food preparation could include hand milking cows or goats, grinding corn, hand-making tortillas or cooking over an open fire. Engage in a service project with the local school or assist the community with greenhouse or farming needs (service project depends on immediate needs of the community and season).

Today the group will hike out of the Piedras Blancas valley where you will stay with another family in Brujo. There will be more cultural activities taking place here.

Take a short morning hike to where you meet up with the river and begin your day rafting on the safe, but exciting rapids of the Savegre River (during the dry season, this river runs relatively low and might have to be switched for a different river or the river may be rafted using inflatable kayaks. You and your group members will need to work as a team to maneuver rapids. River ecology as well as principles of hydrology will be experienced up close. Take a side hike to layered waterfalls and discover which one makes the best shower! In the evening, make your way to Manuel Antonio. Spend the night at the CRROBS Manuel Antonio bungalow.

Spend the morning in Manuel Antonio National Park. Partake in a surfing or boogie boarding lesson in the morning, and enjoy free time to beach-comb. Wave formation and coastal ecosystems are discussed. Afternoon service project on the beach. Evening transfer to San Jose. Spend the night at the Tres Rios Base.

City tour in San Jose. After visiting one or two cultural sites, test out your bargaining skills in Spanish as you try to shop for little knickknacks and souvenirs . Enjoy a final dinner and closing ceremonies. Spend the night at our Tres Rios Base.

Time to pack your bags and transfer to the international airport.