Conservation in Costa Rica
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Day 1: Fly to Costa Rica
Meet your Tour Director at your destination -
Day 2: San José • Playa Palo Seco • Central Pacific Coast
Travel to Playa Palo Seco
Begin your three-day of conservation activities. While in the Central Pacific Coast your activities may include:
- Tour mangrove and protected areas
- Collect seeds for planting
- Clean, measure, and demark the working terrain
- Visit a nursery and learn planting techniques and watering processes
- Prepare and plant seeds
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Day 3: Central Pacific Coast
Conservation project activities
- Collect seeds
- Clean and condition selected planting areas
- Measure and demark working terrain
- Visit a nursery
- Learn planting technique and watering process
- Fill encasements with ground material
- Plant seeds
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Day 4: Central Pacific Coast
Visit Manuel Antonio National Park
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Day 5: Central Pacific Coast • Arenal region
Travel to the Arenal Region
Enjoy a crocodile safari boat cruise
Visit the Arenal Hot Springs
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Day 6: Arenal region
Experience the thrill of a zip-lining adventure through the Costa Rican canopy (Participants must weigh less than 200 lbs)
Participate in a cultural exchange with locals
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Day 7: Arenal region
Enjoy a kayaking trip on Lake Arenal
Visit La Fortuna Waterfall -
Day 8: Arenal region • San José
Travel to San José
Take a tour of a coffee farm
Enjoy a Costa Rican folklore evening
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Day 9: Depart for home
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Day 1: Fly to Costa Rica
Meet your Tour Director at your destination -
Day 2: San José • Playa Palo Seco • Central Pacific Coast
Travel to Playa Palo Seco
Begin your three-day of conservation activities. While in the Central Pacific Coast your activities may include:
- Tour mangrove and protected areas
- Collect seeds for planting
- Clean, measure, and demark the working terrain
- Visit a nursery and learn planting techniques and watering processes
- Prepare and plant seeds
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Day 3: Central Pacific Coast
Conservation project activities
- Collect seeds
- Clean and condition selected planting areas
- Measure and demark working terrain
- Visit a nursery
- Learn planting technique and watering process
- Fill encasements with ground material
- Plant seeds
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Day 4: Central Pacific Coast
Visit Manuel Antonio National Park
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Day 5: Central Pacific Coast • Arenal region
Travel to the Arenal Region
Enjoy a crocodile safari boat cruise
Visit the Arenal Hot Springs
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Day 6: Arenal region
Experience the thrill of a zip-lining adventure through the Costa Rican canopy (Participants must weigh less than 200 lbs)
Participate in a cultural exchange with locals
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Day 7: Arenal region
Enjoy a kayaking trip on Lake Arenal
Visit La Fortuna Waterfall -
Day 8: Arenal region • San José
Travel to San José
Take a tour of a coffee farm
Enjoy a Costa Rican folklore evening
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Day 9: Depart for home
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Meals
3 meals daily (Days 2-8); Dinner on arrival day; Breakfast on departure day
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Entrances
Crocodile farm; Manuel Antonio National Park; Hot Springs; Canopy tour; Kayaking; La Fortuna waterfall; Folklore Evening
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