Happy Guanacaste Day from Costa Rica! Last Friday students were heading to the Lopez house to prepare homemade sugar cane using the traditional trapiche and getting a taste of sweet pure sugar. After a brief sugar rush, students were eager to hike just a short distance up the mountain to a beautiful gushing 80 foot waterfall! […]
Saturday was a big day as we welcomed our last round of Girl Scout Destinations programs for the summer! Rainforest, River & Reef, Catching Waves, and Scuba & Sea Turtle Adventure bonded together sharing their experiences on Saturday as they awaited their Outward Bound Costa Rica adventures! Every Wednesday stay up to date with for […]
Our first Pacific Wave & Water summer expedition course kicked off their week with a service project on our local reserve at the Tres Rios rainforest base before heading out to catch their first waves! The students plus instructors Jorge and Spencer headed behind base on Sunday where they gave a helping hand in clearing […]
This week our Girl Scout Destination Programs were out and about throughout Costa Rica & Panama keeping busy with service projects, scuba diving, turtle conservation and many more exciting activities! Join us every Wednesday for the latest Girl Scout photos and information! Scuba & Sea Turtle #2 Last week, Girl Scouts of Scuba & Sea […]
This week marked the beginning of our first summer enrollment scuba diving course as the students made their way to the beautiful islands of Bocas Del Toro, Panama. The students had many activities to look forward to in Panama including viewing the intricate coral reefs and wide variety of sea animals, an official NAUI Dive certification, […]
National Geographic turns 125 years old this year – and we love what they’re all about. This company has grown a lot since its inception, and it is starting to branch out into multiple environments. A newer beta program they’re working on is Nat Geo: Education. While looking into what this new site is all […]
Last week Outward Bound Costa Rica bid farewell to the last of its Semester students. It’s been a wonderful few months and all of us in the Communications Office have really enjoyed hearing these students’ stories on transition days, experiencing their activities through photos and video and having the chance to watch them gain leadership […]
We offer extensive opportunities for whitewater rafting here at Outward Bound Costa Rica where we run class 3, 4 and 5 rapids on some of the country’s most beautiful rivers. We were thrilled to see rafting’s increasing popularity across the world as displayed in this article about the sport in Lebanon. This kind of adventure […]
Although we applaud the efforts of Adventure Sports Center International of McHenry, Maryland for creating a man-made river with whitewater rapids for rafting, we much prefer the thrill of rafting on our Costa Rican rivers! We will say though that this seems like a good alternative for folks testing the rafting waters. ‘Tis the season […]
Tradition is always a great thing to see in action. Take a look at this awesome family business in Ecuador. Story here. It was no joke when we said that a lot of folks were talking about Everest expeditions. However, we thankfully can say that the season is over, and now folks have begun rafting in […]
The Canyon School recently conducted their annual multi-element course in Costa Rica. The group took part in a true adventure oriented course which included a hiking portion, surfing, white water rafting, as well as a canopy zipline tour. Take a look below to see some of the action! Contact our Custom Courses & Partnerships Manager for more […]
Just last week several local kindergarten students visited the Outward Bound Costa Rica base to have a day of exploration and adventure! After exploring the campus, the group sang some amazing songs (in English!), practiced their rafting skills and played with the base puppies. Fortunately, we had the camera handy and were able to capture all the action. Take a […]
Outward Bound Costa Rica recently hosted Girl Scout Troop 4006 for a week long trip which included a Volcano hike, a rafting day, a service project in the Talamanca region, as well as some time to explore the tree tops during a canopy zipline tour. This energetic group of girls truly had a great time, especially when […]
As many of our former students know, heading down the river in a ducky (inflatable kayak) is one of the most fun ways to enjoy the river. This is exactly what Communications Director Jeff Friend learned on a recent trip to the river with our Tropical Challenge and Leadership groups. Take a look below to […]
The Tropical Challenge and Leadership Semester students are in the midst of their whitewater river phase, and have been able to get us some awesome shots in between some of the rapids. Take a look below for pictures of both groups! Update: Semester students have finished up the phase! We grabbed some more photos from […]