Costa Rica Sample Itinerary

Day 1
  • Morning departure from Boston
  • Mid-day arrival in San José, Costa Rica
  • Transfer to Santa Maria de Dota (2 hours) with lunch en route
  • Learning Session: Opening Artifact Arcade
  • Learning Session: AMPing Up
  • Dinner and stay at Cabinas Cecilias
Day 2
  • Community orientation with local leaders in Santa María
  • Learning Session: Local Leadership Challenge - Community Adventure Race
  • Guided nature walk in Los Quetzales with lunch at the reserve
  • Afternoon introduction and activity with homestay families
  • Dinner with homestay families
  • Stay at Cabinas Cecilias
Day 3
  • Community Engagement Day 1 - SDG #10 (Reduced Inequality) with nursing home + art lesson with women's cooperative
  • Learning Session: In My Shoes
  • Lunch with homestay families
  • Afternoon visit to local coffee cooperative - SDG #12 (Sustainable Consumption & Production)
  • Dinner with homestay families
  • Stay at Cabinas Cecilias
Day 4
  • Community Engagement Day 2 - SDG #4 (Quality Education) at an elementary school in Santa María
  • Learning Session: Pyramid of Perspective Jigsaw
  • Lunch with homestay families
  • Afternoon dance class
  • Dinner and stay at Cabinas Cecilias
Day 5
  • Community Engagement Day 3 - SDG #15 (Biodiversity Loss) with local conservation organization and visit to organic farm and local government office
  • Costa Rican cooking lessons
  • Lunch with homestay families
  • Learning Session: Do You Want To...?
  • Dinner and stay at Cabinas Cecilias
Day 6
  • Transfer to Dominical with lunch en route (2 hours)
  • Afternoon canopy ziplining
  • Learning Session: Closing Artifact Arcade
  • Dinner and stay in Dominical
Day 7
  • Morning waterfall hike
  • Afternoon surfing lessons
  • Learning Session: High-Five Hustle
  • Learning Session: Candle Circle
  • Dinner and stay in Dominical
Day 8
  • Morning transfer to San José (3 hours)
  • Flight back to Boston