(EMAILWIRE.COM, May 07, 2009 ) WATERTOWN, Mass;—Hone creative skills while exploring a new destination this summer, with Thomson Family Adventures Art in Costa Rica adventure. This vacation allows families to explore new landscapes through creative viewpoints. Lead by an expert in the field, children and adults are given many opportunities to explore the creative aspects of their personalities in a safe and stimulating travel environment while on the adventure trip of a lifetime. Art in Costa Rica takes place June 20-28, 2009; Price $3290 adult, $3190 teen and $3090 for children under 12 years.

Explore the Costa Rican landscape while developing artistic skills with professional artist Narda Boughton who will lead daily workshops in drawing, composition, color graphite, and watercolor. This special itinerary includes daily afternoon painting workshops in which Narda will tap into each person’s artistic abilities, and give them the tools and confidence they need to portray their Costa Rican adventure through their personal expressions of art. By the end of the adventure, each member of the family will have completed a series of paintings by creating a personal and unique travel log. During this journey, there are also opportunities to view and try a hand at traditional local crafts, walk through the treetops along hanging bridges, glide from platform to platform for a bird's-eye view of the forest on a canopy tour, paddle and snorkel amidst a coral reef, experience marine life on an outrigger tour, and relax at the end of the day in hot springs warmed by heat from the volcano.

Thomson Family Adventures is committed to provide family-friendly trips that are carefully crafted to ensure a family-pleasing blend of outdoor activities, cultural exploration, great food, and comfort with a relentless attention to detail.

For more information about rates and trip options, contact Thomson Family Adventures at 800-262-6255, or visit www.familyadventures.com.


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