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Costa Rica: Volunteering Tour

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Overview
  • Duration:9 days 8 nights
  • Tour Type:Community Outreach
📍 Cities: La Guacima, Sarapiqui, Arenal, Montezuma

Itinerary

Fly to Costa RicaDay 1

DAY 1: HOME - COSTA RICA

Board your flight and fly to Costa Rica. Bienvenidos a Costa Rica! Meet your Prometour Tour Director upon arrival. Transfer to your hotel for check-in. Dinner and overnight accommodation at El Rancho Lodge.

School Community Service and San JoseDay 2

DAY 2: LA GUACIMA

  • Breakfast: Breakfast at the hotel with your group.
  • School Service: Have the opportunity to enhance a Costa Rican School with gifts of basic school supplies and your time! These schools need painting, reconstruction, and improvement. Your involvement today will have a great effect on the local community.
  • San Jose: Follow your Tour Director on a discovery tour of San Jose - see Plaza de la Cultura, the Main Square, and Plaza de Democracia. Stop at the famous flea market to practice your Spanish.
  • Dinner: Dinner and overnight accommodation at El Rancho Lodge.

Sarapiqui Reforestation and Chocolate TourDay 3

DAY 3: LA GUACIMA - SARAPIQUI

  • Breakfast: Breakfast at the hotel with your group.
  • Reforestation: Drive to Sarapiqui. Partake in a Reforestation Program with your group - contributing to the global goal of planting at least one billion trees worldwide each year.
  • Chocolate Tour: Partake in a chocolate process tour - learn how it plays an important role in Costa Rican Culture.
  • Dinner: Dinner and overnight accommodation in Sarapiqui.

Arenal Hanging Bridges and ZipliningDay 4

DAY 4: SARAPIQUI - ARENAL

  • Breakfast: Breakfast at the hotel with your group.
  • Hanging Bridges: Partake in the Arenal Hanging Bridges Tour - 3 miles of trails designed for easy access, crossing 15 bridges with lengths ranging from 5 to 100 meters.
  • Ziplining: Embark on a Ziplining adventure! About 70% of all life in a tropical forest takes place at the tree canopy level. Discover the forest in an exhilarating way!
  • Dinner: Dinner and overnight accommodation in Arenal.

Animal Refuge Volunteer Day and Travel to MontezumaDay 5

DAY 5: ARENAL - MONTEZUMA

  • Breakfast: Breakfast at the hotel with your group.
  • Animal Refuge: Volunteer in a local animal refuge - your help plays an important role in the conservation of Costa Rica's incredible biodiversity and is vital to the success of the wildlife rescue centers.
  • Travel: Travel by bus and ferry to Montezuma, located in the southern part of Costa Rica's Nicoya Peninsula.
  • Dinner: Dinner and overnight accommodation in Montezuma.

Sea Turtle Conservation - Day 1Day 6

DAY 6: MONTEZUMA

  • Breakfast: Breakfast at the hotel with your group.
  • Sea Turtle Conservation: Spend the day volunteering for the protection of sea turtles - in serious risk of extinction. The Sea Turtle Conservation Program in Playa Montezuma develops sustainable projects in three areas: reforestation and cleaning of the coastline, conservation and protection of sea turtles, and environmental education and community improvement. Activities include: construction and cleaning of hatcheries that protect eggs from animals and poachers, beach clean-up, patrols with staff for scientific data collection including measuring and marking turtles, and group discussions about sea turtle conservation education.
  • Dinner: Dinner and overnight accommodation in Montezuma.

Sea Turtle Conservation - Day 2Day 7

DAY 7: MONTEZUMA

  • Breakfast: Breakfast at the hotel with your group.
  • Sea Turtle Conservation: Spend another full day volunteering for the protection of sea turtles. Continue with hatchery maintenance, beach clean-up, scientific patrols, turtle measuring and marking, and conservation education discussions.
  • Dinner: Dinner and overnight accommodation in Montezuma.

Beach Relaxation and Return to La GuacimaDay 8

DAY 8: MONTEZUMA - LA GUACIMA

  • Breakfast: Breakfast at the hotel with your group.
  • Beach: Enjoy some relaxing time on the beach!
  • Return: Board your motor coach and travel to La Guacima. Enjoy leisure time at the Rancho - pool, volleyball, and soccer.
  • Dinner: Dinner and overnight accommodation at El Rancho Lodge.

Fly Back HomeDay 9

DAY 9: LA GUACIMA - HOME

Breakfast at the hotel with your group. Transfer by bus to the airport. Say Hasta Luego to your Prometour Tour Director. Board your flight from San Jose and fly back home.

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Overview
  • Duration:9 days 8 nights
  • Tour Type:Community Outreach
📍 Cities: La Guacima, Sarapiqui, Arenal, Montezuma

Itinerary

Fly to Costa RicaDay 1

DAY 1: HOME - COSTA RICA

Board your flight and fly to Costa Rica. Bienvenidos a Costa Rica! Meet your Prometour Tour Director upon arrival. Transfer to your hotel for check-in. Dinner and overnight accommodation at El Rancho Lodge.

School Community Service and San JoseDay 2

DAY 2: LA GUACIMA

  • Breakfast: Breakfast at the hotel with your group.
  • School Service: Have the opportunity to enhance a Costa Rican School with gifts of basic school supplies and your time! These schools need painting, reconstruction, and improvement. Your involvement today will have a great effect on the local community.
  • San Jose: Follow your Tour Director on a discovery tour of San Jose - see Plaza de la Cultura, the Main Square, and Plaza de Democracia. Stop at the famous flea market to practice your Spanish.
  • Dinner: Dinner and overnight accommodation at El Rancho Lodge.

