About Us

The Source for Costa Rica Educational Adventure Travel

Treks Costa Rica student & educational expeditions endeavors to offer our clients opportunities to expand their horizons through travel. Founded and lead by professional educators and travel experts, Treks Costa Rica realize the true benefits of an educational program. What better way to experience an in-depth discovery of Costa Rica than to experience it first-hand under the guidance of expert naturalists and educators. Treks Costa Rica student & educational expeditions adheres to a strong educational philosophy when designing each tour, whether the emphasis is on adult education or tours appropriate for student groups. We have developed a number unique relationships with university field study programs, conservation societies, eco-study organizations, language schools and community service projects to provide you with a very special educational travel opportunity. Whatever your interest or focus we have the expertise and operational experience to provide you with a high quality, meaningful, non-tourist, in-depth educational experience.

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Our Mission "Enhancing travelers' lives through education"

The mission of Treks Costa Rica is to enhance the lives of students of any age by extending educational programming into the worldwide classroom and providing the best opportunity for learning through seeing, experiencing, and interacting.

Service & Experience

Treks Costa Rica provides the utmost in personalized service. We coordinate every aspect of your program. We work behind the scenes to ensure a safe, fun and memorable experience for each participant.

Our years of experience allow us to handle all of the logistics from start to finish:

All development, reservations & logistical planning
Round trip air and /or deluxe motor coach transportation
Quality hotel & lodging accommodations
Escorts, naturalist guides, lecturers, educators
Nutritious and plentiful food service
Highest quality leaders, lecturers & educational programming

Treks Costa Rica will put together the educational component appropriate for your tour or choose the programming that is of interest to you and your group. These include a list of lecturers and educators with expertise in bio-study, conservation, nature, language study, youth programming and much more.

The Treks Costa Rica Difference!

Safety is our first priority

Treks Costa Rica considers the safety and security of our participants to be the top priority. Being based in Costa Rica is not enough; putting together travel programs takes much more to ensure the perfect and safest possible program. We travel to destinations that have been fully explored by our staff, giving us intimate knowledge of the area. Comfortable transportation and lodging have been specifically picked that are group-friendly to insure maximum comfort and peace of mind. We have an excellent staff-to-participant ratio so that every one of our clients’ needs is met. For our younger groups, we ensure that the group is supervised at all times and each day is fully programmed. Free time to explore is offered in small groups in controlled areas with an accompanying staff member.

Why Educational Travel with Treks Costa Rica?

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Customized Tour Development

Treks Costa Rica develops unique, customized educational travel programs for each group. An experienced, licensed Educator is assigned to assist in planning specialized travel itineraries, including all transportation, meals, lodging, and programming.

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Quality Leadership

Each Treks Costa Rica Student & Educational Expedition is staffed with a full-time educator who is responsible for all educational content, guiding, and logistics. Many educators are teachers, university professors, tour leaders, and naturalists. They are dynamic and energetic professionals who are experts in engaging groups.

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Outstanding Educational Content

To prepare groups for their adventure, Treks Costa Rica provides relevant educational resources prior to each trip. This content is then brought to life during the trip through lively and meaningful presentations. Groups are met at their level of interest and knowledge, with powerful and stimulating information.

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Premium Accommodations and Amenities

Treks Costa Rica Student & Educational Expeditions uses only premium properties for its tours. We choose comfortable, clean, and spacious lodgings which are suitable for younger student groups. Meals are nutritious, well-balanced, and plentiful.

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Safe and Secure Travel

Treks Costa Rica is one of the most established tour operators in the industry with over 30 years’ experience having run tours for thousands of students in Costa Rica and worldwide; not to mention we maintain one of the most comprehensive travel protection policies in the industry.

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24-Hour Emergency Assistance

Detailed itineraries and contact numbers to our offices and lodgings are provided to each participant and their families along with our 24-hour emergency toll-free contact numbers.

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Gateway to a Great Time

Let Treks Costa Rica take care of the details of your travel program so you and your group members can sit back, enjoy, learn, and experience memories that will last a lifetime!

Customized tours and educational programming to fit your group

Treks Costa Rica Student & Educational Expeditions has developed a number of tour and educational categories to satisfy your groups’ interests:

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Scholar & Lecture Series

Treks Costa Rica will supply your tour with a knowledgeable regional expert; if you are interested in a particular lecturer or scholar to accompany your program, we will make the necessary arrangements and gear the tour toward your particular academic interests. Through education and expert leadership we strive to provide an in-depth understanding of the destinations we travel, whether you explore and seek out the elusive Quetzal in the cloud forests of Monteverde, geothermal renewable energy programs at the Arenal Volcano or study with top-tier scientists at university filed schools we have the expertise and operational experience to develop your perfect travel program.

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Student Programming

Our educators have developed curriculum dedicated to helping students of all ages discover history, nature and science in a whole new way. Our educators have put together programs that can be geared toward your group’s particular interests to provide participants with a fun and new way to experience and learn about their destinations.

