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The Visit Costa Rica Spanish Practice & Travel Programs

One to Six Weeks

Discover the real Costa Rica at hostels and small inns in rural communities and natural reserves. Give yourself the opportunity to explore well away from the tourist trail and get to know the people involved in conservation at the grass roots level and the welcoming, relaxed, rustic atmosphere that characterize the rural areas of the country.

Our Spanish Practice Tours offer a mix of cultural and environmental adventures in addition to the more usual tourist services. With a certified teacher, travel the country visiting different wonderful locations. Learn about the daily life in rural communities. Get to know the ticos and ticas. Promote community development and conservation. Improve your Spanish with your new friends.

Choose between any of our 4 itineraries and customize your trip staying more days in one location or more locations. Ask for the detailed itinerary of each program.

PRICE PER STUDENT: $850 PER WEEK

Includes:

  • Airport transfers
  • Rural community hostels and small inns in rural communities, campesino family farms and natural reserves, with different accommodations in each.
  • Full-time Tour Director
  • Sightseeing included in the itinerary led by your tour director
  • Meal plan - 3 meals daily
  • Transportation to the different locations
  • 4 daily hours of formal Spanish classes and 4 hours of Spanish conversation and practice. Teachers hold advanced degrees in teaching Spanish to foreigners. Spanish curriculum includes Grammar, Conversation and Culture. 
  • Use of teaching materials
  • Travel Medical Insurance

SAN JOSE - SAN JOSE

San Jose - San Jose

Saturday Arenal Volcano
Airport transfer. Hot Springs.
Sunday Arenal Volcano
Visit to Sustainable development project.
Monday Arenal - Monteverde
Boat transfer. The frog pond.
Tuesday Monteverde
Cloud Forest Reserve visit. Conservation lecture.
Wednesday Monteverde - Manuel Antonio
Visit to Carara National Park.
Thursday Manuel Antonio
Visit to Manuel Antonio National Park
Friday Manuel Antonio
Surf class
Saturday Manuel Antonio - San JoseDeparture

LIBERIA - LIBERIA

San Jose - San Jose

Saturday Rincon de la Vieja Volcano
Airport transfer.
Sunday Rincon de la Vieja
Combo tour: Tubing, horseback, canopy tour and hot springs.
Monday Arenal / Monteverde
Choice between visiting Arenal or Monteverde.
Tuesday Arenal / Monteverde
Wednesday Tamarindo area beach
Thursday Tamarindo area beach
Friday Tamarindo area beach
Saturday Tamarindo - Liberia
Departure

SAN JOSE - LIBERIA

San Jose - San Jose

Saturday Arenal Volcano
Airport transfer. Hot Springs.
Sunday Arenal - Monteverde
Visit to sustainable development project, boat transfer.
Monday Monteverde
Cloud Forest Reserve visit. The frog pond.
Tuesday Papagayo Gulf Beach
Wednesday Papagayo Gulf Beach
Thursday Papagayo Gulf Beach
Friday Papagayo Gulf Beach
Combo tour: tubing, horseback, canopy tour and hot springs.
Saturday Papagayo - Liberia
Departure

SAN JOSE - SAN JOSE (Caribbean Coast)

San Jose - San Jose

Saturday San Jose
Airport transfer.
Sunday Poas Volcano.
Monday White river rafting Sarapiqui
Tuesday Sarapiqui
Wednesday Tortuguero
Thursday Tortuguero
Friday Cahuita
Surf clases
Saturday Cahuita - San Jose
Departure




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