Sarapiqui Reforestation and Chocolate TourDay 3

DAY 3: LA GUACIMA - SARAPIQUI

  • Breakfast: Breakfast at the hotel with your group.
  • Reforestation: Drive to Sarapiqui. Partake in a Reforestation Program with your group - contributing to the global goal of planting at least one billion trees worldwide each year.
  • Chocolate Tour: Partake in a chocolate process tour - learn how it plays an important role in Costa Rican Culture.
  • Dinner: Dinner and overnight accommodation in Sarapiqui.

Arenal Hanging Bridges and ZipliningDay 4

DAY 4: SARAPIQUI - ARENAL

  • Breakfast: Breakfast at the hotel with your group.
  • Hanging Bridges: Partake in the Arenal Hanging Bridges Tour - 3 miles of trails designed for easy access, crossing 15 bridges with lengths ranging from 5 to 100 meters.
  • Ziplining: Embark on a Ziplining adventure! About 70% of all life in a tropical forest takes place at the tree canopy level. Discover the forest in an exhilarating way!
  • Dinner: Dinner and overnight accommodation in Arenal.

Animal Refuge Volunteer Day and Travel to MontezumaDay 5

DAY 5: ARENAL - MONTEZUMA

  • Breakfast: Breakfast at the hotel with your group.
  • Animal Refuge: Volunteer in a local animal refuge - your help plays an important role in the conservation of Costa Rica's incredible biodiversity and is vital to the success of the wildlife rescue centers.
  • Travel: Travel by bus and ferry to Montezuma, located in the southern part of Costa Rica's Nicoya Peninsula.
  • Dinner: Dinner and overnight accommodation in Montezuma.

Sea Turtle Conservation - Day 1Day 6

DAY 6: MONTEZUMA

  • Breakfast: Breakfast at the hotel with your group.
  • Sea Turtle Conservation: Spend the day volunteering for the protection of sea turtles - in serious risk of extinction. The Sea Turtle Conservation Program in Playa Montezuma develops sustainable projects in three areas: reforestation and cleaning of the coastline, conservation and protection of sea turtles, and environmental education and community improvement. Activities include: construction and cleaning of hatcheries that protect eggs from animals and poachers, beach clean-up, patrols with staff for scientific data collection including measuring and marking turtles, and group discussions about sea turtle conservation education.
  • Dinner: Dinner and overnight accommodation in Montezuma.

Sea Turtle Conservation - Day 2Day 7

DAY 7: MONTEZUMA

  • Breakfast: Breakfast at the hotel with your group.
  • Sea Turtle Conservation: Spend another full day volunteering for the protection of sea turtles. Continue with hatchery maintenance, beach clean-up, scientific patrols, turtle measuring and marking, and conservation education discussions.
  • Dinner: Dinner and overnight accommodation in Montezuma.

Beach Relaxation and Return to La GuacimaDay 8

DAY 8: MONTEZUMA - LA GUACIMA

  • Breakfast: Breakfast at the hotel with your group.
  • Beach: Enjoy some relaxing time on the beach!
  • Return: Board your motor coach and travel to La Guacima. Enjoy leisure time at the Rancho - pool, volleyball, and soccer.
  • Dinner: Dinner and overnight accommodation at El Rancho Lodge.

Fly Back HomeDay 9

DAY 9: LA GUACIMA - HOME

Breakfast at the hotel with your group. Transfer by bus to the airport. Say Hasta Luego to your Prometour Tour Director. Board your flight from San Jose and fly back home.

Learning Objectives

Analyze the critical importance of sea turtle conservation through two full days of hands-on volunteer work at the Sea Turtle Conservation Program in Playa Montezuma, examining conservation biology methods including hatchery maintenance, beach patrols, and scientific data collection.

Investigate the biodiversity of Costa Rica’s transitional forest ecosystems through the Arenal Hanging Bridges trail – crossing 15 bridges through primary and secondary forest – and an animal refuge wildlife encounter.

Evaluate the impact of individual and community action on environmental conservation, examining how volunteer programs contribute to the protection of endangered species and restoration of degraded habitats.

Compare the conservation challenges facing land-based wildlife in animal refuges with the marine conservation needs of sea turtles, examining how different approaches are required for different species and environments.

Develop environmental stewardship, scientific observation skills, and a sense of global responsibility through active participation in reforestation, animal care, sea turtle monitoring, and beach conservation work.

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Landmark Highlights

  • La Guacima: Costa Rican School community service - painting, reconstruction, and interacting with local students.
  • San Jose: Plaza de la Cultura, Plaza de Democracia, and flea market.
  • Sarapiqui: Reforestation Program contributing to global tree-planting goals. Chocolate process tour.
  • Arenal: Hanging Bridges Tour across 15 bridges from 5 to 100 meters. Ziplining through the forest canopy.
  • Animal Refuge Volunteer Day: Conservation of Costa Rica's incredible biodiversity through wildlife rescue center support.
  • Montezuma - Sea Turtle Conservation (2 days): Hatchery maintenance, beach clean-up, patrols with scientific data collection, measuring and marking turtles, and education discussions about sea turtle conservation.
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
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Will my group be combined with another school group?

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

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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?

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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.
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