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COSTA RICA: A TOUCH OF THE TROPICS

9 or 10 days | San José | Arenal region | Monteverde | Central Pacific Coast

With well-protected national reserves and an unparalleled

diversity of wildlife, Costa Rica is the jewel of Central America.
The Arenal region showcases a volcano, hot springs, and a
broad range of flora and fauna. In Monteverde, tour the
greenery of the Santa Elena Cloud Forest, then in Manuel
Antonio National Park, keep your eyes open for sloths,
toucans, and howler monkeys.

EVERYTHING YOU GET:

Full-time Tour Director

Sightseeing: Comprehensive sightseeing of natural attractions

Arenal Volcano
Entrances: Coffee tour; Arenal Volcano National Park; hot
springs; Lake Arenal kayaking; La Fortuna Waterfall; local
exchange; Santa Elena Cloud Forest; ziplining adventure; aerial
tram; Crocodile River tour; Manuel Antonio National Park;
with extension: whitewater rafting

weShare: Our personalized learning experience engages

students before, during, and after tour, with the option to create a
final, reflective project for academic credit.

All of the details are covered: Round-trip flights on major

carriers; comfortable motorcoach; 8 overnight stays in
hotels with private bathrooms (9 with extension); 3 meals
daily (days 2−8 and day 9 with extension); dinner on
arrival day; breakfast on departure day
Anyone can see the world.

YOU’RE GOING TO Arenal region (2)

EXPERIENCE IT. Monteverde (2)

Sarchí
San José (2 or 3)

Central Pacific Coast (2)

As you can see, your EF tour includes visits to the places you’ve Manuel Antonio
learned about in school. That’s a given. But it’s so much more National Park
than that. Immersing yourself in new cultures—surrounded by
the people, the language, the food, the way of life—creates
inspirational moments that can’t be listed in an itinerary. They
can only be experienced.
This tour may be reversed

And the experience begins long before you get your passport
stamped and meet your Tour Director in your arrival city. It
begins the moment you decide to go. Whether it’s connecting
with other travelers on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram, or
delving deeper into your destinations with our personalized
learning experience, weShare, the excitement will hit you long
before you pack your suitcase.

When your group arrives abroad, everything is taken care of

so you can relax and enjoy the experience. Your full-time Tour
Director is with your group around the clock, handling local
transportation, hotels, and meals while also providing their own
insight into the local history and culture. Expert local guides
will lead your group on sightseeing tours, providing detailed
views on history, art, architecture, or anything you may have a
question about.
Learn from your Tour Director
When your journey is over and you’re unpacking your suitcase and expert local guides
at home, you’ll realize the benefits of your life-changing
experience do not end. They have just begun.

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the love for travel I discovered on an EF Tour in high
school #traveltuesday
– MELISSA, TRAVELER

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What you’ll experience on your tour

Day 1: Fly to Costa Rica Day 5: Monteverde

– Meet your Tour Director at the airport. – Tour the greenery of the Santa Elena Cloud
Forest, where you can look for the rare orchids
Day 2: San José | Arenal region
and elusive quetzal birds that thrive in the
– Start the day with a coffee tour and learn how
perpetual soft mist. At this altitude, you’ll
Costa Rica’s plantations produce some of the
literally walk through clouds!
world’s best beans. Explore the entire supply
– Plant a tree in the EF reserve in Monteverde
chain of the famous Costa Rican coffee bean, One of today’s many
with your group.
from the fields where it’s grown to the cafes
– E xperience the thrill of a ziplining adventure
adventures!! Hiking down
where it’s brewed, and discover the essential and up 800 steps total to
through the Costa Rican canopy. (Participants
role coffee plays in the country’s agriculture this waterfall! It was huge!!
must weigh less than 200 lbs.)
and economy.
#costarica #waterfall
– Enjoy a hike through Arenal Volcano Day 6: Central Pacific coast
#eftours #vacation #beautiful
National Park. – Travel to the Central Pacific coast.
– Travel to the Arenal region and get ready for – Visit Rainforest Adventures Park where you’ll – FRANKIE, TRAVELER
an adventure to remember. Behold the perfect ride the aerial tram above the canopies, hike a
conical shape that emerges from the green nature trail, and visit a butterfly sanctuary. Via Instagram
hills of Alajuela: this is the fascinating Arenal – Enjoy a crocodile boat cruise for an up-close
Volcano. Overlooking the San Carlos Plain and look at life in the river habitat.
the Pacific lowlands, this mile-high volcano has
Day 7: Manuel Antonio National Park
been active for the past 7,000 years. Not only
– Take an excursion to Manuel Antonio
does the volcano serve as a watershed for the
National Park.
lake, but it also provides thermal energy for the
– Return to the Central Pacific coast.
nearby hot springs.
Day 8: Sarchí | San José
Day 3: Arenal region
– Travel via Sarchí to San José.
– Take a kayaking trip along Lake Arenal.
– Enjoy a free evening or
– Hike to La Fortuna Waterfall.
attend a folklore evening.
– Relax in the hot springs.
– Participate in a local exchange. Day 9: Depart for home­
Day 4: Monteverde
– Travel to Monteverde, the Green Mountain 1-DAY TOUR EXTENSION
region situated near the Continental Divide Day 9: San José
that contains a spectacular range of flora – Enjoy a whitewater rafting excursion on
and fauna in six distinct ecological zones. the Sarapiquí River.
– Take time to relax in Monteverde or
enjoy a local food workshop. Day 10: Depart for home

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 My daughter has gained such an amazing
view of the world and history from this
experience. She has not stopped talking
since I picked her up at the airport. Thank
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tour guides.
–CHARLOTTE, PARENT OF TRAVELER

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