Biking in Costa Rica

Arenal Bike Trip
2 DAY / 1 NIGHT
Day 1
On Day 1 of our two-day tour, we bike around the base of Arenal Volcano and its neighbor, Lake Arenal, ending the day at the Tabacón Resort where we ll soak away tired muscles in the crystal clear, hot waters pouring forth from nearby Arenal Volcano. We ll spend the night at the Arenal Observatory, a hotel originally built as a base for visiting scientists studying the volcano after its catastrophic eruption in 1968. Since then, the volcano has been continuously erupting with frequent nightly showers of red hot rocks and glowing lava.

Day 2
Today we'll bike down a paved road leading to the base of Arenal Volcano, passing through a tropical rainforest that opens onto beautiful Alpine lakes. After a leisurely picnic lunch, we return to San José in the late afternoon.
Note: Backup vehicle is provided at all times during this trip. Day 1 is 10 miles and is rated easy; Day 2 is 9 miles and is rated easy to moderate.

Included: 2 breakfasts, 2 lunches and 1 dinner.

Cycling Irazú ONE DAY TOUR
Your Aventuras Naturales guide will pick you up early morning at your hotel as we begin our journey with a drive up the lush, green mountain slopes of Irazú Volcano with breathtaking views of the Central Valley far below. Our destination is the summit of bike_2.JPG (19451 bytes)Irazú, 11,260 feet above sea level. The volcano has been dormant since its last eruption in 1963, except for a few tremors in 1991. On a clear day you can see both the Atlantic and Pacific Coasts. Our biking trip begins down the slope of Irazú on a long paved road overlooking the Central Valley. Our scenic tour takes us to the village of Pacayas, ending our cycling day in the quaint town of Turrialba, home to one of the five most important tropical agricultural research centers in the world. Transportation will be provided back to your hotel in San José. The length of this trip is 14 miles and is rated moderate.

Breakfast and lunch included.

Cycling Guayabo ONE DAY TOUR
After a short, scenic bus ride to Turrialba, we begin our biking tour heading for the spectacular Guayabo Canyon Falls, continuing on through Guayabo National Monument, the most significant archeological site in Costa Rica. Here you will have time to explore the excavated central part of a 10,000-inhabitant city that existed from 1000 B.C. to around 1400 A.D. Most of the ruins are still undiscovered. The length of this trip is 20 miles (32kms) and is rated moderate to advanced.

Breakfast and lunch included.