Cycleventures will meet you at the airport and transfer you and your bike to our resort hotel on a lush mountainside just outside of San Jose. Help will be provided to assemble your bike. Tonight we stay at the La Condesa Hotel.

Transfer to the Volcan Poás which boasts Costa Rica’s biggest crater. From the volcano we ride east and drop down to the Sarapiqui River and up and down a few rolling hills as we make our way to the town of Sarapiqui. Stay at La Quinta Inn.

After a short transfer we start climbing for around 5000 feet to the bustling town of Turrialba which sits in a lush valley. The area is known as the main sugar cane producing area in the country and is surrounded by towering volcanoes and mountains. Our hotel is the beautiful Casa Turire, a luxury country estate in a spectacular setting.

We start out with an easy spin across the valley, through town and then begin the 14 km ascent up the Volcan Turrialba. After conquering the volcano it’s a rolling traverse in a high-mountain landscape then a long descent to the Orosi Valley and the Reventazon River. Definitely soak in the hot thermal pools and maybe even book a massage at our hotel, the Rio Perlas.
After a good cup of java or two we start the 25 km climb to the spectacular crater of the Irazu Volcano at 3432 meters, Costa Rica’s highest active volcano. Have you climbed Mont Ventoux in Provence? This mountain is similar as you approach it but you’ll soon find out that it’s much tougher. Tonight we’re back at the Rio Perlas.
Today’s ride takes us across the steepest mountains in the country in the main coffee producing area. From a start at 2000 m at the Interamerican Highway, the main route north and south in Central America, we head west to the town of San Pablo. Expect several exceptionally steep 10 km climbs along route! Definitely book a massage this afternoon at our little resort in the jungle, the Hotel Amatierra.

Today’s ride is a well-deserved easy day down to the hot and beautiful Pacific Ocean and it’s beaches. We start with a 20 km downhill, and then roll to the hotel on flats. Swim in the warm water and watch the sun set while swinging in a hammock with a cold cervaza. Stay at Hotel Punta Leona.
Sleep in, swim in the pool, swim in the ocean, book a massage, nap in the sun, eat, relax. Later this afternoon we transfer back to San Jose for our final night festivities.

Your guides will transfer you to the airport for your flight home. Bon voyage!

Van assistance is available for those who wish to shorten the longer days.