Half Day.
The Monteverde Cloud Forest has earned its famous one of the most outstanding wildlife sanctuaries in the New World Tropics. Positioned atop the Continental Divide in Northwestern Costa Rica, the Preserve extends down both the Caribbean and Pacific slopes. The resultant combination of climatic and geographic factors creates temperature and humidity gradients, which change dramatically over relatively short distances. The Preserve supports four different bioclimatic communities (Life Zones). There are over 100 species of mammals, more than 400 species of birds, 120 species of amphibians and reptiles, and 3000 species of plants (among them 500 different kinds of orchids), as well as tens of thousands of insect species. Spectacular wildlife includes the Jaguar, Ocelot, Baird’s Tapir, Three-wattled Bellbird, Barenecked Umbrellabird and Resplendent Quetzal.
What to bring: light clothes, insect repellent, binoculars, camera and hiking shoes.