Costa Rica: Wildlife Safari
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Overview
Highlights
- Canoe the winding waterways of Tortuguero National Park
- Come face-to-face with injured toucans, sloths, and monkeys at a local conservation center
- Tour the world-leading La Selva Biological Station in the rainforest
- Spot howler and white-faced monkeys while rafting the Sarapiqui River
- Experience a Costa Rican cooking class
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Trip includes
- 2 nights lodging at rainforest guesthouse in Sarapiqui
- 2 nights lodging walking distance to the beach in Cahuita
- 2 nights lodging in Tortuguero area
- 1 night lodging at boutique hotel overlooking the San Jose Valley
- All meals and non-alcoholic beverages
- Expert local guides that are there to support, inform and guide you throughout the trip
- Reliable in-country transportation with experienced drivers
- Admissions and entrance fees to national parks, historic sites and other scheduled events throughout the trip
- Visits to fascinating wildlife conservation organizations protecting sloths, monkeys, toucans and other animals
- An active daily itinerary including a cooking class, snorkeling and tour of a pineapple plantation
- All gratuities for hotels, meals, & baggage
- All land transportation during the trip
- $50,000 emergency medical evacuation insurance
- Trip literature
- Turnkey customer support from preparing for your trip to arrival back home
- **Adventure Supplement includes whitewater rafting excursion. $100 per person**
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Itinerary
Meals: Dinner
Touching down at Juan Santamaria Airport in San Jose, you’ll join your Discover Corps group and be greeted by your Costa Rican guide. We’ll then be whisked away by our driver on a scenic drive to La Guaria de Sarapiquí, crossing the Continental Divide and admiring vast mountain ranges en route.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
After breakfast, depart for a tour of the world famous La Selva Biological Station, recognized as a world-leading tropical forest research station. A private, expert-guided nature walk will see us spotting sloths, howler monke...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Today we’re immersed into the laid-back, colorful culture of the Caribbean Coast, meeting the locals and learning about the area’s rich history. After lunch, we visit the Jaguar Rescue Center in the heart of the Punta Uva fore...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Continue to Cahuita National Park and enjoy a relaxing time hiking on the beach, snorkeling and exploring the marine wildlife. If weather does not permit, board a boat and participate in a dolphin watch out on the water.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Today we make for the aptly named Tortuguero – the Place of Turtles. After the four-hour scenic drive, we’ll enjoy a homemade lunch with a local family before our day of turtle education and activities. Between November-May, v...
An early start sees us exploring the breath-taking Tortuguero waterways on a canoe trip, spotting parrots, macaws, king fishers, river otters, and more. In the late afternoon, we’ll take a cooking class and learn how to cook a range of tapas that are representative of traditional Costa Rican dishes.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Entering the Central Valley of Costa Rica, we’ll stop at a toucan rescue center and see their rescued wildlife. You’ll see not only toucans, but other injured critters including jaguars – and take a deeper dive into Costa Rica...
Meals: Breakfast
Your journey reaches its end today, as we enjoy breakfast before saying our goodbyes and transferring you to the airport for your flight home.
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The total tour cost includes the tour price (regular or promotional) and the compulsory local payment. The promotional price is subject to change. Check directly with the operator for the latest price offer. The tour operator requires you to pay only the tour price to purchase your travel. The compulsory local payment will be paid when you join the trip. All prices are based on double, twin or triple share occupancy. Solo passengers will be accommodated in a double, twin or triple room according to availability with a passenger(s) of the same gender. Single supplement only needs to be paid if the passenger does not want to share and requests their own room. Discounts can only be applied at the time of booking and cannot be added at a later date, regardless of any changes made to the original booking.
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Discover Corps Reviews & Ratings
Costa Rica is a must!
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Costa Rica is a must!
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Discover Corps is a volunteer travel company that is pioneering a new way to explore life and culture around the world in a way that rejuvenates the human spirit.
Our vision is of a world where people value our shared humanity and promote global citizenship while celebrating our many unique cultures.
Our mission is to give travelers a deeper understanding of life in communities around the world while helping to improve the lives of the people we visit.
We accomplish this by operating enjoyable and safe, enjoyable volunteer vacation programs that provide real connections between travelers and the communities. We specialize in trips for adults and families.
Our Trips and Projects
Discover Corps volunteer projects are driven by the local communities — not by us. We respond to requests where our travelers can make a meaningful contribution in a short amount of time. In order to maximize your time, our local staff plan everything in advance and provide you with the support you need while you’re there. From building classrooms and improving water systems to creating eco-friendly homes, we partner with local communities to help them achieve their development goals.
While our trips only last a week or two, we strive for a long-term impact by partnering with organizations that have ongoing relationships with the communities where we volunteer. This allows each of our volunteer groups to become a link in the chain of our partner’s ongoing work.
We are a certified B Corporation, which means we have passed a rigorous independent audit of our social, environmental, and legal practices. B Corporations (or Benefit Corporations) are recognized by the State of California as providing a social good.
Discover Corps operates trips for the National Peace Corps Association as well as other non-profit organizations and universities.
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