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What to do and see in Santa Elena, Province of Puntarenas: The Best Private Tours
Discover the best top things to do in Santa Elena, Costa Rica including Cloud Forest PrivateTour, Monteverde Rain Forest Night Walk, Monteverde Cloud Forest Suspension Bridges from Puntarenas, 10D-9N Green Costa Rica, Package | Monteverde Cloud Forest + Curi-Cancha Reserve + Night Hike (Private), Night Walk Tour - just your social bubble!.
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1. Cloud Forest PrivateTour
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 4 reviews
The Biodiversity of the high altitude forests is unique and endemic in most of these highlands of Costa Rica Central America, where you can see the Resplendent Quetzal and a great variety of hummingbirds and native orchideas that have epiphite lives
Inclusions: Spoting Scope
Exclusions: entrance fee to Monteverde Biological Preserve, Private transportation
Reviewed By deborahcH854QR
What a great way to spend your early evening. The setting was beautiful, the hike was easy, and Roy helped us spot out lots of wildlife. I enjoyed Roy's tour so much that I ended up taking three tours with him in two days. Well worth it.
2. Monteverde Rain Forest Night Walk
Overall Ratings
4.8 based on 70 reviews
The 80 percent of the tropical forest wild-life is nocturnal. We provide flash lights for the two hours Walk in the Tropical forest in the serch of the local wild life. I use profetional optic gear to watch all the diferent local wild-life in the dark of the night. Good chance to see animals like, We walk two hours we can walk more or less its a private tour *Two-toed Sloth *Treefrogs *Pitviper *Tarantulas *Kinkajus *Armadillo * Bats *Bio-luminescen mushrooms *Anoles *Olingos *Owl *Leaf-Katydid manny more...
Inclusions: Local taxes, Rechargeable battery flashlight, Optic gear
Exclusions: Entrance fee of Refuguio de Vida Silvestre
Reviewed By Trevor B
One of the highlights of my trip. Johnny knows how to spot wildlife including a pit viper, sloth, a couple toucans. He was even helping all the other guides with his finds.
3. Monteverde Cloud Forest Suspension Bridges from Puntarenas
Not only the birds have the privilege to touch the tree tops. You can fly through them in the hanging bridges too, witness the cloud forest from a different perspective, and watch the animals in their natural habitat. Bridges built to let the visitors admire nature. Well maintained and generally flat trails, not muddy nor strenuous, for a smooth and pleasant hike. Appreciate Costa Rica’s magnificent biodiversity walking and admiring nature in the various trails. Monteverde Cloud Forest Suspension Bridges boasts one of the most beautiful views in the area, and its activities offer the most incredible rainforest experiences in all of Costa Rica. From the highest altitudes imaginable, you will enjoy therich natural beauty of the rain forest and its treasures. A world leader in adventure tourism, Costa Rica is full of natural wonders, spectacular views, great discovery and exciting activities. At Monteverde Cloud Forest Suspension Bridges, we are ready to show you the time of your life.
Inclusions: Roundtrip Transportation from Puntarenas, Tour Map, All Fees and Taxes, Professional Driver
Exclusions: Guide
Reviewed By 570benq
Highly recommend! This was one of the best parts of our trip. The views were stunning. The guides were friendly. We enjoyed being able to go at full gallop at times. It made it more exciting than the Extreme Zipline parks we had done earlier in the day. We were treated to a bonus sugar cane tour with a hands on experience at the end.
4. 10D-9N Green Costa Rica
This is a circuit for lovers of nature and adventure tourism, has all the necessary elements to enjoy beautiful landscapes. You will visit cities in the north of the country where you can make different tours, such as the coffee tour, visit National Parks, impressive waterfalls, rivers, see the most impressed of the fauna of Costa Rica, share with local people.
