Green Week is an International Program that takes place in Costa Rica. It is designed for students ages between 12 & 16 and 10 months that are enrolled in SEK International Schools.

It is an unforgettable experience in which the participants will share with students from other schools. They will acquire environmental knowledge from their surroundings, also it will encourage the value of respect and tolerance for the environment.

Upon their arrival until the end of the itinerary, students will be accommodated with SEK International Costa Rica families in order to dive into the culture of the country.

The programme includes:

  • Transportation during the activity.
  • 4 nights of accommodation.
  • Breakfast, lunch and dinner.
  • Tourist attractions and activities described in the attached itinerary.
  • Environmental educator guides in all the tours.
  • Personnel with current first aid certification in all the tours.
  • Group travel medical insurance.

For more information, you can contact us through the following email: desiree.sauma@sekcostarica.com

Visits

During the tours, students will be accompanied by teacher staff of SEK International Institution. They will be assisted by bilingual environmental educators who in turn have a current first aid certification.

Green Week Agenda

Day 1

TOUR VENADO CAVERNS

The day will start early since there is a lot to know, we will leave at 7:00 am heading to La Fortuna de San Carlos.

We will be arriving at our first destination around 10:30 am, where the Venado Caverns await us, where we will take a 3-hour tour of different chambers and learn about these fascinating rock formations.

And to finish a day full of beautiful landscapes and a lot of knowledge, we returned to the hotel to enjoy the pools and recharge our batteries for all the adventures that await us on our day 2.

Day 2

REAL VOLCANIC EXPERIENCE

After a substantial night of rest and relaxation in the hot springs, we check out and prepare to have a breakfast, our next adventure awaits us, this day we move to the province of Guanacaste, where we will live the experienceof walking in an active secondary crater, geological attractions and the pans inconstant activity of the Miravalles Volcano.

We will take a walk where we will learn more about the Miravalles Volcano.

After so much activity, lunch awaits us. In the afternoon we head for a well-deserved rest at the hotel, where we will stay and enjoy the hotel pool.

Day 3

TOUR RIO CELESTE & SLOTHS

A warm awakening and the day is full of new landscapes, flora and fauna.

We go out on our adventure, have breakfast and head to the next tour, where a lot of nature awaits us in a 40-minute walk, rivers with pools of turquoise water, birds, Tenorio National Park and more.

Conveniently, we enjoy lunch at the same place as the tour, because we make sure to fill your eyes, your stomachs and your hearts with what Costa Rica has to offer!

In the afternoon we head for a well-deserved rest at our hotel, where we willstay and enjoy a restful rest for the next adventure.

Day 4

EXTREME CANOPY & NIGHT WALK

Good morning, we wake up and say goodbye to the paradise that is thenorthern Pacific of the country and we prepare our suitcases because the mountains of Monteverde await us.

We leave for Monteverde, have breakfast and continue the route towards one of the most popular activities in the area and the country, and where you can see the cloud forest from the heights and with a lot of adrenaline, through 12 platforms, 10 cables and two special cables like Superman and Tarzan.

By the afternoon we headed to the second activity, the Night Walk, to continue learning about the forest and all its magical nocturnal animals.

Day 5

TOUR ISLA SAN LUCAS + ISLA TORTUGA

Since being near the sea is never a bad plan, we wake up, get our suitcases ready, and go to the beach!.

We leave the mountain heading to the Pacific coast, directly to Puntarenas, where we will set sail for two islands and spend a day full of adventures.

We will have breakfast upon arrival in the province of Puntarenas.

Once at the dock we get ready, we get comfortable, the fun is about to begin, the crystal clear waters of Isla Tortuga and the stories of Isla San Lucas (former prison) await us.

We will have lunch after snorkeling.

When the afternoon arrives, we will prepare to return to the dock and leave for San José.