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Costa Rica: Spanish Immersion

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Overview

  • Duration:7 days 6 nights
  • Tour Type:Immersion Tours
📍 Cities: La Guacima, San Jose, Sarchi, Manuel Antonio

Itinerary

Fly to Costa Rica - Meet Host FamilyDay 1

DAY 1: HOME - SAN JOSE

  • Fly: Board your flight and begin the journey to Costa Rica. Bienvenidos a Costa Rica!
  • Arrival: Meet your Costa Rican Prométour Tour Director at the arrivals section of the airport.
  • Transfer: Transfer to El Rancho Lodge in La Guacima de Alajuela. Upon arrival at the Rancho de Espanol, take part in an orientation session with a welcome fruit cocktail.
  • Host Family: Meet your host families as they welcome you to their home to settle in. Get to know each other over dinner followed by overnight accommodation.

First Spanish Class and San Jose City TourDay 2

DAY 2: LA GUACIMA AND SAN JOSE

  • Breakfast: Enjoy breakfast with your host family.
  • Spanish Class: Your host family will accompany you to the bus stop for El Rancho Lodge. Partake in Spanish classes. Student to instructor ratio of 1:8. 4 x 2-hour Spanish classes. Placement tests to be completed upon arrival.
  • Lunch: Enjoy your packed lunch, carefully prepared by your host family.
  • San Jose: Head to San Jose for a guided city tour. See Plaza de la Cultura (the Main Square and focal point) and Plaza de Democracia (the famous flea market) - practice your Spanish by bargaining with local vendors.
  • Evening: Return to your host family for dinner followed by overnight accommodation.

Spanish Class and Tico Cooking ClassDay 3

DAY 3: LA GUACIMA

  • Breakfast: Enjoy breakfast with your host family.
  • Spanish Class: Walk to the meeting point and board your bus to El Rancho Lodge. Partake in Spanish classes.
  • Lunch: Enjoy your packed lunch, carefully prepared by your host family.
  • Cooking Class: Learn to cook like a Tico with a hands-on and interactive cooking class of local Costa Rican cuisine.
  • Evening: Return to your host family for dinner followed by overnight accommodation.

Spanish Class - Grecia and SarchiDay 4

DAY 4: LA GUACIMA, GRECIA AND SARCHI

  • Breakfast: Enjoy breakfast with your host family.
  • Spanish Class: Walk to the meeting point and board your bus to El Rancho Lodge. Partake in Spanish classes.
  • Lunch: Enjoy your packed lunch, carefully prepared by your host family.
  • Grecia: Board your motor coach and travel to Grecia, a quaint village in the Alajuela Province. Guided tour highlighting the famous Nuestra Senora de las Mercedes Church, celebrated for its unique architecture.
  • Sarchi: Continue to Sarchi, famous for its arts and crafts. Explore the artistic town and watch local artisans at work as they create the unique and colorful Ox Carts that Sarchi is famous for.
  • Evening: Return to your host family for dinner followed by overnight accommodation.

Spanish Class and Rancho Leisure TimeDay 5

DAY 5: LA GUACIMA

  • Breakfast: Enjoy breakfast with your host family.
  • Spanish Class: Walk to the meeting point and board your bus to El Rancho Lodge. Partake in Spanish classes.
  • Lunch: Enjoy your packed lunch, carefully prepared by your host family.
  • Afternoon: Spend the afternoon enjoying El Rancho Lodge's pools, ping pong tables, and football (soccer!) pitch.
  • Evening: Return to your host family for dinner followed by overnight accommodation.

Manuel Antonio National ParkDay 6

DAY 6: LA GUACIMA AND MANUEL ANTONIO

  • Breakfast: Enjoy breakfast with your host family.
  • Travel: Walk to the meeting point and board your bus to El Rancho Lodge. Board your motor coach and travel to Manuel Antonio National Park. Along the way, your Prométour Tour Director will help identify exotic toucans and flocks of parrots and parakeets camouflaged in the dense forest.
  • Tarcoles River: Make a stop at the Tarcoles River Bridge - a natural habitat of enormous crocodiles.
  • Lunch: Enjoy your packed lunch, carefully prepared by your host family.
  • Manuel Antonio: Visit Manuel Antonio National Park. Hiking in this protected coastal area provides a great opportunity to experience the tropical wildlife that enriches the park.
  • Evening: Return to your host family for dinner followed by overnight accommodation.

