Top Monteverde Half-day Tours

Hiking Monteverde with a private guide means you can go where you want, when you want—and get undivided attention from your guide along the way. As you hike, your guide helps you spot wildlife like birds, sloths, and monkeys that you might miss on your own and provides tons of information about the local ecosystem. This tour can also be adapted for wheelchair users, making it a great choice for any group.

Stopping at both Curi Cancha Reserva and Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, this guided birding tour will show you the diversity and multitude of species in each one. Totaling 4-5 hours, you’ll try to find the most birds you can. This is a private tour for your group, so you have the flexibility in time, as your guide and driver will arrange all the logistics on tour.

With a guided tour, a leisurely walk in the Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve or Curi Cancha Reserve is transformed into an educational outing with plenty of opportunities to see plants, birds, and other wildlife you might miss on your own. This tour is led by a naturalist guide who can answer any of your questions about the cloud forest, animals, or Costa Rica in general—a small-group tour means you’ll have lots of chances to ask.

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Take a private, guided walk through the Curi-Cancha Reserve and learn all about the flora and fauna who live here. You’ll be taken on a 3 hour tour through primary and secondary forests, do some bird watching, have some natural history lessons, and be on the lookout for the animals in the region.

Fly, hike, and swing through Monteverde's cloud forest on a combo zipline and hanging bridge tour at Selvatura Park. Soar through the treetops on a 15-cable zipline course, take a turn on the giant Tarzan swing, and then slow down to observe the rain forest ecosystem in finer detail as you cross a series of suspended walkways. Back on the ground, marvel at Costa Rica's jewel-toned winged wonders on a stroll through one of the world’s largest hummingbird and butterfly gardens.

Take a walk in the clouds with this hanging bridge canopy tour at Monteverde’s Selvatura Park. Observe treetop life from the vantage point of eight suspended bridges that rise up to 180 feet (60 meters) above the forest floor. Costa Rica’s widest bridges make for a safe and comfortable way to explore the magnificent cloud forest that’s suitable for all ages.

Soar through the misty rain forest canopy with a high-flying adventure at Selvatura Park, the only zipline course inside the Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve. Launch from treetop platforms across 15 different zipline cables, including some of the longest in Costa Rica, and connect with your wild side with a ride on the giant Tarzan Swing. Four daily tour times make this a thrilling and convenient way to explore one of Costa Rica's most diverse ecosystems.

Experience the ultimate tour of the cloud forest in Monteverde with a package that combines ziplining, a walk on the hanging bridges, visits to the hummingbird and butterfly gardens, and lunch at the restaurant.

Costa Rica is renowned for its extreme ziplining and Selvatura Park is the longest canopy tour in the country. On this 5-hour tour from Monteverde, soar through the treetops on a thrilling zipline course, brave the Tarzan Swing, and spot wildlife in the cloud forest as you walk the hanging bridges. Hotel pickup and drop-off is included.

Get your heart racing on this cloud forest adventure on a private reserve in Monteverde. Ride ziplines over the forest canopy, rappel down to the forest floor, climb inside of a tree, and more, for a family-friendly excursion that brings you closer to nature.

Get ready for 3 hours of nonstop thrills with this inclusive combo tour at the 100% Aventura park in Monteverde. Test your adrenaline threshold as you complete all of the park’s most popular adventures, including a 10-cable zipline course, rope bridge, rappel, and ATV buggy ride. Channel two famously fast heroes on the Mega Tarzan Swing and the forward-facing Superman zipline — the longest and highest in all of Latin America.

Experience the thrill of flying through the air on a zipline course in Monteverde. You'll cross 14 cables, ranging in height from 246 feet (75 meters) to 492 feet (150 meters). Plus, you'll have the chance to rappel almost 100 feet (30 meters) and take flight on a Tarzan swing.

Fly like a bird through Costa Rica’s Monteverde Cloud Forest during this 3-hour zipline adventure. Discover a different world up in the trees as you explore the park’s collection of 12 cables, 18 different platforms, and an optional ‘Tarzan Swing.’

Exchange the sun and surf for for a high-flying adventure in the misty Monteverde Cloud Forest on this full-day combo tour. Fly through the forest canopy on a 15-cable zipline course featuring a gravity-defying Superman cable and a Tarzan swing, and slow down for a closer look at Monteverde's rich biodiversity while walking through the tree tops along a series of hanging bridges. In between adventures, replenish your energy with a typical Costa Rican lunch.

Take the plunge from the highest bungee jumping spot in Central America on this bungee jumping tour in Monteverde. Strong cables and a helmet keep you safe, while guides push you out of your comfort zone for an extreme adventure in the middle of the cloud forest—and a chance to see the landscape like never before.

We will start birding in front of Stella's Bakery and around 7am we will go to the Reserve to spot as many birds as be possible, we will offer you where to go according to your expectations.

If you are interested in learning and discovering the secrets that nature has to offered the Natural History walk. In this tour we have the chance to see different flora and fauna.

The cloud forests and rainforests of Monteverde are renowned for having of the best birdwatching in Costa Rica. With this tour, benefit from the experience of a local guide who knows all the best viewing spots depending on the day. Look out for tanagers, toucans, hummingbirds, woodpeckers, and euphonias, as well as endemic birds such as the Resplendent Quetzal and Three-wattled Bellbird.

A specialized tour for bird lovers. A walk to the birding hot spots in Monteverde, one of the best places for this activity. The biodiversity found in this area allow us to spot quetzals, toucans, umbrellabirds, and many other species.

Costa Rica is famous for its coffee and chocolate and this half-day tour takes to a plantation that grows both. Head to the Monteverde Cloud Forest, where the plantation is located, to learn about the processing and production of these two lucrative crops. Your tour culminates with a tasting of the final products with views of the Nicoya Gulf.

This is a different place where you can see many different types of birds that can be found only at this elevation. Additionally it could be possible to find mammals like agouties, spider monkeys, white faced capuchin monkeys, and coatis. The altitude ranges from 4750 feet to 5300 feet with 40% Lower montane wet forest and 60% Premontane wet forest. Five miles of natural trails allow visitors to explore the flora and fauna of the tropical cloud forest.

The Birdwatching or Photography Tour focuses on your targets, based on what you are looking for we will go to the different Reserves or Farms found in the area exploring as much as we can in order to see, photograph and identify your lifers.

Afternoon Natural History Walk + Snack break + Night Walk Tour, a perfect combo to enjoy the most of nature and culture. It lasts 6 - 7 hours and it includes private guide, transportation, snack break, entrance fees, and IVA. This combo is popular for a few reasons. First, the afternoon walk at the beautiful Monteverde trails takes place without the morning crowds, providing a very pleasant experience. And due to our temperate weather, an afternoon tour is just as great as a morning tour! Following the afternoon walk, you'll have the opportunity to stop for a snack break at an authentic "tico" eatery. Finish out the evening with a night walk, and voila - a full Monteverde experience!