Departure Date :        06/28/2003           Return Date :        07/10/2003

Day

City

Hotel 

Meal       Description of Services          

D

Afternoon Arrival In San Jose.  Group Transfer To the private   rainforest reserve of Selva Verde Lodge.  Evening Orientation and  Introduction By Lorena Gonzales And the Sarapiqui Conservation  Learning Center on the history of the lodge and community  interests.  ( www.selvaverde.com )

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Early Morning Birding supported by resident ornithologists,Full Day Rivers Project Training- Theme: ChemistryAnd Language Arts.  Evening Talk And Night Hike ByResident Naturalist Rodolpho

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Early Morning Bird Walk.  Full Day Rivers ProjectTraining- Theme - Earth Science, Geography AndLanguage Arts.  Evening Cooking Class With The Sarapiqui Conservation Learning Center with Salsa Dance Lessons sponsored by local scholarship students of Chilamate.

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Early Morning Birding.  Half Day Of Rivers Project TrainingTheme - Mathematics And Language Arts. Afternoon WhiteWater Rafting Excursion.  Evening At Leisure.

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Morning Transfer By Bus To Cano Blanco Dock,  River Boat Transfer To Tortuguero.  Upon Arrival In Tortuguero, Enjoy  A Full Orientation On The Caribbean Conservation Corporation And The History And Efforts Of The Research Teams For The Conservation Of Sea Turtle Populations.   Begin The First  Rotation Of Turtle Monitoring Beach Patrol In 4 Hour Evening Shifts.  
( www.cccturtle.org ) ( http://www.lagunalodgetortuguero.com/  )

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After Spending The Evening Exploring The Efforts Of Turtle Research, Following You Will Hike In Tortuguero National Park To Discuss The Structures And Biodiversity Of This  Region.  Evening Turtle Monitoring Beach Patrol With CCC.

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Following Contribute To The Needs Of The Local Tortuguero Community Through A Service Project.  Remainder Of Afternoon At Leisure. Evening, Turtle Monitoring With CCC.

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Early Morning Flight To San Jose, Transfer To Monteverde,  Enjoy The Scenic Landscape As You Make Your Way To The Northern Pacific Region Of The Country.  Upon Arrival, Full Orientation To The Station And Dicuss The Importance  And Structures Of Cloud Forest Biomes.  (http://www.ecolodgesanluis.com/ )

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Morning Transfer Back To San Jose, The afternoon will be at  leisure to reflect on your experiences of training and investigation. (http://www.1costaricalink.com/eng/hotels/hoth/hoth-golf-4.htm )

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Full Day At Leisure to explore city sites, visits National Museum,La Salle Museum of Natural History, the Jade Museum containing a fascinating array of pre-Columbian Jade artifacts, and the Gold.

B

Morning Transfer To Airport For Flight To The USA

14 paying                                    $1679

21 paying                                    $1529 

Land Costs are  based on double occupancy.  Please call us for single supplement fees. 

Please Note:                 Both Pre-extension and Post extension opportunities are available upon request and we are

                                      happy to support both land and air arrangments.  

Occupancy Arangements:  Doubles

Land Cost includes:  All in-country  accommodations,  transportation  activities,  and meals as stated above. Beverages with meals  consist of teas, juices, and/or  processed water  (all bottle water  is extra).
Please note:   Accommodations are based on availability.   If above named accommodations are not available,  comparable  accommodations will  be substituted.  Prices are  subject to change  until booked and confirmed.                                                                                                                                                                              

Changes  made  within 60 days prior to departure may also be subject to hotel cancellation fees.                                       

Land Cost does not include:  Items not specifically mentioned in the itinerary, additional optional activities, domestic and  international airfares,  airport departure taxes, passport and  visa fees,  insurance,  guide support and bus service as stated above, gratuities to guides, drivers, or transfer  personnel, alcoholic beverages, soft drinks, bottled water, laundry, telephone calls, or any other expense of a persona nature.  

Air Reservations:  Holbrook  offers  discounted  airfares  on  American, Continental and  Delta  Airlines, in conjunction with your land program. Please let me know if you wish to make air arrangements with Holbrook Travel. Airline charges are in addition to the land costs outlined above.

Please note that this itinerary  and pricing is subject to change until confirmed.

Reservations and Final Payments

For group departures, a  deposit of  $200.00  per  person  is necessary to confirm booking. Please your reservations promptly  by contacting Holbrook Travel or your  organization    This  deposit  is refundable until 60 days prior to departure with exclusion  of a $75 cancellation fee. All final  payments are due no later than 60 days  prior to departure, and within 60 days prior to departure, the moneys are non-refundable.  Please let us know if you have any questions and  would like to proceed with the program offering.