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Love Liberate Live & High Vibe Chick

Costa Rica 2022

Costa Rica is calling

APRIL 30 – MAY 7, 2022

Are you ready to challenge your limits, raise your vibration and align with your spirit? Imagine adventuring through the deepest parts of yourself in the perfect environment for transformation.

Jessica & Stephanie will be your personal coaching team from beginning to end of this empowering journey. Every activity was handpicked to have you meet your most alive joyful self. An opportunity to remember who you really are. If you’re eager to burn brighter and connect with a more limitless version of yourself, join us on this once in a lifetime Costa Rica adventure. Find the true meaning of Pura Vida – let go of stress, play hard and experience paradise.

Join Jessica Dolan, Founder of Love Liberate Live and Stephanie Stanton, Founder of High Vibe Chick, on this incredible 8-day journey to Costa Rica!

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Meet your inspiring program leaders

JESSICA DOLAN is an Empowerment & Accountability Coach who guides women towards embracing self-honoring independence. She believes that through self-love, wellness and systematically facing fears, women can transform their lives so they live unapologetically and wholeheartedly.

STEPHANIE STANTON is a Visibility Coach for Intuitive Coaches and Healers. Through mindset coaching, energy activation and personal branding, she helps her clients shine brighter and attract soul-sister clients.

Adventure Itinerary

Day 1: Saturday, April 30
International Arrivals

Welcome to Costa Rica! This is where your journey starts! Forget about the bustle and hassle of airports and planes. Welcome to the lush tropics of Costa Rica – relax and let the fun and adventure begin!

A driver will meet individual travelers at the airport for to transfer to Hotel Bougainvillea. Enjoy an early Welcome Dinner together at the hotel.

Meals: Dinner
Overnight: Hotel Bougainvillea

Day 2: Sunday, May 1
Poas Volcano National Park

Enjoy breakfast at the hotel, before checking out and transferring to Poas Volcano National Park to walk around the crater of this active volcano. Then, continue driving towards La Fortuna area, where the Arenal Volcano is located.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
Overnight: Casa Luna

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Day 3: Monday, May 2
Proyecto Asis & Místico Hanging Bridges

After a relaxing breakfast, depart. your hotel for a morning tour and volunteer at Proyecto Asis. Located in San Carlos, Costa Rica, Proyecto Asis is an organization that offers volunteer and cultural immersion programs. The organization supports local, environmental, social and conservation projects within the community.

The wildlife rescue center allows visitors to get an educational experience that allows visitors to get up close and personal with the wildlife of the region. A great balance between cultural immersion, community service, conservation and a touch of adventure can be found through the service-learning program. During today’s visit, the group will receive a brief introduction about the organization from a trained naturalist tour guide and will learn about the wildlife and importance of animal conservation, learning to think about conservation in a new way. You will have the opportunity to explore the reserve with our guide to get to know each animal and its story. Then you will have the opportunity to learn how to prepare the animals’ diet to increase engagement. After preparing the food, you will help by making enrichment toys that provide a different daily routine for the animals. To follow the directions from our Ministry of Environment, only Protect Asis staff is allowed to feed the animals. However, this kind of experience is a magnificent way to learn about animal welfare.

Enjoy lunch at a local restaurant and explore the little town of La Fortuna. From there, you’ll drive to the Mistico Arenal Hanging Bridges Park for a 2.5 mile hike through the mystical hanging bridges. This is a nature reserve dedicated to protecting Costa Rica’s natural environment and its species. The park is currently home to hundreds of species of animals and features 15 bridges.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
Overnight: Casa Luna

Day 4: Tuesday, May 3
Pure Trek & Chocolate and Coffee Tour

Today you’ll start your day with an early morning adventure of canyoning. During the tour, you will go deep inside the canyon to experience a series of waterfall rappels and activities like rock climbing and the “Monkey Drop”. Keep your eyes open for a chance to see toucans, sloths, monkeys and other exotic wildlife! After canyoning, enjoy a delicious, garden-fresh lunch at Pure Trek’s base.

In the afternoon, you will go on a Chocolate & Coffee Tour through Don Juan Tours, starting with coffee; learn how coffee beans are picked, processed and roasted and brewed into a delicious cope of coffee. Then you will discover the ancient secrets of chocolate and learn interesting aspects of cocoa and chocolate, including its origin and history. Participate in the production process, from the harvesting of the fruit, drying and grinding of the seed, and developing the traditional drink to enjoying the high-quality organic coffee and chocolate; two of Costa Rica’s most important exports.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
Overnight: Casa Luna

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Day 5: Wednesday, May 4
Fortuna Waterfall & Bebedero Floating

Begin the day with a visit to La Fortuna Waterfall located in the Arenal Volcano National Park. The falls emerges from a thick jungle. It’s a beautiful place to hike and explore before diving into the emerald green pool below.

As you continue on your journey, you will stop for an incredible wildlife viewing experience floating down the Bebedero River. The boat tour (1.5 to 2 hours) brings you into the heart of Palo Verde National Park which is known for its abundant variety of bird species. This sanctuary features an endangered biodiverse ecosystem and protects important floodplains, evergreen forests, mangrove wetlands and seasonal pools. This environment consists of two very different zones which include: spectacular wetlands and one of the last tropical dry forests in the world. Many of the resident tropical bird species nest on bird island, a small mangrove island in the Río Tempisque. Commonly spotted bird species include: great curassows, scarlet macaws, blue-winged teal, roseate spoonbills, anhingas, jabirus, white ibis, and wood storks among many others.

After the wildlife viewing you will drive to Parque Nacional Rincon de la Vieja in Guanacaste.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
Overnight: Hacienda Guachipelin

Day 6: Thursday, May 5
Adventure Day in Guanacaste

Today you will experience all the best nature and adventures that Costa Rica has to offer through a full day of activities at Hacienda Guachipelin! With the adventure pass, there are four main activities you do; canopy zip lining, rappelling through the Rio Blanco Canyon, tubing on the Rio Negro River with class 3 rapids, horseback riding, relaxing in a natural spa in volcano-heated thermal waters and mud baths. You’ll have a private guide throughout the day and will break for a delicious lunch at the Hacienda Guachipelin Restaurant.

After a full day of adventure, the group will transfer to your hotel in Tamarindo on the coast.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
Overnight: Bahia Potrero

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Day 7: Friday, May 6
Beach Day

Today is the perfect beach day. After breakfast, you will have a free day at your leisure to relax and enjoy any of the nearby beaches and towns; Playa Penca, Catalinas, Flamingo, Conchal, or Tamarindo. You explore these beautiful beaches and walk around the towns to shop for souvenirs and local goods to bring home with you. Lunch is on your own today so you can explore all the different restaurants in the area. Head back to the hotel for sunset yoga in the late afternoon.

What better way to spend your last night in Costa Rica than a sunset yoga class tonight before dinner. Move your body as you breath in the salty fresh air and enjoy spectacular views of the sun setting over the ocean. Enjoy dinner as a group tonight and soak up the nourishing energy of Costa Rica and the ocean for one final night.

Meals: Breakfast and Dinner
Overnight: Bahia Potrero

Day 8: Saturday, May 7
International Departures

Enjoy your last breakfast together before heading home or continuing on to more adventures.

There will be individual airport transfers throughout the day. A driver will pick you up at the hotel and drive to Liberia Intl airport (LIR), which is about a 1.5 hour drive from the hotel, for your flight home or continued travels.

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