Guided Nature & Birdwatching Tours in Monteverde
Experiences in the Monteverde cloud forest, led by our certified naturalist guides, headed by founder Oscar Castillo Mejía — certified bilingual naturalist guide, license #1090. Early birding in Curi-Cancha or the Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, three-hour natural history walks, a full private day across two reserves, and night walks in the Monteverde Wildlife Refuge.
Reserve admission is always optional: every price calculator lets you choose a total with admission included or the guided service only. Tours are private-only or offer a shared small group — filter below to compare. Shared groups are capped at 6 guests per guide. Not sure which to pick? Read the Monteverde planning guide.
Choose a type of experience
Day Tour
Morning and afternoon walks in Curi-Cancha or the Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, plus the full private day across both.
Group (max 6 per guide) and private, with or without reserve entrance.
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Night Tour
Guided walks after dusk in the Monteverde Wildlife Refuge: sleeping birds, vipers, frogs and insects by torchlight.
Group (max 6 per guide) and private, with or without reserve entrance.
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Birding Tour
Early morning birdwatching with a spotting scope in Curi-Cancha or the Cloud Forest Reserve.
Group (max 6 per guide) and private, with or without reserve entrance.
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Group tour — max 6 people per guide
You share the guide with other travellers, never more than 6 guests per guide.
Guided service only — no entrance fee
Shared Birdwatching Tour
A shared early-morning birding departure capped at six guests per guide, with a spotting scope — admission is paid by you at the reserve.
Shared Nature Tour — Curi-Cancha Reserve
Join a shared 7:30 am departure in Curi-Cancha Reserve, capped at six guests per guide, at a friendly per-person rate.
Shared Nature Tour — Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve
A shared small-group walk inside the Monteverde Cloud Forest Biological Reserve, capped at six guests per guide.
Shared Night Walk — Monteverde Wildlife Refuge
Join a shared night walk in the Monteverde Wildlife Refuge, capped at six guests per guide, with flashlights included.
Entrance fee included
Shared Birdwatching Tour — Entrance Fee Included
The shared early-morning birding departure, capped at six guests per guide, with the reserve admission already included in the price.
Shared Nature Tour Curi-Cancha — Entrance Fee Included
The shared Curi-Cancha departure with the reserve admission already in the price — one payment, six guests per guide.
Shared Nature Tour Monteverde Cloud Forest — Entrance Fee Included
The shared Cloud Forest Reserve departure with the timed admission arranged and included in one price.
Shared Night Walk — Entrance Fee Included
The shared Monteverde Wildlife Refuge night walk with the refuge entrance already included in the price.
Private tour
Just your party with the guide, at your own pace and your own start time.
Guided service only — no entrance fee
Private Birdwatching
A private birding expedition through Monteverde's premier reserves in search of the Resplendent Quetzal, Three-wattled Bellbird and dozens of highland specialties.
Private Nature Tour — Curi-Cancha Reserve
A private natural history walk on the open-edge trails of Curi-Cancha Reserve, guided at your own pace from 7:30 am.
Private Nature Tour — Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve
A private natural history walk inside the Monteverde Cloud Forest Biological Reserve, the classic tall primary forest of the continental divide.
Private Night Walk — Monteverde Wildlife Refuge
A private after-dark walk in the Monteverde Wildlife Refuge with flashlights, a night-capable scope and your own guide.
Private Guided Tours
A fully customizable tour built around your group's pace, interests and mobility needs — photography, family-friendly walks or targeted wildlife tracking.
Entrance fee included
Private Birdwatching Tour — Entrance Fee Included
A private early-morning birding tour with your own guide and spotting scope, with the reserve entrance already included in the price.
Private Nature Tour Curi-Cancha — Entrance Fee Included
The private Curi-Cancha natural history walk booked as one all-inclusive product, with the reserve admission already paid.
Private Nature Tour Monteverde Cloud Forest — Entrance Fee Included
The private Cloud Forest Reserve walk with the reserve admission bundled into one price, including the admission slot arranged for you.
Private Full Day Tour
Nine unhurried hours across Curi-Cancha and the Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve — two distinct ecosystems in a single day.
Private Night Walk — Entrance Fee Included
The private Monteverde Wildlife Refuge night walk as one all-inclusive booking, refuge entrance already paid.
Wildlife our guests have seen
Birds and mammals photographed by our guides on these Monteverde tours. Sightings depend on season, weather and luck — nothing is guaranteed.
Resplendent Quetzal with its long tail streamers perched on a mossy branch in Monteverde Three-wattled Bellbird singing from an exposed branch above the Monteverde cloud forest Emerald Toucanet showing its yellow-and-black bill in a Monteverde fruiting tree 
Black Guan with a bright blue face wattle in Monteverde primary forest 
Violet Sabrewing, the largest hummingbird of the Monteverde highlands, in flight 
Coppery-headed Emerald, a hummingbird endemic to Costa Rica, perched on a thin twig 
Green-crowned Brilliant hummingbird feeding at cloud-forest flowers in Monteverde 
Purple-throated Mountaingem hummingbird resting on a moss-covered branch 
Green Hermit hummingbird with a long curved bill inside the shaded understorey 
Lesser Violetear hummingbird with iridescent ear patch in the Monteverde highlands 
Lesser Violetear hummingbird pausing between visits to a flowering shrub 
Long-tailed Manakin, a black, blue and red bird of Monteverde secondary forest 
Slate-throated Redstart foraging in the Monteverde cloud-forest understorey 
Hummingbird visiting flowering shrubs on the edge of the Monteverde cloud forest Coati foraging in the leaf litter along a Monteverde forest trail White-faced capuchin monkey watching from a branch in the Monteverde canopy