Cycle Costa Rica

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  Sally

  · February 12th, 2023
  The guided tours on the optional activities were brilliant. The last hotel in Manuel Antonio was the icing on the cake after some quite gruelling cycle rides. So well positioned near the beach. I always felt safe and looked after on the bike rides
  Trip date: January 2023

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  John

  · February 12th, 2023
  Tortuguero night wildlife cruise, Cycling in the Arenal Volcano National park and additional optional ride.Great scenery on route, lots of encouragement from Carlos our tour leader that we would make it. Hot springs after long cycle ride in Arenal Zip wire and bridges walk Manuel Antonio National Park Tour Beach at Manuel Antonio
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  Trip date: January 2023

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  Alice

  · March 4th, 2023
  This was a great trip - highlights were Carlos and Jonathon - our guide and driver…. They did everything to make our trip run smoothly and show us as much of Costa Rica as they could… Fab cycling, brilliant wildlife, a great selection of hotels - all very different… we got a great feel for Costa Rica.
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  Trip date: February 2023

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  Sonja

  · February 18th, 2020
  This tour was an absolutely incredible experience. There were only 8 of us in the cycle group. I loved the mix of cycling and travelling across the country. Our tour guide Carlos was exceptionally professional and competent and went out of his way to ensure that we were looked after. We learned so much about all aspects of this beautiful country. I was the least experienced cyclist in the group and found the rides difficult on most days. I would say that you need to be able to bike at least 20km a day with ease to be able to do the cycling on this trip. There are many hills and the heat and humidity make the cycling very strenuous. Having said this I loved the challenge. Our guide who is a very experienced cyclist was an incredible motivator and I amazed myself by managing to complete the routes on some of the days. My main reason for booking the trip was the cycling. We had a briefing every day before and after our rides and the cameraderie in the group was so much fun. The cycle routes are amazing and have been really well planned so one gets a great mix of uphill, downhill, flat road and the Costa Rica scenery is just breathtaking-wild, rugged and off the beaten track. I learned a lot about cycling and how to pace myself and cycle to conserve energy on long routes.
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  Explore! commented on this review

  Well done on conquering those hills, the heat always makes it much harder too! Thanks for your great feedback on the trip, we hope to see you on another cycling adventure soon, The Explore Team
  Trip date: February 2020
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  MaryAnneMoseley

  · February 18th, 2020
  If you want a variety of adventures, beautiful scenery, a lot of wildlife, and great riding, Cycle Costa Rica will not disappoint. Most in our group found the riding easy to moderate, with the hills and the wind making for the moderate parts. It is nice to cycle shorter distances and in the morning when it's cooler, then have the afternoon free for adventures or a power-nap. Be prepared, most meals except breakfast are not incuded in the price, nor are the numerous optional adventures. Our tour leader Carlos was a font of knowledge, and went out of his way to give us the best experiences. I have completely fallen in love with this country and its people!
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  Explore! commented on this review

  thanks for the lovely feedback, we're glad you enjoyed your Costa Rica adventure, The Explore Team
  Trip date: January 2020
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  lesley

  · December 23rd, 2019
  The trip should be rated as a 4 as there are many challenging hills, The low number of distances attracts riders who may not be capable of the number of uphills. The mountain bikes should be hybrids as the recent improvement of the roads does not necessitate the wide tyres of a mountain bike - this makes the hills even more difficult!
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  Explore! commented on this review

  thanks for your feedback, we'll get our product team to take a look
  Trip date: August 2019

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  Susan

  · May 17th, 2019
  This was a wonderful trip, exceeding all expectations and was very well organised with excellent accommodation. It comprised of a good balance between cycling and leisure , with the latter giving us time us to experience other activities. The guides were excellent - supportive, helpful, and caring as well as being great fun to be with. Their considerable knowledge of the flora and fauna resulted in making the trip a very informative experience. The highlights for me were cycling around Arenal Lake surrounded by stunning scenery, Tortugero National Park including the night boat ride, and the Hanging Bridge canopy walk. In terms of the cycling, I was surprised that it was graded easy/moderate. Despite training for this trip, I found some of it very tough going indeed, primarily in relation to the length and steepness of the hills. It seemed a grading of moderate might have been more appropriate. In total, however, this trip was fantastic and I would have no hesitation in recommending it to others, perhaps with the added caveat to do plenty of hill training before you go!
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  Explore! commented on this review

  thanks for the great feedback and also the advice on the training needed.
  Trip date: February 2018