Lirio Lodge

Translates to Lily Lodge, this is one of the first accommodations on the trail. They have 11 rooms available as singles, doubles, triples and quads. Starlink is in service here, and they have some electricity (they’re running on solar). They offer a boat ride in which simplifies logistics for you as you make your way to the trailhead.

For meals, lunch, dinner and breakfast are included in your reservation.

Stage 1 of the Camino has alternate starting points, with Lirio Lodge being one of those options. If your first night is at Lirio Lodge then you can ease into your hike by having them drop you off at the estuary trail. From here you can walk to the Caribbean where you’ll find the Camino mojón, touch the ocean and then walk north along the coast, and then at the Pacuare school, follow the path to the Pacuare coast guard and dock, where they can pick you up again and ferry you to the lodge for the night. This is a short 2.5km and pretty walk that allows you to start the adventure officially. Here is a Google Map showing the locations of the above places mentioned.

Most hikers will leave early on departure day. Lirio Lodge will take you by boat back to Muelle Goshen where you can begin your walk. Alternatively, you can leave later in the morning allowing you to participate in their boat tour in the canals, which is included in your reservation.

For activities they offer a guided nature walk, or guests can take their canoes out for a paddle.

From their brochure, translated: Lirio Lodge is located on the Caribbean Coast of Costa Rica, in the south of the Tortuguero National Park, on the shore of the Laguna Madre de Dios, which communicates with the mouth of the Pacuare River. Lirio Lodge is the first and only eco-lodge in the Pacuare bar, the most virgin of the canals of Tortuguero, on the Caribbean coast.
“Lirio Lodge está ubicado en la Costa Caribeña de Costa Rica, en el sur del Parque Nacional Tortuguero, en la orilla de la Laguna Madre de Dios, que se comunica con la desembocadura del río Pacuare. Lirio Lodge es el primer y único ECO-LODGE en la barra de Pacuare, el sector más virgen de los canales de Tortuguero, en el Caribe de Costa Rica.”