1. Costa Rica June 2015

2. About Costa Rica • The country is bestowed with an intense array of biodiversity and environmental attractions • majestic volcanoes • misty cloud forests • stunning river valleys • hundreds of beaches along the Pacific and Caribbean coasts.

3. What is this trip? • Going on a tour is not a “vacation”. It’s a trip full of activity. • This is an adventure tour. • You must be able to travel through “tough terrain”. • You don’t have to be “in shape” but you have to tolerate walking/climbing at times.

4. Adventure Tour • An adventure tour is not a typical “sight seeing tour” • This is more of an interactive tour • Most time spent out in the wild life of the country • Hiking in forest (some parts are steep) • Zip lining • Waterfall climbing

5. San Jose

6. Arenal Region

7. Poas Volcano • Take a tour of a famous and amazing volcano • Walk around the mouth of the volcano

8. Hiking in the rain forest • We will travel through the rain forest seeing the native ecosystem • Thousands of plants and vegetation • We will travel through the forest to the natural therapeutic hot springs. • We will have time to spend in the springs

9. Hot Springs

10. Canopy Tour (Zip Lining)

11. Rincon de la Vieja National Park

12. Cano Negro Wildlife Refuge Boat Tour • Seeing animals in their natural habitat • MONKEYS!!!

13. La Fortuna Waterfall

14. Guanacaste

15. Hotels & Amenities • Our hotel will have a pool • For the cost of the trip we get: • All tours • All admissions • 3 meals a day • Free day at the beach • Shopping seems limited as so much of our day will be spent doing adventure activities.

16. How to make the trip happen? • You have 12 months to pay for the trip. • Monthly payments is the easiest! • Fundraising is available, but don’t expect to pay for the entire trip with fundraising. • We will have regular meetings to be sure you’re comfortable with travel and understand expectations.

17. Strong Interest Meeting • Thursday 5/15 @ 3:00 • This meeting will last about 45 minutes. • I will give you more specific information about enrolling and what to expect. • This meeting is for those who are serious about going on the trip.