About: This tour includes 13 ziplines, with one that is 1 kilometer long and has the option of riding superman style. There is also an optional tarzan swing. Province: Puntarenas Starting from: Monteverde Time to reach from starting location: 19 minutes Time needed for activity: 2 hours Kid friendly: 4+ Wheelchair accessible: No What to…
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Monteverde Extremo Park
About: An adventure park offering 11 ziplines, an aerial superman zipline, a subterranean zipline, a rappel, and an extreme tarzan swing. They claim to have the longest canopy in Costa Rica at 4 kilometers total. You can also book just the superman ziplines (aerial and subterranean) or just the tarzan swing. They also offer a…
El Tigre Waterfalls Zipline Bike
About: A one-of-a-kind adrenaline experience in Costa Rica, you will ride on 3 different cables ranging from 100 to 150 meters long, and up to 70 meters above the ground. Province: Puntarenas Starting from: Monteverde Time to reach from starting location: 28 minutes Time needed for activity: 1.5 hours Kid friendly: Must be 1.4 meters…
100% Aventura Zipline
About: This zipline (or canopy tour) includes 9 regular ziplines, 2 superman ziplines, 1 hammock bridge, 1 rappel, and 1 mega Tarzan swing. They claim to have the longest zipline in Costa Rica at 1590 meters. Province: Puntarenas Starting from: Monteverde Time to reach from starting location: 12 minutes Time needed for activity: 3 hours Kid friendly:…
Monteverde Wildlife Exhibits and Gardens
Options for wildlife exhibits and gardens in Monteverde:
Selvatura Sloth Sanctuary
About: This is an artificial sloth habitat where they have about 15-20 sloths. These sloths are all rescued from different situations around the country. They are not bred in captivity. You will get to see the sloths from much more up-close than any natural encounter in the wild. You cannot touch or hold the sloths….
Selvatura Reptile and Amphibian Exhibit
About: An indoor exhibit featuring snakes, frogs, and other reptiles and amphibians. The tour is guided, there is no option for self-guided. The guides will provide you with a lot of information about the species. The majority are native to the cloud forest and Costa Rica, but there may be other from outside the region….
Selvatura Butterfly Garden
About: This indoor butterfly garden features more than 30 species. You will get to see all stages including egg, caterpillar, pupa and butterfly. This is a guided tour, there is no option for self-guided. The guides will explain all about the different butterfly species and their stages. Province: Puntarenas Starting from: Monteverde Time to reach…
San Bosco Orchid Garden
About: The owner Gretel will take you on a private tour of her orchid garden, showing you her collection of orchids and telling you all about these amazing plants. Province: Puntarenas Starting from: Monteverde Time to reach from starting location: 13 minutes Time needed for activity: 1 hour Kid friendly: Yes Wheelchair accessible: Yes What…
Monteverde Orchid Garden
About: A guided tour through a garden that focuses on orchids, though there are other plants as well. The guides are extremely knowledgeable and very informative. On a given day there are over 120 orchid species in bloom. Some orchids only bloom for one day, if that, so you never know what you will get…