Explore the Natural Environment of Costa Rica
January 30 to February 8, 2025
Join us as we explore the diversity of Costa Rica
January 30 to February 8, 2025
In Costa Rica, you will find tropical rainforests, deciduous forests, Atlantic and Pacific coastlines, cloud forests, and mangrove forests — all in a small country sandwiched between two oceans. Costa Rica is:
One of the most biodiverse places on the planet
Home to some 500,000 species and 12 distinct ecosystems
And there is a commitment by the government, nonprofits, and individuals to preserve the country’s great diversity.
Join us in Costa Rica
Come with Travel Fever Tours and Boise State University’s OSHER Institute for Lifelong Learning to explore the environment of this lovely Central American country. The country is:
Lovely
Fascinating
Educational
And it is fun
On this trip we will explore three distinct portions of the country with close-up looks at one of the world’s widest selections of animals, plants, birds, bats, butterflies, and more.
The trip runs for 10 Days/9 Nights with a maximum group size of 12.
We will have a full-time nature guide traveling with our group, with transportation in a dedicated 17-person mini-bus and driver.
A demonstration of chocolate making
Tour activities
Visit and Learn
Meet with researchers at the Organization for Tropical Studies
Day and night wildlife walks
Bird watching
Visit to waterfalls
Coffee Plantation visit
Chocolate Tour
Visit Children’s Eternal Forest
Volcanic hot springs visit
Maccaw Recovery Network visit
Night turtle watching
Palo Verde boat trip
Free time on the beach
(Tour activities are subject to change.)
Dates: January 30 to February 8, 2025
Cost: $4,250
Maximum group size: 12
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Note: This trip is initially open to Boise State University OSHER members only. If space is available, others will be able to enroll as well. To be placed on a non-member waiting list, Please Contact Us.
Alberto Palma Chaves
Our Costa Rican Guide:
Alberto Palma Chaves
15 years experience as certified professional Naturalist Tour Guide in Costa Rica
8 years as a Wildlife Photographer in Costa Rica
4 years experience working in adventure tour activities (Zipline, Horseback Riding, Cañoning. etc.)
Transportation:
Our group will have full-time use of a 17-person mini-bus with driver.
Where we will stay
We will stay in four separate hotels/lodges in different parts of Costa Rica during this tour. They include:
Hotel Bougainvillea (San Jose Airport hotel)
La Selva Research Station (Organization for Tropical Studies)
Hotel San Rafael Ecolodge (La Tigra)
Loconada Samara Beach (Samara Beach/Guancaste)
Our stays are close to the locations that will interest you most in three unique parts of Costa Rica. All hotels offer comfortable, private rooms with en suite bathrooms.
Trip Details
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January 30 to February 8, 2025 (10 Days/9 Nights)
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Total cost of the tour: $4250
Supplement for single occupancy: $625
Deposit required to reserve a place on the tour: $350
(Places in the tour are limited to 12 and are allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. We recommend that you reserve your place early!)Payment schedule
$350 deposit. The deposit is refundable through November 1, 2024
$1950 initial payment (Due November 1, 2024)
$1950 final payment (Due January 6, 2025)
All payments are refundable if we need to cancel the trip due to government restrictions or unsafe travel conditions.
** Earn a $300 discount when you bring or refer a friend.
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Pickup and drop-off at designated airport
Skilled Costa Rican nature guide who travels with us throughout the trip
9 nights lodging
9 dinners and breakfasts, with appropriate amounts of beer or wine
5 lunches
Local transportation by mini-bus and driver
What’s not included:
Airfare & Travel Insurance
Additional lunches
Pocket money
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We will stay in four separate hotels/lodges in different parts of Costa Rica during this tour. They include:
Hotel Bougainvillea (San Jose Airport hotel)
La Selva Research Station (Organization for Tropical Studies)
Hotel San Rafael Ecolodge (La Tigra)
Loconada Samara Beach (Samara Beach/Guancaste)
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Traditional Costa Rican breakfasts will be taken at your hotel each morning.
Lunch will be taken on your own or as a group as part of daily travel
Dinner will be at restaurants near our hotels.
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At the start or end of the trip, participants may opt to visit San Jose or other parts of Costa Rica.
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Your deposit is non-refundable after November 1, 2024, unless of course the trip is canceled for any reason by Travel Fever Tours. Natural disasters, political instability or low enrollment would form the basis for canceling a trip. After that date, payments are nonrefundable.
You will be contacted once the trip reaches minimum enrollment so that you can proceed with purchase of your flights and make other travel arrangements. In all cases, review of enrollment numbers will not take place any later than the date of the First Installment payment.
