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SPECIAL TWO WEEK OPEN WATER DIVING CERTIFICATION AND SPANISH IMMERSION
Starting
date:
August 23rd, 2004
End
date:
September 3rd, 2004
Next dates
- September 21st
- October 19th
- November 23rd
Cost: $1,195
Includes: Open water diving certification, Spanish instruction (30 hours) according to level, homestay (breakfast, dinner and laundry service included) or b&b option (double occupancy, air conditioning and breakfast included) and week-end excursion to Rincón de la Vieja Volcano.
DAILY SCHEDULE
Monday through Friday
MORNING
Diving
course description:
Schedule: 3-4 hours daily in the morning
Includes:
- Theory: 5 modules
- Pool sessions: 5 modules
- 6 Open water dives: 4 check out dives and 2 additional dives
- All books: Crew pack (manual, log book, dive tables, stickers)
- Dive card: PADI certification card
- Equipment rental: mask, snorkel, fins and SCUBA gear
Note: All dives are boat dives with a captain and a guide (instructor).
AFTERNOON
WEEK-END EXCURSION
Saturday
and Sunday. Depart on Saturday and visit Rincón de la Vieja, a volcano
surrounded by dry, tropical forests with hiking trails where students are
able to see the boiling mud pools along the volcano base. After the hike
swim in the natural water pools at the entrance of the park. Spend the
evening in Liberia. On Sunday visit the Santa Rosa National Park, classified
as a dry forest, this is the first national park in Costa Rica, and offers
a selection of hiking trails within the forest.
Rincón
de la Vieja National
Park
In
addition to over 250 species of birds, animals seen in the reserve include:
deer, anteaters, over 50 species of bats and 3 species of monkeys. Within
the park is "La Casona", a museum rich with historical importance;
it was here where Costa Rica defended her independence against the North
American colonizer, William Walker.
Registration
The
deadline for registration is Friday, March 8th, 2004. To
register, download the registration form (click the download button on
the right-hand side). Please
mail the attached application to the address listed below. You
may pre-register via fax or e-mail.
To
open this file, you will need the following programs: WinZip and Adobe
Acrobat Reader. If you do not have these programs, click on the links below
to download them.
