ACTIVITIES

Activities

Before and after school a wide range of tours and activities awaits you: adventure, recreation, nature or sports - there is something for every taste. We organize regular excursions and even created a fitness programm exclusevely for our students as a physical balance to their classes.

HALF DAY

  • Jaguar Rescue Center
  • Chocolate Tour
  • Indigenous Territory
  • Horseback Riding
  • Ara Project
  • Surf Lessons
  • Ziplining
  • Kayak Tour
  • Dolphin Watching

FULL DAY

  • Jungle Adventure
  • Cahuita National Park
  • White Water Rafting
  • Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge
  • Waterfall Tour

WEEKEND

  • Bocas del Toro
  • Tortuguero

FITNESS

  • Workout & Meditation
  • Yoga & Meditation
  • Zumba
  • Tai Box
  • Salsa Lessons

HALF DAY TOURS

Most of the following activities can be done in the afternoon after your classes, otherwise on weekend mornings. Get together with your classmates - it's twice as much fun in a group!

Jaguar rescue center

Sanctuary for injured and orphaned wild animals, where they are taken in, healed and ideally released back into the jungle. Here you will have the opportunity to see all kind of native animals up close and learn about their characteristics and threats.

Chocolate tour

The Caribbean coast of Costa Rica is a traditional cacao growing region that has now been largely displaced by banana plantations. Nevertheless, cocoa is still firmly anchored in the culture of the locals. Visit one of the cacao farms, listen to the history and follow the production process from bean to chocolate. You can be sure that you will learn a lot and get plenty of chocolate to taste!

Indigenous territory

Puerto Viejo means more than only Caribbean beaches! Just a few kilometers inland in the mountains live different indigenous tribes, with their own languages, religions, cultures and costums. There are tours from a few hours to several days, where you have the opportunity to get an insight into this very different world.

Horseback riding

What could be more beautiful than discovering the Caribbean on the back of a horse?
There are tours both in the jungle and on the beach. If the sea is calm enough, you can even go swimming with the horses.

Ara Project

After the disappearance of the green macaw, which was once located in the Caribbean, an organization was formed with the mission of reintroducing this species to the region. You will have the opportunity to visit this project, learn about their development and successes, and observe the majestic birds in the wild and yet at close range.

Surf lessons

Puerto Viejo means more than only Caribbean beaches! Just a few kilometers inland in the mountains live different indigenous tribes, with their own languages, religions, cultures and costums. There are tours from a few hours to several days, where you have the opportunity to get an insight into this very different world.

Ziplining

Get to know the jungle from a whole new perspective and take your adrenaline to the fullest with a journey through the treetops! Secured into a harness and attached to a sturdy cable, you will have the opportunity to fly through the rainforest canopy and experience a bird’s eye view of the lively forest below.

Dolphing Watching

Go on a boat tour with our captain to see dolphins in their natural habitat. There are two species that inhabit the waters of the Caribbean of Costa Rica: the bottlenose dolphin and the Tucuxi. Their daring feats and friendly behavior will make them spend an unfrogettable adventure (observation probabilities is 90% all year). The tour includes a stop in Punta Mona where you can swim, snorkel or just relax on the beach.

Jungle Adventure

This is an experience full of excitemente and different activities in one day in an impressive and exhuberant environment. It combines a little bit of everything: ziplining, rapelling, hanging bridges, waterfalls and much more, followed by a delicious lunch.

Cahuita National Park

A visit to Cahuita National Park, only 15km away, is an absolute must for any visitor to Puerto Viejo. On the hiking trail you can observe many animals, the picture book beaches invite you to swim and relax, and the protected coral reef is the best snorkeling spot in the region. Everything together makes the perfect day!

White Water Rafting

The Rafting Tour on the river Pacuare is one of the best choices for your adventure treks in Costa Rica. No other trip offers you the perfect blend of wilderness exposure and excitement, all in one day. The Pacuare River is world famous for its sheer beauty. A true river gorge flanked by steep, green walls. Here you enjoy the feeling of total isolation from urban life and the realness of being connected with nature. The 25 km run class III to IV includes a total of 52 rapids and is suitable for everyone.

Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge

At the end of the road 15 km behind Puerto Viejo, just before the border with Panama is the 4500 hectare Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge with an incredible biodiversity. Here the primary rainforest and the Caribbean Sea meet. Take a guided tour to discover the wildlife or just enjoy the beauty of the virgin beaches.

Waterfall Tour

In the outskirts of Puerto Viejo there are several waterfalls of different sizes and accessibility to explore. All waterfall tours start with a hike through the jungle, for which you will be rewarded with a refreshing swim in untouched nature. The shower under the waterfall and splashing in the natural pools surrounded by tropical vegetation will surely be an unforgettable experience.

Bocas del Toro

A very popular destination that you should not miss is Bocas del Toro, a group of small islands in Panama, just over the border with Costa Rica. In this paradisiacal archipelago life takes place on and around the water. Grab a water cab and go island hopping to a beach or one of the many bars. Also, the calm waters between the islands are popular for snorkeling and diving.

Tortuguero

Tortuguero is a village on the Northern Caribbean Coast surrounded by canals, lagoons and the ocean and therefore only reachable by boat or plane. The Nationalpark is considered as one of the best preserved sites in Costa Rica. Because of its remote location and difficult access this pristine rainforest remains virtually untouched and is home to many animals like sloths, monkeys, crocodiles, toucans, water birds colourful frogs and butterflies which can best be spotted on a boat tour. Moreover the National Park is the prime nesting site for the green and leatherback sea turtles. From June to October you can see the turtles laying their eggs and the young ones hatching.

FITNESS

Come and participate in all our activities that are made for you to fully enjoy your stay with us. Here you will have opportunities to apply your knowledge of Spanish and learn some new ones. They are made and created for you to learn Spanish by living and experiencing. Some of them take place in the early morning, others in the afternoon.

Morning Activities

The best way to start the day, watching the sunrise on the beach and exercising, to be full of energy and give thanks for having this wonderful privilege.

Workout + Brething Techniques + Meditation

We start from our school at 6am by car to the beach where we walk 1km to the best "Fitness Center in the world" (beach + river mouth + jungle all in one place), and our mother sun giving us all her energy. Here we do a series of very simple exercises to activate our whole body, joints, muscles, respiratory and circulatory system, to make you feel that you are alive where all your senses will be put into action, you will be very attentive and of course you will feel your breathing and the palpitations of your heart. Then we will do breathing techniques according to Wim Hof followed by a meditation to finally reach our center, where is the source of energy and all the wisdom. After this we return to the school, full of energy and gratitude for the wonder of life. Breakfast will be waiting for us. After this for sure you will have a good day

Yoga + Brething Techniques + Meditation

We start from our school at 6am by car to the beach where we walk 1km to the best "Fitness Center in the world" (beach + river mouth + jungle all in one place), and our mother sun giving us all her energy. Here we start with different techniques of Yoga exercises. In these moments you will only have to give thanks for being here, outdoors in the fresh air, in contact with the elements, air, mother earth, water (sea, river) and our sun, those who give us life every day. We will continue with some breathing techniques according to Wim Hof followed by a meditation to finally reach our center, where is the source of energy and all the wisdom. After this we return to the school, full of energy and gratitude for the wonder of life. Breakfast will be waiting for us. After this for sure you will have a good day!

Afternoon Activities

After a beautiful day at the beaches, having studied and enjoyed all what Puerto Viejo has to offer, what is better than to exercise and fill yourself with energy and have fun?

Zumba

Exercises to the beat of the music with some dance steps and easy choreography.

Tae Box

Self-defense exercises to the beat of music, which can take you to a state of sublime motivation and meditative trance. If you don't know this concept yet, you will understand it while practicing. This is where we want to take you.

Salsa

You will learn to dance salsa in a very easy and entertaining way. You will learn while having fun!