Monteverde Cloud Forest Tour
Overview
Available languages
2 hours 30 minutes
Mobile ticket
This guided hike is an excellent opportunity to explore the Heart of Monteverde’s Tropical Cloud Forest with a guide specialized in this unique and little-known area of life by scientists who categorize this forest as a natural laboratory under an inhabited sky. Your naturalist guide will share with you a lot of interesting information and show you amazing species like the Emerald Toucasillos, the glowing quetzal, hopefully the spider monkeys and the wonderful views that the mountains can offer. Monteverde Biological Reserve protects over 5,000 hectares of tropical Cloud Forest with patches of primary forest within the secondary forest, which offers a habitat for many incredible and unique species that you can only see on the guided tour of Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve with your guide.
Additional Info
Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What To Expect
The Monte Verde Biological Reserve is an excellent option to explore the cloud forest with a naturalist guide, a specialist in this life zone full of trees with plants, inhabiting the forest canopy these plants are known as epiphytic plants, you will find gigantic trees called Ficus strangulators full of wildlife, many of these flora and fauna are endemic or native to the place which makes them special, unique to the life zone known as tropical cloud forest. Throughout the walk the guide will accompany you all the time sharing with you all kinds of interesting and valuable information to understand this magical place. At the end of the walk, your guide will accompany you to the hummingbird garden, where you can see up to 7 species of hummingbirds.
What‘s Included
optic gear
2.5 hours of nature walk
Cost of admission to Monteverde Biological Reserve with fee option
Options
All Inclusive
Includes entrance and guide.: Includes entrance and guide.
Guided tour service
The rate is for the guide service and does not include transportation and entrance fees to the MTV Cloud Forest Biological Reserve.
Reviews
74 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Tour with Rafael highly recommended
532ariadnar,,Feb 12, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Rafael has been our guide and is wonderful, very kind and motivated to explain and teach us everything about vegetation, animals and curiosities of Costa Rica.
Very positive and advisable
riccardovB6513TY,,Feb 12, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Very good experience, very expert guide who knows how to explain in the smallest detail all the curiosities and who knows how to find everything that the forest gives you that day.
Excellent guide
suekirk1,,Feb 6, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Rafael was so knowledgeable and having grown up in the area & watched tourism develop he has an obvious passion for the Cloud Forest. I enjoyed a one to one tour and it was so relaxing just being able to soak up the environment. Rafa’s spotting skills are amazing and I saw delightful small birds like the nightingale thrush to the much prized Quetzal & the large wild turkey. We also found two tarantulas in their nests. Sadly no sloths or monkeys on this occasion but a very enjoyable tour with an excellent guide. Highly recommend Rafael if you want a personalised experience.
thank you rafael
kyliedH1982VY,,Feb 4, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00very beautiful scenery, rafael was very professional, informative, and friendly. would recommend to other groups!
Crazy experience and professional guide!!
Trip54371311108,,Jan 19, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We went with Rafael for a night and day tour in Monteverde First of all, he's crazyly professional, patient and deeply explaining, and he's also really cute. He has a crazy eye and we've seen really beautiful animals. And the cherry in the mushroom - we saw 2 squirrels!!!! I highly recommend him ❤️
100% recommended 💚
Trail41244800308,,Jan 18, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00It was very nice. We had good expectations with this forest but certainly the guide improved it. Rafael taught us many birds and curiosities of the forest, you could see his passion for nature and that is always appreciated. No luck with the quetzal but nature is like this 😊 Next time it will be. 100% recommended, it is one of the most beautiful forests we have seen in this area
A great afternoon and experience
Laura L,,Jan 14, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00We had a great time! Rafael was incredible. Very knowledgeable, great speaking English and you can tell he loves his job. He had great info on many of the plants, birds and animals on our tour. He went out of his way to get great pics for us To sum it up, Raphael was awesome and we had an amazing time. Would absolutely refer this tour to others and request Rafi!!
Great tour of the Monteverde Cloud Forest Preserve
Alex B,,Jan 4, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Great tour of the preserve. Bit of a quiet day for us in terms of wildlife but still saw a number of birds and insects, including a flash of a quetzal high in the canopy. Trail was not technical but a bit damp and muddy in spots. Be sure to arrange your own travel on site. Our guide, Rafael, arrives via motorbike so dont expect a lift. We arranged a shuffle through the Info Centre in Santa Elena. Please note that their shuttle service has fixed departed times out of the park and we were forced to end our tour a bit early. So may be best to arrange a private taxi ahead of time.
Quetzal, we saw it!!!!
578caterinag,,Jan 3, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Ask for Rafael!!! Thank you for your time and professionalism, in your company we learned so many things about this wonderful part of the world and we saw the rare Quetzal!!! Catherine and Manuel
Beautiful!
G7489QBmariag,,Jan 1, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Everything was perfect! The nature was beautiful and Rafael was very involved and gave us very interesting explanations.
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