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VIDA Payment Plan & Refund Policy

Please see the VIDA Service Trip Schedule for current prices.

VIDA Payment & Cancellation Policy

VIDA honors the following payment & cancellation policy regarding VIDA adventures.

A nonrefundable $65 application fee must be made with application submission. This fee does apply to the cost of the trip.

90 days before trip departure, a $500 deposit must be made. This deposit is refundable up to 45 days before the service trip, with a $100 administrative cancellation fee.
45 days prior to trip, final payment (trip balance) is due.
44-14 days prior to the service trip, a refund can be made to participants, but with a $200 administrative cancellation fee, plus any unrecoverable deposits.
14 days or less no refund can be made to participants. All fees can be applied to another VIDA service trip with an administrative fee of $100 to make required changes and any difference in base service trip price.
VIDA strongly recommends that all of its volunteers purchase health, baggage, and trip cancellation/interruption insurance. For more information about how to acquire the insurance mentioned above, please contact VIDA at info@vidavolunteertravel.org
Late Arrivals or early Departures: There is a $100.00 fee for volunteers who schedule an arrival date later than the one posted on the website. There is also a $100.00 fee for those who schedule a departure date earlier than the one posted on the website.

VIDA accepts the following payment methods:

Paypal
Pay your $65 application fee now:	Pay your $500 deposit now:	Make any other payment (full trip cost or balance):
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Major Credit Card VIDA accepts Visa, Mastercard, American Express, and Discover credit cards. Please use the secure Paypal links above for Credit Card payments. Coming soon we will be able to accept credit card payments not processed online.
Check To pay from your bank account, please use the secure Paypal links above. VIDA cannot accept any payments or donations via checks at this time.
Wire transfer Please contact VIDA staff directly for wire transfer information

Please contact us directly via our toll free phone number should you encounter any difficulties with payment transactions.

USA Telephone number 651-319-9938 or toll free 1-888-365-VIDA (8432)

Direct Costa Rica Telephone number 506-2533-1708

VIDA offers volunteers hands-on, eye-opening, mind-enriching volunteer experiences in a constructive and intercultural environment. We provide humanitarian services that help local people in need and learning experiences that benefit globally-minded volunteers.

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