Surf lessons
| Del Mar Surf Camp provides qualified surf instructors for a professional & safe training through providing a maximum ratio of 2 students to one instructor. Depending on the tides, the day starts with a surf lesson where you will learn the basics of surfing, safety tips, paddling techniques, standing up on a board and riding waves. Then they get you in the water and teach you about paddling out, safety in the water & then catching the right wave! |
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Intensa students have a special rate of $50 per
2-hour lesson that includes: equipment, instructor and transportation within Jaco.
For further information please visit: http://www.delmarsurfcamp.com/ |
Free Latin dance lesson
Salsa, merengue, bachata, cumbia, swing, reggaeton, etc. Once a week at Intensa Bo. Escalante
Free Costa Rican cooking lessons
Once a week at Intensa Bo. Escalante
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Tours:
Some of the most popular tours are listed below. If you have any suggestions please feel free to let us know.
Manuel Antonio National Park
Four days of immersion Spanish language lessons followed by three days on the ocean
in Quepos and Manuel Antonio National Park, where you can put into practice what you´ve learned. Among the many additional adventure activities available there, you might consider these:
- Visiting Manuel Antonio.
- National Park.
- Horseback riding on the beach or in the mountains.
- White water rafting (there are several rivers to choose from) Ocean, river or mangrove.
- Forest kayaking.
- Canopy touring.
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Playa Tamarindo, Guanacaste
Strike out for the northern Pacific coast,
an area of dry tropical forest, cattle
ranches and dusty roads ideal for
additional activities:
- Surfing.
- Scuba diving.
- Recreational biking.
- Sport fishing.
- Horseback riding.
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Puerto Viejo, Limón
If you can, don´t miss the magical Caribbean Coast marked
by beautiful white sand beaches and exuberant jungle.
When you´re not on one of our suggested additional
adventure activities below, enjoy the typical Caribbean
cuisine or just lie back and relax in the sea breeze.
- Surfing.
- Reef diving.
- Recreational biking.
- Sea and river kayaking.
- Horseback riding.
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Arenal Volcano and the town of La Fortuna
Does an active volcano stir your adrenaline? You might want to choose some of the following additional activities:
- Spending time in a hot springs resort.
- Canopy touring.
- Touring the volcano on an ATV.
- Swimming at La Fortuna Waterfalls.
- Rappeling.
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Source: govisitcostarica.com
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Tour Costa RIcan Islands
Cruise past some of the 23 islands in the Gulf
of Nicoya where you can see dolphins, sea turtles, and an array of exotic birds upon a 71
foot Catamaran where you are served a
gourmet meal accompanied by chilled white wine and live music.
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Explore Tropical Rainforest
Experience incredible views of the rainforest on an aerial tram, or for the truly adventurous, while flying down a zipline!
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Courtesy:
Shirley Siebler (former Intensa student) |
Tour A Coffee Plantation
Visit a real coffee plantation filled with songbirds where you can experience the sweetness of a ripe coffee cherry, witness the production cycle of coffee, and taste the freshly roasted finished product
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Other Options
- Touring Tortuga Island.
- Aerial Tram Rides.
- Train Rides to the Pacific Coast.
- Guayabo Aborigine Reserve.
- Other Volcanoe tours (Poás, Irazú,
Barva, Turrialba).
- Some outdoor activities may include hiking, horseback riding, river rafting, diving and snorkeling.
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Culture, Gastronomy & In-city entertainment.
- Museums (Jade, Gold, Numismatic, Pre-Columbian Art, Contemporary Art and more).
- San Jose Craft Market (Democracy Plaza, downtown San Jose heading East).
- San Jose Central Market (Downtown San Jose).
- A variety of bars & restaurants with all kinds of food: Costa Rican, Vegetarian, Asian, Peruvian, Argentinian, Brazilian, Mexican, Italian, French, Spanish, Greek and more.
- Butterfly farm (La Guacima, Alajuela).
- Zoo Ave (Bird park in La Garita, Alajuela).
- Serpentarium (InBioparque, Santo Domingo, Heredia).
- Concerts (Classic, Trova, Costa Rican Folk music, Jazz, rock and more).
- Theatres and cinemas.
- Dance halls.
Fees.
If we have missed an adventure that you have in mind, let us know. If it is available, we will arrange to include it in your Spanish language lessons and adventure course.
(Additional activities are NOT included.)
NOTE
- Classes are from Monday thru Thursday and Adventure Friday thru Sunday.
- Ask for our special price for groups of 2 or more persons.
- INTENSA makes a real, reasonable effort to group students according to their oral proficiency level. It sometimes happens, however, that a student level does not correspond to any of the existing levels, in which case the student will be given three hours of private lessons instead of four in a group at no extra cost, until another student is found at the same level.
Prices Include
- Airport pick-up and return.
- Spanish lessons.
- Text materials.
- Registration fee.
- Homestay.
- Laundry.
- Two meals.
- Round trip to weekend site chosen.
- Two night, three days at hotel.
- Hotel taxes.
- Free internet.
- Dance lessons, 1 hour per week.
- Cooking lessons, 1 hour per week.
***Additional activities are NOT included on the Adventure Program***
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