Immerse yourself in the bird lover’s paradise of Monteverde cloud forest on this 2.5-hour early-morning bird-watching tour. With up to 450 species of birds, including the rare Resplendent Quetzal, Monteverde is a natural playground for wildlife enthusiasts and your expert guide will ensure you tick off as many as possible. Don’t just train your binoculars on the treetops either – white-throated capuchin monkeys, coatis, agoutis and deer are also common sightings.

2.5-hour bird-watching tour of the Monteverde Cloud Forest
Maximise your chances of spotting birds with an early-morning walking tour
Be in with a chance of seeing 450 different bird species, including the Resplendent Quetzal
Spot wildlife like coatis, capuchin monkeys and deer
No experience necessary: suitable for all abilities
Free hotel pickup and drop-off included
Small-group tour ensures a personalized experience

What's Included

Professional guide
Hotel pickup and drop-off

Binoculars

Meeting And Pickup

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

Start time

06:00 am

What To Expect

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
A minimum of 2 people per booking is required
Must advise your preferred departure time in between the hours of 6am to 8am at the time of booking; note that is only an indication
Please use "Special Requirements" field upon checkout to advise information

Not wheelchair accessible
Most travellers can participate
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 6 travellers

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.

Frequently Asked Questions

The answers provided below are based on answers previously given by the tour provider to customers’ questions.

Q:Is admission to the Monteverde Cloud Forest included?

A:Yes, park admission is included in the tour price.

May 2023

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Featured review

Maher_Z

We started our trip at 6am for 4h with our guide Olman Sisneros. He really was a genius on his specification. Even though we were no experts in birds he managed to share his love and passion with us, explaining every single bird and their characteristics. He was able to communicate with the birds by mimicking their voices. We really were stunned. As he’s also guide for (night) trails in general he even showed spots of tarantulas at the end (since I mentioned not seeing one so far). Highly recommended and thank you so much! Pura Vida!

Reviews

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32 reviews

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We saw a lot of birds for brief moments in time

Barbara_E, Apr 2023

Olman did a great job of finding birds! Then they flew away. Seriously, morning is the best time to see a lot of birds, but they are very active, so it was rare that he could catch them in his scope and all of us would get to see before they flew off again. But Olman was persistent. We actually started in a parking lot and saw more birds there than we did in the Cure-Cancha reserve. Just the walk through the forest was amazing, though, and we did get to see a lot of birds (and some pigs, and some coatis). The strangler fig is a tree that has to be seen in person to be believed.

Fantastic Experience

John_M, Apr 2023

By far the best part of the tour was our guide. Knowledgeable, pleasant and a fabulous bird spotter. Our time with him was like being with an old friend

See comments above

Steve_H, Mar 2023

Our tour guide, Ullman, was excellent. However, we were under the impression that breakfast was included as part of this tour; it was not. This left us with a bad impression of Viator. You should make this more clear!

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Maher_Z, Mar 2023

Best Monteverde Birding Guide

Pamela_P, Dec 2022

We had a wonderful morning bird tour with Orlan. He had a spotting scope, knew where to find the species of interest and could answer our questions. We highly recommend a tour with Orlan.

Response from Host, Dec 2022

So then for coming and enjoying the birds watching tour

Out of all our tours in Costa Rica...

asjain, Jan 2018

Out of all our tours in Costa Rica, this one did not meet expectation. Would like to point out that we walked along side of a paved road for first half of the tour which certainly we did not expect, and then stopped at Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve Hummingbird gallery which we could have easily done on our own - next half of the tour was on some private property for which the tour claimed entrance fee was included and there were no clearly marked trails and walked through thick bushed/vegetation at times which we thought was dangerous as other tours were particular about staying on the trails so we dont step on snake etc. Guide was polite but did not communicate well - overall, i think this tour was not value for money and may be misleading entrance fee...to where?.

Jorge our tour leader was very...

Michael K, Apr 2016

Jorge our tour leader was very knowledgeable about the location and the types of birds we were spotting. He was extremely friendly and helpful with our spotting and photography. The pickup from our lodging was very helpful, and the tour ended with breakfast at one of the best breakfast locations in the area.

We had a wonderful time on our tour...

Charlie P, Dec 2015

We had a wonderful time on our tour. Our guide Jorge was funny, kind, and went out of his way to give us a great tour. The morning started with a stop at the entrance to the Monteverde Cloud forest in the hopes of finding a Resplendent Quetzal. While we were unsuccessful, the effort was much appreciated. We then went to the nearby Ficus Trials where we saw some great species including a Keel-billed Toucan and a Long-tailed Manakin which Jorge hadn't seen in months. Luck us! We stopped at a vista that looked over the cloud forest and the surrounding landscape. The morning finished at the local birder friendly bakery. There they have feeders that attract Orioles, Tanagers, Motmots, and more! We would definitely recommend Jorge for future tours!

Increíble

berta_r, May 2022

Osman ha sido un guía increible, se nota que disfruta de si trabajo, Sin el no hubiera sido lo mismo

Response from Host, May 2022

Buenos dias muchisimas gracias por visitarnos y poderles enseñar lo lindo de Monteverde Saludos y