Monteverde National Park Costa Rica

Monteverde Cloud Forest Biological Reserve

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The Monteverde Cloud Forest Preserve is a Costa Rican reserve located along the Cordillera de Tilarán mountain range within the Puntarenas and Alajuela …

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Mar 22, 2025
We arrived mid afternoon, unfortunately a couple of the routes were closed. We enjoyed our walk, it wasn't busy which was great. When we came out the cafe and the gift were closed which was a shame.Full review by Allison H
Mar 20, 2025
We have been to this reserve many times. There have been changes to make entry more efficient. You buy the tickets further down the road, towards Santa Elena, and then you're encouraged to take a s…Full review by mlmdaisy
Jan 27, 2025
Fantastic walk into the wilderness with great wildlife viewing. Great guides and great viewing of lots of hummingbirds. We also saw peccaries!Full review by G435ZNgregh
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Is it safe enough to leave suitcases and backpacks in our parked car at Monteverde Cloud Forest while we take a …
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Is it safe enough to leave suitcases and backpacks in our parked car at Monteverde Cloud Forest while we take a hike and tour for a few hours?
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When we went to the rainforest Tourte and Monteverde the RedCross was managing the parking lot. And you would take a shuttle up to the reserve. They protected our vehicle so it …
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When we went to the rainforest Tourte and Monteverde the RedCross was managing the parking lot. And you would take a shuttle up to the reserve. They protected our vehicle so it was safe to leave items in the car. But as a general rule there is enough wealth discrepancy that it would not be recommended to leave things in your car whenever that can be avoided.
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Would like to know if any plus-sized persons have done the tour of the cloud forest and if they found it difficult or do-able. I …
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Would like to know if any plus-sized persons have done the tour of the cloud forest and if they found it difficult or do-able. I really want to try to do it but I'm plus-sized (1x) and not in the greatest shape so I don't want to hold everyone up.
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I think you will be just fine. Do it at your own pace. We spent 9 hours in the park and there are a variety of trails. Some are tough and some not that bad. If you have the time, go …
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I think you will be just fine. Do it at your own pace. We spent 9 hours in the park and there are a variety of trails. Some are tough and some not that bad. If you have the time, go enjoy it and take your time!
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Where find best guides for cloud forest
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contact nasua tours oscar is very good
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Is this doable as a day trip from San Jose or should we plan on staying overnight?
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I would recommend staying a night just to be on the safe side. Although it is possible to do it in 1 day it would be a very long day. It took us 3 hours to walk most of the trails in the …
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I would recommend staying a night just to be on the safe side. Although it is possible to do it in 1 day it would be a very long day. It took us 3 hours to walk most of the trails in the cloud forest. GPS (google maps) shows its a 3 hour drive from San Jose to Monteverde but the closer you get the Monteverde the worse the roads are...very windy and large pot holes which easily make it longer the 3 hours especially with weather. You should be taking route 605/606 when you get close to Monteverde which they were just in the process of paving when i was there a month ago so depending on when you go the conditons might be better for you then they used to be but still windy of course. We could have spent another 2 hours, maybe a little less completely all the trails but i didnt have much interest, i was slightly disappointed in the cloud forest. Nice walk but trails around Lafortuna/Arenal Volcano are much better in my opinion! Enjoy!
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