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Help improve the lives of local children and take in breathtaking scenery on our Costa Rica Service-Learning tour. Service projects include supporting the community of La Carpio through work on schools and homes, as well as tutoring and interacting with local children. Excursions in and around Heredia take you to the Arenal Volcano, hot springs, and the rainforest.
- Arrive in Heredia: After we arrive at the airport in San Jose, and our private coach will be waiting to transfer us to Heredia. You'll then take an introductory walking tour of Heredia; a refreshingly pleasant and relaxed Costa Rican city which is a great location for anyone looking for a truly unique Costa Rica experience.
- Orientation & Service: Today marks the beginning of the service phase of the program and will begin with a short orientation and a visit to a vibrant neighborhood known as La Carpio, where Nicaraguan immigrants have forged a colorful and growing community. The volunteers will participate in various service projects including tutoring children, constructing or repairing homes, assembling and delivering bunk beds, and installing concrete floors.
- Evening: Enjoy a pool party with pizza this evening.
- Morning Service Project: Spend the morning volunteering in La Carpio.
- Coffee Plantation Tour: Enjoy tour at the Doke Coffee Plantation. Visiting the largest coffee plantation in Costa Rica will allow you to learn everything about the process related to cultivation, processing and good practices, as well as your natural and cultural environment.
- Morning Service Project: Spend the morning volunteering in La Carpio.
- Afternoon Market Visit: This afternoon, visit the Mercado Nacional de Artesanias in San Jose, where you can buy souvenirs and gifts for home.
- Evening Activity: This evening, enjoy a dance lesson conducted by professional instructors at the Universidad Latina.
- Morning Service Project: Spend the morning volunteering in La Carpio.
- Afternoon Excursion: Enjoy an afternoon excursion with the children of La Carpio. We may visit the zoo, a diary farm, a pottery factory, an animal rescue shelter, or the children's museum. After our visit, we will return to La Carpio or organize donations and enjoy a play by the Costa Rica Humanitarian Foundation staff.
- Overnight Excursion to Arenal: Arenal is famous for its Volcano, an unavoidable presence while traveling within this part of the country. It is tall and imposing and has a reputation that precedes itself. Arenal’s perfectly symmetrical shape makes it a sightseer’s dream.
- Baldi Hot Springs: Visit the Baldi Hot Springs and take the opportunity to submerge yourself in the natural medicinal waters. The springs include several pools of varying temperatures, all surrounded by nature.
- Evening: This evening we will enjoy a buffet dinner at the hot springs.
- Rainforest Zipline: Enjoy an exhilarating bird's eye view of the rain forest canopy while flying through one of the world's largest zipline systems.
- Return to Heredia: Our home on our final evening will be with our homesty families in Heredia.
- Depart from San Jose International Airport: Our rewarding and enjoyable tour comes to an end.
