Monteverde Tours: Explore Cloud Forest Adventures

High up on the Continental Divide, cool misty cloud forests welcome you to explore rare birds and wildlife found only here

Monteverde Tours

High on the Continental Divide, the lush green mountains of Monteverde cloaked in cooling cloud forest mist, give sanctuary to many rare species of wildlife such as the Resplendent Quetzal and a multitude of orchids. Those wishing to explore the cloud forest canopy will find sky trams, hanging bridges and high speed ziplines allowing access to the forest treetops. On the forest floor you can go hiking, ride through sparkling rivers and down into canyons by horseback or ATVs, or take a challenging mountain biking spin. A mecca for travelers, this area offers more outdoor adventure in its magnificent old growth forests rich in wildlife, unlike anywhere else on earth. At its center, the quaint town of Santa Elena originally a settlement of Quakers seeking a pastoral life, invites you to many farm-to-table tours or to visit numerous nature exhibits. Plan to stay awhile!

Canopy Zipline - Original Canopy

Monteverde

The Original Canopy Zipline tour is an awesome combination of adrenaline and natural beauty. Located in a protected forest reserve with uniquely constructed wooden platforms this zip lining experience will ensure your connection to Mother Nature. With 10 zip lining cables, a Tarzan Swing, a 150 foot rappel and a unique tree climbing opportunity, this half day adventure will provide something for everyone. Includes round trip transportation, specialized guides and all equipment.

Birdwatching Tour - Esteban Daily Guided Tours

Monteverde

Today you will go on a 5 hour guided bird watching tour at either the Curi Cancha Reserve or the Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve. Both are great places to observe highland bird species. Your professional bilingual guide will recommend the best place based on current conditions and recent sightings and will bring high tech spotting equipment. This tour includes guide, reserve entrance fees and round trip transportation to your hotel or lodging. GPS coordinates are approximate as it depends on which reserve you visit.

Canopy Zipline - Aventuras

Monteverde

Among one of the top recommendations in Monteverde, this awesome canopy tour includes 11 zip lines of varying lengths soaring over 80 meters high. Whether you’ve zip lined before or not doesn’t matter as your professional, bilingual guides will assist you all along the way. In addition to zip lining, you’ll have the opportunity to fly like Superman secured by two safety shackles hooked into the back of your harness as you zip along; and swing like Tarzan through the trees from a durable elastic rope safely managed by your guides. This half day adventure includes round trip transportation, all sports equipment and bilingual, professional guides.

Sky Tram, Trek, and Walk - Sky Adventures Monteverde

Monteverde

Today you will go on a great combination tour including zip ling and walking through the canopy of the cloud forest! This adventure starts by taking a gondola style cable car some 1600 meters up through the clouds until you’re high up on the Continental Divide. Next you go through a safety course before zipping down 8 cables with platforms placed at various vantage points within the forest canopy. The longest cable is 770 meters and the highest is 130 meters from the ground. You will then go on a moderate level guided hike over trails and hanging bridges that will give you a bird’s eye view from up in the cloud forest canopy. This 5 hour tour includes transportation entrance and guide. Note: the order of activities is subject to change. Please note that from October 11 to 18, 2024, the Sky Tram segment of the tour will be temporarily unavailable due to maintenance procedures. Your understanding and patience are appreciated as they diligently work to enhance their offerings, striving to provide you with an exceptional experience.

Canyoning and Waterfall Rappelling

Monteverde

Today you will go on an epic adventure of canyoning and waterfall rappelling at Finca Modelo Ecologica. This tour is not for the faint of heart! After a brief safety course you will be fitted with your gear. You will then be on your way to rappelling down a series of 6 cloud forest waterfalls including one that is over 130 feet tall! Of course, professional guides will accompany you the entire way and will also control a belay rope to ensure your safety. This fun filled half day tour includes transportation, guide, and equipment.

Selvatura Canopy and Guided Hanging Bridges Combo

Monteverde

This Canopy and Hanging Bridges Combo is an awesome way to explore the Monteverde cloud forest. Whether you start with the Canopy Zipline, a MUST DO for anybody visiting Costa Rica, or ease into your day with the Hanging Bridges hike, you’ll find this combination adventure thrilling. The high speed, high flying zip lining tour features 15 cables and 18 platforms. To top it all off, you can fly like Superman and go on the Tarzan Swing! The Hanging Bridges tour offers an excellent opportunity to discover the flora and fauna living in the unique cloud forest ecosystem. Your naturalist guide will lead you on 3 kilometers (2 miles) of terrestrial trails with 8 well constructed suspension bridges connecting you to the tree canopy. All along the hike your guide will point out things of interest that will amaze you. This fun filled, full day tour includes guides, transportation, safety equipment and entrance to the private reserve.

Canopy Zipline - Selvatura

Monteverde

This thrilling high speed, high flying zipline experience provides an awesome way to explore the unique tree top canopy in the lush rich renowned Monteverde Cloud Forest. The course offers 15 cables and 18 platforms and is one of the longest zip line adventures available in Costa Rica. You’ll sail through the air from platform to platform using a wheel and harness assembly, skyrocketing above spectacular landscapes. With an easy shackle change you can soar like Superman and also try out the famous Tarzan Swing! This fun filled half day adventure includes transportation, bilingual professional guides and all safety equipment.

