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Cost: $TBA plus travel package Discounts for early birds, BCPA alumni, ASMP, & NANPA (association proof required) Travel Package (pricing for double and single occupancy will be in PayPal drop-down box and is explained below. Limit 12 with 2 instructors (maximum 6:1 student-to-instructor ratio)  Payments:We accept cash and credit card payments through PayPal. Please e-mail a copy of your completed Application pages so we can coordinate it with your payment/acceptance.
Pricing for single & double occupancy in PayPal drop-down box
Does not include: airfare, transportation to/from airport (≈ $25 plus tip for taxi arrangement through hotel two days in advance), departure tax (≈ $26 payable in cash or by credit card), remaining meals, alcohol, tips, National Park entry fees (≈ $10 USD/park/person, or ≈ $50 USD total), laundry, and other personal expenses that are the responsibility of the participants. * While our first two nights during the workshop will be in Guanacaste, we will not be able to drop anyone off there at the end of the workshop. We will be starting out from and ending up in San José much closer to the international airport. Anyone who needs to spend Friday night before the workshop and Saturday night after the workshop needs to select this supplement.
For those who sign up for the workshop, we will be e-mailing you information on taxis and costs, the best place to exchange your USD $dollars for colones (colón singular), indicated by the ¢ sign, similar to the US symbol for cents. Because of the healthy tourism industry in Costa Rica, they have artificially set the exchange rate at $1 to ¢499. Loosely, think of a 5000-colón note as a ten-dollar bill and a 10000-colón note on the right as a twenty. Similarly, a ¢500 note is loosely $1, a ¢5,000 note, roughly $10. The easiest way to convert into dollars is to think of the comma in colónes as a decimal point and double the amount for the dollars and cents. Thus ¢2,250 would convert to approximately $4.50. You can pay in USD almost anywhere in Costa Rica, and the exchange rates are very favorable at the banks. You may not get as good an exchange rate elsewhere, as is the case in any country. We recommend exchanging money at the Global Exchange Office in the airport near the luggage pick up and taxi offices. Their exchange rates are excellent, and it is easy! If you want $200, ask for ¢100,000! The National Park fees must be paid in cash and total approximately $47. Don't forget the departure tax of approximately $26 that may be paid by cash or credit card. For an additonal $4, many hotels will take care of it for you, and it makes life MUCH easier at the airport! You can also charge your taxi to the hotel, again, making it very convenient. Tipping in Costa Rica: Every country has different customs in tipping. As a guideline, this may be helpful.
Cell service is sketchy in Costa Rica, even amongst those who live there and have local phone companies. We will, however, have Internet service at all our hotels, sometimes in your room, at other times in a central area. We therefore recommend that each person sign up for some service such as Skype to make phone calls. Trip Insurance: We highly recommend trip insurance that includes travel health insurance, especially for overseas trips. Travelex Insurance Services is a BBB Accredited business with an A+ rating, where most of the good companies rate a mere A or A-. Squaremouth.com, a leading comparison site, rates Travelex very high amongst those it lists. There are six plans. For a lot more information and the name of our contact person, click here. Meanwhile, suffice it to say that our travel agent has used Travelex for years. International Travel: Make sure your passport is up to date. It can take up to six (6) weeks to renew a passport in the US. Check your own country for up-to-date processing times. For US citizens, check here. We highly recommend travel insurance if you are traveling out of the country. Many health insurance programs do not cover care abroad, let alone emergency care. Check Trip Insurance above. While we usually travel to countries with few problems, it is always prudent to check with your physician and the Center for Disease Control to make sure there are no issues that might affect your health. Airport: The nearest major Airport is Juan Santamaría International, that has direct flights from a number of US cities. There are two international airports in San José, so don't get them confused! And if the other one works better for you, go for it! Flying with Photo Equipment: It is always good to check with TSA and your airline before traveling by air. Currently, TSA regulations note: "You may carry one (1) bag of photographic equipment in addition to one (1) carry-on and one (1) personal item through the screening checkpoint. The additional bag must conform to your air carrier's carry-on restrictions for size and weight. Please confirm your air carrier's restrictions prior to arriving at the airport." They do remind everyone that not all airlines will allow this, so you may want to select your airline based on thier willingness to work with photographers... "Air carriers may or may not allow the additional carry-on item on their aircraft. Please check with your air carrier prior to arriving at the airport." If you are a member of a photo association, carry your membership card. It may help you, but that is not a guarantee. Always check back with the TSA website for the latest updates! Rental Cars: Since all workshop transportation is included in yourtravel package, there is no need for a rental car! Taxi between Airport and Hotel: Taxis normally cost $30-40 one way, but our hotel has an arrangement with a taxi company. With two days advance notice, arranged with the hotel, the taxi ride costs $25 plus possible tip (see Tipping in Costa Rica above), so keep this in mind as you make your arrangements at both ends of your trip. Accommodations: () We will stay in several different hotels in order to see as much of Costa Rica as possible The specifics will be e-mailed to our participants before the workshop so that they can share our itinerary with their families for contact purposes. The cost of the accommodations is included in the travel package, as noted above.
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