Monteverde Night Tour in the Forests

Overview

Available languages

English

Spanish

2 hours

Mobile ticket

Discover the lush landscape of Monteverde at night on the guided night tour in small groups, by our private reserve.

The tour can be provided privately at your convenience with our clients.

As you walk on the grounds, watch for insects such as canes, tarantulas, and leafcutter ants and mammals such as porcupines, possums, and olingos. Depending on the weather conditions, you may also see snakes and frogs.

Get a unique perspective on Monteverde by exploring at night

This small group tour is designed for up to 10 people.

Additional Info

Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries

Not recommended for pregnant travelers

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

What‘s Included

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Gratuities

Meeting and Pickup

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What To Expect

Enjoy a unique excursion in the forests of the Monteverde mountains at night, and enjoy watching wildlife at night, when it is most active, on this night wildlife viewing excursion. Observe local wildlife, including sloths, coati, tarantulas, frogs, insects, sleepy birds, porcupines and grey foxes. Get picked up at your hotel or accommodation and get ready to experience one of the best ways to see Monteverde’s wildlife, and see the animals at night, when many unique species of Costa Rica are most active. The excursion begins at sunset, when the animals are most active, as daytime species are looking for places to sleep and nighttime animals are starting their day. Take advantage of the opportunity to see many more species than would be possible with a day trip, and enjoy a unique perspective of the forest, where guides will help you see the largest number of species on the tour. You will find various species in their natural habitats, such as coati, hammers, porcupines, gray foxes, tarantulas, frogs, some insect species.

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Monteverde Night Tour in the Forests

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Reviews

5.00

14 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

Night walk in Monte Verde
Haberj007,
Nov 13, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
We had a fantastic experience on our night tour with Eric and Bernie! They were both extremely knowledgeable and passionate about the forest and its wildlife. We learned so much about the animals and the trees — they even had us smell different types of leaves and herbs, which made the experience really engaging. During the walk, we saw an incredible variety of creatures: a snake, tarantulas, owl, lizard, scorpions (under black light — very cool!), leaf crickets, twig bugs, and red-eyed tree frogs. The guides were amazing at spotting them and took excellent photos that they later shared with us. Eric even picked us up directly from our Airbnb a few kilometers away, which made everything super convenient. Overall, this tour was a highlight of our time in Monteverde — highly recommended for anyone who loves nature and wants to see the forest come alive at night!
Amazing night tour!
anniecQ3484BZ,
Sep 25, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
An in depth and personalized tour that should not be missed! Our guides were incredibly knowledgeable about the natural environment of Monteverde- we learned so much. We saw more bugs and animals than we ever would have on our own. If you're looking for patient, bilingual guides that are reasonably priced for the area, this is your tour!
Terrific guides and tons to see!
Go781764,
Aug 17, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Bernie and Erick were terrific! They have an uncanny ability to spot even the smallest critters. My teenage daughter was very nervous at first but they made her comfortable and secure. Great experience seeing the forest awaken at night!
Brilliant night walk in Monteverde!
hollytree63,
Aug 13, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
We loved this night tour so much. Erick was also our Airbnb host so he arranged for us to do this walk right from the house. We saw many critters - snakes, scorpions, tarantulas, leaf crickets and more. Erick and Bernie had a brilliant night light for showing up the creatures and they took fantastic photos which they sent to us after the tour. The trail through the forest in the dark was amazing - Erick gave us very good torches to use so the path wasn’t difficult to walk along. So many fantastic sounds from the rain forest at night. It was honestly one of the highlights of our trip (my youngest daughter said it was one of the best things she’s done!) and we would definitely recommend to others.
One of the highlights of our Costa Rica trip!
patjeVw,
Jul 28, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
One of the highlights of our trip to Costa Rica! Our host recommended this tour so we were very lucky. We were picked up and brought back afterwards which was an excellent service. Our 2 guides Erick and Bernie were incredible! They know the forest very well and have a very great knowledge of the plants and animals. They are great spotters! It was very exciting and we saw a lot of animals: grasshoppers, scorpion, sleeping birds, gecko, frogs, walking sticks, spiders (yes even a tarantula, the highlight for our son!). We are so happy with the many pictures and video's that we received afterwards :). We highly recommend this to anybody!
Amazing night creatures.
O9063LHwendyk,
Apr 29, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Our walk with Erick and Bernie was spectacular! So many night creatures they introduced us too. Amazing. Thanks to both of you for a great adventure. Also appreciate you sharing the incredible photos! Highly recommend.
Great Tour in small Group
V3876CMsandrag,
Apr 25, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Great Tour! We were together with our 2 guides Bernie and Erick; Great spotters for Wildlife and funny too! Had a wonderful night!
Wonderful guides, memorable experience
racheleN6817GP,
Mar 16, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Our guides, William and Erick were absolutely wonderful. So kind, great with our young kiddos, and clearly very comfortable in their environment. They were familiar with the trails and pointed out many features...such as the holes of tarantulas and even a nest of baby hummingbirds! We saw various frogs, including a red-eyed frog and also an enormous blue morpho butterfly! We even spotted a scorpion and it was really neat to see it under black light. They have great tools, including a special pair of night vision binoculars. We had a wonderful time!
Would definitely recommend
rabeap2025,
Mar 5, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
We had a wonderful night hike with these guys. We were extremely lucky having two great guides all to ourselves, and saw so many incredible creatures - such as a glass frog, false parrot snake, sleeping birds, scorpions, tarantulas… and when we weren’t seeing animals, we learned about the jungle around us. Another bonus: transport was included!
Really enjoyed my leisurely patrol through the forest with nature guides Erick and Bernie. They were very knowledgeable
Susan J,
Mar 3, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Really enjoyed patrolling the forest at a leisurely pace with nature guides Erick and Bernie. They were very good spotters, knowledeable and enthusiastic. As a fairly active 69 year, I found the trails to be in good condition and my guides were careful to help me the one slightly tricky place. The fellows even offer door to door taxi service. Highlights were seeing a parrot sleeping with its head tucked under its wing, miniature moths and frogs, a leaf cutter ant that could hold a stich hundreds of times its own weight, a couple of tarantulas and an irresedcent scorpion. Lots of laughs and interesting conversations along the way meant that the 2 hours just flew by. Highly recommend ed