Birdwatching Tour - Esteban Daily Guided Tours
Birding
Over 850 species of birds have been recorded in Costa Rica and half of them can be found in the cloud forests of Monteverde. Because of the rich diversity of birds and other forms of wildlife, sanctuaries were established here starting in the 1970s to protect the virgin forest environment and its inhabitants. Your professional bilingual guide, whose vast knowledge and daily observations of the ...
$170 Per person cost
Suggested age range: 1+
Birdwatching Tour Quality Trails
Birding, Wildlife Hike
This bird watching expedition for bird lovers begins early in the morning when the birds are most active. Home to half the bird species in Costa Rica, the Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve is an ideal place to search for both endemic and endangered bird life. Straddling the continental divide with an altitude around 1400 meters, Monteverde hosts a rich biodiversity and is considered to be one of ...
$107 Per person cost
Suggested age range: 5+
Bungee Jumping
Extreme
If you are ready to truly try something different, then you are probably ready to Bungee jump. And what better place to do it than from Monteverde, with an altitude of 1500 meters, making it one of the most scenic areas in Costa Rica. Touted to be the highest bungee jump in Central America, this adventure begins high above a sweeping canyon from a suspended tram 143 meters above the ground. ...
$97 Per person cost
Suggested age range: 18+
Butterfly Garden
Nature, Learning Family
If you’ve always loved Lepidoptera, this 2 hour guided tour is for you. With one of the largest live exhibits in Costa Rica, this hike through a 29,000 square foot butterfly garden will surround you with colorful butterflies. Your knowledgeable naturalist guide will introduce you to many species and give you ample opportunities for taking photographs.Ten percent of the world’s popula ...
$31 Per person cost
Suggested age range: 1+
Canopy Zipline - Aventuras
Zipline
Ziplining through the Monteverde cloud forest canopy is an exhilarating experience. This mountain community perched 1800 meters above sea level, offers spectacular expansive views of Costa Rican landscapes.Your trained professional bilingual guides will welcome you upon your arrival, explain the tour, go over safety precautions and fit you into a harness.When you arrive at the fir ...
$62 Per person cost
Suggested age range: 6+
Canopy Zipline - Extremo
Zipline
If you want extreme, this fast paced zip line adventure complete with Tarzan Swing, bungee cord, giant rappel and Superman cables will surely get your heart pumping. Set in the magnificent Monteverde mountain range with cables up to 3400 ft long and 600 ft high, you’ll be zooming through this unique cloud forest canopy as if you were on top of the world.You’ll meet your professional ...
$63 Per person cost
Suggested age range: 5+
Canopy Zipline - Original Canopy
Zipline
The Original Canopy Zipline offers a truly authentic experience combining nature and adventure with its tree house style wooden platforms. Built in the original manner nestled high up in the branches or mounted around heavy trunks, these platforms allow you to appreciate the size and stature of being in a canopy of rain forest giants. Located in a private reserve of lush primary trees, t ...
$68 Per person cost
Suggested age range: 5+
Canopy Zipline - Selvatura
Adventure, Zipline
This thrilling zipline, high up in the Monteverde mountains at 4,000 feet above sea level, is one of the best adventures in Costa Rica. It is the only canopy tour available within the Monteverde Cloud Forest in a conservation area surrounded by 850 protected acres of land.This high speed, half day tour features 15 cables with 18 platforms as well as a chance to try out the now famous Tar ...
$78 Per person cost
Suggested age range: 4+
Canyoning and Waterfall Rappelling
Canyoning
Looking for a challenge? This thrill seeking adventure will have your adrenaline pumping as you rappel by secured ropes down 6 different natural waterfalls deep in the heart of a tropical cloud forest. Surrounded by the lush jungle environment you’ll discover your inner warrior as you step off the top of each spectacular waterfall and work your way down through the tumbling cascades into the ...
$65 Per person cost
Suggested age range: 15+
Cloud Forest Night Tour Hidden Valley
Nature, Learning Family
The night hike at Hidden Valley Reserve explores the added diversity of night life found in a unique transition zone combining cloud forest and lower elevation forest ecosystems. In this mid forest region, the reserve is able to maintain an orchard of fruit trees attracting a variety of exotic nocturnal animals including mammals, birds and insects. The trail is wide and easy to navigate. ...
$50 Per person cost
Suggested age range: 1+
Curi Cancha Reserve Guided Hike
Nature, Learning Family, Birding, Wildlife Hike
The Curi-Cancha Reserve is a birdwatching paradise for those interested in highland and cloud forest species! Located near the world-famous Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, this independently owned reserve is quite similar but is not as well known. This means fewer people and more animals! Birdwatchers will be delighted as over 200 species of birds have been observed within the reserve! Resplen ...
$94 Per person cost
Suggested age range: 1+
Guided Hanging Bridges with Reptile and Frog Exhibit Combo
Nature, Learning Family
Today you can enjoy a leisurely hike through the rain forest crossing 8 hanging bridges with amazing views then meet the live snakes and amphibians that live there! Upon arrival you will meet your friendly professional bilingual guide who will accompany you along the almost 2 mile trail and make sure you do not miss seeing the treasures of the day.You will be encouraged to go slow to tak ...