Fly Back HomeDay 7

DAY 7: RETURN HOME

  • Breakfast: Enjoy breakfast with your host family.
  • Farewell: Meet at El Rancho and prepare for the journey home. Thank your host families for the experience and for opening their home!
  • Transfer: Board your motor coach and transfer to the airport.
  • Fly Home: Say a fond Hasta Luego to your Costa Rican Prométour Tour Director. Board your flight and return home.
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Overview

  • Duration:7 days 6 nights
  • Tour Type:Immersion Tours
📍 Cities: La Guacima, San Jose, Sarchi, Manuel Antonio

Itinerary

Fly to Costa Rica - Meet Host FamilyDay 1

DAY 1: HOME - SAN JOSE

  • Fly: Board your flight and begin the journey to Costa Rica. Bienvenidos a Costa Rica!
  • Arrival: Meet your Costa Rican Prométour Tour Director at the arrivals section of the airport.
  • Transfer: Transfer to El Rancho Lodge in La Guacima de Alajuela. Upon arrival at the Rancho de Espanol, take part in an orientation session with a welcome fruit cocktail.
  • Host Family: Meet your host families as they welcome you to their home to settle in. Get to know each other over dinner followed by overnight accommodation.

First Spanish Class and San Jose City TourDay 2

DAY 2: LA GUACIMA AND SAN JOSE

  • Breakfast: Enjoy breakfast with your host family.
  • Spanish Class: Your host family will accompany you to the bus stop for El Rancho Lodge. Partake in Spanish classes. Student to instructor ratio of 1:8. 4 x 2-hour Spanish classes. Placement tests to be completed upon arrival.
  • Lunch: Enjoy your packed lunch, carefully prepared by your host family.
  • San Jose: Head to San Jose for a guided city tour. See Plaza de la Cultura (the Main Square and focal point) and Plaza de Democracia (the famous flea market) - practice your Spanish by bargaining with local vendors.
  • Evening: Return to your host family for dinner followed by overnight accommodation.

Spanish Class and Tico Cooking ClassDay 3

DAY 3: LA GUACIMA

  • Breakfast: Enjoy breakfast with your host family.
  • Spanish Class: Walk to the meeting point and board your bus to El Rancho Lodge. Partake in Spanish classes.
  • Lunch: Enjoy your packed lunch, carefully prepared by your host family.
  • Cooking Class: Learn to cook like a Tico with a hands-on and interactive cooking class of local Costa Rican cuisine.
  • Evening: Return to your host family for dinner followed by overnight accommodation.

Spanish Class - Grecia and SarchiDay 4

DAY 4: LA GUACIMA, GRECIA AND SARCHI

  • Breakfast: Enjoy breakfast with your host family.
  • Spanish Class: Walk to the meeting point and board your bus to El Rancho Lodge. Partake in Spanish classes.
  • Lunch: Enjoy your packed lunch, carefully prepared by your host family.
  • Grecia: Board your motor coach and travel to Grecia, a quaint village in the Alajuela Province. Guided tour highlighting the famous Nuestra Senora de las Mercedes Church, celebrated for its unique architecture.
  • Sarchi: Continue to Sarchi, famous for its arts and crafts. Explore the artistic town and watch local artisans at work as they create the unique and colorful Ox Carts that Sarchi is famous for.
  • Evening: Return to your host family for dinner followed by overnight accommodation.

Spanish Class and Rancho Leisure TimeDay 5

DAY 5: LA GUACIMA

  • Breakfast: Enjoy breakfast with your host family.
  • Spanish Class: Walk to the meeting point and board your bus to El Rancho Lodge. Partake in Spanish classes.
  • Lunch: Enjoy your packed lunch, carefully prepared by your host family.
  • Afternoon: Spend the afternoon enjoying El Rancho Lodge's pools, ping pong tables, and football (soccer!) pitch.
  • Evening: Return to your host family for dinner followed by overnight accommodation.

Manuel Antonio National ParkDay 6

DAY 6: LA GUACIMA AND MANUEL ANTONIO

  • Breakfast: Enjoy breakfast with your host family.
  • Travel: Walk to the meeting point and board your bus to El Rancho Lodge. Board your motor coach and travel to Manuel Antonio National Park. Along the way, your Prométour Tour Director will help identify exotic toucans and flocks of parrots and parakeets camouflaged in the dense forest.
  • Tarcoles River: Make a stop at the Tarcoles River Bridge - a natural habitat of enormous crocodiles.
  • Lunch: Enjoy your packed lunch, carefully prepared by your host family.
  • Manuel Antonio: Visit Manuel Antonio National Park. Hiking in this protected coastal area provides a great opportunity to experience the tropical wildlife that enriches the park.
  • Evening: Return to your host family for dinner followed by overnight accommodation.

