Costa Rica: By bike & e-bike

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Costa Rica will enchant you with its tropical flora, exotic animals and hospitable people. Hardly any other country offers such diverse landscapes in such a small area. The Cordillera chain with its lava-spitting volcanoes rises above the humid cloud forest. Wild water rivers, crystal-clear lakes and endless, beautiful sandy beaches lure you to take a refreshing dip. We discover bird paradises in the lowland dry forests and mangroves, encounter howler monkeys and, with a bit of luck, toucans, sloths, frogs and snakes. Of course, we don’t miss out on biking: Most of the time we’re on dirt roads and adventurous trails. If you are looking for a nature experience from the bike, like to observe rare animal species and love sunsets on tropical beaches, Costa Rica will inspire you.

Highlights

  • Swimming and biking on the Caribbean dream beaches
  • Wildlife in the national parks
  • Reservoir and Arenal Volcano
  • Skywalk in the Monteverde cloud forest
  • Hot springs in the Rincón de la Vieja
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Travel Program

You meet your tour guide and the other tour participants at the airport for check-in and fly together to San Jose. Upon arrival, you will be picked up by the local team and taken to the nearby hotel, where you will toast your first evening together in Costa Rica. Goodbye to Costa Rica!

Overnight
Hotel

Meals
B/L/-

The accompanying bus gives you the first few meters of altitude up to the starting point at 2000 meters. This is where the first bike adventure begins: You roll down the northern slopes of the Cordillera Central to the Caribbean lowlands, called “Llanuras”. A few tough climbs will make you sweat and show how hilly Costa Rica is.

Bike route: 60 km, 1000 m
altitude difference Overnight stay: Bungalow complex with swimming pool, Sarapiqui

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Today’s bike trails lead you through the deep, humid rainforest to the Braulio Carillo National Park, where you can observe various species of monkeys and poison dart frogs. You will visit a local finca, a farm specializing in the production of pineapples and other exotic fruits. Today’s accommodation is picturesque on the banks of the Rio Sardinal and even has its own butterfly garden.

Bike route: 30 km, 600 m
ascent Overnight stay: Bungalow complex with swimming pool, Sarapiqui

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Hotel

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Meals
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The bus takes you to a small port where you can take a boat to Parque Nacional de Tortuguero. Your idyllic lodge is located between the water channels of the national park and the Caribbean Sea. The wonderfully quiet place is embedded in wild nature, far from the hustle and bustle of everyday life and invites you to wind down, relax and enjoy. Tortuguero National Park is home to the most important green sea turtle nesting area in the entire Caribbean. On these two days, you will explore the diverse flora and fauna of this unique natural paradise on foot and by boat with an expert guide.

Activities: Boat excursion, hike
Transfers: Bus 2x 1.5 h
Overnight stay: Beautiful lodge (mostly with swimming pool) in Tortuguero

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After returning from the national park you have come to love, you cycle along the old railway line through endless banana plantations to Cahuita, a small, colorful Caribbean village with a lot of Jamaican flair. End the day in the beautiful hotel complex with reggae music or on the nearby picture-postcard sandy beach.

Bike route: 45 km, 200 m
ascent. Accommodation: Hotel (mostly with a swimming pool) not far from the beach in Cahuita

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Hotel

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The Cahuita National Park at the southern end of the Caribbean coast is particularly attractive due to the interaction of rainforest and palm-fringed sandy beaches. A breathtaking hiking trail leads you directly from the village of Cahuita along the sea. With a bit of luck you can see coatis, sloths, snakes, howler and capuchin monkeys, as well as toucans and herons in the wild. Take your swimsuit with you and enjoy a refreshing swim at one of the beautiful beaches in the national park. Then hop on your mountain bike and cycle along the coast out of the national park. A steep ascent to a vantage point reawakens the passion for biking. Head south to Puerto Viejo to your tropical hotel today.

Bike route: 40 km, 400 m
ascent. Accommodation: Hotel (mostly with a swimming pool) not far from the beach in Puerto Viejo

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Hotel

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Depending on what the group and the tour guide decide, you can spend some time on the beach or leave early for San Jose. From there you will start early the following day to travel to the northern part of Costa Rica.

