Private Guided Walk to the Santa Elena Cloud Forest Reserve
Description
As only 1% of all remaining forests on the planet are classified as cloud forests, here you have the opportunity to walk through clouds in a very dense tropical forest. We only care about what we understand so even animals are not something you are going to see in big quantities, you will enjoy and learn the magic of the massive diversity of aerial plants.
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Santa Elena reserve are the wonderful view points, since there is a tower rising 5710 feet above sea level where in a clear day can be seen the arenal and volcano, Guanacaste lowlands, tenorio volcano, miravalles, and rincón de la vieja.
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Important Information
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Reviews(27)
Luis was our guide for this experience. He was extremely knowledgeable about the many types of plants we saw. Due to the cold we did not see much wildlife but we did see several birds and a tarantula. It was an enjoyable, if wet, three hours!
Thankyou Teri, This rainy and cold days at the cloud forest are not letting us see some animals but the forest is unique and am glad you are willing to enjoy every moment as the nature let us have it. Luis, one of our passioned naturalist guides that every time share his vast knowledge and experience in the cloud forest.
Excellent guide, he was knowledgeable, attentive, and setting an easy pace. Took time to tell us about the flora and fauna.
Thankyou Flyer, In a naturalist guided walk we can find some animals and also understand better the interaction of the diferents ecosystems is very enriching for the experiencie of our guests.
Amazing experience! Our guide Loan was so nice and his knowledge was impressive and we learnt a great deal. The forest is magically beautiful and we saw many animals and places, thanks again, we will never forget it.
Thankyou Magali, Loandry one of our young naturalist guides is showing knowledge, passion and love for the nature that help us have a great experiencie at the night walk.
very informative, not a ton of animals but the ones we did see, we learned so much info . we did get to see a rare bird which was exciting
Hello Amy, Thankyou for your visit to the Santa Elena Reserve. By it's description Santa Elena is a not crowded park in Monteverde and then perfect place if you want to experience the lush Cloud Forest, cool temperature and rare ecosistem like that rare bird (Resplendent Quetzal) wich is a god for the Mayans (Kukulkan) and Aztecs (Quetzalcoatl). Also it is the currency name of Guatemala for the very important it is. In many senses the most beautiful bird in the entire world that unfortunately is endangered and out of season imposible to see. Thankyou for your very valuable comment.
We had a great experience with Loandry at Santa Elena. Beautiful true cloud forest and super knowledgeable and personable guide. It was really nice having a private guide too instead of the groups of 8-12 people we passed along the way.
Thankyou Tamar, It's great to know that you enjoyed your time at Santa Elena de Monteverde. Loandry one of our naturalist guides is showing great entusiasm for sharing his roots from Monteverde. Glad to know also you apreciate private activities because even groups are good too, you don't know if that other guest will love nature as you do.
Marvin was a very knowledgeable and pleasant guide. The tour was worth it. We recommend it, especially in the morning when it was less busy.
Thankyou Cathy, Marvin is an expert guide who likes sharing his passion for nature and Santa Elena Reserve is real Cloud Forest surrounded by thousand epiphytic plants that make it the most diverse type of forest in the world.
A wonderful experience in a primary forest, we even saw the quetzal fly! We learned a lot with our super guide Leandry! Thank you very much to him for everything he taught us in a very pedagogical way and a charm with the children!
Muchas gracias Marieline, Es grandioso saber que su tiempo en Monteverde fué muy bien aprovechado y que se sintió muy bien con nosotros. Es nuestra prioridad saber que usted nuestro cliente pueda recibir una explicación precisa y clara para adultos y niños. Gracias por su visita y su valioso comentario.
The cloud forest was amazing. Our guide was an experienced naturalist and was able to tell us all about the forest.
Thank you Blake, The best for us is know that you as our guest have a memorable outdoor experience in your visit to the Monteverde Cloud Forest Areas.
The cloud forest was an amazing hike. Even though it was wet, it was not hot or cold so we enjoyed the experience. Since it was off season we had practically a private tour with a guide that was still excited to share this with us. He pointed our so much that we would have just walked by without him. i hope the pictures capture some of the beauty.
Thankyou F2295IXjohnc, Vacation time is something very special were everybody wants to have a good time and we are so glad to be part of your vacation so we enjoy ourselves and even more when you let us be part of it and trust on us to assist you to have a memorable outdoor experiencie in this case to the Monteverde Cloud forest.
The morning hike into the Santa Elena reserve primary rainforest was fascinating. Rodiber our guide was very friendly and informative and we learned a lot about Costa Rican ecology and ecotourism while we hiked the narrow trails. We didnt see a quetzel and the weather was cloudy so we had no views from the observation platform, but we thoroughly enjoyed the tour.
Thankyou Jane, We had a great morning that day, quetzals sometimes are hard to find, that's the nature, gives and sometimes no much but with a good attitude the unique cloud forest is always enjoyable.
