¡Qué Chiva Costa Rica!
Includes Family Stay Experience®
9 Day Immersion Program
Most Costs Included in Trip Pricing
Dedicated Planning Assistance
Why You’ll Love This Trip
- 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
Day 1 | San José
Upon arrival in San José, transfer to your hotel. Meals Included: None
Day 2 | Family Stay
Begin your Costa Rican adventures by meeting your host families! Then take in your surroundings as you hike around Trinidad de Dota, a beautiful mountainous region. Note: 2-3 students will be placed per family on this program. Enjoy meals and time outside of scheduled activities with your host family. Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 3 | Family Stay
Depending on the season, help collect different kinds of fruit that are grown in this region. Next, join the local community for una mejenga, a pickup soccer game. Enjoy getting to know your tico host family. Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 4 | Family Stay
Visit a coffee plantation to learn about how coffee is made and produced locally in the town of Dota. Later, participate in a community project of planting trees at a reforestation property. Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 5 | Arenal
Visit a local school where you will meet and connect with students just like you! Then, bid farewell to your tico families and travel to Arenal Volcano. Upon arrival, relax in the hot springs and take a dip in the warm, thermal waters. Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 6 | Arenal
There’s nothing like starting your day ziplining through the forest canopy! Afterwards, learn about the fascinating history of the active volcano in Arenal National Park. From there, head to a beautiful organic farm where you’ll learn about the tropical plants and traditional techniques of the area. Then, feel the rhythm in a salsa class. Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 7 | Sámara
Transfer to the region of Guanacaste. Upon arrival, visit the beach town of Sámara and enjoy a walk along Carrillo beach. Meals Included: Breakfast, Dinner
Day 8 | Sámara
Keep your eyes peeled for reefs and tropical fish as you kayak and snorkel at Chora Island. Later, enjoy some free time at the beach! Meals Included: Breakfast, Dinner
Day 9 | 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