Aventuras Ticas
Includes Family Stay Experience®
10 Day Immersion Program
Most Costs Included in Trip Pricing
Dedicated Planning Assistance
Why You’ll Love This Trip
- Poás Volcano
- Whitewater rafting
- Tirimbina Reserve
- Pickup soccer game
- Chocolate tour
- La Fortuna Waterfall
- Hot springs
- Organic farm visit
- Zipline
- School visit
- Manuel Antonio National Park
- Walking tour of San José
Day 1 | Departure
Arrive in San José, transfer to your hotel. Meals Included: None
Day 2 | Family 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. Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 3 | Family 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. Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 4 | Family Stay
Explore the trails and hanging bridges of Tirimbina Reserve. Later, enjoy una mejenga, a pickup soccer game, with your host community! Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 5 | Arenal
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. Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 6 | Arenal
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! Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 7 | Manuel Antonio
Head toward the Pacific coast and its gorgeous beaches. Keep your eyes peeled for sloths, crocodiles and colorful parrots along the way! Meals Included: Breakfast
Day 8 | Manuel 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. Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch
Day 9 | San 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. Meals Included: Breakfast
Day 10 | Return
Depart for the United States with a lifetime of memories! Meals Included: Breakfast
Price Includes
Price Excludes
- Airline baggage fees
- Increase in air cost due to requests for specific travel dates or airline
- Costs incurred due to late or missed flights
- Passport, visa or other document costs
- Transportation to/from departure city
- Any meals not indicated on itineraries
- Spending money and gifts
- Any fees associated with advanced seating assignments
- Small-group supplement when group has fewer than 24 participants
- Tips for guide(s) and/or bus driver(s)
Pricing Calculator
Spring Payment Schedule
Payment and cancellation schedule:
Billing and Payments: Xperitas will email a bill for the final payment approximately three weeks before it is due. For all other payments please refer to this schedule. A payment reminder will be sent to you via email a week before a scheduled payment is due. Payments can be made by credit/debit card via the Xperitas portal or by check or money order payable to Xperitas.
Cancellations: Any cancellation made through October 1, 2024 will receive a refund of the amount paid minus a $100 administrative fee. Cancellations made after this date will be calculated on an individual basis at the time of cancellation and follow the schedule and terms below.
Payment Schedule
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Spring Programs: March and April, 2025 |
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June 15 (Early Bird); October 1, 2024 (Final) |
$500 due with application* |
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November 1, 2024 |
$1000 |
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December 1, 2024 |
$1000 |
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January 15, 2025 |
Balance |
*Once the online application and $500 deposit are submitted and processed, participants will receive enrollment confirmation.
Cancellation Schedule
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Spring Programs: March and April, 2025 |
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Date of Cancellation |
Refund Amount |
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Cancellations received through October 1, 2024 |
Refund of all money paid MINUS a $100 adminstrative fee* |
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October 2 - November 14, 2024 |
Refund of all money paid MINUS a $250 administrative fee* |
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November 15, 2024 or later |
Refund of all money paid MINUS a $500 administrative fee* AND any air/land expenses incurred by Xperitas (Varies by program and cancellation date) |
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30 days prior to departure |
No refund possible |
*This fee is to help cover the cost of organizational resources incurred in the planning of the language/cultural immersion experience.
Summer Payment Schedule
Billing and Payments: Xperitas will email a bill for the final payment approximately three weeks before it is due. For all other payments please refer to this schedule. A payment reminder will be sent to you via email a week before a scheduled payment is due. Payments can be made by credit/debit card via the Xperitas portal or by check or money order payable to Xperitas.
Cancellations: Any cancellation made through October 15, 2024 will receive a full refund minus a $100 administrative fee. Cancellations made after this date will be calculated on an individual basis at the time of cancellation and follow the schedule and terms below.
Payment Schedule
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Summer Programs: May, June, July, August, 2025 |
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June 15 (Early Bird); October 15, 2024 (Final) |
$500 due with application* |
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November 15, 2024 |
$1250 |
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January 15, 2025 |
$1250 |
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March 15, 2025 |
Balance |
*Once the online application and $500 deposit are submitted and processed, participants will receive enrollment confirmation.
Cancellation Schedule
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Summer Programs: May, June, July, August, 2025 |
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Date of Cancellation |
Refund Amount |
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Cancellations received through October 15, 2024 |
Refund of all money paid MINUS $100 adminitrative fee* |
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October 16 – November 30, 2024 |
Refund of all money paid MINUS a $250 administrative fee* |
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December 1, 2024 or later |
Refund of all money paid MINUS a $500 administrative fee* AND any air/land expenses incurred by Xperitas (Varies by program and cancellation date) |
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30 days prior to departure |
No refund possible |
*This fee is to help cover the cost of organizational resources incurred in the planning of the language/cultural immersion experience.
Enrollment Information
The order of this itinerary and all itinerary items are subject to change based on unforeseen circumstances that may arise prior to or during the program.
- Market visit
- Sarchí painting workshop
- La Fortuna Waterfall
- Reforestation Project
- Organic farm visit
- Hot springs
- Zipline
- Market visit
- Sarchí painting workshop
- Hot springs
- La Fortuna Waterfall
- Reforestation Project
- Organic farm visit
- Arenal Volcano hike
- Ziplining
- Monteverde Reserve hike
- Manuel Antonio National Park
- Walking tour of San José
- Market visit
- Sarchí painting workshop
- Hot springs
- La Fortuna Waterfall
- Reforestation Project
- Organic farm visit
- Arenal Volcano hike
- Zipline
- Monteverde Reserve hike
- Manuel Antonio National Park
- Poás Volcano
- Whitewater rafting
- Tirimbina Reserve
- Pickup soccer game
- Chocolate tour
- La Fortuna Waterfall
- Hot springs
- Organic farm visit
- Zipline
- School visit
- Manuel Antonio National Park
- Walking tour of San José
- Hike in Trinidad
- Pickup soccer game
- Fruit picking
- Coffee plantation visit
- Tree planting
- Local school visit
- Hot springs
- Zipline
- Arenal National Park
- Organic farm visit
- Salsa class
- Snorkeling and kayaking at Chora Island