Birds & wildlife
Birdwatchers Tour
A five-hour bird-watching tour with a local bird-enthusiast guide, tailored to your level, across Monteverde’s life zones.
- Transport included
- Easy to moderate
Birds & wildlife
Curi-Cancha Reserve Day Tour
Look for birds and mammals on the private trails of the Curi-Cancha wildlife refuge, next to the Monteverde Cloud Forest.
- Transport included
- Ages 5+
- Easy to moderate
About this experience
The Lowther family bought the Curi-Cancha property in 1970 and named it after the Incas’ “Golden Enclosure”. It became an official wildlife refuge in 1997 and opened to visitors in its current form in 2011.
Curi-Cancha is a paradise for birdwatching: more than 200 bird species live here. Mammals found on the property include armadillos, coatis, agoutis, kinkajous, ocelots, two-toed sloths and three monkey species — mantled howler, white-faced capuchin and spider monkeys.
The tour starts on the lower part of the private estate and follows natural trails through secondary and primary forest beside the Monteverde Cloud Forest, passing from pre-montane to montane humid forest — habitats that many birds and mammals favour.
Highlights
- More than 200 bird species
- Private trails beside the Monteverde Cloud Forest
- Certified naturalist guide
What’s included
- Certified naturalist guide
- Transportation
- Water
- Entrance fee
What to bring
- Mosquito repellent
- Long pants
- Closed shoes
- Rain jacket
- Binoculars
- Camera
Meeting point
Pick-up at Wild FoREST. We’ll confirm the pick-up time with you on WhatsApp.
Good to know
- Booking
- Payment is required at least 48 hours before the tour.
- Cancellation
- Free cancellation up to 48 hours before the tour; less than 48 hours before, a 50% charge applies.
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Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve
Hike the trails of Costa Rica’s best-known cloud forest reserve with a certified naturalist guide.
- Transport not included
- Ages 6+
- Easy to moderate
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- Transport included
- Ages 5+
- Easy