Student Fees
DAY ONE - Costa Rica Arrival
Welcome to nature’s wonderland. With over a
quarter of its territory enjoying protection in the
ever-growing network of national parks and
reserves, Costa Rica is proud to share its unique
natural heritage with you.
Interact’s foreign representative will meet you in the airport lobby. Transfer to your hotel or host family.
YOUR HOST FAMILIES
live near San Jose in cosmopolitan areas of Guadalupe, San Pedro, and Moravia. Host families are relatives,
neighbors, or lifelong friends of our homestay directors. Regardless, all families are monitored and continually
evaluated. Host families provide all meals - except those included as part of the touring. Everyone speaks Spanish in the home.
Students normally share with one other group member of the same general language ability.
DAY TWO - Coffee & Crafts
Panoramic drive to Cafe Britt. Experience firsthand the incredible process that transforms a red coffee cherry
into a perfect cup of coffee - all the while being entertained with tales of coffee tradition, songs, and costumes.
Following lunch, visit Moravia, a popular craft center.
Enjoy shopping for traditional hand-painted oxcarts and souvenirs.
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DAY THREE - Volunteer Project/Salsa 
Your Homestay Director, who serves as a volunteer board member, coordinates this special activity at a local orphanage.
Transportation and supplies are donated by Interact. You’ll have an opportunity to interact with the children while painting,
gardening, etc. No experience necessary!
Your host family provides packed lunch. Later, enjoy your dance , as you learn to salsa!
DAY FOUR - Tortuguero National Park
Drive through spectacular scenery on your way to Matina. Board the riverboat for
a journey through the canals sheltered in the jungle of the rain forest. Arrival
Tortuguero National Park, one of the most exotic regions in the world and home to
various species of sea turtles. All meals are included.
DAY FIVE - Tortuguero National Park
Today's excursion includes hiking and boat trips. Explore the smaller canals and
get closer to nature. Visit the little village of Tortuguero or enjoy a walk on the
beach. All meals are included.
DAY SIX - Caribbean Coast
Return by boat to Matina where you'll board the motorcoach for a drive along palm trees
and virgin rain forests. Stay along the exotic Caribbean Coast with its magnificent golden sand beaches.
All meals are included.
DAY SEVEN – Canopy option/San Jose
Drive through the spectacular Braulio Carrillo National Park on your way back to San Jose.
Consider a popular canopy option, $25. Feel your adrenaline rising as you witness the jungle from the top of the trees.
DAY EIGHT - Return to United States
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MIDWEEK DEPARTURES
8 days/7 nights |
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NIGHTS
Hotel or Guadalupe Homestay
Tortuguero
Caribbean Coast
San Jose |
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MEALS
Hotel: daily breakfast and lunch or dinner, except as specified.
Host families provide all meals.
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