The 10 Best Gardens in Costa Rica, Costa Rica

Feathers Bird Garden is a carefully designed garden, where we attract some of the most beautiful birds that live in and migrate through the Cordillera de Talamanca. Tanagers, oriols, woodpeckers, hummingbirds, come to our fruit trees and bird feeders. Wether you are birder, photographer or simply a nature lover, you will love to spend hours here, taking pictures even with your phone!!

Nectandra Garden Public Tours Nectandra is open to the public and dedicated to public education. To enhance the enjoyment of our visitors and to minimize the human impact on the forest, the number of visitors permitted entry each day will be limited. We have naturalist-guided tours for a limited number of visitors by reservations. Garden day-tour programs may be tailored according to the visitors’ interests and customized to the visitors’ available time, their interest and physical stamina. The Nectandra walk is approximately 3 hours, through dense forest and undulating terrain. In addition to the informative discourse with our naturalist guides along the way, visitors will have ample chance to hear the sounds of the forest, to observe the fauna and flora, and to experience the serenity of the place. The entrance fee includes the guided tour and a short lecture program. Please inquire about discounts available to education groups by arrangement. Reservation is required. We will only honor reservations with advance payment, or which are confirmed by email 24-48 hours prior to the visit. The Garden is open every day by reservation only, from 8 AM through 3 PM.

*It is always advised to call ahead in case Finca Cántaros must close unexpectedly for special circumstances* Finca Cantaros is a 17.3-acre private nature reserve about 2 km south of the town of San Vito. Enjoy grand vistas of the surrounding Coto Brus countryside & Talamanca Mountains; walk the trails through gardens and secondary forests; relax in one of several ranchos/shelters; bird watch; view several archaeological objects on the grounds close to Laguna Zoncho, a natural wetland with aquatic birds. Entry fees. Foreign visitors: $6.50/adult, $3.25/adolescent (12-17), under 12 free. Residents: ¢2000/adult, ¢1250/adolescent (12-17), under 12 free. The owners also maintain a store of selected crafts and other artisanal products of Costa Rica as well as crafts from Central and South America. Proceeds of store purchases as well as entrance fees help defray the expenses of maintaining the nature reserve.

It started about 10 years ago as a butterfly farming project for export. Over time it was transforming into an area that offers a diversity of environments allowing for a wide range of niches where there are many species, ceasing to be a simple butterfly to become a true Ecological Garden. Apart from a butterfly and frog garden, we offer bird watching tours, wildlife spotting, and a camping site.

Ave Azul de la Osa is a federally licensed Avicultural compound, supporting conservation through captive propagation.Owner / Director of Ave Azul de la Osa, Patrick S. Dunn was director of Kauai Zoological Gardens and curator of birds for 8 years while managing the parrot park for near 17 years simultaneously. Now with Ave Azul he prevents endangered birds from extinction.

In the Batsú Gardens every detail has been intentionally designed for birding and bird photography. We have created a natural space that combines all the necessary ingredients resulting in a site where you can comfortably observe and photograph birds while adding new species to your life list.

Garden House es un Café y sitio de interés para las aves, a 1535 msnm y ubicados en la Zona Sur de Costa Rica, se pueden observar diversidad de especies en una mezcla de ambientes inigualables. (tenemos 170 especies registradas hasta ahora). Nuestro local es totalmente accesible, por lo que somos una opción para las personas con menos movilidad, o aquellos que solo necesitan descansar las piernas.