Sustainability

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Journey Costa Rica believes that business has the power to create a positive impact. We aim to be radical in our approach to travel – generating positive change as well as reducing negative effects – while offering high touch, creative trips for the most discerning of travelers. With years of experience in the industry, we´ve seen how travel can transform a destination, providing jobs, resources, and protection to cultural and natural wonders.

We recognize that sustainability is a journey, not a destination. Journey Costa Rica will continue to innovate, challenge ourselves, make mistakes, and improve as part of our commitment to being a leader in positive-impact travel.

Our Approach to Giving Back

WONDER

Our passionate team designs tailor-made, luxury journeys from a base of innovation and relentless exploration. We don´t want to just tell you how inspirational Costa Rica is, we want you to experience it for yourself. Through making personal connections with Costa Rica´s communities, ecosystems, and natural life, we seek to spark a sense of wonder that can change perspectives and ignite an impulse to protect our environments.

AWARENESS

While bringing enormous benefits, Journey Costa Rica also acknowledges that travel has its consequences through transport emissions and participation in certain activities. We ask our collaborators about their sustainable practices, working with selected partners that measure their impact, as well as prioritizing hotels, lodges and modes of transportation based on their approach. We also highlight the efforts and achievements of our partners in order to inform others about the possibilities for responsible travel.

ACTION

We´re thrilled to partner with the Bosque Vivo Foundation! This family-led initiative is dedicated to reforesting and rehabilitating Costa Rica´s high-altitude forests, the first and currently the only project to do so in the country. For every guest that travels with us, Journey Costa Rica charges a 100 USD conservation fee which goes directly to Bosque Vivo to support their invaluable work.

We love connecting our travelers with hands on sustainable experiences, from meeting up with local conservationists and visiting biological research stations, to planting trees as part of reforestation programs.

Who Is

Bosque Vivo

Bosque Vivo is the first high altitude forest rehabilitation project in Costa Rica. The foundation is passionate about restoring these forests to their natural state and raising awareness about their importance.

High altitude forests are life-giving due to their crucial role in the hydrological cycle, replenishing and filtering the water in aquifers and streams that supply drinking water and become lowland rivers.

The Bosque Vivo Foundation is divided into four main projects:

Conservation Fee

Monthly Contribution

How is the Money Spent?

Impact of Bosque Vivo

Total Donations

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Progress

Roadmap

See what action we´ve taken each month in partnership with the Bosque Vivo Foundation, and the impact of our contributions.

January 2023

Javier, Journey Costa Rica´s co-founder, made his first visit to Bosque Vivo HQ. Guided by founders, Pier and Giuliana, Javier got to explore, learn more about the foundation and define how we could proactively contribute to Bosque Vivo´s projects in reforestation and environmental education.
January

February 2023

Journey Costa Rica´s content writer, Sally Wells, conducted an online interview with Pier and Giuliana about their experiences launching and evolving Bosque Vivo, to be presented as part of our Changemakers series. These blogs aim to highlight the efforts of sustainability leaders in Costa Rica and share their inspirational stories.
February

March 2023

Javier visited Bosque Vivo with his wife and two children to establish the “Journey Forest”, where a section of wetlands will be funded and reforested by Journey Costa Rica. A goal was set to plant a minimum of 500 trees here in 2023.
March

April 2023

On Earth Day, the whole Journey Costa Rica team (and their families!) visited Bosque Vivo and planted over 150 trees in the Journey Forest, along with the presentation of our 2000 USD April contribution.
April

August 2023

The next phase of construction has been approved for Aula Bosque, a roof terrace in the forest that will be used to host activities and hands-on experiences for kids and adults. The aim is to foster a deeper understanding of the forest while cultivating an appreciation and duty of care for it through firsthand connection. Journey Costa Rica´s donations will go towards the costs of construction and materials.
August

Roadmap

See what action we´ve taken each month in partnership with the Bosque Vivo Foundation, and the impact of our contributions.

January 2023

Javier, Journey Costa Rica´s co-founder, made his first visit to Bosque Vivo HQ. Guided by founders, Pier and Giuliana, Javier got to explore, learn more about the foundation and define how we could proactively contribute to Bosque Vivo´s projects in reforestation and environmental education.
January

February 2023

Journey Costa Rica´s content writer, Sally Wells, conducted an online interview with Pier and Giuliana about their experiences launching and evolving Bosque Vivo, to be presented as part of our Changemakers series. These blogs aim to highlight the efforts of sustainability leaders in Costa Rica and share their inspirational stories.
February

March 2023

Javier visited Bosque Vivo with his wife and two children to establish the “Journey Forest”, where a section of wetlands will be funded and reforested by Journey Costa Rica. A goal was set to plant a minimum of 500 trees here in 2023.
March

April 2023

On Earth Day, the whole Journey Costa Rica team (and their families!) visited Bosque Vivo and planted over 150 trees in the Journey Forest, along with the presentation of our 2000 USD April contribution.
April

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