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By bus you go to Zarcero at 1800 meters altitude. This area is also called “Switzerland of Costa Rica”. Your bike adventure begins here with a long shot ride. First you drive on an asphalt road, then on a red dirt dirt road through wide green farmland. Back on the asphalt, the side road winds its way through a narrow, winding valley covered in jungle vegetation with many ups and downs. Depending on the time of day and the weather, the bus will take you the last few kilometers to Fortuna, to your spa hotel at the foot of the Arenal volcano (1633 m ).

Bike route: 50 km, 800 m
ascent Overnight stay: good spa hotel or lodge in La Fortuna

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From the hotel you cycle along the foot of the volcano up to the Arenal reservoir. First you bike through meter-high reed grass and then through lush tropical forest on a natural trail that gets narrower and narrower along the shore and you are amazed by the diverse flora and fauna. It is also important to cross one or the other river! In the afternoon the bus will take you via the “Cordillera de Tilaran” to the area of ​​the impressive Monteverde National Park.

Bike route: 42 km, 600 m
ascent

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Here, in the always humid cloud forest regions of Costa Rica, there is a uniquely rich flora. The Skywalk, a network of bridge paths set high in the jungle canopy, offers you many interesting insights into the still intact flora and fauna. The canopy is even more adventurous – if you want, you can try this optional adventure and zoom through the dizzy treetops on a steel cable.

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A long descent with magnificent views over rural Costa Rica and a subsequent bus ride on the famous highway, the Panamericana, brings you to the small town of Liberia in the north of the country. In the afternoon, a special treat awaits the technically experienced bikers. The single trails laid out in the tropical forest at the foot of the Rincón de la Vieja volcano require calf strength and technical skills. For pleasure bikers, a mostly paved road leads up. Our accommodation usually has a pool for enjoyment without further biking.

Bike route: 35/56 km, 350/1000 m
ascent.

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The Rincón area is full of surprises. Numerous volcanic phenomena such as fumaroles, bubbling mud pools and volcano-heated streams are waiting to be discovered by you. Many animals live in this area: larger ones like raccoons or smaller ones like the bright blue butterflies. Depending on your mood, you can bathe in a waterfall or go on a leisurely, optional Wild West ride in a horse saddle.

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Today, depending on the accommodation, an adventurous bike tour follows on dirt roads through the wild and romantic hinterland to the Palo Verde biological station, an important feeding area for a large number of waterfowl.

Bike route: 85 km, 850 m
ascent

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At dawn you glide with a boat right through the awakening bird and animal paradise. With a bit of luck we can also observe iguanas, monkeys, coatis and armadillos in addition to various bird species. The subsequent bike tour across the Nicoya peninsula takes you to the Pacific coast, where you can treat yourself to a refreshing swim.

Bike route: 70 km, 700 m
ascent.

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Some of Costa Rica’s most beautiful and pristine beaches dot the south of the Peninsula de Nicoya. Explore this wild, unspoilt area by bike.

Bike route: 40 km, 700 m
ascent

Overnight
Hotel

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Meals
B/L/-

Today you cycle further south on a varied dirt road. Depending on the high and low tide, you can even bike a bit directly on the sand of a dream beach in the direction of Malpais. An attractive natural slope and beautiful trails lead through the lush jungle to the east coast of the Nicoya Peninsula, to the hippie village of Montezuma. You will have fond memories of the challenging ramps – pure bike adventure.

Bike route: 45/77 km, 200/950 m altitude

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Hotel

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The bus will take you back to the Central Valley to San Jose Airport. You say goodbye to Costa Rica and fly back to Europe overnight with many impressive experiences.

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Hotel

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Included meals: B=breakfast; L=lunch; D=dinner

What's Included

Services included in the prices:

  • Flight taxes and fuel surcharges
  • Support vehicle and transfers
  • 15 nights in a double room in a hotel/lodge
  • 2 nights in simple accommodation (possibly shared room)
  • breakfast
  • 5 lunches and 5 dinners
  • Entrance fees and visits according to the programme
  • front suspension bike
  • German-speaking Bike Adventure Tours tour guide

Not included:

  • Meals and beverages not listed
  • Tips for local team
  • Flight Zurich – San Jose – Zurich
  • Transport of your own bike or rental bike
  • Cancellation cost and assistance insurance
  • Possibly small group surcharge (see AVRB point 3.2)
  • possibly ½ single room surcharge (see AVRB point 3.1)

What to Bring

What to Bring or take fo Day Hiking and Technical Equipment for Climbing Expedition

This equipment list is compiled to provide you with adequate help when choosing your equipment for a climb. Most items are required. Please consider each of them and make sure you understand the function and exclusive use for mountaineering, before substituting or removing items from this list. Please note that this list has been carefully annotated by the organizer. Remember that mountaineering, climbing or mountain expeditions tours is an extreme, risky sport, therefore everything related to it is of great attention.