$95 Per person cost
Suggested age range: 1 - 70
Guided Reptile and Frog Exhibit
Nature, Learning Family
This fascinating two hour guided Reptile and Frog tour showcases the colorful, sometimes poisonous indigenous snakes and amphibians found in Costa Rica. Do you know the difference between a salamander and a lizard? You will after this entertaining and educational experience. (Answer: A salamander is an amphibian and a lizard is a reptile. Who knew!)Meet one of the most dangerous snakes i ...
$42 Per person cost
Suggested age range: 1+
Hanging Bridges Guided Hike - Selvatura
Canopy Bridges
If you would like a leisurely hike though the forest canopy and want to learn all about what lives there, then this is the hike for you. Compared to the extreme zip line adventures, here you are encouraged to go slow, listen and look at the exquisite details of life in the forest. Because this is a guided tour, your attention will be directed to a myriad of beautiful tiny orchids, interesting b ...
$74 Per person cost
Suggested age range: 1+
Hanging Bridges Guided Hike- Aventuras
Canopy Bridges
The Hanging Bridges Guided Hike is a mixture of terrestrial trails through an old growth forest and safely constructed suspended walkways high up in the tree tops where you can experience the cloud forest canopy at every level. With a professional naturalist guide, who won’t let you miss a thing, you’ll learn more than you ever knew existed in this magical setting.You’ll meet with ...
$46 Per person cost
Suggested age range: 1+
Horseback Riding - Extremo
Adventure, Nature, Learning Family, Culture
Horseback riding is a way of life in many rural Costa Rican communities and annual rodeos are a national pastime. Take the reins and explore the beautiful cloud forest trails high up in the mountains near the continental divide in one of the most unique places on earth.You’ll meet your guide and be introduced to your horse before being assisted as you mount up. The horses are very gent ...
$54 Per person cost
Suggested age range: 4+
Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve Guided Hike
Nature, Learning Family, Hiking, Birding, Wildlife Hike
This amazing old growth cloud forest, rescued from the threat of mining during the 1970s by a visiting scientist and resident Quakers, retains a unique ecosystem found nowhere else in the world. This region, believed to have the highest density of orchids on earth, with over 500 species of exotic birdlife, over 100 species of reptiles, and hosting animal life from both North and South America, ...
$94 Per person cost
Suggested age range: 1+
Night Tour at Quality Trail
Nature, Learning Family
This magical guided hike into the Monteverde Wildlife Refuge is sure to bring a thrill when you suddenly discover the world of nocturnal nightlife. This is a one mile hike along an easy trail to observe the active wildlife in the unique cloud forest environment. Your knowledgeable local guide will take you to the places with the most recent animal sightings.The tour will begin when you a ...
$73 Per person cost
Suggested age range: 1+
PRIVATE Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve
Nature, Learning Family, Hiking, Wildlife Hike
This amazing old-growth cloud forest, rescued from the threat of mining during the 1970s by a visiting scientist and resident Quakers, retains a unique ecosystem found nowhere else in the world. This region, believed to have the highest density of orchids on earth, with over 500 species of exotic birdlife, over 100 species of reptiles, and hosting animal life from both North and South America, ...
$145 Per person cost
Suggested age range: 1+
Santa Elena Cloud Forest Reserve
Nature, Learning Family
Santa Elena Cloud Forest Reserve sits high up on the continental divide where it receives moisture laden Caribbean winds creating a constant mist supporting an abundance of life found nowhere else on earth. This soft blanket of cloud cover causes an intense competition in the understory where trees are almost entirely clad in plants providing sustenance for a variety of wildlife. The giant old ...
$97 Per person cost
Suggested age range: 1+
Selvatura Canopy and Guided Hanging Bridges Combo
Zipline, Canopy Bridges
Today you will mix it up with the extreme thrill of ziplining, a must do for anyone coming to Costa Rica, and a relaxed guided hike in the unique Monteverde cloud forest complete with 8 hanging bridges. High up on the continental divide overlooking the world, this is the place to do it all!Your awesome full day of adventure begins at Selvatura, a private conservation area sharing the sam ...
$152 Per person cost
Suggested age range: 4+
Sky Tram and Trek Canopy Zipline
Adventure, Zipline
Slowly ascending to the top of the Continental Divide in the luxury of an enclosed cable car gives you ample opportunity to gaze at the stunning scenery surrounding you. Your knowledgeable guide will reveal a wealth of information about the unique cloud forest canopy and its inhabitants as you pass through on your way high above where on a good day you might see the Pacific Ocean far away on o ...
$111 Per person cost
Suggested age range: 5+
Sky Tram, Trek, and Walk - Sky Adventures Monteverde
Adventure, Nature, Learning Family, Zipline, Birding, Canopy Bridges, Wildlife Hike
Today the sky’s the limit as you head outdoors to totally immerse yourself in this once in a lifetime adventure. (Unless you come back to do it again!) You’ll leisurely walk the hanging bridges at the top of the cloud forest canopy exploring the old growth forest from top to bottom. Your professional guide will identify bird calls and help you spot the exotic winged creatures as well as rev ...
$145 Per person cost
Suggested age range: 5+
Sky Walk Guided Hike - Sky Adventures Monteverde
Nature, Birding, Canopy Bridges, Wildlife Hike
This Sky Walk half day excursion features a guided hike through Monteverde’s lush primary and secondary forests with 6 well designed hanging bridges allowing you to cross into and over the tree tops for a magnificent view. Your bilingual naturalist guide will introduce you to the rich biodiversity of life from ground level up to the canopy top in this unique cloud forest adventure.Your ...
$71 Per person cost
Suggested age range: 1+