The Quetzal Tour In Monteverde

Diego was an outstanding guide - very knowledgeable. We were able to see a nesting pair of Quetzales and another male.

It was such a great experience and we successfully saw the female&male quetzal twice in the morning - they were switching and staying for a few minutes outside. Diego is very professional and friendly, he also pointed other birds and plants to us. Strongly recommended.

The quetzal watching with Diego has been amazing, very passionate and patient with our kids! Warmly recomended

Really great experience! Diego was amazing and outside of providing a very personalized experience finding and photographing the Quetzals. The info along the tour was great. Highly recommend.

Diego is an amazing guide. Spotting animals is not easy, spotting rare ones is more so. Yet Diego delivered flawlessly. To say I was impressed it's an understatement. He was recommended to us by a ranger at a park and I can see why. He IS extremely good.

We had a wonderful morning with Diego. We saw a number of interesting birds, including a Quetzal!

We were expecting to go on the hunt for the Resplendent Quetzal with Diego. As a result of an emergency we ended up having Donald as our guide. I was a bit concerned because I had read Diego’s reviews but not Donald’s in the end Donald delivered. We did get to see a Quetzal during our visit to Monteverde Reserve. Other than he not liking me chewing gum, (which I do to calm anxiety) and getting upset because I did touch the lens on his scope because it was foggy, (I apologized) it was a good tour. He can be a little rough around the edges I guess. But all in all got the job done. We also saw bats inside a strangling ficus tree. He also showed us some interesting thorn shaped insects, a hummingbird and its nest and spider monkeys. I am very impressed on how the guides at the parks help each other when they see wildlife and do not compete with each other. It’s nice to see that.

Our guide had an emergency, causing a colleague and friend to take over from him. We were very happy that we could start the tour on the planned day. We searched for the Quetzal for a long time, eventually heard it and then waited and looked out. At the current time of year the odds were rather low, but in the end we were just right thanks to our guide when a monk flew over our heads. 2 seconds that were worth it to us in the end.:)

Diego proved to be very knowledgeable about the birds (and other flora and fauna) in Curi Cancha. He managed to locate some tricky three wattled bellbirds in the thick canopy. Showed us a nesting humming bird, two owl in the distance. And, as the icing on the cake, a good ten minutes very close to the beautiful quetzal (of course a bit of luck was also involved here, but still..) We will never forget. Would definitely recommend.

Absolutely amazing tour, our guide Diego was just brilliant, his knowledge of birds and where to spot them was impeccable. Diego would call different bird sounds so well they fooled my Merlin app ! And he summoned a long-tailed manakin , it was incredible! As well other guides call him Resplendent Quetzal hunter for a good reason , for we got to see that beautiful bird in all its splendour. I highly recommend Diego Rodriguez, his price is unbeatable , for the knowledge and passion for birds he possesses !!!