Northeastern State University
Costa Rica Tropical Ecology
Monday, May 18th
Depart OKC for San Jose, CR
Evening: Arrive San Jose Check In, Welcome
Dinner & Program Orientation
Tuesday, May 19th
Day: Bus to Cahuita – Caribbean Coast Check In
– Lunch
Midday - Wild Life Tour Cahuita National Park
Afternoon: Free Time National Park – Hiking,
Pristine Beaches, Flora & Fauna
Identification & Beach Clean Up
Evening: Sea Turtle Conservation Project –
Lessons & Beach Night Watch
Wednesday, May 20th
Day: Coral Reef Snorkeling – Cahuita National
Park
Afternoon: Day with the Bribri Tribe (Medicinal
Plants, Natural Living, Chocolate
Making, Cultural Demonstrations,
Cooking, Bribri Waterfalls)
Evening: Free Time & Optional Activities
Thursday, May 21st
Day: Optional Early Morning Hike / Bird
Watching Caribbean Bike Cruise
Puerto Viejo – Gandoca/ Manzanillo
Wildlife Refuge
Afternoon: Hiking, Pristine Beaches, Flora &
Fauna Identification, Return to Puerto
Viejo
Evening: Group Dinner & Presentations
Friday, May 22nd
Day: White Water Rafting Río Pacuare
Evening: Group Dinner & Presentations
Saturday, May 23rd
Day: Bus from Cahuita to Tapanti – Macizo de la
Muerte National Park
Afternoon: Wildlife Tour & Park Clean Up
Evening: Group Dinner & Presentations
Sunday, May 24th
Day: Los Quetzales National Park Wildlife Tour
& Park Clean Up
Afternoon: Hiking, Swimming, Flora & Fauna
Identification
Evening: Group Dinner & Presentation
Monday, May 25th
Day: Cerro de la Muerte via Pan-American
Highway – Páramo
Afternoon: Arrive Uvita, Check In, Relax &
Refresh
Evening: Group Dinner & Presentations
Tuesday, May 26th
Day: Marino Ballena National Park
Afternoon: Bamboo Forest, or Waterfall
Evening: Group Dinner & Presentations
Wednesday, May 27th
Day: Bus to Manuel Antonio - Check In, Relax &
Refresh, Orientation Walk
Afternoon: Free Time – Local Markets, Public
Beaches, etc.
Evening: Group Dinner & Presentations
Thursday, May 28th
Day: Wildlife Tour Manuel Antonio - National
Park
Afternoon: Free Time National Park – Hiking,
Pristine Beaches, Flora & Fauna
Identification
Friday, May 29th
Day: Bus from Manuel Antonio to San Jose
Lunch: Rio Tarcoles- Central America’s Largest
Habitat of American Crocodiles
Afternoon: San Jose Walking Tour & Souvenir
Shopping
Evening: Farewell Dinner & Program Closing
Saturday, May 30th
Day: Transfer to San Jose International Airport –
Depart for OKC
Program Includes:
12 Nights Top Quality Student Accommodation
13 Day Cultural Immersion Program
Wildlife Tour Cahuita National Park
Coral Reef Snorkeling
Caribbean Bike Cruise
Sea Turtle Protection Project
Bribri Educational Day
Whitewater Rafting
Wildlife Tour Tapanti – Macizo de la Muerte National Park
Wildlife Tour Los Quetzales National Park
Marino Ballena National Park
Wildlife Tour Manuel Antonio National Park
Rio Tarcoles – American Crocodile Habitat
Walking Tour San Jose
Admissions National Parks & Reserves
All Ground Transportation
Daily Breakfast
Nightly Dinner
Spanish Language Lessons
24 Hour Assistance
NOT INCLUDED: Lunches, Costa Rica Departure Tax ($28)
Pricing
On-Ground Program Price:
$1,200
Estimated Roundtrip Airfare:
$700*
Total Program Price Estimated: $1,900
* Airfare Stands As An Estimate Until Ticketing Is Finalized.
ATTENTION – If you have missed the first scheduled payments, you can still join the program.
Please email [email protected] to arrange a payment plan.
Payment Dates
$400 due Friday, December 12th
$400 due Friday, February 13th
$400 due Friday, March 13th
TBD Friday, April 10th (Final Program Payment Covers Airfare)
Program payments need to be made out to Oklahoma Study Abroad and sent by certified check, money
order, or personal check to:
Oklahoma Study Abroad
P.O. Box 460134
Garland, Texas 75046 - 0134
Electronic Receipt Confirmation will be sent as soon as payment is finalized.