Hiking backpack for hiking 50 to 60 liters

Light gloves for hiking or (Optional Mittens waterproof)

Medium weight socks

Sleeping bag (-15º to 20ºC)

Small daypack for one day hiking 30 liters

Weather-appropriate clothing (think moisture-wicking and layers)

Hiking boots or shoes

Medium weight parka with fibber fill or down

Rain poncho (or rain gear)

Long-sleeved shirts

Fleece or Wool sweater and/or trousers

Lightweight pants

Cotton short-sleeved shirts or t-shirts

Water bottle for hiking or trekking

Strong waterproof duffel bag

Flashlight with spare batteries and bulb

Towel for personal hygiene each participantFirst-aid kit

Regular and long underwear

Knife or multi-tool

Light cap and wool hat

Sunglasses with UV certification, Sun block, lips

The rest of the list Essentials as appropriate for your hike

Grooming and personal hygiene kit

One Hiking Buff per person

3 Locking carabiners, we recommended per person

We recommend 2 ice screws for each client

1 Daisy Chain (Life Line) per each person

2 Ice axes (per person) technical, we recommended GRIVEL company

1 ATC descender (Rappel), this is very necessary for technical mountains

2 Cords for prusik, very important (Size Cord 6 mm x 10 m. long)

Gloves(Good gloves) for expeditions over 6000meters

Harness for climbing

Sleeping pad / Mattress, we recommend with air or inflatable mattress

Crampons, we recommended GRIVEL company

Walking sticks – Trekking Poles (optional), a pair per person, we recommended GRIVEL company

Down Jacket for expedition

Very important to have personal clothing such as pants and jacket with GOROTEX certification

First aid kit, for high mountains, because we as guides cannot medicate clients

Backpack Capacity 60 liters, it is better to have a bigger backpack to go comfortably to the high camps, because here you have to carry all your personal things

Gaiters or Leggings, now modern boots already have built-in (Incorporated), but better to have an extra pair

Dressing appropriately for the mountains can make the difference between a pleasant trip and a really uncomfortable one. Clothing must provide the right degree of temperature, perspiration and be well ventilated. Preferably cotton clothing should be avoided, as in humid conditions they absorb body heat.

In general, the weather conditions in in the Andes of South America can vary from day to day and even throughout the day. Therefore, clothing must be versatile.

Please do not hesitate to contact us with any questions you may have regarding the necessary equipment.

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Please note: Insurance for emergency evacuation is required for this trip. Call for more details.

» Additional dates available upon request
» Rates may vary from July 26th to 31th for the national holidays

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Deposit for reservations: — USD (– EUR) ✓ Full payment 40 days before. No refund if you cancel less than 30 days!

Places: 🟢 *Available
Trip-code: Number ►CRI-
Duration: 16 days
Participants: Minimal: 4 Maximal: 12
Members: We don’t have an open group to join – We can open a new group – Contact us!
Country / Location: Costa Rica
Mountain Guide: Eric Albino Lliuya
Other dates / additional info: Contact us!

3% early bird discount when booking 6 months prior to departure 2024

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Eric Raul Albino Lliuya

Expert guide certified by AGOMP
General Sales Manager of Peru Expeditions

Hans Honold | Certified Mountain and Ski Guide

For a trip with a Professional Certified Mountain Guide from abroad with your own language that you speak, please request us to get in touch. We have guides working for our company from all over the world who are members of IVBV/UIAGM/IFMGA Certified Guides.

It is very important to have accident coverage for trekking and climbing mountains, more if you go a technical mountains over 6 thousand meters, we oblige and recommend buying travel insurance with our partner Global Rescue, you get the peace of mind that the finest medical, security evacuation, field rescue, intelligence and telehealth.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What our travelers or clients always ask questions before joining our trips, tours & expeditions, read all the information provided here.

