Itinerary
March 14th – San Jose
Depart for Costa Rica from Oklahoma City
Arrive San Jose, Costa Rica
Airport Pickup, Check In
Welcome Dinner & Program Orientation
March 15th – Cahuita
Breakfast – Day Briefing
Transfer to Caribbean Coast – Cahuita (Drive can be used for lecture time)
Check In, Town Orientation, Discussions of Projects & Communities
Surfing Lessons
Caribbean Welcome Dinner
March 16th – Cahuita
Breakfast – Day Briefing
Cahuita National Park Wildlife Tour – Flora and Fauna
Microscopy
Scientific Investigation – Stream Investigation in Aquatic Macroinvertebrates
Group Lunch
Afternoon Discussions
Nocturnal Wildlife Hike
Group Dinner
March 17th – Cahuita
Breakfast – Day Briefing
Collection of Local Macrofungi
Educational Day Bribri Tribe (Medicinal Plants, Chocolate Making, Sustaining Culture & Traditions, Traditional Meal, Bribri Waterfalls)
Bribri Lunch
Puerto Viejo Afternoon
Afternoon Discussions at Punta Uva
DNA Isolation Local Fruit
Structured Free Time & Cultural Immersion
March 18th – Cahuita
Morning Bird Watching
Breakfast – Day Briefing
Manzanillo & Gandoca Wildlife Tour
Taxonomy – Animal & Plant Identification
Lunch Punta Uva – Punta Uva Beach Time
Kingdom Protista – Stream, Beach Water and Soil Samples (Punta Uva)
Group Dinner
March 19th – Cahuita
Breakfast & Day Briefing
Coral Reef Snorkeling – Marine Biology or Jaguar Rescue Center
Lunch
Cahuita National Park: Kingdom Plantae & Kingdom Animalia – Insects, Birds, Mammals, Mollusks
Afternoon Discussions
Group Dinner
March 20th- Cahuita
Breakfast & Day Briefing
Genetics Lab Cahuita National Park
Lunch
Natural Selection Lab
Afternoon Discussions
Structured Free Time & Cultural Immersion
March 21st – San Jose
Breakfast – Day Briefing
White Water Rafting Rio Pacuare
Group Lunch
Transfer to San Jose (Drive can be used for lecture time)
San Jose Souvenir Shopping
Farewell Dinner & Program Closing
March 22nd – Departure
Breakfast & Day Briefing
Depart San Jose for Oklahoma City
Program Includes:
– 8 Nights of Accomodation
– Daily Continental Breakfast
– 8x Group Dinners
– All Ground Transportation
– All Activities Included in the Itinerary
– Full Time Guide
– Roundtrip Airfare
Program Price: $2,050*
*Program price stands as an estimate until ticketing is finalized
Program payments must be made through paypal: paypal.me/studyabroadSAA
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1. COPY LINK IN BROWSER: paypal.me/studyabroadSAA
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· School
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Program Payments:
$400 Due October 1st, 2019
$400 Due November 1st, 2019
$480 Due December 1st, 2019
$780 Due January 1st, 2020
If You Have Missed a Scheduled Payment, Please Email: studyabroadassociationsaa@gmail.com for payment options.
