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Discover Costa Rica with your students! See the majestic Poas Volcano on your way to Arenal for a hot springs tour. Take a night walk in the Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve. Look for sloths and capuchin monkeys in the rainforest of Manuel Antonio National Park. Then, try dancing lessons, a cooking class, or a native art project.
- Meet your tour director and check into hotel:
- Poás Volcano: Sulfurously glowing, the Poás Volcano has been gurgling and burbling since its last major eruption in the 1950s. From the viewing terrace, visitors can look down over 1,000 feet into the world's largest active crater.
- Travel to Arenal:
- Hot springs visit: Let the volcanoes take you away. At Arenal’s hot springs, bubbling lava fields heat the waters to make nature’s own jacuzzi.
- Travel to Monteverde: Because of its humidity and latitude, the entire city of Monteverde can disappear in a second under a massive cloud cover. Founded by Quakers in 1951, the city boasts the best in Costa Rican creatures. Observe a proud display of howler monkeys, revered quetzals and native frogs in the dense cover of the cloud forest.
- Night walk in Monteverde Cloud forest Reserve: Step into the Monteverde Cloud Forest and be transported to the lush world of the Costa Rican rainforest. The towering trees, abundant shrubs and vibrant flowers create a luscious oasis for a huge array of animals, including jaguars, toucans and monkeys.
- Monteverde Cloud Forest reserve walk: Step into the Monteverde Cloud Forest and be transported to the lush world of the Costa Rican rainforest. The towering trees, abundant shrubs and vibrant flowers create a luscious oasis for a huge array of animals, including jaguars, toucans and monkeys.
- LEAP Cocina Tica:
- Add on: Zip Line Canopy Tour: Step into the Monteverde Cloud Forest and be transported to the lush world of the Costa Rican rainforest. The towering trees, abundant shrubs and vibrant flowers create a luscious oasis for a huge array of animals, including jaguars, toucans and monkeys.
Cook Costa Rican style! Create authentic local foods and sit down to savor your delicious creations.
- LEAP Costa Rican School Visit:
Visit a Costa Rican school to meet local students, practice Spanish and see the differences between schools there and schools at home.
- Manuel Antonio National Park guided visit: Take a tour of this national park with your Tour Director who is certified as a professional, local guide. Manuel Antonio includes 12 islands and is known for its white sands and array of wild life. You will share the park and its four beaches with sea turtles, parrots, three-toed sloths, tapirs, howler monkeys and iguanas. A word to the wise—be careful of the sneaky white face monkeys. They know how to unzip backpacks. The park boasts an estuary, mangroves, a lagoon and paths, one which leads to an observation tower for a 360° view.
- LEAP Ox Cart Crafts:
- LEAP Dance the El Torito!:
A local artisan introduces you to the origins of traditional Costa Rican craftmaking, such as Ox Cart painting. Try your own hand at painting and take home your art as a souvenir.
Costumed Costa Rican folklore dancers teach you the El Torito, as well as other traditional dances. After your lesson, relax and watch the pros perform.
- Opt to extend your stay in San Jose: For days 8-15, volunteer on a sea turtle research program.
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