submitted by Miles Phillips, OSU Extension
Wildlife, Culture, Food: Sustainable Tourism Experiential Learning Tour in Costa Rica
About this trip
When: August 30, 2023 – September 6, 2023
Description: Oregon State University in partnership with Holbrook Travel is offering an 8-day travel program in Costa Rica. Explore the Caribbean coast parks, beaches, lowland forests, farms, and rivers on this fully guided experience. We welcome any adult interested in exploring Costa Rica.
Led by Miles Phillips, an Oregon State University Sea Grant Extension Professor for Sustainable Tourism, this experience will provide participants the chance to gain an understanding of best practices in sustainable tourism, including agritourism, wildlife viewing, and cultural tourism through direct interactive experiences. We will visit public parks, private farms and private land wildlife conservation forests.
Experience it all in a country recognized for being an international leader for conservation, agritourism, and sustainable tourism overall. For birders, you will likely add many species to your life list! You will experience the benefits of incredible naturalist guides and gain insights into how to enhance your future travels or your own tourist destination.
Miles Phillips has led many trips to Costa Rica. He, along with a local full-time professional guide and local activity guides, will provide participants an excellent learning experience.
Highlights
- Incredible bird and wildlife observation in one of the great birding/wildlife hotspots of the world, including opportunities to see monkeys, toucans, sloths and much, much more.
- Night beach walks in search of nesting sea turtles during core nesting season in Tortuguero National Park.
- Adventure experiences like zip lines and rafting, guided private forest hikes at night and during the day.
- Visits to chocolate and coffee farms to see, taste, and learn about the history and practices of cultivation and use in Costa Rica.
- Lessons in cooking and dancing Costa Rican style.
- Visit to the Costa Rica Pre-Columbian Gold Museum in San José showing a large collection of indigenous gold art.