Costa Rica Golf Tour

Our Costa Rica Golf Tour offers players age 14-21 the unique opportunity of going abroad for golf at championship courses, along with community service and adventure excursions.

Your team can compete in mini-tournaments against Costa Rican youth players. All while immersing you in Costa Rica’s culture where you can make new friends and even improve your Spanish. Bring your school team or assemble your own group for the trip.

Trip Highlights

• Championship Golf Courses. Four rounds of golf at four of Costa Rica’s 18-hole championship courses. Course locations range from the suburbs of San José to the Pacific coast of Costa Rica. Compete in min-tourney’s against Costa Rican players & golf academies.

  Adventure Excursions. Rainforest excursions including wildlife viewing, ziplining, waterfall swims, and hanging bridge hikes. Beach time on the Pacific coast for swimming, surfing class and seafood dinners.

  Community Service. Volunteer and give back to the local community. Available activities include holding golf clinics for local kids, serving meals at food banks, and turtle conservation.

  Cultural Immersion. Make new friends and learn about the culture and wildlife of Costa Rica. Practice Spanish & enjoy new foods as you meet Costa Rican golfers and host families.

  Team Building. Experience a life-changing trip abroad with your teammates. Enjoy world-class golf along with excursions, service and cultural immersion in Costa Rica.

Itinerary

Day 1. Arrive San José (SJO), Costa Rica
1PM flight arrival in San José. Orientation & walking tour of San José

Day 2. San José
Golf @ Valle Del Sol. Volunteer at a food bank. Dinner w/ Costa Rican host family

Day 3. La Fortuna
Transfer to La Fortuna: Arenal Volcano viewing; Hanging Bridges wildlife hike; Waterfall swim; Hotsprings in the evening

Day 4. Tamarindo
Transfer to Tamarindo:
Golf @ Reserva Conchal Golf Course. Seafood dinner

Day 5. Tamarindo
Ziplining adventure in the morning. Beach afternoon w/ surfing class

Day 6. Puntarenas
Golf @ Hacienda Pinilla Golf Club. Transfer to Puntarenas. Evening walk in the town of Puntarenas

Day 7. Puntarenas
Golf @ La Iguana Golf Course
Give a golf clinic to young golfers

Day 8. Jaco / San José
Transfer to San José. Golf (optional): 9-hole Los Reyes Country Club. Shopping & wrap-up dinner

Day 9. Departure flight from San José (SJO)

(We can also customize your itinerary for a 7-day or 8-day trip)

The Golf Courses

(Your team will play four of these courses on the trip, depending on your itinerary)

The Ocean Course at Peninsula Papagayo. 6,788, Par 72 ocean view Arnold Palmer course. Ranked “Best 100 Courses Outside the United States” by Golf Digest. Top 20 most scenic golf courses in the world according to Travel and Leisure. Nearly every hole offers breathtaking views of the Pacific Ocean. https://peninsulapapagayo.com/golf-course

Reserva Conchal Golf Course. 7,021 yard, par 71 championship course designed by Robert Trent Jones II. Offering 18 distinct holes in the middle of a tropical paradise. Challenging holes, well-kept greens. Lookout for wildlife including Howler Monkeys, iguanas, many birds, and even crocodiles. https://reservaconchal.com/golf

Hacienda Pinilla Golf Club. 7,300-yard, par 72 masterpiece designed by Mike Young. The course blends marshes, woodlands, and seaside views to produce a demanding yet beautiful round of golf:

Valle Del Sol Golf Course. 7,011 yards, par 72, 18 hole professional championship golf course designed by American Tracy May. Located in San José’s exclusive Parque Valle del Sol residential area. Features wide undulating fairways surrounded by majestic trees and vast lakes that attract a diverse and vibrant wildlife. https://vallesol.com

La Iguana Golf Course. 6,698 yard, par 72 championship holes designed by Ted Robinson. Located on the coast line of Puntarenas, the layout includes exotic native plants, banana trees, orchids, sloths, monkeys and more than 150 species of birds — and iguanas that hang out at the putting green. https://www.golflaiguana.com

Cariari Country Club. 6,590 yard, par 71 George Fazio course that plays longer than the yardage. Built by on a former coffee plantation, the course is heavily wooded with narrow fairways and large greens lean with sand traps throughout. https://clubcariari.com/en/golf-club-cariari

Included in Program Fee

• Bilingual trip leaders
• Trip Director from the US
• 24-hour supervision
• Breakfast, lunch & dinner daily
• Private ground transport
• All golf arrangements
• 4 rounds of golf
• Green fees & cart fees
• Tips for caddies
• Holding golf clinic for youth golfers
• All adventure excursions
• Volunteering projects
• Meals w/ Costa Rican host families
• Hotel rooms at 3-star hotels
• Laundry for golf attire
• Travel & Medical Insurance
• Airport Transfers in Costa Rica
• Golf hat & water bottle

Not Included: flights, passport fees, vaccinations

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