Travel to Costa RicaDecember 31st – January 10th, 2010

On Eco-Themed Study Abroad Trip with Professors Nadine

Ball and Paul Mack

Welcome to Costa Rica! Arrive afternoon of New

Year’s Eve – celebrate in San Jose, the capital

Day 1, December 31

Travel over Central Volcanic Mountain Range through a national park; visit La Selva Biological Station for tour and lecture

Day 2, January 1

Day 3, January 2

Stroll through international recognized La Tirimbina private Reserve and research center within a major rainforest

Day 4, January3Visit the active volcano at Arenal, and see women’s community projects in areas of empowerment and self-sustainibilty

Day 5, January 4Enjoy the hot springs heated by the volcano surrounded by tropical rainforest in the evening

Day 6, January 5

Experience the Sky Trek that provides a one of a kind experience of aerial travel through and above the cloud forest up to an observation deck

Day 7, January 6

Visit tropical inlet of Quepos and the Manuel Antonio natural preserve, brimming with monkeys, parrots, sloths and other species

Day 8, January 7

Visit Central Pacific coast in Quepos, a tropical inlet enveloped by primary rainforest

Day 9, January 8

Enjoy a guided tour of Manuel Antonio National Park, one of the most scenic of Costa Rica’s National Parks

Day 10, January 9

Enjoy the beach and take a sunbath before making your way back to San Jose in the afternoon

Day 11, January 10

Private ground transportation to

Santamaria International Airport in due time for the

international flight departure