Top Monteverde Tours by Duration

Experience an extreme adventure with a combination of a canopy tour and the hanging bridges walk on this 6.5-hour guided adventure. Also included in the package is a visit to one of the biggest butterfly gardens in Costa Rica. If you are looking for extreme adventures and amazing rides, Selvatura Park's canopy and hanging bridges tour is your best choice.

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.

Explore the Santa Elena Cloud Forest Reserve with your private guided tour. You’ll easily meet your guide at the reserve, then head into the tropical cloud forest. There’s no need to deal with large tour groups, and you can feel free to walk at your own pace. This is a private tour for you and your group, so take your time and focus on what interests you.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.’

Costa Rica is one of the most biodiverse spots on the planet—and if all you have is one day to soak it in, try this whirlwind tour. You’ll start in the near-mythical Monteverde Cloud Forest, walking amongst the treetops; after lunch, you’ll move to the Curi-Cancha Reserve for some wild bird-spotting. Finish your adventure with a night hike at Monteverde Wildlife Refuge, communing with sloths, armadillos, and more unbelievable creatures.

If you’d like to explore the many species of birds living in Monteverde with a private guide, then book this half day tour for you and your group. You can create your own itinerary, and won’t need to hassle with a large group tour. Instead, use your provided HD telescope to find and photograph several species local to the Monteverde cloud forest.

The Curi-Cancha Wildlife Reserve, protecting parts of the cloud forest in the Cordillera de Tilarán near Juntas, is home to hummingbirds, toucans, and quetzals, making it a bird-watcher's dream. On this small-group tour, start with an early-morning breakfast at a local bakery. Then, explore the reserve with a naturalist guide who takes you to the best places to spot the birds. Upgrade for a private tour.

If you want some of the best views of Arenal Volcano while on a cruise of Lake Arenal, this is the tour for you. This is a small group tour, so you’ll keep costs down while still having an intimate group (max 10). You can listen to music onboard, do a little paddleboarding, or relax on the deck- cameras ready for some great views of the Arenal Volcano.

Like much of the rainforest in central Costa Rica, the private Curi Cancha Wildlife Refuge is home to special plants and wild animals—if you’re able to find them. With this small-group tour, explore the reserve with a guide who knows intimately where to find the best flora and fauna, and carries a professional spotting scope to help you see them.

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.

See the jungle as if you were a bird in the sky on this high-flying, half-day, guided trek on top of the canopy. Choose from morning or afternoon departure times and go up, up, up to the cloud forest in Monteverde crossing sturdy suspension bridges. Take a walk where most jungle life is found and see what’s going on where the leaves meet the sky.

Birding at one of the most beautiful lush cloud forest. Look for regional endemic birds such collared redstar, black faced solitaire, black guan, costa rican warblers among many other good birds.

If you have a few hours to explore the Monteverde Cloud Forest, and want to explore it in an economical way, this small group tour is just the ticket. You’ll be picked up from your hotel in Monteverde, then taken to the cloud forest. Your guide will point out the area’s flora and fauna, using a spotting scope, guide book, and laser pointer. After around three hours of exploring, the rest of the day is yours.

Explore one of the most serene spots in Tenorio Volcano National Park: Rio Celeste. You’ll receive private transportation to the park and hike alongside a bilingual guide. Venture into the park to see two craters, walk across suspension bridges, and see where the Rio Celeste’s waters originate. After the visit, you’ll leave the park to enjoy a Costa Rican lunch at a restaurant then swim in a nearby river.