EcoTeach Student Travel To Costa Rica
We believe that student travel has the power to change the world. Our student travel program EcoTeach provides opportunities for life changing experiences that support wildlife conservation and local communities.
While not all of our trips involve sea turtles, these animals are an ideal field trip for students. Working with sea turtles is safe and doesn’t require special skills and the help that student volunteers can provide is critical to saving these endangered animals. All profits from schools traveling through EcoTeach support our sea turtle conservation programs around the world.
Choose from our itineraries to Costa Rica, Galapagos, & Belize or contact us to customize your own trip. Your group can work with the incredible giant leatherback turtle, help catch green and hawksbill turtles at sea, observe turtles while snorkeling, and many more activities.
Costa Rica Student Field Trips
Your group will head to the turtle project on the Caribbean coast to walk the beach in search of nesting sea turtles and hatchlings. Head next to the Southern Caribbean coast to Cahuita, home to beautiful beaches, rainforest, and a rich cultural heritage.
Then travel from the Caribbean Coast to the northern lowlands. Arrive in a rural community. Stay in Fortuna at the base of the Arenal Volcano.
Dates: Available March to June
Price: From $2,595 per person depending on group size
Arrive in the Central Valley of Costa Rica. Next, head to the Osa Peninsula, a remote wonderland. Here, work with biologists and staff in the Golfo Dulce on turtle monitoring and mangrove restoration.
You will also visit an organic farm that grows cacao and visit an indigenous Boruca community to participate in a mask-painting workshop.
Dates: Available year round except for October & November
Price: From $2,295 per person depending on group size
The leatherback is one of nature's truly unique creatures. Their immense size boggles the mind. Meet our local partner Save The Turtles Of Parismina to study and protect leatherbacks along the northern Caribbean coast.
During the day, you will participate in community activities, a beach cleanup, and a boat tour. Then visit a unique butterfly farm.
Dates: Available March to June
Price: From $1,995 per person depending on group size
Galapagos Student Field Trips
Join us for this unique trip to the legendary Islands. Learn about the unique geology and ecology of 3 different islands.
Observe wildlife including birds like blue footed boobies, sea lions, and iguanas. We will also visit exotic landscapes such as reefs and volcanoes, participate in volunteer activities, and more.
Price: From $2,995 pp depending on group size
Get to know the incredible wildlife of this extraordinary archipelago. Visit three different islands to snorkel with sea lions, turtles, and possibly penguins. Observe the giant tortoises, iguanas, and many species of birds.
Activities on this trip include snorkeling at several great spots, ocean kayaking, visits to conservation and research stations, and hikes to great viewpoints.
Price: from $3,895 pp depending on group size
Walk in Darwin's footsteps across volcanic landscapes where evolution is still unfolding. The Galápagos Islands offer an unparalleled living laboratory.
Students will study endemic species up close, assist in tortoise conservation programs, and snorkel alongside sea lions and marine iguanas. This is science education at its most extraordinary.
Price: from $4,395 pp depending on group size
Belize Student Field Trips
This trip offers opportunities to observe some of the most charismatic ocean creatures. Bottlenose dolphins, manatees, several species of sea turtles, and more than 500 species of fish and 100 species of coral populate these crystal blue waters.
Spend 5 nights at St. George’s, participating in research programs and exploring coral reefs including the Hol Chan Marine Reserve.
Price: from $2,195 pp depending on group size
The Belize Barrier Reef is an extraordinary ocean wildlife hotspot. Bottlenose dolphins, manatees, several species of sea turtles, and more than 500 species of fish and 100 species of coral populate these crystal blue waters.
On this trip, you will stay at 7 days at a research station at St. George’s, participating in research on sea turtles, dolphins, Queen conch, and manatees.
Price: from $2,795 pp depending on group size
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