TREK: Costa Rica
An epic journey for dads and 16-19 year old sons and daughters
July 19-28, 2024
this is it
You’ve fathered your son or daughter through childhood and the early teen years. Now, as your child emerges into adulthood, he or she craves your blessing more than ever. This bucket-list adventure has been designed for your son or daughter to:
Experience both the joy and the struggle of real life in various Costa Rican contexts.
Discover new depths of passion and purpose for life.
Receive his or her father’s blessing.
Have an unforgettably powerful experience with dad.
Dads & 16-19 Year old sons or daughters
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Quality Time
Bucket list experience for dads and their 16-19 year old sons or daughters
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Lifelong Memories
9 epic nights in the cities and jungles of Costa Rica
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What's Included
Registration covers flights from Miami, all meals, lodging, transportation, insurance, ministry materials, as well as an epic jungle adventure
Leave Costa Rica With
Hours of uninterrupted connection with your son or daughter
A deeper understanding of your powerful role as a dad
A son or daughter whose heart has been impacted, and who knows how to partner with God in bringing life to the world
A solid relational foundation with Dad for children who are transitioning to adulthood
Meet your Trek guides
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Jeremy Williamson
Director of Restorative Experiences
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Cody Buriff
Director of Resource Development
Itinerary snapshot
Day 1: Depart Miami International Airport for a non-stop flight to San Jose.
Day 2-6: Work alongside an incredible organization serving adults and children with significant needs in Alajuelita, a settlement just outside the capital city of San Jose. Be ready to work hard, laugh a lot, and make a big difference.
Days 6-9: Experience life and adventure in the jungles of Costa Rica. Be ready for an epic journey!
Day 10: Return flight to Miami
Pricing
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All-Inclusive from Miami: $5,500 per pair
Register today with a $500 deposit
This fee includes both father and child and covers airfare, meals, lodging, transportation, insurance, experience guides, and much more! This fee also helps cover some of the materials we will need for our mission oriented work in Costa Rica.
Because this trip is mission oriented, Restoration Project is offering some special tools to help raise the funds for this journey. Once you are registered, we will reach out to help create an individual web-page so your family and friends can give tax-deductible contributions toward your trip!
Deposits of $500 are accepted to reserve your space. Final payment is due 60 days before the trip.
FAQS
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Trek is a new offering in the series of Fathering Expeditions at Restoration Project. By their 16th birthday, your son or daughter is well on their way to adulthood.
Fathering our almost-grown-up-children with intentionality is so vital during this exciting and pivotal season of their lives. We believe that Trek offers two elements that will help establish a solid foundation upon which their adult life can thrive with confidence and purpose.
First, the cities and wilds of Costa Rica offer an opportunity for adventure and play, but perhaps more importantly they offer an opportunity for your son or daughter to encounter the reality of life as much of the world knows it. Much of our time in Costa Rica will be spent in Alajuelita, partnering with a brilliant organization that serves children and adults who need housing and special care for various reasons, such as escaping human trafficking, medical issues, poverty, and more. To put it bluntly, we hope our time playing and teaching and laughing and working with these kids and adults will break our hearts. We hope your son or daughter will catch a vision for the world and will never be the same.
Second, this is an opportunity for you to see the man or woman your child is becoming and to offer your blessing. There’s nothing more powerful in the life of a child (no matter their age) than the strong and tender words of a father.
Along with our time in Alajuelita, Trek will also take us into the wild. We will experience the thrill of a trek into the Costa Rican Jungle.
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We will meet at Miami International Airport on Friday, July 19th. More information about exactly where and how we will meet will be shared later on.
IMPORTANT: You are responsible for transportation to and from Miami. Please plan to arrive by 1:00 pm on July 19th. Our return flight lands at 6:00 PM on July 28. You’ll want to give yourself a few hours to collect your bags, clear customs/immigration, check in, and go back through security. That means we recommend you take care when scheduling your flight home from Miami. Due to the time of arrival into Miami, you may need to stay overnight in Miami before returning home. Overnight accommodations in Miami are not included.
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There’s no need for prior experience. Your Trek guides have decades of experience traveling around the globe, including Costa Rica.
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Your guides will make sure that every traveler has all the information they need to be ready. Along with several team zoom-meetings, you will receive packing and informational lists to help you get organized and feel confident about the trip.
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All travelers MUST have a US Passport that does not expire before January, 2025. Please double check your passports and expiration dates as soon as possible.
No prior arrangements are necessary for visas into Costa Rica.
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No vaccines are required for entry to Costa Rica at this time. A list of CDC recommended vaccines for travel to these areas will be shared with you upon registration.
Emergency medical insurance is included in the registration fee. This includes in-country medical care as well as emergency evacuation costs. Trip cancellations for personal reasons are not covered.
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We’d love to chat more with you if you have any questions. Please email Jeremy at jeremy@restorationproject.net