Stasher in Costa Rica
Giveback + Connect!
Destination: Guanacaste, Costa Rica
Dates: April 22-26, 2020, 5 days/4 nights
Giveback: Beach clean-up
With its warm waters under a bright tropical sun, Costa Rica is the perfect location to rejuvenate and connect ensuring your team returns home refreshed and appreciative! We'll kayak the seas, workout beachside, surf, hike, eat local fruits, and toast under the stars – some of the most magnificent adventures Costa Rica has to offer! We’ll also have the chance to live the Stasher message with a beach clean-up! All this with our favorite fitness trainers and friends.
All-inclusive trip, plus…
+ Daily private group wellness practices including: yoga, guided meditation, or fitness class
+ Exploration of guided mindful eating
+ 4 nights at the luxurious El Mangroove Hotel, located on the beach with a focus on sustainability and social responsibility
+ All locally sourced meals offered at the hotel (various gathering areas available to ensure variability)
+ Surf lesson, ziplining, SUP boarding, 4 Waterfalls hike, and a beach clean-up
+ Trip leader on-staff and available pre/post trip and throughout your time in Costa Rica
SUMMARY
DAY 1: BIENVENIDOS! Arrive Liberia Airport, Transfer to tamarindo or Panama Beach
DAY 2: SUP Boarding and Ziplining
Day 3: Group Beach Clean-up and Surfing Lesson
DAY 4: 4 Waterfalls Hike
DAY 5: Adios! Depart Costa Rica
DETAILED ITINERARY
Day 1
Costa Rica is a world renowned leader in environmental sustainability; inspiring examples abound!
Meals: B
Arrive Liberia Airport, Transfer to the Beach
Arrival at the Airport in Liberia and pass through immigration and customs. Upon departure, find your driver holding a sign with your name on it. Transfer to your beachside hotel (20 min.) hotel. We gather as a group for an evening workout before a welcome dinner. Overnight in your beachside hotel.
Day 2
Enchanting view of the Pacific from your beachside hotel.
Meals: B | L | D
SUP Boarding and Ziplining
After a leisurely breakfast, we’ll jump in for a group mindfulness and movement practice to prepare us for a day of adventure. Following, get ready to stand up paddleboard (SUP) around the ocean.
After a relaxing lunch, we don our harnesses to soar through the trees and glide through the beautiful Tropical Dry Forest environment. We’ll sail from canopy to canopy via zipline, sharing the trees and view with the playful monkeys.
Return to the hotel for some beach time. Optional yoga class before our group dinner.
DAY 3
Soak up the abundant flora.
Meals: B | L | D
Group Beach Clean-up and Surfing Lesson
We will have snacks available for morning risers, followed by a morning stretch and yoga session before a leisurely group breakfast. In true Stasher fashion, we will gather as a group to comb the beaches for discarded plastics. After the cleanup, our surf instructor will teach us the basics of surfing and give everyone a chance try out their skills. Return to the hotel for a relaxing afternoon with an option to join in a group workout or yoga before a group dinner.
Day 4
Picture perfect sunsets abound over the Pacific Ocean.
Meals: B | L | D
Rincon de la Vieja 4 Waterfalls Hike
Early risers enjoy a morning group workout and meditation before breakfast. We start our adventure with a one hour walk on beautiful forested trails to reach Victoria waterfall, taking the picturesque scenery of the tropical forest and observing the nature that we find on the way. Once near the river, there is a small and steep descent to the pool of the waterfall.
With our bilingual naturalist guide, you can continue walking the path through the tropical forest to enjoy the best views of the volcano, incredible nature, volcanic activity and wildlife. In the park live more than 300 species of birds, and many other animals, such as armadillos, peccaries, iguanas, coatis, white-faced, howler and spider monkeys. Two twin falls called Las Chorreras fall in a spectacular pool of blue sky minerals. A small canyon of volcanic rock surrounds the falls and the pool, creating an intimate tropical oasis for a refreshing dip.
We will also visit the La Oropendola Waterfall. With its impressive 25 meter height, it falls into a bubbling pool of turquoise color in the lush canyon of the White River, creating an incredible tropical oasis. And finally, we will see the Rio Negro waterfall, which is born from a source of thermal water.We’ll have an available afternoon class, followed by a final group dinner. Evening Meditation before bed.
Day 5
Farewell beautiful Costa Rica!
Meals: B
Adios
After breakfast, meet your driver for your transfer to the International Airport in Liberia or begin your extension to another area of the country.
ACCOMMODATIONS
El Mangroove
El Mangroove Land of volcanic peaks, scenic waterfalls, hot springs and rich flora and fauna. National parks, wildlife refuges, quaint villages, historic sites and a countless sum of golden beaches in the area provide a variety of activities for guests that seek an authentic Costa Rican experience. Located on the prestigious Gulf of Papagayo on the northern Pacific Coastline of Guanacaste, El Mangroove is the closest beach resort to an international airport within Costa Rica at just 20 minutes from touchdown to sand.
All-INclusive PRICING DETAILS:
$1795 per person, Double Room
$2380 per person, Single Room
$1655 per person, Triple Room
Included:
All local transportation including round-trip airport transfer
Meals
Non-alcoholic drinks
Option to contribute a portion of your booking to: Community School Support, Enterprising Women, or Community Welfare
Beach Clean-Up, which includes a donation from your booking
Accommodations as detailed
All adventures and related equipment as detailed
Bilingual naturalist guides
Not Included:
International airfare
Travel insurance
Gratuities
Any item not specifically mentioned in the itinerary
Alcoholic beverage unless otherwise detailed