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San Jose Adult Langauge Learning Holiday >Schedule
Sample Schedule - San Jose Adult Program
Sample Weekly Activities Schedule
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Friday |
| Week 1 |
Orientation &
Week activities meeting: 8:00 a.m.
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TOUR OF HEREDIA CITY
Time:12:30 p.m.
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You will go to Heredia down town and the Central Market, then go to the country side see the coffee plantations.
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DANCING LESSONS
Time: 4:00 p.m.: Free
You will learn how to dance salsa, merengue and cumbia.
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COOKING LESSONS
Time: 3:15 p.m.: Free
Doria is an expert in cooking Costa Rican food. She will teach you two typical dishes. Then you will also be able to taste them.
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Recommended Weekend Tour: FOUR IN ONE (see below) |
| Week 2 |
Orientation &
Week activities meeting: 8:00 a.m.
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CITY TOUR
Time: 12:15 p.m.: Free
Some teacher of COSI will take you around San José Downtown.
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DANCING LESSONS
Time: 4:00 p.m.: Free
You will learn how to dance salsa, merengue and cumbia
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VISIT IRAZU VOLCANO
Time: 12:15: ($) The centerpiece of this national park is the highest active volcano in Costa Rica. You will also visit the city of Cartago and La Basilica which is the most important Catholic church in Costa Rica.
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Recommended Weekend Tour: ARENAL VOLCANO & HOT SPRINGS (see below) |
| Week 3 |
Orientation &
Week activities meeting: 8:00 a.m.
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VISIT TO OROSI VALLEY
Time:1:00 p.m.: ($)
You will visit Cartago. This region provides a flashback in time, with ruins dating back to the 16th century found here, reminding visitors of a time when pre-Columbian inhabitants farmed what was once the country’s breadbasket region.
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CULTURAL ACTIVITY:
Rezo del niño
Time: 4:00 PM: Free
As our cultural custom, we say a
prayer before taking out The
Nativity. We invite all the students
to join us to thank Jesus for the
last year and pray for the next one.
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VISIT TO MORAVIA CITY
Time: 1:15 p.m.: Free
A member of COSI staff will take you to buy handcrafts and souvenirs.
DANCING LESSONS
Time: 4:00 p.m.:Free
You will learn how to dance salsa, merengue and cumbia.
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Recommended Weekend Tour: POÁS VOLCANO & LA PAZ WATERFALL GARDENS (see below) |
| Week 4 |
Orientation &
Week activities meeting: 8:00 a.m.
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NATIONAL MUSEUM AND NATIONAL THEATRE
Time: 1:15 p.m.:($)
You will go to National Museum that is located
in San José center. Then you will go to see the
National Theatre.
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DANCING LESSONS
Time: 4:00 p.m.: Free
You will learn how to dance salsa, merengue and cumbia.
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VISIT TO CARTAGO
Time:1:00 p.m.: ($)
You will visit Lankester Gardens, a beautiful orchid garden run by the University of Costa Rica. In Cartago, students visit La Basílica, the most important and famous church in Costa Rica
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Recommended Weekend Tour: CARARA BIOLOGICAL RESERVE & BEACH RESORT |
Sample Optional Tours:
| ARENAL VOLCANO & HOT SPRINGS – 1 day ~$79
Departure: 09:10 a.m. / Return: 11:00 p.m.
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You will have lunch in the restaurant of La Casa de Victor, located in San Ramón. The price includes the entrance fee to the Tabacón Resort, a natural spa where you will have dinner. Bring bathing suit & a towel. The Volcán Arenal National Park is relatively new. It was founded in 1995. Visiting the active volcano is an unforgettable experience. The best time to see it is definitely at night. You can watch it from the Tabacón Resort area, a natural spa close to the volcano. The Resort uses hot water which springs from the volcano. |
| CARARA BIOLOGICAL RESERVE & BEACH RESORT ~$75
Pick up time: 6.40 a.m. Approx.
