Worldtracker

Course Description

Welcome to our newest addition to The Tracker School! WorldTracker We will be trekking the country of Costa Rica from the west coast to the east coast for 10 action packed days with a few days in Nicaragua. We will fly or go by boat to remote areas like Rio Indio or Cahuita National Park where we will learn about the great and fragile ecosystem of the country as well as going kayaking through the immense forest. We may see all four monkeys that inhabit Costa Rica. We have many other activities planned while learning of the flora and fauna and of course how to survive in the riches of a rainforest. We will include a hike to a volcano, a canopy walk, a zip line, and a waterfall, truly all the beauty that Costa Rica has to offer.

The Tracker School would like to welcome Marcos Soto to our WORLDTRACKER program. He is a bilingual environmental teacher with a Bachelors Degree in Biology and has years of experience running eco tours and, for a young man, is quite the grandfather. He has worked in the ecotourism for 21 years including the area of hotel/motel management. He has a wealth of knowledge of Costa Rica, and The Tracker School would like Marcos to share his encyclopedia of information with you. He will be co-instructing alongside Tom Brown, Jr.

This will be an intimate class of only 20 students so there will be one-on-one time with both Tom and Marcos. This will be the trip of a lifetime for all who are able to attend. Normally, The Tracker School requires that everyone must attend the standard class to attend any other class that is offered. We have decided to require that only one (1) person in a group must have graduated the Standard class. This is a wonderful way to introduce friends and family to The Tracker School. If you are coming as a single, a single rate will apply, and you must have graduated the Standard class.

We are planning two days in the Northwest central section of Costa Rica called Arenal. There we can see an active volcano, visit hot springs, see a waterfall, and learn about some of the 10,000 species of plants that grow only in the canopy.

Then we will travel in the early morning to the Sarapiqui area where we can white water raft on the Sarapiqui River. After white water rafting we will boat to Rio Indio, Nicaragua for two evenings and a visit to an indigenous town. These wonderful people speak English and have for 200 years. They are very much hunter-gathers but do a little subsistence agriculture. While keeping most of their customs they also interact with the townspeople for trade of their produce for sugar, coffee and other grains and necessities. There we will take a kayak tour deep into the jungle. We will travel the waterways in search of four King Fishers, Sloths, Howler monkeys, and other animals and reptiles like the elusive Caiman crocodile.

We then leave Rio Indio and head toward Southern Caribbean Coast in the Almendros & Corales area and spend two nights. There we will explore the Cahuita National Park where we can swim and snorkel. We will visit the town of Limon for a local lunch. Then we will fly to the Pacific Coast in the central section of Costa Rica near the border of Panama where we can visit Corcovado National Park and look for the White Face Capuchin monkey. There we will experience wonderful ride on a zip line.

We are all excited at The Tracker School to embark on this new adventure and look forward to you joining us and becoming a WORLDTRACKER!

This is a basic itinerary and will be subject to change. As we near the departure date you will be sent a final itinerary with hotel names, days in each location, meals, and other items that are included.