Costa Rica
Volcanoes, jungle and the Pacific. Eleven days with no signal.
- Length
- 11 days
- Group
- Up to 12 people
- Price
- from €2,900
The trip
Costa Rica is where nature is still in charge. Eleven days between volcanoes, rainforest and the Pacific coast, far from the resort circuit.
We start at Arenal, climb Tenorio and Rincón de la Vieja, go out at night with a biologist looking for snakes and head down to the Tárcoles river to see crocodiles up close. We finish on the coast, at a farm where the food comes from the land and the sea that same day.
This is not a holiday package. It is a week and a half with a group of twelve who want the same thing you do: get off the screen, tire the body out and come back with a story.
What we will do
Volcanoes
Days 2, 3, 5 and 6Arenal, Tenorio and Rincón de la Vieja. Trails over old lava flows, fumaroles and hot springs heated by the ground itself.
Hikes almost every day, two to six hours, in the jungle and on the volcano slopes. Rio Celeste is the best one.
Snakes
Day 4A night walk in the forest with a local biologist to find snakes, frogs and everything that only comes out after dark. No cages.
Crocodiles
Day 7The Tárcoles river is famous for its giant crocodiles. We see them from a boat, a few metres away.
Raw food
Days 8 and 10Fruit picked that day, fresh fish and raw food whenever possible, at a farm on the Pacific coast. We cook together.
Camaraderie
Days 1, 8, 9 and 10Twelve people, group dinners, beach and bonfire. The part of the trip that stays after the photos.
Day by day
11 days, from meeting up to heading home. The programme can shift with the weather and the group.
- Day 1San José
Arrival
We meet at the hotel in the late afternoon for the first group dinner.
- Camaraderie
- Day 2La Fortuna
To Arenal
Three hours north by road. First walk at the foot of the volcano at sunset.
- Volcanoes
- Hikes
- Day 3Arenal
Arenal volcano
Trails over the 1968 lava flows, La Fortuna waterfall and natural hot springs at night.
- Volcanoes
- Hikes
- Day 4Arenal
The forest by day and by night
Hanging bridges over the canopy in the morning. At night we go out with a biologist looking for snakes.
- Hikes
- Snakes
- Day 5Tenorio
Rio Celeste
The best hike of the trip, to the turquoise waterfall on the slopes of Tenorio volcano.
- Volcanoes
- Hikes
- Day 6Rincón de la Vieja
Fumaroles and mud
A trail between fumaroles and boiling mud pots, volcanic mud bath at the end of the day.
- Volcanoes
- Hikes
- Day 7Tárcoles
Crocodiles
Down to the Pacific. A boat on the Tárcoles river, a few metres from the crocodiles.
- Crocodiles
- Day 8Uvita
The farm
A day at a local farm: fruit picked that day, fish from the morning catch and a raw dinner made together.
- Raw food
- Camaraderie
- Day 9Uvita
Waterfalls and whales
A hike to the local waterfalls and an afternoon at Marino Ballena park.
- Hikes
- Camaraderie
- Day 10Uvita
Free day
Surf, beach or nothing. At night, bonfire and farewell dinner.
- Camaraderie
- Raw food
- Day 11San José
Home
Drive back to San José and flights home from lunchtime.
How this departure works
Dates and amounts for the 10 to 20 Oct 2026 departure.
- 1Today
Apply
You answer five questions. You pay nothing.
- 2A few days
Approval
João reads the application and replies by email.
- 372 hours
€1,450 deposit
You pay within 72 hours of approval and the seat is yours.
- 4Right after
€1,450 balance
Departure is close, so the balance is due right after the deposit.
- 510 Oct 2026
Departure
San José, at the group hotel, in the late afternoon of day one.
Included
- Accommodation in a shared room
- Private transport for the whole trip
- Every activity in the programme with local guides
- Breakfasts and group dinners
- João for the whole trip
Not included
- Flights to San José and back
- Travel insurance covering adventure activities
- Lunches and drinks
Practical details
- Fitness level
- Moderate. Hikes of two to six hours in humid heat, no technical climbing.
- Accommodation
- Forest lodges and houses on the coast. Rooms shared by two.
- Meeting point
- San José, at the group hotel, in the late afternoon of day one.
- Weather
- Between 22 and 32 °C. In October it rains most afternoons. In March almost never.
- Documents
- A passport valid for the whole stay. Portuguese and Brazilian citizens need no visa.
Departures for this trip
Half when you are approved, the rest 60 days before.
- Costa RicaCR-2026-10
10 to 20 Oct 2026
11 days
€2,900
€1,450 deposit
12 seats left
- Costa RicaCR-2027-03
6 to 16 Mar 2027
11 days
€2,900
€1,450 deposit
12 seats left
10 to 20 Oct 2026
€2,900, 12 seats left