Río Savegre
Hiking and Rafting
4 days / 3 nights
D1 - San José / Los Campesinos
Meeting in San José at 8 am and departure by minibus to Quepos and the reserve Los Campesinos. Los Campesinos is a great initiative from the village's inhabitants to find an economic alternative to their vanilla producing activity. They bought a property to build a rural lodge as well as a spectacular suspension bridge above a beautiful waterfall. Meals and night at the lodge.
D2 - Los Campesinos / Tinamú
Hiking towards another village lost in Quepos heights : San Isidro de Dota. Warm welcome in a family developing the same kind of rustic accommodation in a fantastic setting stretching out from the Cerro de la Muerte to the Pacific. Meals and night in typical rancho.
D3 - Rafting Río Savegre / El Silencio
Start of the walk to the Savegre River by a nice wild trail. Boarding on the raft and if the conditions are favourable, you will go down the river. (4 hrs rafting, class II and III with some really intense parts.) End of the rafting near El Silencio. Accommodation in a lodge and discovery of the village story, founded in the 1970s by landless farmers. Meals and accommodation at the lodge.
D4 - El Silencio / San José
After breakfast, visit of the village and departure to San José with a small stop on your way for a swim in the Pacific Ocean. Arrival in San José around 5 pm.
Price per person :
- $ 660 on the basis of 2 persons
- $ 510 on the basis of 3 persons
- $ 430 on the basis of 4 or 5 persons
- $ 355 on the basis of 6 to 8 persons
Including :
- Guidance by an English-speaking naturalist guide
- Meals and accommodation (in double or triple room)
- The entrance in Rincón de la Vieja National Park
- Half day of rafting on the Savegre River
- Local visits
- The transport in minibus with driver from San José
Period : All year round