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| COSTA
RICA Monteverde Tour Descriptions |
MONTEVERDE CLOUD FOREST
RESERVE
Discover the natural wonders of this private reserve. Worldwide famous,
the Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve offers a great variety of flora & fauna, including
the Resplendent Quetzal, one of the most beautiful birds in the continent.
Includes: Transportation, bilingual guide and entrance fee.
What to bring: Walking shoes, binoculars, camera and film.
Duration: Approximately 3 hours.
SANTA ELENA RAIN FOREST
RESERVE
This private reserve is dedicated to protect the cloud forest. Home of the
Rivers Chiquito and Caņo Negro, which together with Quebrada Aguas Gatas are the major
source of the Arenal Lake.
The reserve offers four different trails and three observation platforms from where you
will have incredible views, including the imposing Arenal Volcano. Due to its great flora
and fauna, this private reserve is considered one of the main attractions of Monteverde.
Includes: Transportation, bilingual guide and entrance fee.
What to bring: Walking shoes, binoculars, camera and film.
Duration: Approximately 3 hours.
CANOPY TOUR ADVENTURE
Enjoy a Tour 100% adrenaline, where you will experience different
sensations while traveling from platform to platform through the canopy.
16 cables, Tarzan Swing and rappel will guarantee two hours 100% adventure. Due to its
location, you will have the opportunity to observe an amazing flora.
Includes: Transportation, bilingual guide, and equipment.
What to bring: Light clothing, raincoat, walking shoes, insect repellent and binoculars.
Duration: Approximately 3 hours.
Sky Walk is a network of hanging bridges, trails and platforms
built inside the cloud forest canopy. Its main
purpose is to offer a different perspective in the observation of the tropical forest,
creating a new alternative for nature lovers. Serene and sublimely revealing, youll
have a great chance to see how the forest works. Sky Walk consists of an 1800 meter trail
with five hanging bridges. The bridges span up
to 120 meters (400 feet), and hang from a maximum height of 37 meters (122 feet) above the
forest floor. The bridges are specially designed to reach into all the different layers of
the forest, including the canopy. More than 90% of the trails are built within primary
forests. The Sky Walk is adjacent to Santa Elena Cloud Forest Reserve in Monteverde.
Includes: Transportation,
guide and entrance fee.
What to bring: Light clothing, raincoat,
walking shoes, insect repellent and binoculars.
Duration: Approximately 3 hours.
Fly through the cloud forest in a safe, heart-pumping tour:
Sky Trek. Youll connect to a network of steel cables that run between five trees in
the forest. Each tree has a platform, and each platform is at a different level in the
forest. This way, you get to experience all the complex and beautiful layers of this
multifaceted ecosystem. Along the way, a special viewing platform offers a sweeping view
of the
Includes:
Transportation, guide, equipment and entrance fee.
What to bring: Light clothing, raincoat,
walking shoes, insect repellent and binoculars.
Duration: Approximately 4 hours.
HORSEBACK RIDING AT FINCA EL
RODEO
Travel through natural trails of primary and secondary forest banana and
coffee plantations, and enjoy wonderful views of the Gulf of Nicoya.
During the tour you will have the opportunity to observe a great variety of birds and
plants.
Includes: Transportation, bilingual guide.
What to bring: Long pants, hat, camera and film and repellent.
Duration: Approximately 2 hours.
MONTEVERDE TOWN TOUR
Visit some of the main attractions of Monteverde while your tour guide
acquaints you with valuable information about different species of butterflies, frogs
& toads and orchids.
The tour guide will provide valuable information regarding the development, life and
characteristics of these amazing creatures and plants.
Includes: Transportation, bilingual guide and entrance fee.
What to bring: Walking shoes, binoculars, camera and film.
Duration: Approximately 2 hours.
WALKING TOUR AT WILDLFE
REFUGE MONTEVERDE
This private reserve will provide you the perfect opportunity to observe
the great biodiversity of the area. More than 150 species of birds have been identified in
this reserve. The Ecological Farm is a wildlife refuge that offers panoramic views, two
waterfalls, banana and coffee plantations and an incredible fauna.
Includes: Transportation, bilingual guide and entrance fee.
What to bring: Walking shoes, binoculars, camera and film.
Duration: Approximately 2 hours.
TWILIGHT WALKING AT WILDLFE
REFUGE MONTEVERDE
Enjoy this exciting tour that begins just before sunset and finishes at
night, giving you the opportunity to observe both diurnal and nocturnal wildlife. The
Ecological Farm is a private wildlife refuge that offers panoramic views, beautiful
waterfalls, banana and coffee plantations, besides and incredible fauna.
Includes: Transportation, bilingual guide and entrance fee.
What to bring: Walking shoes, binoculars, camera and film.
Duration: Approximately 2 hours.
MONTEAGRO FARM TOUR
Monteagro offers the visitor valuable information about the different
activities of a farm. In the dairy, the tour guide will provide information about the
cattle and all the processes from milking the cows until the production of dairy products
including the cheese. Walk through the natural trails where you will observe different
species of trees, plants and birds.
Be informed about the coffee while visiting the coffee plantation. Do you know anything
about the medicinal plants?
Our guide will inform you about them and their uses. And finally, visit the orchids garden
where you will observe different species of orchids, including our national flower the
Guaria Morada.
Includes: Transportation, bilingual guide and entrance fee.
What to bring: Comfortable shoes, light clothes, raincoat, camera and film.
Duration: Approximately 1 hour.
MONTEVERDE BUTTERFLY FARM
While in Monteverde be sure to visit our biodiversity center and butterfly
gardens, where you can observe and learn about some of the most beautiful and fascinating
insects of the tropics. Each of our four gardens represents a different local butterfly
habitat. We raise over 40 species of butterflies strictly for educational purposes.
Includes: Transportation, bilingual guide and entrance fee.
What to bring: camera and film.
Duration: Approximately 1 hour.
FROG POND OF MONTEVERDE
We invite you to visit the Frog Pond, where you will be able to observe
different species of frogs and toads, which live in terrariums that simulate their natural
habitats.
Our mission is to enable everyone to appreciate the beauty of amphibians and provide
information about the important role they play in the natural world.
Includes: Transportation, bilingual guide and entrance fee.
What to bring: camera and film.
Duration: Approximately 1 hour.