Our Unique Approach
Connect with the beauty, explore the issues,
become the solution
The distinguishing feature of each of our Chill Expeditions/Costa Rican Adventures Trips is our combined educational and travel philosophy, and how each enhances your experience and what endures thereafter. Please read about our Story Approach, Expedition Mentality, and our commitment to Community Service, as each of these aspects is what makes our product unique and superb.
Furthermore, the company is owned by two former teachers who were clients of CRA; both of whom have tremendous, but unique, travel and adventure experience. The value they add is twofold: They understand things very well from the client’s perspective, and they have vast experience in both education and adventure/cultural travel, so they understand how these can be fused to create magical experiences for any age!
All of our educational adventures share a core approach, but since families, schools and adult groups are different, we tailor our approach for each group’s needs and expectations.
“Eddie and I jumped on the opportunity to lead Costa Rican Adventures because we had such amazing experiences as clients for 13 years, and we have each had a great deal of experience in travel and experiential education, both as teachers and with our own families. In particular, with Eddie’s eye for cultural nuance, history and immersion, and my own background in wilderness exploration and adventure, we were confident that we could add considerable value to the strong adventures which CRA has always created—whether for students and teachers or for families and friends.
It is important to consider not just the execution of the trips themselves, but as well the planning and organizing process. We excel at each of these! For example, as teachers, we know what it is like to organize an international student trip while teaching fulltime, and we have learned many ways to expedite this process that we would love to share. For families, as very experienced organizers of off-the-beaten path family trips of our own, we can be very helpful to families interested in experiencing something extraordinary—beyond a vacation! And we have a world-class team in the US and Costa Rica and Spain to help you do just that!”
–Chill (Crawford Hill)
Chill Expeditions also travels to Spain, Ecuador, Peru, and Belize
