Dear Travelers,
Chirripo National Park tickets available online.  Crestones Basecamp Lodging now provides a sleeping bag and towel and meals can be arranged at CRC Chirripo (will automatically contact you with purchase of overnight tickets).

Space at the Chirripo National Park Base Camp Crestones is limited!

Tickets are release on a rolling schedule. Keep checking the availability calendar for tickets to become for future dates.

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Very Important!!  Hiking Chirripo requires careful planning. 

All hikers must register in person at the National Park Office in San Gerardo by 4:00 pm one day prior to their hike date. 

San Gerardo de Rivas is remote.  Travel in Costa Rica is slow and googlemap times are not accurate. It is not advisable to attempt check-in for your hike the same day you arrive in country.  Please see travel times/advisories here.  Please do email us to talk about your itinerary so that we can help you  succeed in 'jumping the hoops' and hiking the mountain. 

 

The happiest hikers leave some time before the big hike to visit the amazing nature reserves, waterfalls, brew pub, botanical, butterfly and bird observatory gardens, trout farm restaurant, bakery, cheese and home-made gelato & vegan ice cream.....maybe take a dip in a cold pristine river...maybe take a delicious nap in the hammock....here's a link to some activities are a great way to warm up for the big Chirripo challenge.
 

Below are the Step-By-Step instructions for purchase of park permits. 

A permit to enter the Park on one day and leave the Park the following day will require different entry and exit dates. This type of  permit is linked to a bed at Crestones Basecamp. 

A "Diario" permit requires the same entry and exit dates is not linked to a bed at Crestones Base Camp.

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Payment for Crestones Basecamp services is separate. Once you've purchased your passes for Chirripo Park (entering and leaving on different days), Crestones (aka CRC Chirripo) will send you a long email  which contains the link to pay for lodging and arrange meals

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The following information guides you through the purchase of park entry permits.  Have all hiker names and passports on hand.

After you purchase your Park permit you should receive an email from Crestones Basecamp (CRC Chirripo) with Lodging instructions.

1. go to http://www.sinac.go.cr/

2. Click on 'Online Booking' located in the upper right corner

3. Click on 'Check In'  (very small letters in the lower left corner) and set up your username and password and info.  Use dd/mm/yy format for dates

4. Log in

5. Click on "Buy" and then "online reservation" on the drop down menu. 

* Wildlife Area: choose "PARQUE NACIONAL CHIRRIPO"

* Entry Sector:  choose "SECTOR SAN GERARDO"

6. Click a specific date on the 'AVAILABILITY' calendar. This calendar is in Spanish

*"Fecha" indicates the day of entry into the park.

* 'Disponibilidad' indicates the number of beds available for that date at Basecamp Crestones.

* 'visita diario' is for a day pass only with no overnight option

The entry date and exit date ate the same.

If you wish to spend the night at Base Camp Crestones your entry date must be different from your departure date.

"CERRADO" means that the tickets for those dates have not become available for sale yet.  It does NOT mean that the Park is closed. It's an unfortunate choice of words.

7. Admissions type:  ADULTA NO RESIDENTE (if you are not a resident of Costa Rica)

 COUNTRY: choose yours 

Quantity Days=2 "days" needed for a one night stay at Crestones. 

Quantity Days=3 "days" needed for a two night stay at Crestones.

8. Hit the  + sign in the 'quantity" field for the total of hikers. "Quantity" is the number of people hiking.

9.  Check the "Accept the terms" box and then the blue arrow to continue to the Payment page.

10. You have 10 minutes to complete the transaction. Enter your passport as your ID number and click on the + sign after each entry. ID is needed for each hiker.

11. Check your email for confirmation that the purchase completed.

IMPORTANT
ARRANGING YOUR CRESTONES BASECAMP LODGING:
Your permit to hike Chirripo corresponds to a bed at Crestones Basecamp.
Crestones (CRC Chirripo) will send you a long email which will contain information for you to pay your lodging online.  If you don't receive the email or the payment link doesn't work, send your entry permit number to the email below. 

Email: info@chirripo.org

The contact number for Chirripo.org (Crestones Lodging) is (506) 2742-5200.

All reservations are non-transferable and non-refundable.

The Park requires each hiker to check in at the San Gerardo Park Office, at the entrance to the village of San Gerardo de Rivas, by 4pm one day prior to hiking.

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The Crestones Basecamp lodging office requires each hiker to check in at the San Gerardo Office, across from the National Park office, by 4pm one day prior to hiking.

Please check in at the offices before hiking up the hill to Casa Mariposa

Contact Casa Mariposa about road conditions, updated bus schedules and travel times to ensure that you arrive in time for Park check-in.

See you on the Mountain!