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Santa Elena Cloud Forest, Monteverde

Santa Elena Cloud Forest, Monteverde: Our most recommended tours and activities

From La Fortuna: Transfer to Monteverde via Arenal Lake

1. From La Fortuna: Transfer to Monteverde via Arenal Lake

Travel easily between La Fortuna and Monteverde with a van-boat-van transfer crossing over Arenal Lake. On the fastest route between the two towns, you'll experience the beauty of the Arenal Volcano National Park and the Monteverde Cloud Forest. Enjoy transportation from your hotel door in La Fortuna to your location in Monteverde or Santa Elena. Your transfer lasts approximately three hours, including one hour of sailing over Lake Arenal. Take in the route's spectacular views of the lake, Arenal Volcano National Park, and the Monteverde Cloud Forest. There's also time for a pit stop to stretch your legs, use the bathroom, take photos of the scenery, and buy food. Make use of the free wifi on board the vans. The non-private transfer operates on a pre-set daily schedule, and the private option can be scheduled at any time. Both options include door-to-door pickup and drop-off from within the designated zones.

From Monteverde: Monteverde Suspension Bridge Guided Hike

2. From Monteverde: Monteverde Suspension Bridge Guided Hike

Sky Walk offers you a peaceful introduction to exploring Monteverde Cloud Forest on a 2.5km (1.5mi) circuit trail that snakes through distinct levels of the wonderfully diverse ecosystem. Sky Walk uses these trails and a series of suspension bridges for a one-on-one experience with the flora and fauna of the forest canopy. You will hike deep into these magical tropical forests to admire nature from a distinct perspective. Crossing hanging bridges with complete views of the forest canopy, and from the forest floor on well-maintained. Trails includes some uneven surfaces and several ascents and descents. Sky Walk hanging bridges not only have impressive views, they are also impressive by themselves, with distances up to 236m (774ft) and heights up to 70m (230ft). Trails and hanging bridges are designed and maintained to cause the lowest impact to nature, trying always to keep the forest intact for everything living in it. Forests in Costa Rica are rich in flora and fauna. Keep an eye out for all the wonderful treasures in it. Discover nature from bottom to top. Sky Walk hanging bridges are perfect to appreciate Costa Rica’s magnificent and world recognized biodiversity by walking and admiring nature from different perspectives.

Monteverde and Santa Elena: Cloud Forest Bird-Watching Tour

3. Monteverde and Santa Elena: Cloud Forest Bird-Watching Tour

Delve into the cloud forests area of Monteverde on a guided bird-watching tour from Monteverde or Santa Elena. Explore the reserve and see rare birds, like the resplendent quetzal and the keel-billed toucan. Be picked up from your hotel in Monteverde or Santa Elena and arrive at the Reserve. With an elevation of 1,440 meters (4,724 feet) above sea level, the park attracts a diverse range of tropical bird species. Follow your guide through this lush forest and observe a variety of birds with 400 native species. Maybe see the beautiful quetzal, a bird that migrates to the lower parts of the reserve during the breeding season, and identify some species of hummingbird. At the end of your bird-watching experience, be returned back to your accommodation in Monteverde and Santa Elena.

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Saw so many great animals including the Resplendent Queztal!!