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Home > EcoVacations > Group Tours |
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Day 1: June 21, 2011 Arrive into Costa Rica’s capital of San Jose any time throughout the day. Upon arrival, you will be greeted at the airport and transferred to your nearby hotel. In the evening, all of the workshop participants and instructors will gather to meet one another, review the trip's itinerary, plans, and goals and to enjoy dinner together.Day 2: June 22 After breakfast we will leave San Jose and drive to Hacienda Baru on the Pacific Coast. Following lunch, Hacienda Baru founder, Jack Ewing will give an orientation lecture to discuss the natural history and cultural history as well as his own experiences at Baru. In the late afternoon, participants will be instructed to do some individual exploration/photography. After dinner, we gather for our first instructional discussion: Digital Basics (Slide Show & What, Why, & How of Digital Photography... gear talk)Days 3 - 5: June 23 - 25 Our days at Hacienda Baru will include naturalist led hikes through the primary rainforest and mangrove forests and beaches, instruction sessions, optional adventure activities and plenty of time to photograph the exquisite surroundings. Instruction sessions include: Composition, Sharing images, Exposure Theory, Photographing Wildlife and Macro SubjectsDay 6: June 26 Enjoy a final morning to explore Baru before we drive up to the Savegre Mountain Lodge. After an orientation to this new place, we’ll take a naturalist guided hike into the cloud forest for landscape photography. After dinner, the instructional discussion will focus on: Photoshop Tips and Tricks.Days 7 - 8: June 27 - 28 Our days at Savegre offer the opportunity to photograph the Resplendant Quetzal, a hike down the Savegre River to Savegre Falls for landscape photo ops, and time spent in the gardens to focus on hummingbird & flora shots. Instructional discussions continue in the evenings.Day 9: June 29 This morning offers our last chance for photographing quetzals before driving back down to the Central Valley. Tonight we’ll have our final presentations and a farewell dinner.Day 10: June 30, 2011 Departures to airport throughout the day. Optional city tours or other extensions* available.*Possible depending on flight times and dates. Please inquire and let us know what your flight plans are! In order to reserve your space on the trip, please send in a deposit check or money order for $500.00 USD. We also accept Visa, MasterCard and Discover. 
Photos on this page © Bruce Leventhal. Please click here to visit his website. |
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| Trip Details:
Dates: June 21 - 30, 2011 Cost: $1500 per person land, based on double occupancy. |
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Who Should Participate? • Wildlife enthusiasts who enjoy nature and eco-travel vacations• People interested in wildlife, landscape, and digital photography • Beginner to advanced photographers who want to improve their photographic skills and share their work • Partners who are non-photographers that enjoy nature/eco-travel
 Inclusions in Land Cost: The above itinerary includes the following: • 9 nights eco-lodges, based on double-occupancy accommodation • Private air conditioned vehicle and driver for all ground transportation • Photography instruction, critiques and instrcutional materials • All Activities, entrance fees and guides per itinerary.There are optional and additional activities available. Please ask for pricing. • All meals included (Beginning dinner on Day 1 and ending breakfast on Day 10) Not included: International airfare to San Jose (airport code SJO), tips & gratuities to driver(s) and guide(s), airport exit tax of $26, alcoholic beverages, laundry, phone calls, incidentals, souvenirs. Single Rooms available for an additional $250 per person for the length of the trip. |
