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Private Natural History Walk in Monteverde: Explore Costa Rica's Flora, Fauna and Culture
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Monteverde
Experience a private natural history walk in Monteverde, Costa Rica, to explore the diverse flora, fauna, and culture of the region. Perfect for individuals, families, and small groups.
Experience a private natural history walk in Monteverde, Costa Rica, to explore the diverse flora, fauna, and culture of the region. Perfect for individuals, families, and small groups.
Duration:
3 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Monteverde - This private tour can be held at the Monteverde Reserve, Curi Cancha Reserve, or Treetopia hanging bridges. (entrance fees not included)
- Monteverde - This private tour can be held at the Monteverde Reserve, Curi Cancha Reserve, or Treetopia hanging bridges. (entrance fees not included)
What's Included
- Private guide fee
- Taxes included (13% IVA/VAT)
- Private guide fee
- Taxes included (13% IVA/VAT)
What's Not Included
- Bottled water
- Entrance fees ($15-35 USDpp, payable directly at trails)
- Transportation not included (see customizable option to include transport)
- Bottled water
- Entrance fees ($15-35 USDpp, payable directly at trails)
- Transportation not included (see customizable option to include transport)
Additional Information
A private tour with a seasoned guide is the best way to make the most of your time in Monteverde at either the Monteverde Reserve or Curi Cancha Reserve. This option is great for anyone who would like a more personal touch than a standard group tour. Also great for families with children! Unlike many operators that charge per person, we offer a flat…
A private tour with a seasoned guide is the best way to make the most of your time in Monteverde at either the Monteverde Reserve or Curi Cancha Reserve. This option is great for anyone who would like a more personal touch than a standard group tour. Also great for families with children! Unlike many operators that charge per person, we offer a flat rate for your private guide for 1-4 people and for 5-8 people. This tour doesn’t include transport, but we have a customization of this tour that includes round trip transport. We look forward to hosting you!
- This tour runs rain or shine (except in a strong thunder storm or very strong winds). Please dress appropriately with long pants and closed toed shoes (no flip flops or loose sandals). Also, layers recommended!
- Wheelchair accessible only on limited part of Treetopia bridges and at Aguti Reserve.
- Non-strenuous, mostly flat walk
Location
Entrance to Monteverde Reserve
Carretera a Reserva de Monteverde
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Laura1234580
Feb 1, 2025
Fantastic tour - We had a fantastic tour with Marcos! We learned so much about the trees, plants, birds and other animals of the Cloud Forest. We even saw a quetzal! A very enjoyable and beautiful walk.
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X3564jvbarbaram
Jan 14, 2025
A family adventure in Monteverde - I could not be happier with our experience doing two tours with Pasion Costa Rica. Our family of four booked two tours with Pasion, the Natural History Walk and the Nocturnal Animals Tour. My husband and I decided to opt for the private tour option since we were traveling with our 4-year-old and 2-year-old, and didn’t want to put a damper on anyone’s group tour. Marcos was the best possible guide for our family! He was so patient and kind, and knew exactly how to adapt to both of our kids’ changing temperaments. Both our kids felt extremely comfortable with Marcos and he was great at teaching things at their level while also entertaining my husband and I with really interesting information about all the living things that make up Monteverde’s unique environment. I was blown away by the amount of wildlife Marcos was able to point out to us! I was convinced our kids would scare all the animals away but we got to see so much and we all LOVED it!!
We thoroughly enjoyed our day with Marcos and definitely recommend Pasion Costa Rica! Communication was excellent and it was all so easy booking with them. Thanks again!
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Yevgeniy_p
Jan 2, 2025
Wish it was longer - We had Deiner as our guide. He was very knowledgeable and showed us a lot of fauna and flora species in the Monteverde reserve which we would not see ourselves. Unfortunately, we had no idea that standing in line to pick up pre-paid tickets and then waiting for a shuttle ride would take an hour (Deiner was waiting for up at the reserve), so it cut our time significantly and we could not see some things we wanted. But that was not the guide's problem.
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Rebecca_b
Dec 30, 2024
Best tour ever, ask for Marcos! - This tour was amazing! Marcos was an incredible guide. A lot of guides know a lot of information but aren’t very fun, not Marcos, we had a blast! We saw three types of monkeys and lots of wildlife. Highly recommend.
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75paged
Dec 9, 2024
Top notch guide! - Our guide, Jason, was superb. His English was excellent, he was incredibly knowledgeable and just so passionate about everything we were seeing. It rained pretty much the whole tour, but it didn’t make any difference.
We still saw all kinds of amazing birds and animals and plants
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Laura_m
Nov 29, 2024
Incredibly knowledgeable guide - Marcos knew so much about the cloud forest, and his passion for it was clear! We learned lots of interesting things while on the tour. Our teenagers enjoyed seeing the animals (Marcos was great to bring extra binoculars and a telescope for us to see far off animals much better), but they wanted to move at a faster pace than the grown ups who were asking questions and soaking up all the great information that Marcos was sharing! I highly recommend Marcos!
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Alicia_o
Sep 8, 2024
Bird tour - We had a fantastic tour guide. Very knowledgeable about the birds. Saw lots of different ones at Curi Cancha.
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L2960smheatherw
Aug 3, 2024
The best personal tour experience! - Our experience with Pasion Costa Rica was WONDERFUL! Susu was so incredibly helpful and flexible with our planning. My husband and I did two private tours with Marcos - a guided natural history walk at Curi-Cancha Reserve and a Night Hike. Both tours were FULL of information about the wildlife, the plant life, and the history of the Monteverde/Santa Elena area. Marcos is SO knowledgeable and so fun and personable! He spent extra time with us to make sure we saw as much wildlife as we could - his enthusiasm and passion for his work are infectious. We were absolutely thrilled with our visit. Susu and Marcos felt like instant friends when we met them. I also highly recommend the stay at Casita Meg!
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Ansara_p
Jan 1, 2025
Fun day in the cloudforest - Even though I bought everything in advance the park entrance system was cumbersome and took over 1 1/2 hours for us to receive our entry tickets at the Visitors Center in the morning, take the shuttle to the entrance and enter the park. As a result, the 2 1/2 hour private tour we paid for ended up being only 2 hours long. Still, our guide was very friendly and knowledgeable. He pointed out lots of insects, birds and plants and explained Costa Rican ecology very well to us. The park was well maintained except for one trail closure (Sendero Roble) and beautiful and we enjoyed a nice mid-day lunch and went back in for more exploring in the afternoon.
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Maria_d
Dec 9, 2024
I'd recommend you find a... - I'd recommend you find a different tour. Our guide focused on botany even though we mentioned that were were interested in wildlife. Literally everything we saw was first spotted by another guide.
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