Duration: 10 hours.
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We begin our trip with a delicious breakfast on the way to the Pacific coast. In approximately two hours, you will have the opportunity to visit one of the few places showing the transition between rain forest and the dry tropical forest.
This characteristic has made the trip very informative, since you can find a big diversity of birds, plants, reptiles and other mammals.
A delicious lunch will be served in one of the best hotels in Jaco Beach that has a festive, tropical atmosphere.
The Carara reserve is the northernmost tropical wet forest on the Pacific coast and is famous for its abundance of flora and species of fauna, such as crocodiles, ocelots, sloths, monkeys, scarlet macaws, toucans, trogons, etc. |
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| IRAZU /OROSI / LANKESTER GARDENS ~$54
Departure: 8:00 a.m. / Return: 5:30 p.m. |
In the morning you will visit the Irazú Volcano National Park and the church of La Basílica de los Angeles in the former capital of Cartago.
You will have lunch in the restaurant of La Casona del Cafetal located in Cachí. In the afternoon, you will visit Valle de Orosí, Lankester Gardens and the colonial church of Orosí. The centerpiece of the Volcán Irazú National Park is Irazú, the highest active volcano in Costa Rica.
The park is created by several craters and from the summit, it is possible to see both the Pacific and Caribbean coasts on a clear day.
A Lankester garden is an orchid garden run by the University of Costa Rica. Apart from orchids, there are many other plants and an arboretum with a variety of Costa Rican ecosystems. Orosí is one of the few colonial towns to survive Costa Rica’s earthquakes. It was named after a Huetar Indian chief who lived here at the time of the conquest. There is a church that was built in the first half of the 18th century that is still in use. |
| POÁS VOLCANO & LA PAZ WATERFALL GARDENS – 1 day ~$65
Departure: 8:00 a.m. / Return: 5:00 p.m. |
The tour will take you along the Pan-American heading towards the town of Alajuela and pass by the way to the Agriculture Monument, Juan Santamaria statue and Mango´s Park. On the top of the volcano you will spend enough time to observe the principal crater with its sulphur fumaroles. As we continue towards the Caribbean area, we will stop to discover La Paz Waterfall Gardens, a Nature Park where we will walk on the truly spectacular trails that will lead us to Magia Blanca (the largest and the most spectacular of the falls in the area).
At the Park you will also witness the largest enclosed butterfly observatory in the country and a amazing hummingbird gallery with a beautiful collection of tropical jewels. A buffet lunch will be ready for us after the tour. Now we are ready to go back to San José. |
| THE BUTTERFLY FARM ~$20 |
This is a great place to visit. It is half-a-day tour where you will learn about the relationship between the beautiful winged insects, their host plants, and their predators, as well as the amazing transformations that take place within their life cycle. The price includes transportation, entrance to the garden and the guide service. |
| COFFEE TOUR ~$35 |
You will visit the coffee farm (finca) and continue with a bilingual presentation to describe the historical importance of coffee to Costa Rica.
The tour also shows parts of the production process and finishes with coffee-tasting sessions. |
| FOUR IN ONE – 1 day ~$78
Departure: 6:20 a.m. / Return: 6:00 p.m. |
1.Poás Volcano & Cloud Forest
2.La Paz Waterfalls
3.Sarapiquí Jungle River
4.Braulio Carrillo National Park (sightseeing)
In the morning, after having a typical breakfast in the restaurant of Las Chorreadas in Fraijanes, you will visit the Volcán Poás National Park and the waterfalls of La Paz and San Fernando. You will have lunch in the Selva Verde Lodge restaurant located in Sarapiquí. In the afternoon, you will go on a boat tour on the Sarapiquí River and you will pass through the Braulio Carrillo National Park.
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*All prices are approximations only and are subject to change without notice.
For more information or to book this program please call us toll-free on 1-888-386-1411.
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