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Girl Scouts: Costa Rica Tour

Explorica by WorldStrides is a dedicated leader in experiential travel providing itineraries full of authentic and interactive learning experiences. When it comes to Girl Scouts, we work one-on-one with Troop Leaders and Councils to create incredible educational tours for the next generation of female leaders and innovators.

One of our favorite Girl Scout itineraries is our Girl Scout: Costa Rica Tour! Imagine exploring everything from the hot springs of the Arenal Volcano to the lush tropical canopies of Monteverde and even getting a chance to volunteer at a wildlife rescue center. This adventure is a bonding experience like no other.

Testimonial

We recently had the pleasure of traveling with a Troop to and they came back thrilled to share a few highlights from their trip!

“We had an amazing trip to Costa Rica, and we came home with a ton of photos and stories! We used Explorica and I would highly recommend them for future Girl Scout trips. Our Tour Director was excellent. Explorica made this trip as stress-free as possible. It felt great knowing that someone was also looking out for the group with me and ensured we had a memorable experience.” – Shellie, Girl Scout Leader – WA

A few highlights from our trip:

• Trees Badge – The cadettes learned so much about wildlife, nature, and environmental topics, that they earned the Trees Badge! Coming together as a group to create and perform a skit on everything that they learned after volunteering to clear brush and plant a tree at a Wildlife Preserve.  This was completely unplanned, and they researched to figure out that they met all requirements!

• New activities and confidence building – Some of our Scouts were introduced to new activities and gained confidence by trying ziplining and snorkeling and absolutely loved the fun!  Those who had done those things before encouraged and supported those who hadn’t.

• The food!  – We had authentic Costa Rican meals, learned to make tortillas from scratch, and later was entertained with song and learned about the edible plants and vegetation found in Costa Rica.  

Don’t take our word for it, here’s some quotes directly from our Girl Scout travelers:

“It was really cool to have a local guide to help us learn about the plants and wildlife.”

“Too much fun to put into words!”

“We had so much fun! We tried new things and food like ziplining, snorkeling and fresh sugar cane.”

“What an awesome experience! I learned so much about Costa Rica and had fun with everything that we did.”

Learn more about our Girl Scouts: Costa Rica Student Tour here!