10-Day Program | Immerse yourself in tico life and natural history. Student group Spanish language immersion begins with a taste for the local way of life in Costa Rica! Our unforgettable Family Stay Experience® allows students to become temporary locals and appreciate the everyday Costa Rican lifestyle. Students will stay three days and nights with a volunteer familia tica (2-3 students per family) where their Spanish language skills learned in the classroom come to life in this unique language immersion experience in Latin America. On this student language immersion trip to Costa Rica, students participate in activities like touring a local farm, hiking the rainforest, visiting a volcano and exploring the natural wonders of this lush paradise. All travel dates are tentative, pending teacher approval and airline confirmation.
Program Overview
10 Days
Guided
Family Stay: Xperitas Family Stay
From $3,939.00 pp from
Features
ROUND-TRIP AIRFARE OVERNIGHT ACCOMMODATIONS IN-COUNTRY TRANSPORTATION INSURANCE 24/7 EMERGENCY SUPPORT WHILE ABROAD
Program Itinerary
Day 1Departure
Arrive in San José, transfer to your hotel.
Included meals:
None
Day 2Family Stay
Begin your day with a refreshing hike through Poás Volcano National Park. After lunch continue on to the region of Sarapiquí, where you will spend the next three days and nights with your tico host family.
Note: 2-3 students will be placed per family on this program.
Included meals:
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 3Family Stay
Take in your tropical surroundings as you get to know your your tico host family. Experience the thrill of whitewater rafting on the Sarapiquí river.
Included meals:
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 4Family Stay
Explore the trails and hanging bridges of Tirimbina Reserve. Later, enjoy una mejenga, a pickup soccer game, with your host community!
Included meals:
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 5Arenal
Greet the day with a cacao tour to learn how chocolate is made. Then, bid farewell to your tico hosts and travel to Arenal volcano. Stop at a secluded waterfall, where you’ll hike down and take a dip in the refreshing pool below. Unwind from your fun-filled day with a relaxing dip in the area’s natural hot springs.
Included meals:
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 6Arenal
Visit a local school where you will meet and connect with students just like you! Head to an organic tropical farm, where you will get to work with local farmers. Learn about tropical crops, squeeze sugar cane juice and more. Later, zipline through the vast jungle canopy!
Included meals:
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 7Manuel Antonio
Head toward the Pacific coast and its gorgeous beaches. Keep your eyes peeled for sloths, crocodiles and colorful parrots along the way!
Included meals:
Breakfast
Day 8Manuel Antonio
Visit the lovely Manuel Antonio National Park, one of the country's most popular national parks due to its unique mix of beaches, tropical forest and abundant wildlife. Here you will have up-close views of white-faced capuchin and squirrel monkeys, sluggish sloths and iguanas.
Included meals:
Breakfast, Lunch
Day 9San José
Explore the local town of Manuel Antonio and enjoy time at the ocean before returning to San José for a walking tour in Costa Rica's capital city.
Included meals:
Breakfast
Day 10Return
Depart for the United States with a lifetime of memories!
Included meals:
Breakfast
The Family Stay Experience®
We believe that spending time with a family, speaking their language and participating in their customs is the best and most authentic way to experience another culture. It’s also what makes our programs different from any other travel experience. After 50 years of arranging family stays, we’re no longer surprised when our participants say that spending time with a family was the best part of their experience!
Non-Profit | Since 1972 | 100 Host Communities & Growing
Xperitas is a community of lifelong intercultural learners who believe in a world built on deeper understanding
between cultures. Our values are reflected by our commitment to increasing accessibility to language immersion
programs. We provide aid and merit-based scholarships to qualified participants. Xperitas also achieves this goal by
providing grants to schools, better helping to promote global communication through language learning.
