Tours and activities:

Due to the ample biodiversity that characterizes this region with picturesque landscapes and rustic paths and trails, Monteverde has constant visitation throughout the entire year. In addition to admiring the natural environment in its most vivid expression, the tourist can also enjoy some other activities such as long walks, excursions by horse, on bike or on ATV.

Even though the most significant tourism-related activities in Monteverde have to do with the natural surroundings and adventure, there is also cultural component that stands out, given the influence of the Quaker community that is still found in Monteverde and with great afford achieved very important development of the area.
In summary, among the many attractions that stand out for tourists to visit are the San Luis waterfalls, Butterfly Gardens, Orchid Garden, Hummingbird Gallery, Serpentarium, Cheese Factory, the Monteverde Cloud Forest Biological Reserve and Santa Elena as well as the Childrens Eternal Rainforest.

The main tours you can enjoy at Monteverde are:

1. Canyoning Tour: enjoy an experience in the forest where you`ll use special equipment to rappel down 6 different waterfalls.

2. Monteverde Orchid Garden: a garden with a large collection of orchids, they have more than 425 different species.

3. Butterfly Garden: this nature center is the oldest in the country, dedicated to teach the visitors about butterflies and other insects.

4. Monteverde Trainforet: they have 2 locomotives with 3 coaches each, wich travel through a real railroad including one tunnel and 4 bridges. The tour destination is an amazing natural balcony with a view of the Arenal Volcano.

5. Night Walk: for those who wish to observe wonders hidden in the forest after dark, we offer guided night walks.

6. The Original Canopy Tour: it offers almost everyone an exhilarating opportunity to soar through the forests treetops high above the forest floor on a treetop adventure of a lifetime. You can also do rappel trough an enormous hollow tree, finally they have a tarzan swing!

7. Aventura: 100% Adventure, wants you to explore Monteverdes surrounding by taking an ATV tour. Their bilingual guide will take you through exciting landscapes on their private trails!

8. Coffee Tour: enjoy and learn how we cultivate coffee process from the plant cup, still in use from the old days.

9. The Bat Jungle: the first of its kind designed to thoroughly immerse the visitor into the incredible world of bats. Take a guided tour trough an interpretive exhibit where bats fly in a simulated jungle environment, in a reserved day/night cycle.