Sky Tram and Trek Canopy Zipline

Monteverde

The Sky Tram and Trek Canopy Zipline is an awesome adventure! The fun starts off by taking a gondola style cable car some 5000 feet up through the cloud forest canopy near the Continental Divide. You then go through a brief safety course and you are on your way zipping from platform to platform down 8 cables as you make your way to the bottom of the hill. The longest cable is 770 meters and highest is 130 meters off the ground! This fun filled half day tour includes transportation and guide and entrance fees. Please note that from October 11 to 18, 2024, the Sky Tram segment of the tour will be temporarily unavailable due to maintenance procedures. Your understanding and patience are appreciated as they diligently work to enhance their offerings, striving to provide you with an exceptional experience.

Treetopia Hanging Bridges and Cableway

Monteverde

This adventure starts off by taking a gondola style cable car some 1600 meters up through the cloud forest canopy to a hilltop near the Continental Divide. You will then go on a moderate level guided hike over trails and bridges that will give you a birds eye view of the cloud forest canopy. This 3 hour tour includes transportation and guide.

Guided Hanging Bridges with Reptile and Frog Exhibit Combo

Monteverde

The Hanging Bridges with Reptile and Frog Exhibit Combo offers an amazing glimpse into the canopy of the cloud forest! The hike includes 3 kilometers of terrestrial trails and 8 bridges through the tree tops allowing you to view the forest from all perspectives. After this adventure you will visit the Selvatura Frog and Serpent Exhibit, which is a fascinating showcase of live snakes, lizards and frogs. This fun filled, half day adventure includes transportation, professional guide and entrance to the private reserve.

Hanging Bridges Guided Hike - Selvatura

Monteverde

The Hanging Bridges Guided Hike offers an amazing glimpse into the canopy of the cloud forest! The hike includes 3 kilometers of terrestrial trails and 8 bridges through the tree tops allowing you to view the forest from all perspectives. This fun filled half day tour includes guides, transportation, and entrance to the private reserve.

Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve Guided Hike

Monteverde

Today you will visit the famous Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve. This is one of the most unique and endangered habitats in the world, located along the Continental Divide. Common bird sightings include Trogons, Resplendent Quetzals, Emerald Toucanettes and sometimes Bell Birds. There are also mammals including sloths, anteaters and two species of monkeys. The cloud forest itself is very interesting as the trees are covered with bromeliads, epiphytes and orchids. This enlightening half day nature hike includes transportation, park entrance, and guide.

Hanging Bridges Guided Hike- Aventuras

Monteverde

The Hanging Bridges offer an amazing glimpse into the canopy of the cloud forest! The hike includes both terrestrial trails and hanging bridges through the tree tops, allowing you to view the forest from all perspectives. This fun filled half day tour includes transportation, and entrance to the private reserve.

Santa Elena Cloud Forest Reserve

Monteverde

This beautiful park, located high on the Caribbean slopes of the continental divide receiving a continual supply of moisture, supports one of the densest areas of biodiversity on earth. Imagine walking through a misty old growth forest amid hanging vines, ferns and orchids listening to the call of exotic birds in the air, and you’ll be imagining this tour. Led by a local naturalist guide with a wealth of interesting information and sharp eyes for spotting wildlife, you’ll be surrounded by a cacophony of sights, sounds and scents in this utterly unique cloud forest setting. This 4 hours tour includes local transportation, park entrance and guide.

Birdwatching Tour Quality Trails

Monteverde

Costa Rica is an amazing place for bird watching! You’ll begin this medium level hike early in the morning when the birds are most likely to be spotted. Depending on the location of your lodging, you’ll be picked up between 5:30 and 6:00am. Your guide will discuss breakfast options with you based on the latest bird sighting information. A typical hot breakfast is included and you may be eating during or after your hike. Your experienced guide will be on the lookout for both endemic and endangered species such as the Resplendent Quetzal, 3 Wattled Bell Bird, Emerald Toucanette and Great Curassow that nest in several different regions you might be exploring. This half day tour includes round trip transportation, park entrance, breakfast and a professional guide with spotting scope.

Night Tour at Quality Trail

Monteverde

The Quality Trail guided night tour is an easy one mile night walk through a cloud forest at an elevation of 1,350 meters. This is a unique environment not found anywhere else in the world and is home to an amazing number of endangered and endemic species from both North and South America. Most species are nocturnal, making it more likely for you to have an opportunity to observe this wildlife living in its natural habitat. The 2 hour tour includes transportation, park entrance, and naturalist guide.

Santamarias Night Walk

Monteverde

In the evening you will go on an easy night walk through a 25 acre private reserve which is located at an elevation of 4,000 feet. This area is an amazing place where one can view many endangered and endemic species. Most wildlife are nocturnal, making it more likely for you to have the opportunity to observe them in their natural habitat. This 2 hour tour includes transportation, entrance fee, and certified guide.

