Day #4:
During the morning the group will have
the opportunity to visit a local community
school. School students and teachers will
tell you how they include environmental
education in their study programs. Our
environmental educator will organize an
educational program where the group can
participate and interact with local students.
Later, we will visit the Chocuaco Lagoon.
This lagoon is located in the community
of Rancho Quemado, at 30 minutes from
the TC. We will walk through several caddle
farms until we get to the border or the
lagoon. While navigating through the canals,
we have the opportunity to hear interesting
sounds: birds, reptiles, amphibians and
lots of insects.After dinner, we will
have an introduction for tomorrow’s
trip to La Gamba Community.
Day #5:
La Gamba Project has been part of a community
program from the Neotropica foundation
since 1998. Part of the mission is that
the community reaches their own self-development
through equitable, organizational, productive
processes and community actions that conduct
to better social and economical conditions.
All activities lead to a better environmental
quality for protected areas. Students
will learn about the history of the community,
visit their school, integral farm, iguana
and badger breeding, biodigestors, medicinal
plants and other ecotouristic attractions
that this community has developed. After
dinner, get ready for an extraordinary
experience, taking a night walk at Heliconia
trail. Open your senses to enjoy the scents,
sights and sounds of the rain forest’s
nightlife.
Day #6:
Today we will be dedicated to a field
laboratory. The objective of this activity
is to develop a practical biolab in direct
contact with nature, to understand the
complex functioning of our natural environment
so that students take concrete actions
to minimize our impact to natural resources.
Groups will present their results after
a full day of interesting discoveries.
After dinner, get ready for an exciting
popular dance lesson!
Note: we offer diverse laboratory themes
according to the group’s needs and
expectations.
Day #7:
We will pack our bags and leave the TC
to visit other interesting areas in Osa.
In the morning we will visit an Indian
Reserve. This cultural activity allows
the interaction between Guaymi Indian
and all participants of the group. First,
they will give us an introduction of their
way of living, the textiles they produce,
medicinal plants they use and their typical
food. We will be able to visit the local
school and actually visit their shacks.
We will have lunch at the reserve and
then we will transferred to Danta Corcovado
Lodge. We will spend two nights in this
lodge. At night, we will prepare food
in the wood oven. After dinner, our educators
will explain about tomorrow’s activity
to Corcovado National Park.
Day #8:
We will take an early breakfast, after
which we will leave towards the Park.
The trip to and from the Park will be
on wagon pulled by a tractor. This park
protects the last remnant of tropical
rain forest on the Pacific coast of Central
America. It covers over 40.000 hectares
of primary forest, home for a great variety
of species of flora and fauna; including
heliconias, frogs, butterflies, small
mammals, snakes, fig trees. This will
be the only time during the program when
you will be in a primary forest.
We will cross Rincón
River several times during the wagon ride
and will follow its bank for approximately
an hour, until you reach the trail to
"Los Patos" ranger station inside
the park. Wood slabs have been dug into
the trail at intervals to offer foothold,
making the 3-kilometer walk to the station
(1 1/2-hour) less exhausting. Once we
arrive, we’ll have a snack. The
station has bathroom facilities.
After the snack, we’ll
hike on a trail that leads to a waterfall
where you can bathe and will enjoy your
lunch. During the ride and walks there
will be natural trails interpretation,
mainly on the primary forest.
Usually, the arrival
time back at Danta Corcovado is around
4pm. At night we will review our Spanish
tips and learn new phrases.
Day #9:
After breakfast, we will pack our bags
and visit an organic agriculture farm
called Köbö. First we will learn
about domestic orchards, followed by banana
plantations, medicinal plants, sugar cane,
pineapple, cassava and cocoa. Sugar cane
is later processed in their own sugar
mill. The owner also has milk cows, pigs
and produces organic fertilizer with earth
worms. At the end of the activity, we
will have the opportunity to walk along
a beautiful forest that the owner is preserving.
Later we will be transferred to La Cusinga,
a beach lodge located in the “Ballena
Marine National Park”. There will
be free time to enjoy at this beautiful
beach. After dinner we will have a presentation
on marine ecosystems.
Day #10:
Early in the morning, our environmental
educators will take us for walks along
the Ballena Marine National Park, accompanied
with splendid views and free time at the
beach. After lunch, we will get ready
for our trip back to San José.
At night, we’ll celebrate the closing
for the program and give out their certificates.
Day #11:
Bye Costa Rica! After an exciting program
full of environmental education and adventure,
we will return to our homes.
Price per person: $ 939.00
Minimum 10 people
Includes: Lodging, All meals, Transportation
and Activities with our Environmental
Educator
Rates valid until November 30th, 2005
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