Minimum group size: four individuals.

The tour covers all public transportation, the local round trip air flight, as well as 4x4 vehicle transport from La Palma to starting point of the trek, and then back from the end point to Puerto Jiménez harbor. Complete meal service is provided, with on-the-road snacks.  Lodging is covered for the eight nights at Puerto Jiménez, and a spacious, two-person tent is supplied. Carriers are assigned to handle visitors’ backpacks and luggage, and two fluent English-speaking guides accompany the group.

Each day’s hike covers points inside the Golfo Dulce Forest Reservation and the Corcovado National Park. The daily trek time is an average of 5 to 7 hours, with breaks every 45 minutes to rest and rehydrate while guides describe the surroundings’ special features. Camps are set up beforehand near creeks or rivers. Guides carry first-aid equipment, and have continuous cell-phone contact with a company representative at our office, thus ensuring that the trek will be carried out according to the highest possible touring standards.

SCHEDULE

Day 1

Arrival at Juan Santamaría International Airport in Costa Rica. Tourists are taken to a hotel in San José for dinner  (not included in the package).

Day 2

Departure at noon by public bus from San José to La Palma for dinner and lodging.

Over the seven days of the trek, visitors see a great variety of mammals, insects and plants. They are guided by park-keepers, as well as by a fluent English-speaking biologist. All meals and snacks are provided. Night treks around the camp will also be carried out.

Day 3

After breakfast, visitors ride a 4x4 vehicle from La Palma to Guadalupe. The trek starts here, and proceeds to the Barrigones River Camp 1.

Day 4

Trek from the Barrigones River to the Trocha Madereros Cañaza Trail Camp 2.

Day 5

Trek from the Rafters’ Cañaza Trail to the Agujas Biological Station Camp 3. On the way, visitors tour gold mine shafts.

Day 6

Trek from the Agujas Biological Station to Camp 4, at the mouth of the Río Piedras Blancas (White Stone River).

Day 7

Trek from White Stone River to Camp 5 upriver. This day, visitors learn about panning for gold in the river.

Day 8

Trek from the White Stones upriver camp to Carate Beach.  4x4 transportation from Carate Beach to the harbor of Puerto Jiménez for dinner and lodging.

Day 9

After breakfast, transport is provided to the landing field to board the flight back to San José for dinner and lodging.

Day 10

A short visit to downtown San Jose can be arranged, according to the departure time of the international flight.