Since we started Hopscotch the Globe in 2010, we've received countless emails and messages from people that go a little something like this:

"How can I travel with you?"

This of course got Siya and I saying to each other:

"How can we travel with our travel tribe?"

So, in 2018, we announced our first ever Hopscotch the Globe Travel Tribe Trip to Guatemala! This trip was a huge success on many levels. We sold out within days of announcing, we got to hang out with you wonderful humans for 9 days in real life, we had a crazy adventure in one of our favourite countries, gave back to local communities, sponsored a playground in a rural village and made life long friends. This trip was so epic and the group became so close that 10 out of 12 tribe members joined us again for our Ecuador trip last year.

Yes that's right, in 2019, we expanded our Hopscotch the Globe Travel Tribe Trips to Ecuador and also returned to Guatemala for round 2! Now, let's talk about 2020...

This year, we are traveling to another one of our favourite countries...Costa Rica!

And, we want YOU to join us.

You will join myself and Siya for 12 exhilarating days across one of the happiest countries on Earth. This journey takes you high up into the cloud forest of Monteverde, across the continental divide and into thick rainforest. You'll sleep near the base of the Arenal Volcano in the epicentre of adrenaline before visiting one of the world’s largest green sea turtle nesting sites in Tortuguero National Park. We will finish off soaking in the sun on the beautiful beaches of the Caribbean coast.

You, along with your new travel tribe, will have the chance to give back to the Earth, volunteering in one of the county’s largest nature reserves. We will spend time with a local family during our homestay and get an inside look at why Costa Rica is considered one of the world’s happiest countries. We'll explore what was once the world’s most active volcano, soak in hot springs and test your limits on Central America’s longest zipline. This Hopscotch the Globe group trip is packed with adventure, local flavor and thrilling surprises.

On this trip, you'll give back in more than one way:

• You will volunteer within Costa Rica’s largest nature reserve which protects 23,000 hectares of important forest and whose reforestation program has planted over 1 million trees in the past 30 years. A portion of the trip fee goes to this project.

• You will spend two nights with a local family in a homestay which helps to distribute wealth throughout the local community.

• A portion of the trip fee will also support the following organizations:

  • SINAC – National System of Conservation areas

  • Sea Turtle Conservancy

  • Jaguar Rescue Centre