Highlights
- Learn from a professional naturalist guide
- Spot wildlife with a high-powered spotting scope
- Get help identifying wildlife
- Take smartphone photos through the telescope
- Enjoy a small-group experience
Description
Explore the Monteverde Cloud Forest with a local naturalist guide who helps you spot hidden wildlife, quetzals, monkeys, insects, orchids, and other fascinating species that most visitors walk right past.
As you hike through one of Costa Rica's most celebrated ecosystems, your guide will use trained observation skills and a high-powered spotting scope to reveal wildlife hidden in the forest canopy and understory. You'll learn about the cloud forest's unique plants, animals, and ecological relationships while enjoying a personalized experience in a small group.
Monteverde is home to hundreds of bird species, diverse mammals, colorful insects, and remarkable plant life. Depending on seasonal conditions and wildlife activity, you may encounter hummingbirds, toucans, coatis, monkeys, and even the legendary Resplendent Quetzal.
Our knowledgeable local guides share not only wildlife expertise but also stories and insights about Monteverde's natural history and conservation efforts. With small groups and plenty of opportunities for observation and photography, this tour offers a deeper connection to the cloud forest than most visitors experience on their own.
Includes
Professional naturalist guide
High-powered spotting scope
Wildlife identification assistance
Opportunity for smartphone photos through telescope
Small-group experience
Local ecological interpretation
Excludes
Entrance fee to the park $29 pp
Transportation
Important Information
- Important: Follow the ticket-purchasing instructions; otherwise, we cannot guarantee the tour if tickets are not purchased in advance for the correct trail
- We cannot reschedule the tour or offer a refund in case you can't join the group for not having the ticket
- Buy the trail: The Cloud Forest Walk - Heart of the Forest Trail (Make sure you do this on the park's official site)
- What to Bring: Camera, comfortable shoes & rain jacket
Easy cancellation
Cancel up to 24 hours in advance for a full refund
