Due to the type of hike, you should arrive the day before and register before 3:00 pm at the National Park Administrative Office in San Gerardo de Rivas. Then, go to the community of Herradura de Rivas and visit the tourist office located in the centre of the community, on the south side of the school. Cancel your right-of-way on private farms, as well as your use of gas and utensils.
Use of gas and cooking utensils (at the Paso de los Indios lodge). This process is necessary because it involves a restricted passage; so, you will need to be up to date with all the relevant legal requirements.

At the end of the process of requirements continue your way to the Ficus Reserve where you will stay the night before the tour, the local guide makes a presentation and talk about everything you need to know for the hike and in turn you can enjoy dinner and the hotel facilities to prepare everything for the next day.

Lodging at Reserva Ficus

Breakfast is served at 4:00 am, and from there you will be prepared to start this adventure full of adrenaline and strength—departure at 4:30 am with transport from the Ficus Reserve to about 3 km where the hike begins.

This route has several viewpoints towards the Cerro Paraguas, Cuerici, Cerro de la muerte; The trail is mostly wooded, and we must take into consideration that it is an area with species of animals characteristic of these mountains that with luck you will be able to appreciate or at least know that they belong to the place among them species of birds such as the quetzal is one of the emblematic birds of Cerro Urán and the Chirripó National Park, other common birds in the area include nuthatches, goldfinches, warblers, hummingbirds, mosquitoes, tufted hawks, black guans, guans, woodpeckers, mammals, insects and others.

After enjoying the 13-kilometre hike in approximately 6 to 7 hours, you will arrive at the Refugio Paso de los Indios, at 3300 metres above sea level, which is described as a kind of shelter made of tin roofs, where you can spend the night and continue the next day.

Today, we have transportation to take the food to our destination.
All food is included, as well as the use of a sleeping bag at the Refugio del Paso de los Indios.

Today, we depart for the Urán hill, located at 3660 meters above sea level. We coordinate our departure for 3:00 am, where we will walk a total of 8 kilometers round trip, experiencing the thrill of walking in the dark to contemplate the star-filled sky and witness a different landscape.

Once this hike is finished, breakfast is prepared at approximately 8:00 a.m., and we proceed with departure from the Refugio del Paso de los Indios, starting the return trip at 9:00 a.m. and covering roughly 13 kilometres to Herradura. Here the adventure ends, and you will be able to continue to your next destination.