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New Learning Academy’s services include not only Spanish classes, but also the arrangement of tours in Costa Rica. These tours are for those who want to truly experience this exotic and beautiful country. They can be arranged for your weekends off, or before or after you have completed your Spanish course.

2-3 Day Tours

Hotel Playa Tambor
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Relax and enjoy this all-inclusive resort located on the beautiful Tambor Beach in Ballena Bay. Located next to Los Delfines Golf & Country Club with fabulous facilities, it is considered to be one of the best 5-star resorts in Costa Rica. Ideal for a family or couple that desires a worry-free vacation. The entertainment and activities are plentiful, the food is great and the ambience is one of relaxed family fun. 3 days, 2 nights. Price includes: round-trip transportation, all meals, unrestricted consumption of any brand of national drinks (with or without alcohol), entertainment and sports, day and evening entertainment programs, water sports, use of sports facilities and lounges, use of 9-hole golf course, ecological park, and towel service by the pool.
$ 215
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Manuel Antonio National Park
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Experience the beauty of expansive white sand beaches backed by an evergreen forest that grows right up to the high tide line. The perfect trip for those wanting both stunning beaches and walks through the forest. Don’t forget to look up—you’ll be accompanied by monkeys, birds, and the occasional sloth. 3 days, 2 nights. Price includes two nights at Villa Bosque, breakfast and dinner each day, entrance into the national park, and round-trip transportation.
$ 150
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Monteverde Cloud Forest
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The Monteverde area is considered one of the most outstanding wildlife refuges in the New World Tropics. The rainforest contains more than 100 species of mammals, over 400 species of birds, tens of thousands of insect species, and 2,500 species of plants. 2 days, 1 night. Price includes luxury transport, lodging, meals each day, entrance to the hanging bridge and biological reserve, as well as visits to the cheese factory and hummingbird comedores.
$ 100
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Tortuguero Canals
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This is the most important area in the Western Caribbean for the nesting grounds of the green sea turtle (Chelonia Midas). This region abounds with rich flora and fauna. Visit both the national park and the canals. 3 days, 2 nights. Price includes round-trip transportation, boat cruise on the canals, breakfast, lunch, and dinner each day, and two nights accommodation.
$ 190
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We also offer a variety of ecological excursions and talks for those who are interested in learning more about Costa Rican flora and fauna. For example, we can arrange tours to bird, snake or butterfly farms, and visits to conferences about all kinds of interesting ecological topics. Contact us for more information.


Day Tours

Arenal & Hot Springs
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Take a day trip to Arenal to see one of Costa Rica's greatest wonders and one of the few viewable active volcanoes on the planet. After viewing the volcano and the nearby La Fortuna Waterfall, you will visit the famous Tabacón hot springs, where you can relax in these soothing steam baths. Enjoy a lovely buffet dinner at the Tabacón resort before you return to San José. This is absolute relaxation that you won’t want to miss. Price includes: bilingual guide, transportation, lunch, dinner, and entrance to the Tabacón Resort.
$ 85
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Arenal Adventure
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Arenal Volcano is one of the most active volcanoes in the Americas. See this natural wonder close-up, walking on trails near the volcano and fishing for tilapias on Lake Arenal. Soak in hot springs and visit a crocodile farm. Price also includes use of hot springs, breakfast, and round-trip transportation.
$ 75
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The Best of Costa Rica!
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Visit Poás Volcano and Cloud Forest, La Paz Waterfall and Butterfly Garden, Sarapiquí River and Braulio Carrillo National Park. On this tour you’ll experience the most recommended sights in Costa Rica all in one day at a no-rush pace. The price also includes breakfast and lunch, round-trip transportation, and a coffee plantation visit.
$ 85
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Café Britt Coffee Tour
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This half-day tour begins in an actual coffee plantation, then visitors are invited to the theater for a multimedia presentation describing the history of coffee and how it’s produced, from farming to the beverage we all know. Visitors then have the opportunity to shop at the Café Britt factory outlet. Price also includes lunch, round trip transportation, and a course on how to make cappuccino.
$ 40
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Canopy Tour
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Highly recommended! This is a once-in-a-lifetime experience in the rainforest of San José de la Montaña. Gliding from platform to platform, you’ll feel like you’re flying through the treetops in the mountainous forests that surround the Central Valley. This tour is an extreme close-up look at nature, roaming through the canopy and getting a true bird's eye view of the tropical forest. Price includes round-trip transportation, entrance to the park, and a bilingual guide.
$ 75
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Isla Tortuga
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Located in the Nicoya Gulf, this island makes a lovely day trip. Enjoy the luxury of a cruise while spending time on an island with soft, white sand, beautiful blue water, and tropical dry forest. Walk though forest trails, climb to the lookout point, or rent sea kayaks for time on the ocean. Price includes land transportation from San José, bilingual guide, morning snack, water transportation, welcome cocktail, as well as tropical fruits and soft drinks, live music, and a barbecue lunch.
$ 75
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Rainforest Aerial Tram
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Go on a fascinating excursion through the rainforest canopy and its hanging gardens of plants and animals hidden at the top of tall tropical trees! Experience both the shadowed sub-canopy, a dark world of overburdened tree limbs dripping with mosses, ferns, and orchids, and a breath-taking journey through and above the airy canopy. Price includes lunch, round-trip transportation, entrance to the park, a guided nature walk, and a guided tour on the Rainforest Tram.
$ 60
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White Water Rafting IV (Pacuare)
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Experience the thrill of some of the finest white water in Latin America! The adventurous rafter will experience a ride of unbelievable natural beauty as we wind through one of Costa Rica's most impressive rainforests. Price includes equipment, breakfast and lunch, and round-trip transportation.
$ 98
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White Water Rafting III (Reventazón)
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This is a truly delightful rafting experience that everyone will enjoy, and ideal for those who are testing themselves on whitewater for the first time. Price includes equipment, breakfast and lunch, and round-trip transportation.
$ 80
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Extra activities

The following is a list of extra curricular activities which New Learning Academy offers:

- Ecological workshops.
- Arts and Crafts.
- Guitar Lessons.
- Latin Music.
- Theater.
- Costa Rican Art.


If you arrange Spanish classes for a group of ten or more we will include these extra activities free of charge.

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