Inclusions: Breakfast, Breakfast, Breakfast, Breakfast, Breakfast, Dinner, Breakfast, Breakfast, Breakfast, Breakfast, Lunch, Air-conditioned vehicle, Private transportation, WiFi on board, All Fees and Taxes, 1 bottle of water per person per day • Transfers Airport - Hotel – Tours in shared format
Exclusions: SECURITY travel, medical care. • Personal expenses (Laundry and phone calls)., • Personal expenses (Laundry and phone calls). • Feeding not detailed in the program. •
Reviewed By MParker2
I booked the combo tour via web site (Viator), and paid for tickets. On the reservation form requested the local traveling company (Vive Travel) to contact me to finalize the details of transportation pick up. At the time of reservation, the web form indicated the local transportation would pick up at any private residence or selected hotel list in the San Jose area. After not hearing back from local touring company, contacted Viator, explained the situation. I was instructed to go to a specific hotel as suggested by Viator and was also told that they had made note with the local touring company to pick me up at that location by 5:00AM on the touring day. I was also given local touring company contact information via WhatsApp and phone # to call if required. Decided to drive two hours and stay at the local recommended hotel the night before tour. Checked into the hotel and reached out to local touring company via WhatsApp informing them of my location. WhatsApp confirmed that they read the message but the local traveling company did not respond back. Finally 8:00PM the night before the tour, I called Viator and informed them that I have had zero feedback from local touring company and was started to get concerned about the being picked up from the hotel. After one hour of phone call with Viator, I was told to go to the hotel lobby area and was assured that someone would be picking us up for transport. Was in the lobby before 5:00AM, and still no sign of transportation. Called Viator, and was told to wait till 6:00AM and call back again. 6:00AM still no sign of local transportation. Called Viator, got the refund, but could not believe the agent attempted to sell me another tour package. Seriously! Four calls to Viator, multiple attempts via email to local travel touring company, several confirmed WhatsApp messages and our planned day of going on several tours got completely abolished with significant disappointments. I hold Viator completely responsible for what happened and this is false advertisement on their behalf. Although they refunded my money, I would never ever book anything with them again. Book at your own risk. Don't expect too much and be ready for being disappointed.
5. Package | Monteverde Cloud Forest + Curi-Cancha Reserve + Night Hike (Private)
Take advantage about your visit in Monteverde, exploring the most popular Reserves in the area with local experts, save time and money obtaining this full package for one day. *Cloud Forest *Transition Rain Forest *Night Hike in the woods ¡Book it now for an amazing nature experience!
Inclusions: Private transportation, Telescope, Brochures, Flash lights, Guide, All Fees and Taxes, Tipical "Casado" (firewood), Entries
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Reviewed By Anniepq33
Tony met us at our hotel for a private tour of Monteverde Cloud Forest Preserve. We learned about the national parks vs preserves, beehives in root systems, found a tarantula den, identified hummingbirds, other birds, and waited patiently for the (endangered) Resplendent Quetzal. We’d missed them in our previous tour, unfortunately. This time, with Tony’s knowledge of the area and the birds’ habits, as well as some luck (can’t control wild birds!) we watched as the female returned to the nest to swap out incubating the egg. We watched and listened to their communication and flights. Tony had a great scope and took lots of photos/videos through it for us. We were even lucky enough to spot a tayra run across our path! The hike was only mildly strenuous at one point, trying to get to a different tree they had been trying to build a new nest in. We asked a lot of questions, and Tony could answer them all. Thanks!!
6. Night Walk Tour - just your social bubble!
If you are looking for a fun activity for kids and adults alike, you will definitely enjoy a night tour. Many mammals, birds and insects behave differently at night, and there are always wonderful surprises in store, like sleeping birds, nocturnal mammals, and lots of interesting bugs. Your guide will lead you on a safe walk through well-kept trails. Night tours are so popular that a private tour is really the only way to go to avoid the crowds and have your guide's full attention. We look forward to hosting you!
Inclusions: Private guide, Use of flashlight during tour, Entrance fees
Exclusions: Transportation not included - please use your own vehicle or a taxi
Reviewed By radkob935
We took a half day tour with our guide Marcos of the main Monteverde park. We appreciated the flexibility in choosing which park we wanted to visit. Marcos was an excellent guide (great English): he was knowledgeable about a variety of topics, ranging from Costa Rican history, rainforest fauna and local wildlife. As a bonus, we managed to spot the elusive Quetzal bird!
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