Client Reviews

Ruth W

2020-02-09

Great trip to the volcano Thanks to Juan Carlos for his very knowledgeable trip to the volcano. He provided so much helpful information and gave us plenty of time to make the climb. As with all the guides he was very passionate about his country and the eco systems thanks Juan Carlos. Ruth and John.

Aussie1fan

2020-01-29

Great tour company We used Trek to go on a couple of tours- professional, punctual, knowledgeable and Juan Carlos went the extra mile. Lots of information and genuinely seemed to love his job and CR.

Ashleigh S

2019-09-17

Best Tour Experience We took the hanging bridges and volcano hike tours in one day! Juan Carlos was a wonderful tour guide and he took time to explain everything completely on the tour. We were so happy to learn so much about the animals and raw nature of this beautiful area! Thanks Juan Carlos for a fabulous tour!!

whitwyatt

2019-08-09

Hanging bridges and arenal volcano tour Fantastic tour with Juan Carlos. Undoubtedly the best guide I have ever had anywhere. He kept my 10 and 17 year old enthralled for several hours as we hiked through the rain forest, and that's saying a lot! Can't recommend this tour or him too highly. His knowledge of the forest was amazing, his interaction with the kids was great and maybe one day if we are lucky we can do it all again. Thanks Juan Carlos!

Ray P

2019-03-18

Great Guide, Great Day! Juan Carlos did an excellent job on our nature hike of Arenal Volcano. He was extremely knowledgeable about the geology of the volcano, the ramifications of the eruptions on the community, the fauna and the flora. He was enthusiastic and concerned that he provided us with what we wanted out of the tour. Our secoind stop was at the Eco Termales hot springs. We chose to have dinner before soaking. The dinner was excellent. The early dinner seating was almost empty and the hot springs were not at all crowded when we settled in for a long soak.

BSach72

2018-12-25

Family hike near the Arsenal volcano- thanks Joshua! Nature hike with guide. Easy and beautiful, great views and photos. There were many other groups on the trail, which could be a downside. But for our family for 10 with ranging abilities, and a very adventurous morning, it was nice to have this easy hike. We learned so much about the ecosystem and all of the animals, especially birds, that we saw. It was clear from observing the other groups, hiking with guides from various other guide companies, that Joshua stuck out as one of the best. (I did see a Wave tours guide from our earlier adventure, that’s another option, he was the only other guide that seemed to hold a candle to Josh). Joshua was so friendly, answered all of our questions, helped us understand the ecology, taught us about Costa Rica, and clearly loves what he does. Such a delight.

Alex

2018-12-15

Great Tour Santos really know his stuff and the driver was also fantastic. I would highly recommend them to anyone.

Linda35394

2018-11-30

Hanging Bridges morning tour Santos and Michael were our personal guides this morning as we hiked in the Arenal Hanging Bridges Park. Just the two of us and the two of them plus our driver Alexander. Which we loved! We learned quite a lot about the "tropical wet forest" and its native vegetation and wildlife and the local culture etc. It was great to be in our own small group, taking our time exploring, asking questions and just being in the middle of a lush abundance of nature! The hanging Bridges were fun too. A bit disappointed in not seeing toucans or monkeys, but time of day may have played a part as well as crowds of people in other groups. They provided a fresh pineapple snack for us and a comfortable new van right from our hotel. Would highly recommend them and this tour company!

Khanh V

2018-11-28

Awesome Arenal Outings I arrived at my hotel with nothing planned for my time in Arenal and ended up booking my excursion thru the front desk. It was an all day outing with 4 activities and meals included - the mistico hanging bridges, la fortuna waterfalls, lunch at my hotel lomas del volcan, a hike at el silencio, and then a few hours at tabacon hot springs with their buffet dinner. as a solo traveler with no rental car, it was worth the ~$200 USD to be driven around and guided on the activities rather than trying to coordinate transportation and figure out the itinerary for myself. Our guide was Michael and our driver was Santos and both were super friendly and knowledgeable. I would highly recommend this to anybody else traveling to the area!

José David L

2018-08-08

Caminata al volcán Arenal Fuimos mi esposa, mi hijo de 3 años y yo al sendero de 1968 en una buseta bien acondicionada y espaciosa conducida por Leo. Iniciamos el recorrido con nuestro guía Edson quien nos mostró desde monos aulladores hasta plantaciones de caña y café. Muy profesional, amable y con mucho conocimiento. Fue una caminata de dificultad ligera a media de aproximadamente 2 horas pasando por puntos dónde se vió el volcán, la lava del 68 y el lago del arenal, unas vistas preciosas! Al final del camino, nos recibió con una deliciosa piña fresca y regresamos La Fortuna. Genial la experiencia y se la recomiendo a todos! Muchas gracias Leo y Edson! #Trekcr.