Suggested FAQs

Every day we have active walks around approximately 4, to 5 sometimes 6 hours of walking, everything is according to your pace and physical condition of each person, in each of our travel programs you will find more detailed information, and if If you need more information about each day of the travel program, we can schedule a call via WhatsApp to clarify your doubts or questions, for this please contact us. For calls or inquiries to this number: +51 943 081 066

For our mountain climbing trips: If they are easily accessible mountains: For easy-climb mountains, well, you don’t need much experience, but if you already want to climb mountains above 6,000 meters and the conditions become more difficult, we recommend if you already want to go through mountains above 6,000 meters, have a basic or intermediate course for a good preparation. It is very important to be physically, technically and psychologically prepared.

Regarding the preparation of children: Everything will depend on which mountain you want to climb with your children, once you are clear on which of our tours or mountains you want to go with your children, we can give you some advice or see how to prepare them before going with they.

Regarding older people: It all depends on the condition of experience and how well the person is in health, on many occasions older people are the best to walk in the mountains because they have more experience, so it is always good to ask and find out about their experience of older participant. If you have any other questions, please contact us. For calls or inquiries to this number: +51 943 081 066

To do long-distance hiking you need to at least train or do some tours such as visiting lagoons to get the experience and feel comfortable with what you do, it is always good before doing a long-distance hiking tour to test yourself so as not to be with the problems of altitude sickness during the trekking, and if you travel with children it is good to first train them before taking them, if they are accompanied by an adult of legal age, they must do a good acclimatization before going on the long-distance tour or with high altitude camps If you want to know or learn more advice, we can schedule a call via WhatsApp to clarify your doubts. For calls or inquiries to this number: +51 943 081 066

The preparation is according to what type and what technical level you want to go and climb a trek or mountain, the preparation will always gain experience little by little.

For this type of demanding or technical climbing sports, it is recommended to do some summits above 5 thousand meters beforehand and have good knowledge of high mountain technical equipment such as the use of technical ice axes, ice screws, correct use of crampons, and of course all the technical material. For more information, we can schedule an appointment to be able to explain in more detail everything about the mountain equipment and the preparations prior to joining our outings. For calls or inquiries to this number: +51 943 081 066

For the pick-ups of each trip, depending on the place or the trip that you are going to make with us, the meeting point is always at our office, in one of our trips we pick you up where you are staying or staying, or in some cases a A representative of our company will pick you up and then ship you to your transport to continue with your destination of the tour or trip you have booked with us. If you wish to request more information, do not hesitate to contact us. For calls or inquiries to this number: +51 943 081 066

In all our trekking or mountaineering trips we do not include personal equipment in our prices, so you have to have your own equipment: Personal equipment (such as boots, ice ax, crampons, harness, sleeping bag, mat, Goretex, etc. ) and also within each page of the trips that we sell is a small list so you can see it on our website.

Our company can also rent the materials that you would need for your trip, see the list here on our website: https://peru-expeditions.org/equipment-rental/ . For calls or inquiries to this number: +51 943 081 066

In our trips, either hiking or mountaineering: Depending on the type or destination of the trip that you are going to book, in some parts of the treks you go with mules or donkeys or sometimes with horses, and within the mountain trips, the approach camps are also They go with mules or donkeys, but there are some stretches where pack animals can no longer reach. In this part, our logistics is fully supported by the porters.

Who are the porters? They are people from the area who were born and live in the heights of the towns, they are very strong and are very acclimatized, the reason is that after the tourist season ends they dedicate themselves to agriculture and livestock for that reason they are people They are used to the altitude and have lived in nature all their lives and they are happy to be in the mountains together with our expeditions. For calls or inquiries to this number: +51 943 081 066

About accommodation or meals during the tour: Well, depending on the type of tour, when the tour is a classic cultural tour or a city tour, we eat during the route in tourist restaurants and sleep in category hotels that the client has requested.

If the tour is with camps and trekking: During the activity, logistics we include the service of Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner with traditional and typical meals of the region where you are going to travel with us, during the night we stay in tents, and we have a special tent for the kitchen and another for the dining room.

If the trip is at altitude or in the mountains: We bring special high mountain food, It are quicker meals to cook and we provide complete logistics such as Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner, and we sleep in special 4-season high mountain tents, with the best tents. If you have any questions or concerns, we can schedule an appointment via Whatsapp to clarify all your doubts and give you better information so that your trip is an unforgettable tour.

