Small group tours and tailor-made holidays in Monteverde & Cloud Forests

Reached along unpaved roads, the mist-shrouded Monteverde cloud forest and the adjacent, but smaller, Santa Elena Reserve are home to a wealth of plant life and many species of butterflies, insects and birds, including resplendent quetzals. Hike along trails surrounded by hanging vines and flowering orchids or stroll through the treetops on canopy walkways – suspended bridges that bring you closer to the flora and fauna. A superb and quieter alternative is El Silencio Lodge & Spa, located in its own private reserve in the Central Valley area of Bajos del Toro. The privately owned 800-hectare reserve of Los Angeles cloud forest lies closer to San José but attracts fewer visitors than Monteverde.