Name: GLA Costa Rica: Beachside Service Adventure
Brand: Global Leadership Adventures
SKU: 191401
Rating: 9.57 (7 reviews)

Explore a beachside coastal village and volunteer on projects centered around education and community development (20 service hours).

Get your blood pumping on a river tubing adventure with experienced guides.

See Costa Rica from above as you zipline through a forest canopy.

Snorkel among brilliant sea life and relax on an ocean catamaran ride.

Cook (and eat!) local dishes and practice your Spanish with warm local staff.

It's amazing what one can accomplish in 10 days! 

GLA's Beachside Service Adventure offers service, learning, and outdoor adventures packed into a week-and-a-half whirlwind in beautiful Costa Rica. Volunteer alongside the locals with a local organization, on projects designed to foster community development and educational initiatives. Spend your downtime exploring what makes the Guanacaste region so well known: abundant wildlife, pristine beaches, and a rich culture. You're sure to return from the experience with new friends, a renewed appreciation for the natural world, and some additional leadership skills in your toolbox!

GLA Costa Rica: Beachside Service Adventure

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It's amazing what one can accomplish in 10 days! 

GLA's Beachside Service Adventure offers service, learning, and outdoor adventures packed into a week-and-a-half whirlwind in beautiful Costa Rica. Volunteer alongside the locals with a local organization, on projects designed to foster community development and educational initiatives. Spend your downtime exploring what makes the Guanacaste reg...

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Wonderful time

I love GLA this was an awesome experience!

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Mentors were really good vibes the whole trip! Love them so much. For growth, I was able to practice my spanish with the youth and make a positive impact on their community. Some activities weren't my favorite but overall it was so so good. 

The food was very good! They were so good about my diet making so many amazing vegan meals. The staff also stood out. There were amazing mentors and always working to help us and were so easy to come to with anything. They really helped this program be so fun for me. 

I love GLA this was an awesome experience! Experiencing a different culture than I am used to and understanding how others live outside of my bubble was the biggest impact. I also loved the salsa dance class.

Nothing short of amazing

I have never experienced such a sense of community before as I have in GLA, not just on home-base but with others outside of GLA who are willing to work to make a positive impact on their community. My service program with Esther was nothing short of amazing. Every day was a new adventure and being able to contribute towards something that had a great impact on those around was very fulfilling. GLA has changed me in ways I cannot put into words, and I will be back for another summer! Overall, this program has been the experience of a lifetime, and I am so thankful to have experienced it with some incredible people, much love!??

Absolutely amazing

Going into this trip I was very apprehensive about going and thought it would be horrible. After completing the trip I now do not want to leave and loved it so much. All of the camper mentors and everyone I met were all so great and I hope to see them again in the future. Many people I met don’t know but they had huge impacts on my life and have changed a lot of my perspectives and ways of living. This trip has actually had me make a huge change in my life. It is going to solve a lot of problems in my everyday life and make everything that much better. I don’t mean that lightly this experience has changed so much about me. I hope to come back next summer and experience new things and places. I also hope to see all my mentors again. 

I loved the boat ride and snorkeling. It was one of the most fun things I’ve done.


The personal growth

I grew by seeing that hard work really does pay off and working in a team and keeping a positive attitude makes everything more productive and fun. I also learned that some things are worth waiting for cause we spent the whole week doing things meant to save the turtles with no indication that we would w even see a turtle and when we actually did it was amazing. The most rewarding was the zipling and tubing because I had to be brave and adventurous and take risks in order to do those but it ended up being one of the most fun things I have here done in my entire life. I had so much fun and made life long friendships and memories and will never ever forgot this place, people, or trip.

Made amazing friends and good relationships

Made amazing friends and good relationships :) I learned a lot and this did help me with deciding what I want to do in the future, I am very interested in environmental science :) I learned somewhat how to be a leader and just learned so much from the mentors. I loved everything and got to practice my spanish. Everyone at Home Base was so nice, I loved the family and our rooms, everything! My biggest challenge was how hot it was there. 

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