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We also recommend having accident insurance, we always recommend. We are Partners –Global Rescue. If you have any other questions about the trip we can schedule a date for a calling via WhatsApp. For calls or inquiries to this number: +51 943 081 066

For all the trips that we offer within our main tourist destinations such as South America and Central America, also including the ascent of the 7 continents and the 7 highest peaks of each continent, on each page of our website for each trip we indicate that month or what season to travel, then please read the information you find in our travel offers for each tour. If you have any other questions you can contact us by WhatsApp with one of our travel experts. Thank you so much. For calls or inquiries to this number: +51 943 081 066

In mountains above 5000 meters: A local guide takes a maximum of 3 clients = Ratio 3pax = 1 local guide

In technical mountains: In large-big mountains we manage the travel policy, a guide and a maximum of 2 clients = Ratio 3pax = 1 local guide. For calls or inquiries to this number: +51 943 081 066

For all the trips that we offer within our main tourist destinations such as South America and Central America, also including the ascent of the 7 continents and the 7 highest peaks of each continent, on each page of our website for each trip we indicate that month or what season to travel, then please read the information you find in our travel offers for each tour. If you have any other questions you can contact us by WhatsApp with one of our travel experts. Thank you so much. For calls or inquiries to this number: +51 943 081 066

We as a local company and connoisseurs of tours have departures on different dates. The best thing to do is to join a travel group to take care of your budget, and of course you can join our groups, but on trips like mountaineering we recommend going in small groups. To join a group, ask us for the dates and we will send you the necessary information to be able to join any of our trips.

Why go in a private trip: For trips whether trekking or high mountains, going privately is the most recommended option, but the costs are more expensive. So, if one joins a group, the prices will be more reasonable. In the mountains, the only disadvantage is if you are in a wall with another partner and if one of the participants gets tired or gets sick. In this case, you have to abort or cancel the summit and return together. For more information, contact us. We can schedule a call via WhatsApp to clarify all your questions.

In a mountain, for example, if 3 people go and one of the participants falls ill on the route, for security reasons they have to cancel or abort the summit or return all together. The same in a technical mountain if the climbing partner gets sick they all have to return, for these reasons sometimes it is better to go private only because for a single person the costs are more expensive for the same reason that the trip would already be private .

For more information please contact us. For calls or inquiries to this number: +51 943 081 066

About the meteorological conditions of the climate, we try to organize the trips of each tour in the best season to have the best views and enjoy the selected trip but sometimes even is good season we can have bad weather, in this case on hiking or treks trips The complications are minimal, but when this happens during high-altitude climbing expeditions, the complications can become very difficult, that is why the bosses or leaders of the local guides must always make the most correct decision for the safety of our passengers, so we always recommend listening to the best advice from the local guide assigned for each tour. If you have any other questions please contact us. For calls or inquiries to this number: +51 943 081 066

Additional information

We help in the purchase of air tickets: we set up convenient flight options with each participant of the trip and book tickets such as international flights and domestic flights in each destination city of the countries that we offer our trips. We recommend you booking international flights tickets well in advance so we can find current flights offer prices from the airlines. In order for us to search for and book your flight, please contact us and we will be happy to help you!. → More information click here
About a Satellite Phone or inReach® Messenger - GARMIN: On each trip we recommend having a satellite phone at your disposal. The possibility of quick contact from anywhere on the mountain will guarantee your safety on the road. In case of need (for example, contact with the family or the travel company), for this service the participants have to request to rent a satellite phone, of course this service has an additional cost, contact us or ask our office for more information. A practical device is to have an inReach® Messenger - GARMIN also helps for any emergency. → More information click here
Many of the participants or clients of our adventures, hikes and expeditions in the mountains are people who sign up alone, but in some of our trips you will be able to find a travel partner companion to join a group. We have many options for you from day tours, short treks, long duration tours, and even the most extreme climbing high mountains on each country or South American continent and other destinations, as like the destinations you can see on our website. The mountains are a great place for rapid integration and a very healthy sport. → More information click here
Our mountain guides or tour leaders: All of our Tour Leaders are multiple conquerors of the peaks they lead the expeditions to. Each of our cultural guides, high mountain guides, mountainbike guides, among others are internationally recognized and certified guides, such as the certifications of (UIMLA) Union of International Mountain Leader Associations & (IFMGA) International Federation of Mountain Guides Associations. The mountaineering experience, skills and knowledge of your guides are a priority for us. → More information click here

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