Pura Vida and Mountain Bike Retreat

We will pro­vide com­pli­men­ta­ry air­port pick-up at 3:00 p.m. as well as com­pli­men­ta­ry pick-up at 3:45 p.m. from the Hilton Gar­den Inn by the Liberia Inter­na­tion­al Air­port.  At the air­port, meet your shut­tle adja­cent to Cus­toms, just out­side the glass doors on the out­side pick-up plat­form. Please note, addi­tion­al shut­tle times can be arranged for an added cost. Please see the Ride Add-ons tab for details. 

You will be trans­port­ed from Liberia Inter­na­tion­al Air­port to our moun­tain eco-lodge, where we encour­age you to unwind, set­tle in and rest up for the week’s moun­tain bike adventure!

At 5:00 p.m., we’ll meet up to build our bikes and review some bike main­te­nance tech­niques while we’re at it. Bike rentals will be assigned to those who rented.

Tonight, the group will con­vene for a deli­cious din­ner and a meet-and-greet, review­ing what our week has in store!

Rise and shine!  After an ear­ly buf­fet break­fast, we’ll gear up for the epic day ahead. 

Today’s moun­tain bike ride takes us through the rain­for­est along the flanks of the Rin­con de la Vie­ja Vol­cano. This is a half day sin­gle­track ride with a scenic detour to a spec­tac­u­lar water­fall when we get to the top of the climb!

After a curvy fun and flowy down­hill, we’ll enjoy a hearty buf­fet lunch over­look­ing the rain­for­est. This after­noon the group will head out on a moun­tain adven­ture to zipline through the canopy of the rain­for­est and get wet in the cool rush­ing waters of spec­tac­u­lar waterfalls!

Tonight we’ll have a fresh and refu­el­ing din­ner back at the eco-lodge. 

After an ear­ly buf­fet break­fast, we’ll gear up for anoth­er adven­ture packed day.

We will spend the morn­ing rid­ing more great Cos­ta Rican sin­gle­track. We’ll get a chance to step it up a bit with some more tech­ni­cal climbs and descents, while also enjoy­ing some super fun flowy downhill!

After lunch, we’ll pack up our pri­vate shut­tle for a scenic dri­ve to our next eco-lodge and spa. Yes, we said spa! (At Rid­ers own expense, options include: Deep Tis­sue or Relax­ing Mas­sage, Vol­canic Mud Facial and much more…Contact us in advance to make spa reser­va­tions for this location).

Late after­noon, we’ll con­vene for a sun­set yoga session.

Tonight, we’ll enjoy a deli­cious group din­ner at the lodge.

Today’s morn­ing adven­ture is a loop ride out the back door of our hotel.

We’ll head out on a dou­ble­track road for a quick climb then work our way into a pri­vate trail sys­tem filled with flowy sin­gle­track speck­led with some short tech­ni­cal sec­tions. This is a great day to play around on this new and inter­est­ing vol­canic ter­rain and learn some new moves on your bike.

We’ll take some time to ses­sion some tech­ni­cal sec­tions and enjoy amaz­ing views from a unique lookout.

After a healthy lunch at the lodge, you have the after­noon to spend as you wish! End­less options from riv­er tub­ing to ziplin­ing (for the adven­tur­ous) or for those look­ing to relax those bik­ing mus­cles you can head to the spa for a mas­sage or soak in the nat­ur­al hot pools at our eco-lodge.

Din­ner will be at the in-house restau­rant at our hotel. 

We’ll enjoy a relax­ing morn­ing at the lodge before pack­ing up our pri­vate shut­tle and head­ing to the beach­es of the Pacif­ic Coast. 

Along with our bikes, we’ll get dropped off at the trail­head for the Don­key Trail and enjoy a fun, flowy down­hill into Las Catalinas.

After lunch, we’ll enjoy an after­noon at the beach. The SUP around the islands is a must!

After our ride, we’ll have lunch on the beach and enjoy some free time along the water before head­ing to our hotel.

We’ll top this day off with a sun­set yoga ses­sion and a deli­cious din­ner at our beach­side hotel.

After ear­ly morn­ing sun­rise yoga, we’ll hit the trails of the Pura Vida Moun­tain Bike Trail System.

We’ll make our way through the scenic sin­gle­track trails with stun­ning views of the Pacif­ic Ocean and the Catali­na Islands. This first ride will be short and allow our group to accli­mate to the dif­fer­ent heat so close to the beach.

After a beach­side lunch, we’ll have the option to spend the after­noon SUP­ing or sea kayak­ing around the Catali­nas Islands or get back on our bikes for some more time on the trail. 

Top off this amaz­ing day with din­ner over­look­ing the Pacif­ic Ocean!

After an ear­ly beach­side break­fast, we’ll hit the trails of the Pura Vida Moun­tain Bike Trail System. 

Today, we’ll make use of our final day and explore the Big Loop. Chal­lenged by some rolling climbs, you’ll enjoy the fun, flowy down­hills and vis­tas of the aqua blue waters below.

After a well-deserved lunch, we’ll return the rental bikes and pack up our bike bags.

We’ll fresh­en up back at our hotel before head­ing out to our final beach­side din­ner. Tonight, we’ll cel­e­brate the week’s adven­ture, new friends, and life­time memories.

We have reached the last day of our amaz­ing trip in Cos­ta Rica and it’s time to say good­bye to its beau­ti­ful beach­es, lush for­est trail rid­ing and cul­tur­al experiences. 

High five your new rid­ing pals before head­ing back to the airport. 

A com­pli­men­ta­ry air­port shut­tle to Liberia Inter­na­tion­al Air­port will be offered, arriv­ing at the air­port by 12:00 p.m. fol­lowed by a 12:45 p.m. drop-off to the Hilton Gar­den Inn by the Liberia Inter­na­tion­al Air­port if you are stay­ing an addi­tion­al night. Addi­tion­al shut­tle times can be arranged for an added cost, please see the Ride Add-Ons tab. 

If you are look­ing to stay longer in Cos­ta Rica, check out our option­al Add On trips to enhance your Cos­ta Rican adven­ture!  Just click on the Add-Ons tab  for more info.