Costa Rica

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Spend 8 nights in Costa Rica experiencing the immense biodiversity this Latin American country has to offer while, making new friends through unique curated experiences. You will enjoy home-grown food from local chefs and indulge in the San Jose nightlife. You will spend the other portion of your journey immersing yourself in and helping to conserve, one of t...
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Overview

Trip type
Small Group Tour
Lodging level
Standard - 3 star
Physical level
Moderate
Trip pace
Balanced schedule

Highlights

    • Curated itinerary to give you access to exclusive experiences
    • Visit one of the most remote corners of Costa Rica
    • Enjoy whale watching on a catamaran

What's this trip about?

    Spend 8 nights in Costa Rica experiencing the immense biodiversity this Latin American country has to offer while, making new friends through unique curated experiences. You will enjoy home-grown food from local chefs and indulge in the San Jose nightlife. You will spend the other portion of your journey immersing yourself in and helping to conserve, one of the most biologically rich areas of the world; Osa peninsula. Enjoy!

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Details

Itinerary focusActive and Outdoor Sports
Group sizeIntimate group - 12 max
Age range18 to 49 years
Flights and transportAll internal ground transport included
Start CitySan Jose, Costa Rica
End CitySan Jose, Costa Rica

Travel Themes

  • Cultural
  • Eco, Sustainable & Green Travel
  • High Adventure
  • Local Immersion & Homestays
  • National Parks
  • Nature & Wildlife
  • Singles Travel
  • Transformative
  • Volunteering & Community Service
  • Scuba Diving

Destinations

  • Central America
  • Costa Rica

Attractions

  • Manuel Antonio National Park
  • San José

Activities

  • Adventure & Adrenaline
  • Bird watching
  • Culture
  • Historic sightseeing
  • Homestays & Cultural Immersion
  • Nature
  • Surfing
  • Whale watching

Trip includes

    • Multiple meals
    • Transportation within Costa Rica
    • Volunteering at Osa Peninsula
    • Activities including a catamaran outing
    • All lodging (double occupancy)

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Itinerary

Day 1: Costa Rica Experience Begins

Meals: Dinner

Accommodation: Selina San Jose

Plan to arrive into San Jose Airport (SJO) by 12 noon local time in order to get through customs and your luggage. Your guide will meet you in arrivals and help you get you and your luggage to your van. After ...

Day 2: Clouds & Coffee

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Accommodations: Flutterby House (or similar)

You will have the opportunity to enjoy breakfast and coffee at the hotel before we get on the road and head to beach!

You will travel through the cloud forest, a place...

Day 3-7: Off to Osa!

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Accommodations: Piro Station, Osa Conservation

This morning feel free to get up with the sun and take a surf lesson or head down to the beach and relax. After breakfast we will embark on the road to the  “Peninsula de O...

Day 7: Our adventure continues

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Accommodations: Selina Manuel Antonio (or similar)

You will wake up for your final breakfast of champions and then say “Farewell” to your new friends at Osa. Your fearless driver will pick you back up and you will have ...

Day 8: Do you know the way to San Jose?

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodations: Fauna Hostel

Manuel Antonio is a nature lover’s paradise, boasting rugged rainforest, white-sand beaches and coral reefs. An area renowned for its flora and fauna, from tropical plants to three-toed sloths and endangered ...

Day 9: Back to the grind

Today is the day that you hoped would never come! The finale of your Costa Rica TVP experience is here. You’ve completed your projects with Osa Conservation, you’ve connected wit your fellow travellers and hopefully you’re read to share what you’ve learned with everyo...

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Dates & Availability

Price From $1,899
Price per day$211
Last Updated: 7/15/2018

Check Current Availability, prices, specials with The Vacation Project.

The total tour cost includes the tour price (regular or promotional) and the compulsory local payment. The promotional price is subject to change. Check directly with the operator for the latest price offer. The tour operator requires you to pay only the tour price to purchase your travel. The compulsory local payment will be paid when you join the trip. All prices are based on double, twin or triple share occupancy. Solo passengers will be accommodated in a double, twin or triple room according to availability with a passenger(s) of the same gender. Single supplement only needs to be paid if the passenger does not want to share and requests their own room. Discounts can only be applied at the time of booking and cannot be added at a later date, regardless of any changes made to the original booking.

Prices may vary due to local taxes and trip seasonality. Click "Request Info" to inquire directly with the tour operator for the final trip price.

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Amanda

Oct 2017

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Traveling to Costa Rica with TVP was unlike any travel experience I have had before

Traveling to Costa Rica with TVP was unlike any travel experience I have had before. Prior to the TVP trip in September, I had never been to Costa Rica or been part ...

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Sep 2017

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Have you ever felt like the country you're visiting surprises you every day?

Have you ever felt like the country you're visiting surprises you every day? I have and it was thanks to The Vacation Project! I had been to Costa Rica about seven t...

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Sep 2017

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The most unique and meaningful trip I can remember going on

The most unique and meaningful trip I can remember going on. I can't emphasize the authenticity of the experience enough. Our guide was incredible and introduced us ...

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We are seasoned travelers who felt that we gained so much by experiencing new places and cultures, but found it hard to give back to the communities we visited. We individually tried and failed to find volunteer projects that fit within our vacation time constraints, while also finding an organization that is credible and makes a lasting impact.

The Vacation Project provides curated group travel with a purpose. Our team works with young guides who are ingrained in the local community and culture to show our travelers local experiences beyond the well-tread tourist routes.  We also partner with NGOs at each destination to create a unique service project on each trip for our TVP'ers.

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Logistics

What's excluded

    • International airfare
    • Some meals
    • Miscellaneous spending
Cancellation policy

Any cancellations made on your behalf will result in the loss of all money collected. For this reason, we strongly recommend you have comprehensive travel insurance for every traveller within your group that includes cancellation coverage so everyone is protected financially in case anything comes up that prevents them from joining the trip.

If the balance of the trip is not paid in full within 30 days of the departure date, your trip will be cancelled resulting in the loss of all money collected.

If The Vacation Project is forced to significantly alter or cancel your trip, we will let you know as soon as possible. In these circumstances, you can choose one of the following options:

Accept The Vacation Project’s offer of a comparable replacement trip, or

Receive a refund of all monies paid.

When accepting an offer for a replacement trip:

If the cost is lower than the price of your original trip, you will receive a refund for the difference in cost.

If the cost of the replacement trip is equivalent or higher than your original trip, you owe nothing.

Travel Insurance

All of The Vacation Project’s travelers are required to provide proof of current and adequate travel insurance before the beginning of any trip booked with us.  Your travel insurance must cover up to $100,000 USD in personal injury and medical treatment and $200,000 USD in repatriation and evacuation expenses including international helicopter rescue and air ambulance services.  Your travel insurance must also include coverage for personal property and trip cancellation.  You acknowledge that trip cancellation insurance may be the only means of receiving reimbursement for flights and other non-refundable expenses should you cancel you’re Vacation Project trip for any reason, whether voluntarily on your part or as a result of The Vacation Project’s actions.  You are responsible for understanding the specifics of your travel insurance policy, ensuring that your policy covers all optional and included activities listed in the trip itinerary, and that there are no exclusion clauses which would limit the coverage for any activity type. If you are a resident of the United States with current health insurance coverage, it is likely that your policy will be acceptable so long as it covers you while traveling outside the United States.  It is your responsibility to verify your insurance policy details with your insurance provider to ensure these requirements are satisfied.

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Meals Included

9 Breakfasts, 8 Lunches and 9 Dinners

Age Requirements
18 to 49 years
Additional Information
Trip ID
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