Overview

 Our Costa Rica Volleyball Tour offers players age 14-21 the unique opportunity of going abroad for competitive volleyball, community service and adventure excursions. Depending on your level, you will compete against local high school, university and/or club teams. All while immersing you in Costa Rica's culture where you can make new friends and even improve your Spanish.

Trip Highlights

> Volleyball games against local teams

> Training session with a local pro coach

> Giving a volleyball clinic to local children

> Rainforest hiking with Zip lining

> Waterfall hike and hot spring swim

> Excursions to a Volcano & beautiful beaches

> Volunteering at a soup kitchen for children

> Practicing Spanish with locals

> Homemade dinner with a Costa Rican family

Itinerary

Day 1: Departure Flight

Fly from Newark NJ to Costa Rica (SJO). Orientation and neighborhood walk and meal. Overnight in San Jose.

Day 2: San Jose

Volleyball training in the morning. Afternoon walking tour of San Jose with stops at the National Theater, Central Park, Mercado Borbón, and the Central Market. Volleyball match in the evening. Overnight in San Jose.

Day 3: San Jose

Volunteering at a soup kitchen for children. Meet and train with players and coaches from the Costa Rican Volleyball Federation. Volleyball match in the evening. Overnight in San Jose.

Days 4: La Fortuna

Excursion to Arenal Volcano in the La Fortuna province. Hiking and zip-lining through the rainforest canopy and waterfalls. Explore the town of La Fortuna in late afternoon. Baldi Resort in the evening for a dinner buffet and hot springs swimming. Overnight in La Fortuna.

Day 5: San Jose

Return to San Jose. Visit the University of Costa Rica campus. Volleyball match in the afternoon. Conduct clinic for local volleyball youth. Distribute dinners at a church in nearby town of Heredia.

Day 6: Jaco

Travel to the beach town of Jaco. On the way, stop to walk over the famous Crocodile Bridge at the Tarcoles River. Beach fun for the rest of day with beach volleyball and optional surfing lessons. Beach side dinner.

Day 7: Jaco

Half-day waterfall excursion and swim in the rainforest outside Jaco. Visit literacy program for children in Jaco.

Day 8: San Jose

Return to San Jose. Homemade lunch and cooking lesson with a local Costa Rican family. Shopping for souveneirs and program wrap-up dinner.

Day 9: Departure Flight for Home