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Backpacking Costa Rica

  • Course length: All year
  • Start-up date: 22.08.2026
  • Course teaching amount: 14 hours/week
  • Price: from NOK 155 000,-
  • Foundation:
    Liberal
    The liberal folk high schools are built on values that are not based on one particular belief. They encourage students with different interests and beliefs to apply.
  • Food: Vegetarian
    Most schools will accommodate food allergies and other dietary needs. If you have questions, please contact the school directly.
  • Location: Skogn, Levanger kommune
  • Study tour for the course: Costa Rica
  • Study tour for the school: Bli-kjent-tur, Blåtur

This program is for you if you dream of grand adventures, have a passion for outdoor life, and want to explore two different parts of the world. Gather unique experiences, forge bonds with new friends

Do you dream of a year filled with tropical backpacking, new friends, and unique travel experiences? Then this course is perfect for you! We combine fantastic European cities with an adventurous stay in Costa Rica.


In the autumn, we start with an Interrail trip in Europe, where you and your fellow students plan the route through the continent's exciting major cities. This 7-10 day train journey is a unique opportunity to gain solid travel experience!

After the New Year, an incredible adventure awaits you in tropical Costa Rica. Here, you'll experience majestic tropical environments, stunning nature, and meet a vibrant, smiling people and welcoming culture. We will explore volcanoes, go on kayaking trips, witness bioluminescence, hike and discover the jungle, snorkel with tropical fish, go fishing, and embark on an exciting crocodile safari. You'll also get the chance to try surfing in hippie villages like Montezuma or Santa Teresa. We'll sleep in hammocks on small jungle islands – a true backpacker life!

Back home in Norway, we spend the spring enjoying nature and going on exciting day trips, including a mystery trip (blåtur) with the whole school.

This will be an unforgettable journey that will give you solid travel experience, memories, and friendships for life.

Gymnastics

We train calisthenics, balance and coordination. We'll take some fieldtrips to the gymnastics gym in Levanger, where we learn flips and utilizing the various gymnastics apparatus. Perfect for daredevils and for generalized strength and mobility.

Sted:
Our school is located by the Trondheimsfjord, 70 km north of Trondheim, Levanger is the nearest city. The airport Trondheim Lufthavn Værnes is only 40 minutes away, and the train stops almost at our door step. Recreational areas nearby: the fjord, idyllic lakes, forests and mountains. Nice area for bicycling, hiking and swimming.

Skolen og elevene:
Our capasity is currently 95 students, age from 18 into the twenties. 

A year at a Norwegian folk high school provides an unique opportunity to live and work together with other young people, as well as learning subjects of special interest to you. There are no exams nor grades at Skogn folkehøgskole, the focus is on practial, hands-on learning.

You can apply for major subjects whithin this themes:

  • Handball Brasil 
  • USA - Video Making and Outdoor Activities
  • Bow - Hunting and Fishing USA 
  • Martial Arts Muay Thai and K1 Thailand 
  • Martial Arts MMA Thailand 
  • N3rd-Culture
  • Fishing and Outdoor Activities Costa Rica 
  • Enjoying life Samos
  • Backpacking Costa Rica

Courses at the school

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