Costa Rica Sample Itinerary

Day 1

  • Evening red-eye flight from local airport to San Jose, CR

costaricaDay 2

  • Arrive early morning in San Jose, CR
  • Load into private bus
  • Visit San Jose
  • Drive to our small village
  • Dinner with host families

Day 3

  • Breakfast with host family
  • Morning community service projects
  • Butterfly garden experience
  • Playing sports with children from the village
  • Dinner with host families

Day 4

  • Breakfast with host family
  • Morning sugar cane processing experience
  • Afternoon community service project in Pacayitas
  • Dinner with host families

costaricaDay 5

  • Breakfast with host family
  • Morning community service projects in Pacayitas
  • Learning about artisan coffee processing 
  • Playing sports with children in the local community  
  • Dinner with host families

Day 6

  • Breakfast with host family
  • Zip lining and rappelling in the local area 
  • Afternoon sports and games with local children 
  • Dinner with host families

Day 7

  • Say goodbye to host families 
  • Visiting an indigenous village to learn about the ancestral culture of the region
  • Short rafting trip on the Pacuare River 
  • Dinner and overnight stay at a Pacaure River lodge  

costaricaDay 8

  • Breakfast at the lodge 
  • Rafting the Pacuare River 
  • Drive back to San Jose 
  • Shopping in the downtown San Jose region 
  • Get settled into our hotel near the airport  

Day 9

  • Morning departure from San Jose airport to San Francisco