By participating in this program, you are not only offered an opportunity to work toward conserving ecosystems but also the opportunity to see local sites! Our dedicated field staff are the best resource when researching local trips, they have compiled this list of activities.
These side trips are not included in the program fee but are highly recommended:
- Puerto Viejo (most popular beach in Costa Rica)
- White Water Rafting
- Cahuita National Park (opportunity to snorkel)
- Zipline Rainforest Canopy Tour
- Tortuguero Village (1 hour away by boat)
- Water Sports
- Coffee and chocolate farms
- Talamanca Mountains (UNESCO protected)
- Other National Parks: Corcovado, Monteverde, Cloud Forest, Braulio, Carillo
The possibilities are endless!
We also now include cultural/local experiences. These experiences will take place once every 4 weeks.
These activities may include:
- Learn to pick and husk a coconut
- Visit the world's oldest sea turtle research group
- Meditate on the beach at sunrise
- Take a jungle nightwalk and frog watch
- Canoe along jungle river canals at dawn
- Stargaze and learn the northern constellations
- Hike an extinct volcano, Cerro Tortuguero
- Visit a sustainable chocolate farm