Horseback Riding - Extremo

Monteverde

The horseback riding tour in Monteverde is a unique way to see the Cloud Forest. You will ride through the back country like a true Costa Rican campesino. Even though it is slowly becoming more and more uncommon, many people who live in rural areas use the horse as their main means of transportation. This exciting half day tour includes a local guide who will take you through trails, paths and back roads around the area of Monteverde.

This is probably the craziest bungee jump in Central America! A jump made from a tram that travels through the air by a secure cable system stopping at a midpoint high over a spectacular valley. A jump from a height of 143 meters that only the most daring might do! This extreme fun filled adventure includes round trip transportation, safety gear and bilingual experienced guides.

PRIVATE Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve

Monteverde

Today you will visit the famous Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve. This is one of the most unique and endangered habitats in the world, located along the Continental Divide. Common bird sightings include Trogons, Resplendent Quetzals, Emerald Toucanettes and sometimes Bell Birds. There are also mammals including sloths, anteaters, and two species of monkeys. The cloud forest itself is very interesting as the trees are covered with bromeliads, epiphytes, and orchids. This enlightening half-day private nature hike includes transportation, park entrance fee, and a naturalist guide.

Canopy Zipline - Extremo

Monteverde

The Canopy Zipline Tour is a MUST DO for anybody seeking extreme adventure visiting Costa Rica! This thrilling high speed, high flying course offers 14 zips up to 777 meters long and 137 meters high as you soar through the cloud forest canopy from platform to platform via wheel and harness using an independent braking system. To top it all off there is also a giant rappel, Tarzan swing, Superman zip lines and mountain hiking! This fun filled half day adventure includes transportation and guide.

Sky Walk Guided Hike - Sky Adventures Monteverde

Monteverde

The Sky Walk guided hike is the best way to explore the unique cloud forest environment and its amazing diversity of plant and animal life. This half day tour includes transportation from your local lodging and a leisurely one and a half mile woodland hike into both primary and secondary forests. Your bilingual naturalist guide will introduce you to the world renown varieties of orchids and other flowering epiphytes in addition to the well camouflaged insects hiding here. Following the sound of bird calls, you may see exotic tropical birdlife through a spotting scope as you continue through the understory. You’ll be led up and across 6 safely constructed hanging bridges giving you a bird’s eye view of the forest canopy and the deep canyons below.

Guided Reptile and Frog Exhibit

Monteverde

In this fascinating Reptile and Frog guided tour you’ll see live snakes, lizards and frogs, indigenous to Costa Rica, showcased in 360 degree glass habitats giving you full visual access to their daily lives. Hand built to meet the specialized needs of each individual inhabitant; the climate controlled enclosures strive to provide the most natural environments possible. This interesting 2 hour educational tour includes transportation, entrance fee and naturalist guide.

What are the best tours in Monteverde?

Here are some of the best tours in Monteverde:

Selvatura Hanging Bridges: Explore the remarkable Monteverde Cloud Forest from a unique perspective as you walk along a series of hanging bridges suspended in the treetops. This guided tour allows you to observe the diverse flora and fauna of the cloud forest canopy and offers stunning views of the surrounding landscape.

Aventuras Canopy Zipline: Experience the exhilaration of soaring through the treetops on a zipline adventure. This thrilling tour takes you on a series of ziplines, platforms, and hanging bridges, offering breathtaking views of the forest canopy and providing an adrenaline-pumping adventure.

Guided Hike at Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve: Discover the wonders of the Monteverde Cloud Forest on a guided hike through the reserve. With the help of an experienced guide, learn about the unique ecosystem, spot fascinating wildlife, and immerse yourself in the beauty of this misty forest.

Guided Hike at Curi-Cancha Reserve: Explore the Curi-Cancha Reserve on a guided hike and witness its incredible biodiversity. This reserve is known for its abundant birdlife, including the resplendent quetzal, as well as a variety of mammals, insects, and plant species. Your guide will provide insights into the natural wonders of the area.

Birdwatching Tour: Monteverde is a haven for birdwatchers, with over 400 species of birds found in the area. Join a birdwatching tour led by knowledgeable guides who will help you spot and identify a wide range of colorful bird species, including toucans, hummingbirds, and the elusive quetzal.

Canyoning Tour: Get your adrenaline pumping with a canyoning adventure in the rugged canyons of Monteverde. Descend down waterfalls, rappel through narrow gorges, and jump into natural pools under the guidance of experienced guides. This thrilling tour combines adventure, nature, and stunning scenery.

Coffee Farm Tour: Delve into the world of coffee production with a visit to a local coffee farm. Learn about the coffee-making process, from bean to cup, as you explore the plantation, witness the harvesting and processing techniques, and savor the rich aromas and flavors of freshly brewed coffee.

These tours offer a range of experiences, allowing you to immerse yourself in the natural beauty, adventure, and cultural aspects of Monteverde. Whether you're seeking breathtaking views, wildlife encounters, adrenaline-filled activities, or a deeper understanding of the region's coffee industry, these tours provide an unforgettable exploration of Monteverde's treasures.