The 9 Monteverde Cloud Forest Tours in Monteverde That Earn Their Price

1.Monteverde Cloud Forest Nature Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 111 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $30Our pick

Spend about two and a half hours with a naturalist guide in Monteverde Cloud Forest Biological Reserve, plus a stop at the Hummingbird Gallery. Guides such as Roy, Juan Carlos, Deyber, and Mauricio use optics to locate birds, snakes, sloths, tarantulas, and plants you could easily miss. The reserve fee is normally extra.

“Our guide Davird was awesome! He was super knowledgeable and taught us so many facts as we walked through the forest. Overall, however, I felt that Monte Verde Cloud Forest was overpriced. It's $100 to get our family of 6 in and another $180 for the tour. We saw some wildlife here but not nearly as much as Manuel Antonio or Corcovado.”

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2.Monteverde Cloud Forest Hanging Bridges Tour from San Jose

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 94 reviews · 12 hours (approx.) · from $188

Travel from San Jose to Selvatura Park in Monteverde for eight hanging bridges, cloud forest trails, and treetop views up to 180 feet high. Guides such as Johan, Luis, and Yojhan have led this trip, though guide quality varies. Lunch, water, snacks, transport, and bridge entry are included. Zip lining, coffee, sloth, butterfly, and chocolate tours cost extra.

“Although we were just the two going, the tour was not cancelled. Luis was very knowledgeable and guided us throughout the journey. Walking the 8 bridges was a fantastic experience. Both breakfast and lunch were excellent.”

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3.Monteverde Cloud Forest Guided Night Walk

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 67 reviews · 2 to 3 hours (approx.) · from $65

Walk Monteverde’s forest after dark for about two hours with a professional guide, flashlight, and viewing equipment. Guides such as Justin, Kendall, Denis, and Christian have helped visitors spot sleeping toucans, sloths, frogs, tarantulas, scorpions, armadillos, porcupines, and other night creatures. Pickup and drop-off are included from Monteverde and Santa Elena.

“We loved the night hike in Monteverde Cloud Forest. There are so many amazing animals to see at night, big and small. And night time photos turn out beautiful, especially of frogs! We saw different varieties of Toucans, tarantula, coatis, frogs and so many neat little creatures. Advise to take your own flashlight if possible. It was pouring rain on our walk but that didn’t affect it. Rain poncho would have been good to have but we stayed somewhat dry under the canopy. My son loved this and we definitely recommend it. Our guide Justin was great, local, and very knowledgeable. Pura Vida!”

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4.3-in-1 Monteverde Cloud Forest Waterfalls, Wild Trekking and Horseback Riding

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 56 reviews · 5 hours (approx.) · from $116

Expect a demanding 5 km downhill trek through Monteverde’s cloud forest, rustic bridges, four waterfalls, and a possible river swim. Then ride a calm horse uphill for about 30 to 35 minutes before lunch with wide views. Pickup is included from Monteverde and Santa Elena. Miguel may guide the horseback section.

“It is a hard hike, not recommended for anyone with any foot, knee or hip issues, very steep up and down hiking”

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5.Monteverde Cloud Forest Horseback Riding

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 51 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $120

Ride for two hours through Monteverde’s private countryside reserve, with views of the Gulf of Nicoya, coffee and sugarcane fields, forest, and open pasture. Guides such as Marvin, Miguel, Carlos, and Seven lead relaxed rides for beginners. Choose 8:00 am for birds, 11:00 am for clear views, or 3:00 pm for sunset skies.

“Very fun!! The staff were kind and good instructional-wise. Would definitely recommend for those who love horses and are also a little too lazy to want to walk too much :)”

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6.PRIVATE Guided Walk to the Monteverde Cloud Forest Preserve

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 49 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $68

Spend about three hours walking Monteverde Cloud Forest Preserve with a certified naturalist guide such as Jason, José, Marvin, or Rodiber. Your guide can help spot quetzals, tarantulas, vipers, butterflies, hummingbirds, and monkeys, and may use a telescope to help you take better phone photos. Transport and park admission cost extra.

“José was a fun, knowledgeable, and passionate tour guide. I recommend going to the cloud forest with a guide because he had an eye for spotting wildlife. His telescope helped me take detailed pics of the animals, better than my binoculars. I learned a lot and have a deeper respect for the cloud forest thanks to Jose! Rodiber was also great at communication about the logistics of my tour.”

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7.Birdwatching tour at the Cloud Forest -Monteverde Wild-

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 39 reviews · 3 to 4 hours (approx.) · from $80

Meet at 6:00 am at Stella’s Monteverde, then walk Curi-Cancha Reserve’s trails with a bird guide for about two hours. Look for hummingbirds, toucans, and quetzals, using the provided spotting scope before finishing by the reserve parking lot. Breakfast is included, but the $25 entrance fee and transportation are extra.

“Even though the day started out pretty rainy we had an awesome time with Oscar learning about the different bird species in Costa Rica. He found the male and female quetzal for us along with many other beautiful birds. I highly recommend this tour if you enjoy seeing birds in their natural habitat.”

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8.Package | Monteverde Cloud Forest + Curi-Cancha Reserve + Night Hike (Private)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 38 reviews · from $80

Spend 6 to 8 hours exploring Monteverde Cloud Forest, Curi-Cancha Reserve, and Monteverde Wildlife Refuge with a private guide such as Kenneth, Mario, or Jonathan. Expect quetzals, toucans, sloths, frogs, insects, and night creatures. Telescopes, brochures, and flashlights are provided, while entrance fees, lunch, and private transport cost extra.

“My daughters and I took an all day tour with Jonathan exploring the Curi-Concha reserve, cloud forest and night walk in town. We saw many amazing birds and animals and learned so much from Jonathan. In addition to be a great guide he is fun to spend the day with.”

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9.Nature Tour in the Monteverde Cloud Forest

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 37 reviews · from $35

Meet your certified guide near Monteverde Biological Reserve, watch hummingbirds, then walk for about 2.5 hours through mossy forest filled with plants, trees, birds, insects, and possible mammals. Groups are limited to eight, with binoculars and a telescope provided. Jason Rojas is one guide named in connection with the tour.

“Amazing tour with Jason Rojas! He was right on time and very informative about the region, natural history, animals and even plants and insects! We learned so much and saw so many amazing things. Gracias, Jason!! Pura vida”

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