Motorcycle Tour Costa Rica

This will be the hardest decision you will have to make when it comes to your Enduro rides. Will you choose the rain forest or the beach? Whatever you choose you can bet that you will have a blast.

Key information

Bike: rental bike (KTM or Husqvarna)
Daily rides: 140 - 180 kilometers / 87 - 112 miles
Riding gear: not included: Helmet, goggles, off-road boots, kneepads, chest protector, gloves, motocross style jersey and pants, hydration backpack. But if it is not possible for you to bring them, Ultimate Rides has equipment for rent.
Meals: breakfasts and lunches

Highlights

Starts and ends in San Jose
See various interesting sights along the way
Enjoy the wonderful ride along the route of your choice
Choice of either the rain forest or the beach experience
Support vehicle to transfer your luggage
1 night accommodation

Skill level

Beginner
Intermediate
Advanced

Styles

2 riding days in English

The organizer also speaks: Spanish

Group size: Minimum of 2 participants

Airport transfer included: Juan Santamaría International Airport

Accommodation

If you choose the beach route, then you have two accommodation options which are Hotel Jaco Laguna Resort and Beach Club located at Jaco Beach and Hotel Marea Brava Ocean Front and Villa located in Hermosa, 10 minutes from Jaco. If you choose the rain forest route, then the option is Hotel Colinas Alta Vista located at the Tarbaca mountains in Aserrí.

Program

For this tour, you have three options to choose:

Option 1: Santa Ana - Jaco Beach
Option 2: Santa Ana - Volcan Turrialba
Option 3: Santa Ana - Aserri

Santa Ana - Pacific Coast Jaco Beach

Duration: Between 6 to 8 hours per day
Distance: 180 to 200 kilometers per day
Terrain: Rocky and clay in mountains, Rainforest, Rivers to cross, dry and sandy on the coast.
Weather: Warm and humid, rain depending on the season.

Day 1

You will start with nice and easy trails around the Santa Ana area to get to know the bikes and get familiar with the terrain, after that you will start your adventure going to the mountain town of Puriscal known for their coffee and tobacco plantations. You will see a bunch of those as well as many types of trails known and loved by the local enduro riders.

If you come to Costa Rica, you have to eat a Casado. That is going to be your lunch. This typical meal is packed with carbs that will provide the energy to continue with your journey through single track trails a bit more fast and technical than the ones from the beginning. These will take you to Jaco Beach, one of the most popular beach towns in the Central Pacific.

Day 2

You will explore everything the rainforest from the central pacific area has to offer, you will go to a desert beach to ride in the sand, after a nice lunch we will start going back to the San Jose area going through different trails.

Santa Ana - Volcan Turrialba

Duration: Between 6 to 8 hours per day
Distance: 180 to 200 kilometers per day
Terrain: Rocky and clay in mountains, wet at the rain forests, cloud forest, rivers to cross. Dry and sandy at the volcano.
Weather: Warm and humid during the day, rain depending on the season, colder in the afternoon and evening.

Day 1

You will start with nice and easy trails around the area of Santa Ana to get to know the bikes and get familiar with the terrain, the main destination of this trip will be the Turrialba Volcano going through the Cartago.

Cartago Province is a small and peaceful province located in the central valley of Costa Rica, bordering the provinces of San José and Limón. It is a visually stunning province with a cool climate and 8 cantons teeming with vast sugar cane fields, extensive coffee plantations and rich farm lands.

You will have the joy to ride really fun trails until you get close to the volcano (the park is currently closed due to volcanic activity) but there is plenty to do around. You will spend the night in a hotel that is also a cheese farm, the temperature out night can go down to 5 degrees Celsius depending on the season.

Day 2

If you ever wonder what is like to be in Mars, day 2 of this trip will interest you. Although the Cartago provinces is known for its lush vegetation, you will ride through some areas of old lava flows and ash during the journey. This is evidence that the area was once home to rivers that flowed with hot magma from the volcano. You will continue riding in beautiful forests with fun and technical trails while you go back to the Santa Ana area, you will not be repeating any trails on your way back.

Santa Ana - Aserri

Duration: Between 6 to 8 hours per day
Distance: 180 to 200 kilometers per day
Terrain: Rocky and clay in mountains, wet at rain forests, cloud forest, rivers to cross.
Weather: Warm and humid during the day, rain depending on the season, colder in the afternoon and evening.

Day 1

You will start with nice and easy trails around the area to get to know the bikes and get familiar with the terrain, after that you will ride some of the best trails in the country going through Cartago. Cartago Province is a small and peaceful province located in the central valley of Costa Rica, bordering the provinces of San José and Limón.

It is a visually stunning province with a cool climate and 8 cantons teeming with vast sugar cane fields, extensive coffee plantations and rich farm lands. After a delicious typical lunch, we will head back to the mountain town of Aserri where you will spend the night in a hotel with spectacular views of the Central Valley.

Day 2

You will explore the mountains of Puriscal and its trails (the preferred trails of the local enduro riders) some of these trails are used in the national championship. After this, you will start making your way back to Santa Ana.

Motorcycle models available:

These bikes were made for the Extreme Enduro World Championship and have also been proven to be ready for the Costa Rican best Enduro trails. KTM and Husqvarna off-road Enduro bikes available:

Two strokes: 2013 KTM EXC 250 and 2017 Husqvarna 250 TE
Four strokes: KTM EXC-F 450 and KTM EXC-F 350

Bike upgrade:

For an additional 60 USD per day, you can select from:

2018 KTM four strokes 350cc bikes (2018 KTM 350 EXC-F 6 Days), Beta 350RR, and Husqvarna 350 FX
2018 KTM two strokes Beta 250 RR Racing, Gas Gas 300 EC, and TM 300 Enduro

Skill level(s) required for this tour:

Beginner:

can ride for 2-3 hours
minimal riding experience
assistance required
comfortable with curves and leans
basic experience with unsurfaced roads
short distance ascents and descents

Intermediate:

can ride for 3-4 hours
average riding experience
little assistance required
comfortable with extreme curves and leans
average experience with unsurfaced roads
steep ascents and descents

Advanced:

can ride for 5-6 hours
extensive riding experience
assistance on demand (if required)
experienced with riding a variety of motorcycles
comfortable with any terrain and weather conditions

Food

Your package will include daily breakfast and lunch.

The following meals are included:

Breakfast
Lunch

The following dietary requirement(s) are served and/or catered for:

Regular (typically includes meat and fish)

If you have special dietary requirements it's a good idea to communicate it to the organiser when making a reservation

How to get there

Recommended Airports

SJO

Juan Santamaría International Airport

14 km

Transfer included

Arrival by airplane

Please book your flight to arrive at Juan Santamaria International Airport (SJO). Transfer from and to the airport is included. Ultimate Rides will pick you up from the airport.

Airport: Juan Santamaría International Airport Airport transfer included: Juan Santamaría International Airport No additional charges. You can request this in the next step.

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