Educational Tours & Academic Tourism
An educational tour specializes in travel with the goal of learning and obtaining information about many interesting aspects of Costa Rica.
We are affiliated with the National Institute of Biodiversity, and offer themed tours or academic tours developed to suit your own interests.
All of our educational tours have bilingual guides who are certified by the Costa Rican Tourism Board (ICT). The guides provide information on everything from geography and history to agriculture and our culture. The courses at INBio offer more specialized education where participants receive a certificate of specialization for each subject studied.
Costa Rica, due to it´s natural and cultural atmosphere, is visited by thousands of university tourists, managers, scientists and people who simply love nature. People of all ages who not only enjoy hiking and exploring, but who also like to learn about our productive areas, as well as our biodiversity.
Costa Rica Rural offers a variety of options such as lectures and interactive tours within the community. Within our educational tours you will find university courses taught by local professionals, interactive field excursions, adventure trips and opportunities to study our exotic beach and seacoast bioculture.
Academic tourism offers a fun way to
spend a relaxing vacation while seeing and learning about aspects of Costa Rica that can't be found with more traditional vacation plans.
Here are the main courses offered: 
Costa Rica Rural Travel
Educational Tours & Academic Tourism
PO Box 2535-3000 Heredia, Costa Rica
(506) 237-3400 from USA / (506) 262-1891 fax
