I can tell everyone that this is a fantastic camino in beautiful Costa Rica!! My daughter and I did this last year with Ticos A Pata and I recommend them as guides and highly recommend this unbelievable camino!!
It seems that it could be very hot and humid in Costa Rica. Do you recommend a particular time of year?
I was looking at the elevation chart. I would imagine it would be hot and humid at the beginning and at the end. But it seems that a large portion of the trail is from 2000 feet to over 7000 so the higher you go the nicer the weather. There seems to be lots of choices of places to stay. I doubt if you can do this trial on 30 or 40 US dollars a day. But I bet it is beautiful. Wonder if you need to go in a group especially if you are not an experienced hiker walking in jungle and forest.
About 25 people have done it solo or as a small group of friends without a guide but it usually means someone from the organization at the WhatsApp +506 6036-6199 has to help at one point or the other since it’s not well marked.
With a guide it depends on how many people join your expedition. Average of 6-8 hiker group it averages about $120/ day. A private group of 2 about $250 per day and doing it alone can be between $60/ day if you are frugal.
Yes, per person. But they are estimates . The guide would give the exact costs and breakdowns.
Yes. They are not set up with the low cost pilgrim hostels. Maybe they will in the future.
No, Trecile! Costa Rica is not hot and humid! Only on the Caribbean side and the last couple of hours before you arrive walking at Quepos on the Pacific side, then the weather can get very hot. I live in Costa Rica in the Central Valley and my town is situated at exactly 1,000 metres. I can assure you that it’s neither hot nor humid!
It’s a very personal experience, interacting with the various hosts where you stay along the way. You will be offered to visit many activities sponsored by the locals, so as to see what happens in rural Costa Rica.
Hi, yes hot and humid at the two extremes. And yes more expensive than $40/day. Best to join a group. write to elcaminodecostarica@gmail.com for guidance on how to find a small group to hike with and share the costs. About 25 people have done it solo and claim they managed it in about $50/day. Get the guide book sold on amazon. $9.99 to download.
Better with a guide, yes reservations needed. Use the guide book sold on amazon: El Camino de Costa Rica Hiking Guide book. Evan Brashier wrote it.
Definitely go in the winter (meaning winter in the US) because it would be too hot in the summer I would think and also rainy. February or March would be ideal. It is fantastic. Quite a challenge too. Ticos A Pata is the guide service we used and they were unbelievably great!!
I did it in July (2022) without a guide. A good from from the Camino, my daughter and her partner did it We are all experienced backpackers and long distance trekkers. We used a guide service, Uritrek, to help set up logistics and reservations. And we used the guide book. And two of us speak Spanish—my friend is from Spain. We had a great hike! Route finding was a bit difficult in a few places. But it was a fantastic trip
You definitely need a guide. I cannot imagine being able to do it without one. It is so wonderful though and the people are so nice, scenery is spectacular and the food was delicious.
The two sections at beginning and end are hot and humid but central sections are cool. Atlantic sections are best September to October and Pacific sections good Mid December through mid April. Worst month is mid October through November. Other months an early start will get you to lunch without rain and then late afternoon and evening showers making for muddy trails.
