8 days
Costa Rica (or add 3-day extension)
LIVE THE LANGUAGE
Each day of your Language Immersion Tour is built around a different theme that ties together daily language lessons, cultural activities and interactions with locals. Language lessons provide students with the cultural context and relevant vocabulary they’ll need to navigate each experiential activity. Through it all, your certified local Language Instructor and Tour Director will be with you, supporting your students’ language learning and highlighting each breakthrough moment.
Day 1: Fly to Costa Rica
Meet your Tour Director at the airport
Day 2: Guanacaste
Today’s Theme: Community and Social Entrepreneurship
Practice vocabulary related to Costa Rica’s sustainability and craftsmanship during a language lesson
Take a sustainability tour of the farm
Explore a socially and environmentally sustainable project in Guanacaste
Learn to make local crafts
Visit the thermal springs
Day 3: Arenal Region
Daily Theme: Costa Rican Diversity
Learn terms used to describe the country’s natural surroundings and wildlife during an interactive language lesson
Interact with local vendors during a market challenge
Enjoy a canopy tour
Day 4: Arenal Region
Daily Theme: Environmental Sustainability and Ecotourism
Learn how Costa Rica used ecotourism to develop its economy while protecting its biodiversity
Visit Rancho Margot Eco-Lodge
Enjoy a kayaking trip on Lake Arenal
Day 5: Sarapiqui Region
Daily Theme: Daily Life in Costa Rica
Learn and practice vocabulary related to daily life in Costa Rica
Meet local Costa Rican students and compare teenage life in each country
Compete in a city-wide scavenger hunt
Discover the beat of Costa Rica during a salsa lesson
Day 6: Sarapiqui Region
Daily Theme: Culinary Traditions
Learn food-related terms and practice your conversational Spanish during an interactive language lesson
Learn to prepare local specialties in a cooking class
Day 7: Sarapiqui Region | San José
Daily Theme: Costa Rican History
Learn about Costa Rica’s early settlements and industry
Visit a pineapple plantation
Travel to San José
Dinner in San Jose
Peruse traditional handcrafts at a local market in San José
Free time in San José