Travel for Teens: Costa Rica Service & Spanish

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Travel for Teens offers a fun and authentic travel experience for teens that goes beyond merely sight-seeing and bus tours. With native trip leaders to guide groups through host countries, Travel for Teens offers unparalleled access to the world of teen travel. Trips feature choices in activities and isn’t bound to rigid schedules which enriches each individual experience. Programs provide for every taste and interest.

To get the most out of the traveling experience, Travel for Teens requires little to no bus time and stays in authentic hotels or homestays and avoids bland chain hotels. Immersion into the culture is a top priority for each trip and maximizes the experience. Travel for Teens hopes to make tour members more competent, confident and prepared for a world outside of their comfort zone.

Trip Description

There’s no better way to experience a country and its culture than to connect with its people, learn its language and see its most precious natural wonders, which is why Costa Rica—known for its spectacular biodiversity, geographical beauty, friendly people, and progressive politics—is the perfect place to do all three!

Carefully designed to be all encompassing without being stressful and over-packed, the Costa Rica Adventure, Service and Spanish itinerary combines a rewarding experience of connecting to the community, a boost to your Spanish skills, and a week of pure tropical fun! The trip consists of a total of 5 days working a variety of cool community service projects and taking language classes in Costa Rica’s vibrant capital, San Jose, and 7 days doing everything from zip lining through the jungle, to relaxing on the beach at a 750 acre resort! For community service, choose between helping out at a local school in San Jose doing some light handy work and playing with underprivileged kids, spending mornings with the elderly at a retirement home, entertaining kids at an orphanage by taking them to the zoo or visiting a park, helping to plant trees, or assisting in the clean up of a local park.

Staff Overview

All staff members undergo extensive interviewing, training, and ongoing evaluation. All counselors are certified in first-aid and CPR. Very few new staff are hired each year due to high retention rate. Trip leaders do not lead a trip without prior experience as a TFT counselor. With few exceptions, students are fully supervised on all of our journeys. Most staff members have lived in the countries they are leading each trip in and are able to offer deeper insights into the culture and lifestyle.

Setting & Accommodations

Travelers will stay in authentic hotels close to the center of each city to maximize the cultural experience. Travel for Teens tries to avoid staying in chain hotels to encourage immersion into each specific region

Safety Standards

Travelers are under staff supervision at all times except select hour to hour and a half shopping trips. While on the mountains professionals supervise and teach correct technique to avoid injury. Travel for teens analyzes every aspect and detail of each trip and goes over contingency plans and emergency numbers for each country. Each site and hotel is visited and approved before bringing a group and first aid kits are always on hand. English-speaking doctors are on hand most of the time, but when they are not the bilingual staff act as interpreters.

Travel for Teens: Costa Rica Service & Spanish Session Dates

Session Name	Dates	Ages	Tuition	Get Info
Trip 1	7/22/10-8/3/10	13-18	$2,985

Trip Overview

Program Overview

Theme: Teen Tours
This Trip has Multiple Themes:
- Community Service
- Language Immersion
Trip Gender: Co-ed
Group Size : 15
Camper-to-Counselor Ratio: 5:1
Religious Affiliation: None