Fly Back HomeDay 7

DAY 7: RETURN HOME

  • Breakfast: Enjoy breakfast with your host family.
  • Farewell: Meet at El Rancho and prepare for the journey home. Thank your host families for the experience and for opening their home!
  • Transfer: Board your motor coach and transfer to the airport.
  • Fly Home: Say a fond Hasta Luego to your Costa Rican Prométour Tour Director. Board your flight and return home.

Learning Objectives

Develop Spanish language skills through four structured 2-hour daily classes at El Rancho de Espanol with a maximum 1:8 student-to-instructor ratio and a placement test before arrival to ensure appropriate level instruction.

Practice authentic conversational Spanish in real-world community settings by bargaining at the San Jose flea market, interacting with host families, and communicating daily in La Guacima de Alajuela – a village where Spanish is the primary language.

Investigate the artisan traditions of Costa Rica through a guided visit to Sarchi, watching local craftspeople create the iconic colorful Ox Carts, and exploring the architectural heritage of Grecia’s famous Nuestra Senora de las Mercedes Church.

Analyze the biodiversity of Costa Rica’s tropical ecosystems through a guided visit to Manuel Antonio National Park, identifying tropical wildlife including toucans, parrots, and crocodiles at the Tarcoles River Bridge.

Experience authentic Tico family life through a full homestay in La Guacima de Alajuela – including a hands-on Tico cooking class exploring the culinary traditions of Costa Rica.

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Landmark Highlights

  • El Rancho Lodge Classes: Four days of 2-hour Spanish classes with a 1:8 student-to-instructor ratio and placement test before arrival.
  • Host Family Homestay: Live with a Costa Rican host family in La Guacima de Alajuela - a village where Spanish is the primary language of daily life.
  • San Jose City Tour: Guided tour of the capital featuring Plaza de la Cultura, Plaza de Democracia, and the famous flea market to practice Spanish with local vendors.
  • Tico Cooking Class: Hands-on interactive class learning to cook authentic Costa Rican local cuisine like a Tico.
  • Sarchi and Grecia: Discover the artistic town of Sarchi watching local artisans create colorful Ox Carts, then visit the famous Nuestra Senora de las Mercedes Church in Grecia.
  • Manuel Antonio National Park: Hike through one of Costa Rica's most stunning protected coastal areas, spotting toucans, parrots, and tropical wildlife along the Tarcoles River and through the rainforest.

Why Choose Prométour?

100% Risk Free Registration (no costs)
30+ years of Experience
Customizable Itineraries
Guaranteed travel dates
No Hidden Fees, No Surprises
24 x 7 Dedicated support
Learn More

Frequently asked questions

Will my group be combined with another school group?

No. Every Prométour educational tour is personalized to ensure a meaningful experience. We guarantee private tours for all groups.

Your group will have its own dedicated Tour Director and itinerary, and will not be combined with any other school or student group.

How does Prométour support teachers with planning?

We take care of everything to make trip planning easy. From organizing travel logistics and accommodations to managing registrations, payments, and documentation, our team handles all the details so you can focus on the experience.

Support starts from day one. To help launch your trip, we host a parent meeting where your dedicated Tour Consultant introduces themselves, represents Prométour, and answers any parent questions directly.

Throughout the planning process, our expert Customer Service Team is available to assist families with registration, payments, and general inquiries, ensuring a smooth and stress-free experience for everyone involved.

When will our travel dates be confirmed?

Prométour trips are fully customizable, including your travel dates. You can choose the dates that best align with your school calendar, giving your group flexibility to coordinate extracurricular activities around the trip.

How does Prométour support our group during the trip?

With our own teams in locations such as Montréal, Paris, and Málaga, you get real people who are with your students and know the destination inside and out, not a call center just reading from a script.
If any issues arise while on tour, our 24/7 Emergency Line ensures that help is always just a phone call away. Your group will have access to real-time support whenever it's needed.

What are Prométour's cancellation fees?

When you register for a Prométour trip, you can do so with confidence. If you cancel before the tour is officially confirmed, you'll receive a full refund with no questions asked.

Once the tour is confirmed, standard cancellation fees apply based on your departure date. Travelers may still be eligible for insurance coverage depending on their policy.

In some regions, and for travelers with an upgraded plan, Cancel For Any Reason (CFAR) insurance may be available. We recommend contacting the insurance provider directly for full details on coverage options.
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