Costa Rica Itinerary

Tuesday, May 26th
AS #2107: Redmond (RDM) 8:00 AM – Seattle (SEA) 9:09 AM
AS #649: Seattle (SEA) 12:00 PM – Los Angeles (LAX) 2:46 PM
AS #1352: Los Angeles (LAX) 5:08 PM – San José, Costa Rica (SJO) 11:46 PM

Thursday, June 4th
AS #1351: San José, Costa Rica (SJO) 1:06 AM – Los Angeles (LAX) 6:29 AM
AS #652: Los Angeles (LAX) 11:20 AM – Portland (PDX) 1:47 PM
AS #3003: Portland (PDX) 2:30 PM – Redmond (RDM) 3:20 PM

Day 1 - Tuesday, May 26th

• Morning departure from Redmond

• Evening arrival to San José

• Spend the night at Adventure Inn

Day 2 - Wednesday, May 27th

• Breakfast in San José

• Morning transfer to Chilamate Rainforest Eco-Retreat (CRER) 

• Lunch and Community Orientation 

• Afternoon ethnobotanist class 

• Learning Sessions: Fears and Values

• Learning Sessions: AMPing Up! 

• Stay overnight and eat dinner at CRER 

Day 3 - Thursday, May 28th

• Breakfast CRER

• Community Engagement Rotations Day 1 with lunch  

  • Group 1: SDG #4 (Quality Education) at Llano Grande Elementary School 

  • Group 2: SDG #12 (Sustainable Consumption & Production) with Finca Orgánica el Paraíso

  • Group 3: SDG #15 (Biodiversity Loss) with Lapa Verde Nature Reserve

• Learning Sessions: True Colors

• Learning Sessions: Local Leadership Challenge - Costa Rica Adventure Race 

• Dinner with homestay families

• Stay overnight at CRER 

Day 4 - Friday, May 29th

• Morning soccer clinic with community members

• Lunch with homestay families

• Afternoon chocolate tour

• Optional swimming in the river

• Learning Sessions: Building Utopia

• Stay overnight and eat dinner at CRER 

Day 5 - Saturday, May 30th

• Breakfast at CRER

• Morning rainforest hike

• Lunch at CRER

• Afternoon white water rafting on the Rio Sarapiquí

• Dinner with homestay families

• Stay overnight and eat dinner at CRER 

Day 6 - Sunday, May 31st

• Breakfast at CRER

• Community Engagement Rotations Day 2 with lunch  

  • Group 1: SDG #12 (Sustainable Consumption & Production) with Finca Orgánica el Paraíso

  • Group 2: SDG #15 (Biodiversity Loss) with Lapa Verde Nature Reserve

  • Group 3: SDG #4 (Quality Education) at Llano Grande Elementary School 

• Optional swimming in the Río Sarapiqui

• Stay overnight and eat dinner at CRER 

Day 7 - Monday, June 1st

• Breakfast at CRER

• Day trip to La Fortuna for ziplining and waterfall hike

• Lunch in la Fortuna

• Learning Sessions: Circle of Questions - BEARS 

• Stay overnight and eat dinner at CRER 

Day 8 - Tuesday, June 2nd

• Breakfast at CRER

• Community Engagement Rotations Day 3 with lunch

  • Group 1: SDG #15 (Biodiversity Loss) with Lapa Verde Nature Reserve

  • Group 2: SDG #4 (Quality Education) at Llano Grande Elementary School 

  • Group 3: SDG #12 (Sustainable Consumption & Production) with Finca Eco Orgánica

• Optional swimming in the Sarapiquí River

• Learning Sessions: Finding Your Inner Leader

• Dinner and dance class with the community

• Stay overnight at CRER 

Day 9 - Wednesday, June 3rd

• Breakfast at CRER

• Morning local artisan market

• Lunch at CRER

• Learning Sessions: Candle Circle

• Late afternoon transfer to San José 

• Dinner in San José

• Evening departure from San José 

Day 10 - Thursday, June 4th

• Late afternoon return to Redmond