Apr 13, 2026
Major highlight of our trip!!!! - Donald was our tour guide and the experience was fantastic. It started with watching a beautiful sunset with tea and cookies from Dinia, followed by 1.5-2 hours of walking through the forest. Donald is incredibly knowledgeable as an ecology professor! We saw a mom and baby sloth, three different snakes (two different vipers and two coral snakes), a couple of cool birds, scorpions, a tarantula, a frog, lizards, and a butterfly 🦋! An incredible experience!!! A must if you’re coming to Monteverde!!!!!
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Feb 10, 2026
Fantastic - Donald and Donia introduced us to the prime night forest with all these little animals that can only be seen during night outings.
Fantastic moment of discovery safely even though we met some snakes and other batracians always kept at bay.
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Jan 28, 2026
A unique night tour a non-night tour - An experience that we must all live and what better way than to do it with people who know, care and love nature! We did the tour with our guide Donald and it was definitely worth every step that was taken on that hike, if you want to live an enriching experience in all aspects make the tour. Always remember to be attentive to Donald’s instructions and you will live truly unforgettable experiences from sunset to each of the tour trails where we could observe different species of animals some of them endemic to Costa Rica as was the orange kneeling tarantula and the red-eyed frog among other species of fauna, I can not say that it was better if the sunset or tour the trails at night because in reality both were spectacular
And definitely I'd go back to the tour, Donald you're great, thank you for being our guide.
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Dec 29, 2025
Unmissable!! - An amazing experience!! The place is wonderful. We saw the sunset that was divine on top of the mountain drinking coffee that we were served on arrival.
Then our guide, Don, would take us along the trail lighting only with flashlights and would locate the animals and insects he was encountering.
We saw a lot of variety of fauna: tarantulas, leaf insects, stick insect (huge!), a porcupine in the branch of a tree, lizards, frogs, scorpion, some field rabbits, a sleeping woodpecker and a toucan... it was wonderful!! Don would show them to us on his telescope and take pictures for us.
The respect and love that he has for nature was noticeable in Don our guide, he was giving us super interesting information and conveyed that fascination with nature and his companion (I think it was Alfredo, I am very bad with names!) was a great support to find the animals in the dark.
We could also see the stars on a part of the route.
I recommend not to miss this tour!!
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Nov 19, 2025
Small group, incredible guide, breathtaking sunset. - What an amazing tour! It's a small family run company so small tours. In fact it was just the 2 of us. Donald is an incredible guide. A former ecology professor, he is incredibly knowledgeable but also passionate and animated. We saw amazing things. I don't know how he spotted them. And the sunset was breathtaking. Highly recommended!
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Sep 26, 2025
Worth it!! - One of my highlights in Monteverde :) The welcoming was super warm, and our tour with Donald was fun and we learned so much! It was fascinating to see how our guide knew the forest and could answer all our questions. Don was as excited as us (and sometimes even more!) when we saw creatures which makes a unique vibe. Strongly recommend!!
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Sep 21, 2025
Incredible Night Tour Adventure — Sloth, Toucans & More! - I joined the Woodpecker Educational Tours night tour in Cañas as a solo traveler and had an amazing experience! The atmosphere was friendly and easy, and I felt safe the whole time. Donald and Cris, both biologists, were knowledgeable and obsessed about the wildlife!
We saw so much in just one evening: a sleepy sloth, two toucans, three frogs, vipers, a tarantula, and many fascinating insects. Sipping coffee in the clouds before heading out was the perfect touch.
Highly recommend this tour for anyone wanting to experience Costa Rica’s incredible wildlife at night in a fun, safe, and educational way!
Donald also guides at other reserves and has photo equipment to take the best photos with your own camera.
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Aug 15, 2025
Unforgettable tour with Donald – pure nature! - We had a fantastic tour with our guide Donald! He was very ambitious and led us through the evening with a lot of enthusiasm. We were able to discover an incredible number of animals: Snakes, spiders, scorpions, birds, frogs and much more. Donald explained everything excitingly to us and always provided a great atmosphere. The mix of sunset and night walk was an unforgettable experience. Highly recommended!
Pura Vida! :))
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Aug 15, 2025
Brilliant night, don’t miss it! - We did a wonderful tour with our guide Donald. He was very enthusiastic and showed us lots of birds, snakes, scorpions in the completely dark forest. It was a really amazing experience which we won’t forget for a long time!!
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Apr 30, 2025
Outstanding night tour - 3 of us took the night tour, with Ilfido as our guide. He was amazing, we saw many sleeping birds, including a hummingbird that we got within 3 feet of. We also saw a blue morph butterfly, a rhinoceros katydid, an owl, frogs, and a rabbit, Ilfido was very patient and generous with his time, A tremendous experience
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