Things To Do In Monteverde
1. Canopy Tour: This is the thing to do in Costa Rica. It is an exciting adventure that will take you along zip lines on the forest’s canopy.
2. Hanging bridges Tour: These tours take place in the forest and take you along trails and huge bridges over the forest. From them you get one of the most spectacular views of the area.
3. Sky Tram Tour: This allows you to see animals hiding in the trees.In it you will travel along the forest canopy sitting in gondolas. This is what I like to call the relaxed version of the canopy tour.
4. The Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve: Here you can explore the cloud forest and learn about its flora and fauna. This is a great place for a relaxing hiking tour. This tour is also famous among birdwatchers
5. The San Luis Waterfall: For a small entrance fee you can enjoy hike through the forest to the waterfall. That is because this is a beautiful waterfall located in private property-
6. Horseback Riding to The Waterfall: This is a very scenic and relaxing tour. The most common horseback riding tour of the Monteverde area is the one that takes you to the San Luis Waterfall.
7. Orchid Garden: This is a project that has one of the biggest orchid collections in Costa Rica. Right now they have more than 450 different species including the smallest orchid in the world.
8. Frog Pond: They have over 25 frog species, including the famous Red Eyed Frog. This is a small zoo for frogs but they also have some other reptiles.
9. Serpentarium: This is a reptile only zoo. In it you will find snakes, vipers, lizards, frogs and all sorts of reptiles.
10. Insectarium: Here you will find thousands of different species. This is also the place where a great collection of insects is located called The Jewels of Costa Rica. This is a great place for insect lovers.
11. Don Juan Coffee tour: Don’t miss this opportunity to learn about how coffee is made. It is a tour along an authentic coffee farm where excellent coffee is harvested and processed.
12. The Bat Jungle Exhibit: In the exhibit there are more that 40 live bats of 7 different species. Here you will be able to see and learn about these beautiful yet misunderstood creatures.
13. Hummingbird Gallery: It is home to mere than 100 hummingbirds from 14 different species of these fast flying birds. It is located right next to the Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve.
Marina K. Villatoro, lives in Central America – Costa Rica and Guatemala for the past decade. She has traveled all over these areas with her family and now she loves to organize vacations to Costa Rica and Guatemala. Contact her for advice and to plan your perfect trip!