Chirripó National Park
Cordillera de Talamanca, altitude from 1000 m to 3820 (Cerro Chirripó).
The Chrirripo National Park borders on the international national park " La Amistad " and together with it forms the largest contiguous protected area in Costa Rica and Panama.
At an average elevation of 1600 m, Chirripó National Park is located in the east central valley and contains the highest peak in Costa Rica - Cerro Chirripó . Cerro Chirripó has a height of 3820 m.
The starting point for trekking tours to the Cerró Chirripo is the town of San Gerardo de Rivas, which can be reached by bus or car via Pérez Zeledón.
Only those who have tickets can take care of the hut, food and, if necessary, porters. A maximum of 52 people are allowed in the hut per day, which is not a lot as Cerro Chirripó is internationally known as an exciting trekking destination. To climb Cerro Chirripó it is necessary to take care of getting the entrance tickets in good time. For the high season, between November and the end of April, you need around 5-6 months lead time. You have to buy the tickets yourself in Spanish at https://serviciosenlinea.sinac.go.cr/ . To do this, go to “Registrarse” and open an account. You can then choose the date, the number of days you want to spend upstairs (we recommend two) and pay by credit card. If you can't do this, you can contact us and we will help you with the purchase.
Then we can put together a package including overnight stays and tickets.
Many endemic plant species are protected in the national park; the jungle shows a typical transitional forest between tropical cloud forest and high forests extending beyond the tree line. Numerous mountains, large rivers and high waterfalls are located in the attractive landscape.
Packages to Cerro Chirripó:
Our packages for Cerro Chirripó. You don't have a permanent guide with you on the entire tour. We will take care of entry tickets (extra) to the park and overnight stay in the mountain hut at Cerro Chirripó.
Day 1: Arrival in San Gerardo de Rivas, check-in at Chirripó National Park, dinner, accommodation
Day 2: Breakfast (take away), lunch and dinner in Chirripó Park, accommodation in the mountain hut in a quad room, sleeping bag and pillow, dinner (porters extra)
Day 3: Climb to the summit, all 3 meals. Accommodation in the mountain hut
4th day. Descent, breakfast on Mount Chirripó, lunch in San Gerardo de Rivas
NOTE: this tour has to be planned very long term and we have to take care of the tickets in the long term. During high season we need approx. 5-6 months lead time to get space on Cerro Chirripó. Costs for the 4 days/3 nights are approx. US$ 290 per person
Location:
Province: San Jose
Arrival from San Isidro del General via San Gerardo
Tip: In the town of Canaán, 3 km from San Gerardo de Dota, there is the cheese dairy of the Mata Hernández family, who make “Swiss cheese” by hand and sell it locally. Yummy!.
Quesos Canaán
50 m north of the Catholic Temple of Cataán
Tel. 2742-5125
