Enduro Motorcycle Trip: Jungles and Mountains of Costa Rica

You arrive at the San José’s airport where Christophe’s team will welcome you and drive you to your hotel near Ciudad Colon. You are greeted with a welcome cocktail and Christophe briefs you on your stay. You then pick up your rental enduro bikes for your trip.

After a relaxing swim in the turquoise blue waters of the Pacific, you continue riding your endure motorcycle trip along the coast. Moving through beautiful deserted beaches, lined with coconut trees, your Costa Rican motorcycle trip continues in the middle of the wild lands of the country. Riding through serpentine red dirt tracks, crossing rios and banana farms, you arrive late afternoon at your eco-lodge hotel in the middle of stunning tropical vegetation.

After a typical Costa Rican breakfast, you once again descend on the Pacific coast to arrive in the fishing village of Tarcoles. Here you take a boat trip to see the giant crocodiles, up to six metres in length. With your bikes, you cross the river by boat. Do not touch the water as it is dangerously populated! Once on the other side, you ride your motorcycle along the pristine coast to arrive in Puntarenas. Here you board a ferry that will take you to the Nicoya Peninsula. You stay the night in Montezuma, an endearing hippie beach village. Pura vida!

You are back on the road for your enduro motorcycle adventure in Costa Rica! You ride to the tip of the peninsula, alternating between beaches and tropical forests, and passing through pristine natural spaces filled with unique raw beauty. You cross Malpais, a small fishing village and then Santa Teresa, a trendy seaside spot, especially for the jet-setters and surfers around the world. After breaking for lunch, you go back to the peninsula lands – full of winding tracks and a paradise for enduro biking. You stay overnight with the local habitants of Carmona in the middle of a jungle.

You have a traditional lunch prepared by your hosts and hop on to your enduro bike for another day of the Costa Rican adventure. Riding through magical views of the Gulf of Nicoya on one side and the blue Pacific on the other, you reach Playa Naranjo. Here you take the ferry across the gulf and enjoy this relaxing moment. Once on the other side of the Gulf, you cross the Carrara National Park. The terrain gets a little slippery here – careful riding is recommended! You arrive in Jaco, a spot well known to surfers for its giant waves. Admire the beautiful beach from the hills overlooking Jaco. You ride again and finally arrive at your hotel in the middle of a jungle and a wildlife rescue centre.

You have your breakfast on the farm terrace while watching the white smoke rising from the volcano. The day is high on adrenaline, as we raft down the Pacuare River, one of the most beautiful rivers in the world and cross the Bribri Indigenous Reserve. Make the most of your time in the wilderness before resuming your ride to reach Siquirres.

For the last day of your enduro motorcycle trip in Costa Rica, you ride through the Orosi Valley to return to San José. You will  pass through varied landscapes – primaeval forests, sugarcane farms, rivers and the wilderness, before finally reaching your destination. Watch the sun set over the city from the central valley. Enjoy the city and move to the beats of salsa.

End of your enduro motorcycle trip in Costa Rica. Christophe’s team will drive you back to the San Jose airport.