University Service & Intercultural Trips
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Overview
This is your unmatched opportunity to truly live and experience life in an authentic, rural Costa Rican community. Get ready to enjoy being the only extranjeros around! Immerse yourself in Spanish while engaging with the local community through academic enrichment with kids and time in homestays. Truly live rural Tico life and get an intimate look into the less-traveled Huetar Norte of Costa Rica, home to many beautiful rainforests, waterfalls, rivers, wildlife, and popular tropical Costa Rican produce.
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IT'S LIKE THE BEST PARTS OF A SEMESTER STUDY ABROAD,
ALL PUT INTO AN 11 DAY TRIP
Live in a combination of rural community cabins and host families, both within the welcoming rural community of La Flor in the cantón of Rio Cuarto.
Engage with the local community daily: youth and adults alike to teach, learn, and share culture
Speak Spanish at all hours of the day as you live amongst Tico families in a community apart from tourists and visit incredible, off-the-beaten-path natural sites
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Explore a biological reserve as it comes alive at sunrise, Arenal Volcano National Park, mountain waterfalls, the history and process of chocolate, the longest suspension bridge in the region, the rainforest at night, a wild river by boat, or the deepest volcanic lake by kayak.
Learn with hosts who have lived in Costa Rica and studied the flora, fauna and region for years. Engage in charlas to discover the natural history and wonders of this incredible area!
TRIP REGISTRATION DETAILS
Dates:
January 4 - January 14, 2026 (Register by October 1, 2025)
May 17 - May 27, 2026 (Register by March 1, 2026)
Min.- Max. participants:
8-12, University students only
To Register:
Complete the online registration form below and submit payment via Venmo @goticocostarica
Trip fee:
Itinerary dependent
Fee Includes:
All meals and accommodations, all entrance fees for activities & parks​, in-country transportation, airport pick up and drop off
*Fee Does Not Include:
Airfare*
*Go Tico! will designate specific arrival and departure windows to the San Jose (SJO) airport in order to coordinate pick-up and drop-off
Trip medical insurance or trip cancellation insurance (Go Tico! can provide recommendations)